JIM, I JUST FINISHED READING THE TRANSCRIPT OF BREWER ASS’T GM GORDAN ASH’S FAN Q & A OFF THEIR WEBSITE WHEREBY HE REITERATES GM MELVIN’S DENIAL FIELDER’S ON THE MARKET. I DON’T BELIEVE THAT FOR A MOMENT; BUT SEE IT AS A WAY TO RAISE DEMANDED PRICE. FIELDER’S CONTRACTUAL STATUS IS INTERESTING IN AS MUCH AS HE’S SIGNED FOR 2010 @ 10.5M; BUT NOT 2011 WHEN WITH ONLY 4.068 YRS OF SVC DOES NOT GRANT HIM F/A; BUT RATHER ARBITRATION. WITH BORAS AS HIS AGENT WHO THINKS THE BREWS WON’T CONSIDER ARBITRATION THE SAME WAY AS F/A. CAN’T U JUST SEE THE LIBRARY OF STATS, GRAFFS & COMPARATIVE CONTRACTS BORAS WILL CARRY IN “LEATHER BOUND” VOLUMES? MRLVIN ALSO STATED HIS MISSION WAS TO ADD 2 “ESTABLISHED” ROTATION ARMS THIS OFFSEASON WITH A WILLINGNESS TO DEAL HIS BEST PROSPECT TO DO SO. OK, WHO HAS AFFORDABLE PROVEN ROTATION ARMS TO DEAL? I WOULD SAY THE METS ARE CERTAINLY AWASH IN 3,4,5 EXP SPs IN PEREZ,PELFREY,MAINE,NIESE,NIEVE,MISCH AND A COMPETITIVE PKG CAN BE PUT TOGETHER WITH 2 OF THEM AS A NUCLEUS ESP CONSIDERING RICK PETERSON IS THEIR NEW PITCHING COACH. PERHAPS A PELFREY,MAINE,MURPHY PKG & THEY KEEP THEIR PROSPECT. ANOTHER CONSIDERATION FOR BREWS IS THEIR BEST ‘09 SP, LOOPER HAS A 6M CLUB OPTION HE HAS RIGHT OF REFUSAL ON.
ATLANTA’S DEALING A SP; BUT ALL OF THEIRS EARN MORE THAN FIELDER’S 10.5 & ATL IS LOOKING TO CUTBACK TO AFFORD HUDDY. A + FOR ATL; BUT NOT BREWS.
IF PELF IS DEALT THEY INK LACKEY FOR #2 & MARQUIS FOR #3 PELFREY REPLACEMENT. THUS THEY’D HAVE HALF OF THOSE SIX STALWART SP IN THEIR ROTATION. I BELIEVE THAT FIXES MOST OF WHAT AILS US ADD A HOUSEKEEPING INKING OF MOLINA & VOILA! READY FOR WAR! WITH MOSTLY NO PAYROLL INCREASE