Comments on: Monthly Roundtable: June 2007

By: Larry Brown

Larry Brown — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:37:55 +0000

17: I can envision a 3/18 type deal. Who else will be on the market after the year? Most of the big market and competitive teams all have something in common, they already have good catchers.

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By: Geoff Young

Geoff Young — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:11:30 +0000

#18: LOL. Not intentionally, but that works.

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By: Denis S.

Denis S. — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:41:40 +0000

"Thanks again to all my guests for laying it down and keeping it real…" Geoff: is this a reference to Ali G?

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By: Steve C

Steve C — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:16:21 +0000

Re: 16 I would think that they would have him a 3/15 or maybe even a 3/18 but I think he will be looking more in the 4-5 year range at 5-6 mil a year.

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By: Tom Waits

Tom Waits — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:44:37 +0000

13, 14, 15: They would give Barrett a 3 year deal if the money was right. 3/12 is peanuts, if he'd take it.

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By: Steve C

Steve C — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:20:54 +0000

I also dont see the pads resigning Barrett because he would have no leverage with them, Bard is still a serviceable Catcher and Frenchie (La Forest) will make an ok backup.

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By: Steve C

Steve C — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:17:54 +0000

Re: 13 Alderson gave Giles a 3 year deal, the problem is I dont think Barrett will take a 3 year deal. Also Hernandez signed a 4 year $27.5 mil deal, Hernadez was not that great defensivly, how many times did we yell because he refused to block the plate?

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By: Pat

Pat — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:43:40 +0000

Re Barrett being re-signed to a three year deal: No way, not in a million years. Alderson doesn't operate that way. He let Hernandez, a year younger, better defensively and comparable offensively, walk; I don't see any way he'd commit three years to Barrett.

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By: Tom Waits

Tom Waits — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:37:33 +0000

8: RHP like Chamberlain and Betances would instantly be in our top 3 prospects. I don’t care what hand they throw with when the ball comes out filthy.

We wouldn’t get them for Linebrink unless the Yanks were competing and desperate. They don’t need to move players off their major league roster, they have the money to pay them all.

11: I’d almost always take a good AA or AAA player, even a high A player, over a draftee. The attrition is so high, just making it through A ball is more than many drafted players ever do.

I don’t see the reward being there for the Padres to take the risk. Linebrink isn’t what he has been. His velocity is down, his fastball is still straight, he’s not striking out guys, but you’re not going to get a big hitter for two months of him and we have more than enough average and above-average hitters. If you wanted a big return, you deal him last winter.

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By: Ben B.

Ben B. — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 21:07:17 +0000

Keep in mind if we deal Linebrink we miss out on the draft pick(s) he will get us in the draft next year. Those picks, combined with Linebrink's services the rest of the year, are likely going to be more valuable than whatever package we could get back for him. So it would have to be a really good offer to deal him.

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