July 1, 200521 yr Also Sheff was here before and enjoyed his time pretty much. He won a WS down here and will retired after this deal is done. Could be perhaps win 1-2 more WS down here with us and retire a Fish for the Hall? 833184[/snapback] errr..... NO! This guy is all about the money. He is playing for the Yankees because they can throw a lot of money his way. He could care less about winning another WS ring. Besides, his resume does not guarantee a Hall of Fame berth once he retires. He has not reached 500 HR, or 3000 hits, or any other record that might "entitle" him to be a hall of famer. Even if he does make it, there is no guarantee he will make it as a Marlin, that's up to MLB and the commish...
July 1, 200521 yr Perhaps I have too much confidence that absent AJ, Admin Beinfest isn't going to sit there and bask in the glory of landing Gary Sheffield, he's going to go out there and find a replacement, and a good one. You don't go get a Gary Sheffield without a plan to replenish your starting crew. You don't rob Peter to pay Paul. Beinfest is too smart for that. 833461[/snapback] I gotta agree with you here. If somehow the Sheff deal goes down, I'd like to believe Beinfest goes after one of the Rockies available pitchers (Kennedy, Jennings, or possibly Chacon) in order to attempt to fill the void left by AJ. Pittsburgh I don't think would be ready to sell yet, as they've got a month before the deadline, and Beane insists that Zito isn't moving anywhere. Really no one on the trade market, save Clemens (who has zero chance of being traded here) would fill AJ's spot. The rotation would be depleted, for sure, if the deal were to happen, but the offense would improve tremendously, and the Marlins would get more than a few first rounders for A.J. and Enc. Interesting dilemma if this rumor is true. I'd feel alot more comfortable with the proposed deal if Sheff was 5 years younger and/or not as likely to demand an extension if traded. 833531[/snapback] The idea of trading for Shawn Chacon is quite intriguing. That guy is a good pitcher who had the misfortune to fall with the Rockies and being subjected to all kind of stupid experiments, like when they converted him into their closer, and then back again into the starting rotation. He is on the DL though...
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