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A lot went on today in baseball.......just in case you missed it (and I didn't see anything about some of this in any diaries).....

-Danys Baez signed with the Baltimore Orioles for 3YR/$19M.

-Adam Eaton signed with the Philadelphia Phillies for 3YR/$24M.

-Randy Wolfe officially signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers for 1YR.

-David Delluci signed with the Cleveland Indians for 3YR/$11.5M.

IMO, losing David Delluci is a big hit to the Phillies.......they are definetely going to miss his bat....

Hopefully Gil Meche and Vincente Padilla are signed by a team that ISN'T the CUBS in the near future so the CUBS can spend their money wisely and try for Jason Jennings.

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Not sure I agree at all with the assertion...
...that Jennings is worth spending prospects for, only to have him for 1 year and then hit the market.

In fact I am sure I don't agree with that assertion at all.

I'd rather sign Meche or Padilla, two pitchers I am not enamoured with in the slightest, over dealing what young talent we have for Jason Jennings.

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Nov 27, 2006 11:25 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Well, I like Jennings better than I
like Westbrook......Who knows what the package would look like to land Jennings.......I don't.

I really like the idea of moving Jacque-Strap in order to land Freddy Garcia.......

Check out my daily baseball blog at MLB-threeSIXTYfive and GET J.D. DREW!!!

by TheBeerBaron on Nov 27, 2006 11:34 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Who wouldn't like the Jones for Garcia deal?
...and from what I've read about Jennings, the Rox asked for Rich Hill in return, which should have had Hendry asking if he could speak to Homer Sexual before he hung up the phone.
PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Nov 27, 2006 11:38 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Delluci
is a big loss. 899 OPS was key for the Phils, especially after they traded Abreu. They need to sign a bat I think. Howard can't do it all on his own.

by alwaysacub on Nov 27, 2006 11:28 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

utley isn't too shabby either
they still need pitching more than anything else.
Baby, you got a stew goin'

by Thelonious on Nov 27, 2006 11:34 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

The Phils are done with pitching...
They signed Eaton today.

5 slots filled.

Myers
Hamels
Lieber
Moyer
Eaton

Unless they plan on dealing Lieber, which I doubt, then there's no reason for them to go after anymore SP. Maybe a reliever or two, but that can certainly wait until after they get another bat.

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Nov 27, 2006 11:36 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm surprised...
...at the size of Eaton's contract.  $8 mil a year?  The guys not THAT good...
"Winning is the greatest marketing idea of all time." --Cubs President John McDonough

by cubbieblue on Nov 27, 2006 11:47 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Nope
But that's the nature of this insane market.
formerly mfarrell

by gravedigger on Nov 27, 2006 11:51 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Especially
For an almost 30 year old that only made 13 starts last year.....with a career 4.40 ERA...much of that in pitcher's park Petco!
Check out my daily baseball blog at MLB-threeSIXTYfive and GET J.D. DREW!!!

by TheBeerBaron on Nov 27, 2006 11:53 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

O's seem to be mimicking the Cubs
of last year by signing a lefty and righty reliever when the team needs a lot more help.    In the Cubs defense, I do like Howry and Eyre better than Baez and Walker.  

O's are also supposedly "trying" to get some of the bigger names.    

by rlpete on Nov 27, 2006 11:48 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

cole hamels
went to my school. it was weird though, he wasn't thought of as anything big. actually, he wasn't thought of as anything
LOUD NOISES!!!

by NittanyCub on Nov 27, 2006 11:49 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

That's weird
Hamels was the 17th pick of the draft in 2002.  I would think anyone that good would have gathered some attention.  Heck, just being 6'4" would gather some attention.

The guy got a $2 million dollar signing bonus.  That was after he graduated, but still . . .

Rancho Bernardo HS?  Or are you talking middle school?  Because Hamels admits he was an unpopular geek then.

A little song, a little dance. A little seltzer down your pants

by Josh77 on Nov 28, 2006 1:11 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I have a buddy
that's 6'4, I just see him as a taller guy from time to time, don't really put much thought into height.
TRAMMELL!

by Faith plus 1 on Nov 28, 2006 9:52 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

i'm
6'3". it's tall, but not THAT tall. you have to be over 6'6" for me to notice how tall you are.
DEJESUS!!!

by tomas21 on Nov 28, 2006 10:45 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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