tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post9087204725504674236..comments2024-03-28T23:51:34.251-07:00Comments on When the Giants Come to Town...: Hot Stove Update: Reds Get Sonny GrayDrBGiantsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05574563470247927739noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-80023837298959528082019-01-22T07:18:52.417-08:002019-01-22T07:18:52.417-08:00Whether or not Zaidi pulls the trigger on somethin...Whether or not Zaidi pulls the trigger on something monumental, he doesn't appear to be under a "win-now" dictum.<br />Sitting at an Estimated Luxury Tax Payroll of $172 Mil and change, he does have room to do something very un-Zaidi and even stay below the $206 Mil threshold if he sheds one of the relievers (Watson, Smith, Dyson).<br />How about Longoria, Smith, and a bundle of cash (3-5 million per year) for Boston's abandoned OFer, Rusney Castillo, and Steve Pearce, which would get them a closer, a 3Bman, and partly out of their CBT hell, and the Giants would shed their long term Longo problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-41327366646522526522019-01-22T06:57:37.401-08:002019-01-22T06:57:37.401-08:00Giants and Cubs -- standing pat?
Although the Cubs...Giants and Cubs -- standing pat?<br />Although the Cubs tied with Milwaukee for most wins in NL "regulation" last year, they are sort of sitting still, right up against the CBT threshold. <br />They have a second interesting problem: WAR-wise their OF is almost as bad as the Giants (splitting Zobrist as half IF/OF). Almost, because is anyone as bad? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com