Don't know if anybody's heard this news, but apparently RA Dickey pitched the entire year with torn abdominal muscles. Unfathomable to put up a type of year like that while having a core that isn't close to healthy.
That organization would be foolish to move Shelby Miller. Guy has had a comparable K/9 as Strasburg did at something like 10.3K/9. He's the real deal and if I'm not mistaking, one of the most coveted prospects in all of baseball (including Trout, Harper, Matt Moore -- who are no longer considered "prospects" when next year starts). If Lohse is not resigned, they need to give that kid a rotation spot and limit his innings. Possibly start him every 6 or 7th day. I'm not pretending to be a beacon of knowledge, but everyone seems to think extremely highly of Shelby Miller. He is practically untradeable in a good way, of course.
Wainwright
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Shelby Miller
I think Lynn falling off in the last quarter of the season had more to do with fatigue than anything. Matheny rode him into the ground. If I'm not mistaking, I believe it was his first full year starting. With Carpenter down and Lynn having Cy Young type statistics through 10-15 starts, the Cardinals treated him like he was Chris Carpenter, when in reality, Lynn is a young, immature pitcher without a lot of innings on his arm.
And just like that, right after we discuss the St. Louis Cardinals potentially looking around for a shortstop, today one of the top rumors in MLB is that the Cardinals are looking at Cleveland Indian Asdrubal Cabrera.
Damn. Now that would be an upgrade. And he has power at the plate so he would fit right in with our offense. The price for him is gonna be steep I presume though.
Supposedly, Nick Swisher's agent, Joe Bick, reached out to San Francisco Giants General Manager Brian Sabean this past week and the rumor is that Bick and Swisher are aiming to land in San Francisco.
Swisher reportedly wants to join a winning club and has spoken with some reporters about wishing to get out of the excessively busy lifestyle of New York City and returning to the west coast. (He was an Oakland A in his formative years.)
However, the Baltimore Orioles, Washington Nationals, Atlanta Braves, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers and Philadelphia Phillies are all also very "serious" in attaining Swisher. Most of these clubs are offering 3 years at $11-$13 million as the annual salary.
-San Francisco GM Brian Sabean says that the team is very "optimistic" about resigning Angel Pagan, Marco Scutaro and left-handed reliever Jeremy Affeldt. In the case of the latter, a deal has already been offered to Affeldt of approximately $5/$5.25/$6 million per year for 3 years.
-Meanwhile, the Minnesota Twins are courting free agent starting pitcher Brandon McCarthy, who was injured in the horrible line drive hit to his head on September 5th when the Oakland A's hosted the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The Twins are also looking at free agent starting pitchers Anibal Sanchez, Joe Blanton, Ryan Dempster and Brett Myers.
-Los Angeles Dodgers are seriously targeting Kevin Youkilis, which is scaring other clubs off, considering the Los Angeles Dodgers' astonishing financial might and power.
Swisher is garbage. He played every bit as small as Tex and A-Rod did in the playoffs. Not sure if he understands that NY is looking to cut payroll, primarily starting with him and Ichiro.
I do strongly worry about Swisher's defense and I imagine his UZR was completely inflated by that tiny RF at Yankee Stadium. Concerning respective ballparks... Unlike Yankee Stadium, AT&T Park would almost surely utterly suppress most of his power. Moreover, he always seems to completely, utterly disappear in the postseason.
Whoever changed the title of this thread has my unconditional approval. (Y)
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