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Jeff Fletcher | July 19, 2010
I’ve got a story over at FanHouse breaking down how Ben Sheets has been pitching lately, as well as what the A’s must take into consideration if they trade him.
Personally, I think they are going to trade him.
Jeff Fletcher | July 9, 2010
Just wrote a story about the Brewers trade chips, which include not only Prince Fielder and Corey Hart, but also Rickie Weeks, and it got me thinking. The Giants are really one of only three or four contenders who have a serious need for a bat. Everyone else is fighting over pitching. That could help the Giants get one of the Brewers guys, or David DeJesus, or maybe even Dan Uggla from the Marlins or Josh Willingham from the Nationals.
By my estimate, the Giants, Padres and White Sox are the contenders who really need a bat, and the Angels need one, but only a very specific kind. They need one who can play first base for the rest of this year, and move somewhere else next year (since Kendry Morales will be back).
All of that leads me to believe that it is very likely that the Giants will get someone, simply because there are more offensive players on the market than there are teams to bid for them. Now, all of these guys have some warts, so it’s possible that whoever they get won’t be enough to put them over the top, but I’d say their chances of getting someone that will make them at least a little better are good.
Jeff Fletcher | July 5, 2010
Here’s my FanHouse story on Dallas Braden and the rest of the A’s being unhappy with the team’s marketing department for continuing to stoke the A-Rod fire with the “Get Off My Mound” T-shirts.
Jeff Fletcher | July 5, 2010
Got into a little Twitter discussion with the lovely and talented Amy G today about the chances of the Giants getting Ryan Braun. I pretty much told her that there is no way the Giants could get Braun because he’s way too valuable of an asset for the Brewers to trade.
I said that Braun, because of his ability, age and contract is one of the six or seven most valuable assets in all of MLB. A few people called me on that, citing his defense and the fact that other players have better offensive numbers right now.
For the record, Braun has a career OPS of .919, which ranks 16th among all active players with at least 100 games played. Of the top 16, Braun is one of four that are under 30 years old (Joey Votto, Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder are the others). He is also signed through 2015. He’ll make a total of $40.5 million over the next five full seasons after this one. This year he’s making $1 million. Braun is 27 years old.
Jeff Fletcher | July 5, 2010
I did a little post over at FanHouse yesterday explaining the deal with Trevor Cahill’s All-Star selection.
As you know, they put in a very good new rule this year: A pitcher who starts on the Sunday before the All-Star Game can’t be on the active All-Star roster. Those guys just cluttered up the roster without being available to pitch. Anyway, Cahill is pitching on Sunday, so he won’t be eligible for the All-Star Game. He’ll still get to go to Anaheim and hang out at the workouts and soak up the scene, but he won’t be one of the 34 active players when the game is played.
So MLB/Joe Girardi gets to replace Cahill. Question is: Will he be replaced by another member of the A’s, since otherwise the A’s would not have any players on the active roster?
Not necessarily.
