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So far we only have four teams. I'm guessing the four people already registered are the ones who'd be perfectly happy with a 24-hour wait period. Everybody else will probably want more time, but once we get a firm number for the league size we could vote on it. Not sure how I feel about team size. I actually think it was more of a challenge to have extra roster holes to fill -- in a 13-team league, the pickings are very slim for that fourth outfielder spot. But there's room for debate on that too.
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Fantasy Baseball ought eight
smg58 replied to A Boy Named Seo's topic in Crane Pool Forum Fantasy League
13, I think. 17 the year before that. -
Fantasy Baseball ought eight
smg58 replied to A Boy Named Seo's topic in Crane Pool Forum Fantasy League
Love the password. VERY easy to remember! -
Without looking, I know my opinions on trading for Santana have gone back and forth a few times. In the end, I think we traded the right amount.
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Hey, now I'm Bill Pecota! You're going to love me!
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I wouldn't be too concerned if Danny Murphy's defense at third base doesn't cut it. Miguel Cabrera comps? For a guy who's ranked 10th in a depleted system? Two relievers are ranked ahead of Joe Smith, who looks to actually have a harder road to Shea this year than he did last year. Selling (relatively) high now on Smith would be preferable to burying him.
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Frayed Knot wrote: Now I disagree with him in that I think this WAS the right price (money + players) and will take my chances that we'll beat the odds of the roof caving in but there's a price for every deal at which you should walk away from the risk. I'm with FK. I was very worried that the cost would be quite a bit higher, but by keeping Pelfrey and Martinez I think the trading cost was kept at about what one year of Santana is worth, and the contract is about what I thought it would be.
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(sniff) I just love a happy ending (sniff)...
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He's been rushed a bit, but there's a good chance Minaya will want Martinez starting 2008 in New Orleans. He'd have to mature awfully quickly for me to think he'll be ready to patrol left field in the first CitiField game, but it appears as though that option is still being treated as a serious possibility. I think the Mets will need a one year tie-over, though.
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Well Santana did ask the Twins to resolve the situation quickly or he'd invoke the no-trade clause for the rest of the year. He would have to go back to Minnesota and face a year with an organization and fans that couldn't be too happy with him.
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The Mets just claimed reliever Ruddy Lugo from the A's. He actually had a decent rookie year for the D-Rays in 06. Last year he was great in AAA but sucked in the majors. He will probably not be the most significant acquisition of the week, but he brings some upside with no risk.
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The Boogie Down Bombers - v- The Kings of Queens
smg58 replied to soupcan's topic in New York Mets Talk
Assuming Teixeira hits the open market and Delgado doesn't give the Mets enough of a reason to pick up his option, the showdown Grimm wants will be happening next offseason. -
I do think the Viola comparison shows that quantity where prospects are concerned isn't a bad thing. The Twins get three players on most people's top 100 lists, plus a fourth (Humber) who was on the lists last year and is capable of rebounding. The Yankees and Red Sox packages involved one elite prospect apiece, but both teams were reluctant to add significantly more (i.e., the Red Sox apparently never included Ellsbury and Lester in the same package, and the Yankees never added Kennedy to Hughes), and apparently lowered their offers over time. So while the Twins might have done better if they had taken best offers in December when they were playing the Yankees and Red Sox against each other, I don't think it's fair to suggest, as some people have, that a better offer was available now.
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This just in from USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2008-01-29-twins-mets-santana_N.htm
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Frayed Knot wrote: What it most likely means is that he thinks he can get a 6th (or 7th) year elsewhere. A scary proposition for whichever team trades for him. Barry Zito got 7, so why should he settle for 5? Plus, he has a no-trade clause, so whoever deals for him has to give him a good reason not to test the open market or he'll probably stay put.
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For one thing, the Twins will be getting more quantity in the Mets deal. Plus, without Santana and Hunter and given the rosters the Indians and Tigers have, major league readiness is not as important as total overall talent. On the Mets side of things, a deal that does not include Martinez or Pelfrey would have to be considered a win, even if the trade involves four other players. But with the contract Santana will get, I think you have offer what you think one year of Santana is worth, and not more than that.
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The Twins ultimately got more out of that deal than the Mets did, even with just one of the five guys really panning out.
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His OBP will suck, but Feliz is arguably the best defender at his position and he's likely to hit upwards of 25 HR playing half his games in Citizens' Bank Park. I think he's a good fit for them, unfortunately.
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Well, we hardly got enough innings out of the rotation last year, which combined with a pen that wasn't adequate even before it got overworked. Livan's ERA+ was better than Glavine's last year, for what it's worth, and the likely difference in innings pitched alone might actually make him an upgrade over his brother. As long as a) you don't commit multiple years, and you don't deny Pelfrey the opportunity to earn a spot in the rotation out of spring training, Livan could be a net plus. He's not my first choice, but he might be the best option that doesn't require a significant overpayment.
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Do reporters know nothing about negotiations?
smg58 replied to RealityChuck's topic in New York Mets Talk
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First of all, it's ridiculous to compare the ethnic background/nationality of players today to players in 1901. That being said, it's certainly possible that Minaya has more of a preference for Latino players than the average GM. But it's not like it's influenced every move he's made. Minaya traded a Latino prospect for LoDuca when Ramon Hernandez and Benji Molina were available in free agency, and he traded for Brian Schneider when he had Johnny Estrada already under his control. Plus, Pedro Martinez and Carlos Beltran were the best pitcher and hitter available, and the alternatives to Moises Alou were Carlos Lee and Alfonso Soriano. And besides, it's only an issue if Minaya is clearly hurting the team by bringing in Latino players. Now, some moves (Bannister for Burgos, Owens and Lindstrom for Vargas, Keppinger for Gotay) look bad in hindsight, and to be fair some people on this site did criticize them at the time, but they were hardly met with universal disapproval and could all be to some degree defended at the time they happened.
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A remarkable number are still unsigned a month before spring training.
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Continuing Careers of Ex-Mets, 2008 (2009 content too)
smg58 replied to a topic in New York Mets Talk
The Sox have now overpaid for two relievers this offseason, one of whom is average at best and the other is about as likely as I am to give them two full seasons of quality relief work. -
Church really is better than Sosa, especially in the field, but on offense too (certainly against righties). I'm not against trading Gotay (I think he's redundant at this point, and a good guy to sell high on) for pitching help and clearing a space for somebody who can play right field at least some of the time against left-handed pitching, though. While I'd prefer Bobby Kielty if he's healthy (younger, defense not an issue, potential off-field distractions not an issue), Sosa appears to still be very capable against left-handed pitching and might not be such a bad fit in a limited role.
