How does he have low value? He's about a 2.5-3 win player making the minimum this year and next before hitting arbitration. Over the next 2.5 years he'll have like $20m in excess value. He has great value.
Except that isn't true at all. Most other managers would have Counsell playing SS way more. Zaun was here because Lucroy was still a question at the beginnign fo teh year and after 2 weeks he went ahead of Kottaras who has a year under him. Villaneuva was still in the pen. The number of managers who would have pulled Hoffman sooner is close to zero. You want to complain about him hanging Hawkins out to pitch too much? Go ahead. And yes they treated Gamel stupidly. But that seems more of a Gamel thing not a young player thing.
Yeah if we didn't have Macha we'd have a rookie shortstop, a rookie catcher, a rookie closer, and two rookie set up men. That would never happen with Macha.
The Philies need some type of offense quickly to make up for their losses and McGehee would likely be the best bat out there for 2nd or 3rd right now. I understand the chance of this happening is slim, but woudl this seem workable to anyone else?
No, Lawrie wanted to be a catcher and the Brewers humored him to get him to sign quickly. No one not related to him thought he was a catcher going forward.
Anyone who trades for Fielder needs to assume he'll walk. That said at the end of the season Boston, both Chicago teams, possibly Detroit nd the LAD will need a 1B/DH.
Zambrano hasn't changed. If was allowed to start 30 games he'd end up being worth about 3 wins like the last few years while having huge personality issues.. But the Cubs need another scape goat to pin the blame of another failed season on.
I highly doubt it could. Washington spent so much on Strasburg's rights that they likely won't give up him for much of anything. That said Evan Longoria is still likely the most valuable piece of property however given relative injury risk.