Sam Fuld off season update.

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But I do agree we can hopefully maximize the value of our outfield dollars if we have 5 players sharing time (playing when it suits their matchup strengths).

If they get him, that pretty much makes the market Marlon Byrd or maybe Rick Ankiel. Word went around Twitter the other day that Boras is reportedly asking for big money and at least three years for Ankiel – which, of course, is ridiculous. And if Byrd similarly prices himself out of the Cubs reach, we could very well see a Fuld/RJ centerfield, assuming Reed doesn’t sign with another team first.

Fuld/Johnson isn’t exactly optimal, I’ll grant you that. And I would certainly hope that Jimbo continues to beat the CF bushes, both in FA and via trade, to see what he can flush out. But I was not thrilled with Cameron at all, so I’m kinda glad he’s no longer an option.

And I definitely think we should turn turn turn a deaf ear to any Byrd overtures. Not worth the money he’s going to be looking for.

I think Fuld/Johnson along with Dome and whatever we can pick up in the non-tender/ST invite group is a pretty good fallback plan, if it comes to that.

If we are going to make any kind of splash in the FA market, I hope come January, that Mr. Valverde readjusts his market expectations a bit. I’d be willing to give him a 3 yr / $24M deal, with a team/mutual option. Then maybe use Marmol to get something else via trade or keep him in valuable setup role.

Maybe after 2010, it’d be easier to make a more definitive call if Marmol has what it takes to be solid closer. If so, then all of a sudden, Valverde becomes a valuable trading chip. A closer with 2 yrs at a reasonable cost could probably net us something pretty good.

I know Ron Darling went to Yale cause he pitched against Wesleyan while I was there ( not that I ever saw a sporting event in college. I think the only competitive Wesleyan had was wrestling)

The reliever now with the A’s has a degree from Yale in molecular biophysics and biochemistry. At least Fuld is probably useful to figure how to split a check and how much tip to leave with an economics degree ( and he working on the masters in statistics) . I would love to see Breslow explain his major to the rest of the team. Seriously all the players speak baseball and if that bores them they can talk about the blonde in the 2nd row.

and will be for the entire 2010 season. You would want to get a fact wrong would you ?

Obviously I like Fuld a lot but in fact as a very useful bench player 24/25th man. Those guys can be very important even if they don’t get the big bucks and attention.