December 21, 200322 yr Bullpen as of right now should be. Armando Benitez Chad Fox A.J Burnett-should do the Morris for a year IMO Mike Neu ???? ???? ???? ???? I would for these spots to be filled with a package of the following. Scott Sauerbeck-is a must for me Matt Mantei-slim to zero chance but with him in our pen will be just as good as the Phillies Scott Williamson Byung-Hyun Kim-maybe to expensive Braden Looper-at 2mil but nothing more Frank Gracesqui-lefty in our system might be ready Mike Flannery-righty in our sytem don't think is ready Terry Adams Mike Dejean Danys Baez-versatile and will welcome a fellow Cuban who can pitch on my team 6 spots in the rotation tops. 7 maybe if we only carry two catchers (don't sign Javy or a backup, or do but Castro's found guilty) and only one utility infielder to start the year. Also I think the club will end up giving Blaine Neal and Nate Bump a serious look for spots in the 'pen. Barring the acquistion of Baez (I wish!) or Williamson (McKeon's wishes) I think Tejera or Phelps is a lock for atleast two months. Benitez Fox Neu Tejera/Phelps Neal/Bump Best bet is a lefty specialist. Sauerbeck is a must, but like I said I wouldn't mind Danys, or Williamson.
December 21, 200322 yr I think Baez is a real option. Saurbeck is going to be a Cub, I think a deal has been worked out between the two sides, at least that's what the ESPN board was saying, but I agree, if he's available, he is a MUST with Thome/Abreu/JD Drew/Floyd all in the NL East, we need a lefty specialist... He can sign with the Cubs but he won't get traded to them because he was non-tendered a contract today by the Red Sox's yup, I thought he was tendered, my bad. He is a damn near must sign in my opinion... Well the Cubs got Mercker, so I don't know if they'd sign a third lefty. I think Florida has a better chance overall.
December 21, 200322 yr Look, for all the talk about the Phillies upgraded pen, I'm still not scared of them. They didn't do anything to address their offensive problems. I went to a lot of Marlins/Phils games last year, and while Mesa/Williams blew their fair share of saves, I noticed that they had a real hard time scoring runs late in the game. To me, they needed one more impact bat, not a loaded bullpen. Their pen is scary good and with Worrell and Wagner it becomes a 7 inning game with them, but they just made something they had better, they didn't improve where they needed to. Go ahead and bash me, but I still say if the Phillies had added another quality bat they'd be more of a threat than adding Wagner and Worrell. Their pen was weak, and they addressed it big time...don't forget they got some good set up guys (Milton was also a nice pick up), but you're right, they do have some holes in the lineup. I guess they're counting on Bell and Burrell to come back with good years. But another liability for them is Bowa; way too emotional to be a great manager. In fact, I think he's a lunatic
December 21, 200322 yr I wish I could share some of the enthusiasm about Benitez. Visions of him in the Mets post season haunt me. Certainly not a sign of a clutch closer...why give up Urbina if you're gonna spend 3.5 mil on a loser like Benitez?
December 21, 200322 yr Think back even further to when he was dominant in Baltimore away from excessive media criticism.
December 21, 200322 yr That seems like ages ago...Jose Mesa was once a great reliever also Yup and he was beat by yours truly's team in the biggest game of his career...
December 21, 200322 yr not like my opinion matters but im diggin all these moves, the team is shaping up and we arent done yet :thumbup
December 21, 200322 yr not like my opinion matters but im diggin all these moves, the team is shaping up and we arent done yet :thumbup Vlad anyone??? I'd like to see us pick up Gabe Kapler for our bench and possibly David Delluci to be a pinch runner.... My bench: Banks Mordi Redmond/Castro Kapler Delluci --Blank--
December 21, 200322 yr if all you want Delucci for is to run then why dont we give that job to Abe or Aguila? they cost the minimum. and dont forget Lenny H on the bench...
December 21, 200322 yr not like my opinion matters but im diggin all these moves, the team is shaping up and we arent done yet :thumbup Vlad anyone??? I'd like to see us pick up Gabe Kapler for our bench and possibly David Delluci to be a pinch runner.... My bench: Banks Mordi Redmond/Castro Kapler Delluci --Blank-- Vlad, I believe, as of now is out of the question... Kapler and Delluci would be very nice though...
December 21, 200322 yr if all you want Delucci for is to run then why dont we give that job to Abe or Aguila? they cost the minimum. and dont forget Lenny H on the bench... Oh yeah, I forgot him.... :lol
December 21, 200322 yr the team is getting there. Beinfest knows what he is doing, i hope he writes a self centered book one day about his "baseball philosophy"... actually i hope he doesnt :lol
December 21, 200322 yr the team is getting there. Beinfest knows what he is doing, i hope he writes a self centered book one day about his "baseball philosophy"... actually i hope he doesnt :lol Keep it a Marlin's secret eh??? Maybe he should just make it available to Marlins season ticket holders.... :shifty
December 21, 200322 yr One player i'd like to see added to the bench is Andres Galarraga. Yeah, he's old, but he can still hit and he'd be a nice option to start against a tough lefty.
December 21, 200322 yr One player i'd like to see added to the bench is Andres Galarraga. Yeah, he's old, but he can still hit and he'd be a nice option to start against a tough lefty. Platoon him with Choi?? Teach him a little batting and first basemenship???
December 21, 200322 yr One player i'd like to see added to the bench is Andres Galarraga. Yeah, he's old, but he can still hit and he'd be a nice option to start against a tough lefty. Platoon him with Choi?? Teach him a little batting and first basemenship??? Not platoon him really, but he'd be a good player to have to spell Choi against tough left handers. Choi actually hits lefties well, at least he did in 2002 in AAA. He had a higher SLG percentage vs. lefties than righties.
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