PERSONALLY, I’D HAVE TO CONSIDER THE RETURN BEFORE I’D NIX ANY DEAL INVOLVING ANY PROSPECT. FOR EZAMPLE, IN A LEESS THAN LIKELY ATTEMPT AT HALLADAY, I’D PERSONALLY PACK NOT ONLY HOLT’S LUGGAGE; BUT ANY NUMBER OF MINOR LEAGUERS, IF IT HAD BEEN HOLIDAY, NOW A RENTAL WITH CARDS@ 14M/SEASON. THEN NO, I DON’T SQUANDER ANY PROSPECTS/YOUTH ON A RENTAL WITH THIS SEASON SO FAR GONE. I’D ONLY DO IT ON A PLAYER WHO’D CERTAINLY BE ON ROSTER FOR ‘10, MY TARGET RIGHT NOW.

WE NEED YOUTH, SO WHY WOULD I EVER TRADE ANY? CONSIDERING WE’RE LIKELY TO GET ADDITIONAL FIRST ROUNDERS/SANDWICH PICKS WITH DEPARTURES OF PUTZ,WAGNER,DELGADO,SCHNEIDER ETC. AND LIKELY LOSE OUR OWN FIRST ROUNDER BY INKING, HOPFULLY A “TYPE A” SP TO SHORE UP ROTATION(I’D TARGET LACKEY AS A #2) ANOTHER POSSIBLE “TYPE A” TARGET FOR CATCHER MAY BE V.MARTINEZ(I ASSUME CLE P/U HIS OPTION FOR ‘10). HOPFULLY WE GAIN MORE SANDWICH’S THAN LOSE IN COMPENSATORY PICKS. OTHER F/A I’D LIKE OMAR TO PURSUE WOULD CERTAINLY BE A LFer PREFERABLY NOT TYPE A; BUT LOWER REQ ONLY $$ NOT PICK. BETTER OMAR FOCUS ON UPGRADING THE MORTAR PLAYERS SURROUNDING THE CORE BRICKS. THERE ISN’T A 1B THAT JUMPS OUT AT ME; BUT I DON’T BELIEVE MURPH HAS THE POWER TO BE THE REAL SOLUTION THERE. I FIRMLY BELIEVE OMAR HAS DROPPED THE BALL THROUGH MYOPIA IN NOT CHOOSING A GRITTIER SUPPORTING CAST FOR BENCH & B/U ROLES. CORA WAS A GOOD CHOICE IF U ONLY NEEDED A B/U 2B; BUT NEITHER HIS ARM NOR HIS RANGE ARE ADEQUATE @ SS, BETTER WE HAD STUCK WITH EASLEY THIS YR. TO ME THE OBVIOUS BEST CHOICE WOULD’VE BEEN SHREK(WIGGINTON)(LESS THAN 500K MORE THAN CORA; BUT WITH MORE POP; BUT STILL NOT A SS OPTION).
SPEAKING OF SS OPTIONS WHY IS BERROA STILL HERE, HE CAN’T HIT,FIELD,SAC BUNT ALL HE SEEMS EXCELLENT AT IS BLOWING BUBBLES. WHY ISN’T TEJADA GETTING A SNIFF OUT OF AA? CAN’T POSSIBLY BE MORE OVERMATCHED THAN BERROA SEEMS TO BE. THE 31 YR OLD BERROA IS A SUITABLE BACKUP FOR A TEAM WHO OPENS SEASON WITH OUR PRESNT TYYPE LINEUP, NOT FOR ONE THAT HAD HOPES OF CONTENTION.