January 11, 200422 yr I think adding Mondesi and Maddux for a yr. instead of spending 13 million on just Vlad is actually a better idea. Proposed Depth Chart Line-Up/Postions Players CF Juan Pierre/Abraham Nunez 2B Luis Castillo/Mike Mordecai/Wilson Valdez LF Miguel Cabrera/Jeff Conine/Lenny Harris 3B Mike Lowell/Miguel Cabrera/Lenny Harris 1B Jeff Conine/Hee Seop Choi RF Raul Mondesi/Miguel Cabrera/Abraham Nunez C Mike Redmond/Ramon Castro SS Alex Gonzalez/Wilson Valdez/Mike Mordecai Starters 1. Josh Beckett 2. Brad Penny 3. Carl Pavano 4. Greg Maddux 5. Dontrelle Willis Bullpen LR Michael Tejera/Tommy Phelps MR Nate Bump/Tommy Phelps/Mike Neu SU Chad Fox/Nate Bump/Mike Neu CL Armando Benitez/Chad Fox DL AJ Burnett, T. Spooneybarger
January 11, 200422 yr Now that everyone has this Vlad thing out of their system, hopefully the Hot Stove Season will heat up a little more and the player movement will pick up a little.
January 11, 200422 yr I think Maddux is the best option if we have the funds. if we had the funds for vlad, we'll have the funds for Maddux.
January 11, 200422 yr Bring in Maddux. We need some bullpen help so Pavz can go help out the pen. Maddux can easily win 15 games. I would love to have him, if not bring Kendall!
January 11, 200422 yr At first I was going to see we'd have trouble fitting Maddux into our rotation. But we wouldn't. This man is one of the best pitchers in baseball history. He had a productive season last year. Would he want to play here?
January 11, 200422 yr At first I was going to see we'd have trouble fitting Maddux into our rotation. But we wouldn't. This man is one of the best pitchers in baseball history. He had a productive season last year. Would he want to play here? very veyr true. i would love to see him here cause then we could move pavano or willis to the bullpen. willis would be our lefty specialist so we would fill 2 needs at once. although it also depends on how much he wants.
January 11, 200422 yr Starters 1. Josh Beckett 2. Brad Penny 3. Carl Pavano 4. Greg Maddux 5. Dontrelle Willis Uhh... Maddux would be our first starte, MAYBE second, only to Beckett. A crafty veteran such as himself would dominate in Florida, using the defense and stadium to his full advantage. I still believe that Saurbeck is a MUST to fill-out our bullpen, and I like the idea of signing Mondesi. Not because of performance or blah blah blah, but because he will A) Push Hee Seop Choi to perform at the highest level in ST to keep his job, and B) If we get him, whether we're in contention or not, Raul will be expendable in July and WILL be traded away.
January 11, 200422 yr i forgot 2 add that he would play in a great pitcher's park and with a great defense. and hopefully he could teach penny to use his changeup a lot more so he could step into beckett's level.
January 11, 200422 yr And I just thought, imagine the impact Maddux would have on a growing superstar like Beckett, an almost there dominant righty in Penny, and a crafty right hander who is supposed to break out in Pavano, and a young emotional guy in the D-Train? That signing would do us leaps and bounds, not only when he's on the mound, but the whole rotation will be better under his influence.
January 11, 200422 yr I think Maddux is the best option if we have the funds. if we had the funds for vlad, we'll have the funds for Maddux. Just because you have the funds doesn't mean you spend those funds... Their are a lot of great OF available next year when Conine will be another year older.
January 11, 200422 yr so he could step into beckett's level. that would be something He has the stuff, and he has the mentality, he just needs to learn to mix it up and have confidence in every pitch. He really does have a nice change-up. It's in the low-mid 80's, but it moves like a sinker, just like Beckett's.
January 11, 200422 yr And I just thought, imagine the impact Maddux would have on a growing superstar like Beckett, an almost there dominant righty in Penny, and a crafty right hander who is supposed to break out in Pavano, and a young emotional guy in the D-Train? That signing would do us leaps and bounds, not only when he's on the mound, but the whole rotation will be better under his influence. If you just realized that A Veteran like Maddux would have a positive effect on the entire rotation, I worry for you
January 11, 200422 yr so he could step into beckett's level. that would be something He has the stuff, and he has the mentality, he just needs to learn to mix it up and have confidence in every pitch. He really does have a nice change-up. It's in the low-mid 80's, but it moves like a sinker, just like Beckett's. it's all a question of confidence for penny Beckett certainly doesn't have a problem with his confidence :lol
January 11, 200422 yr I think Maddux is the best option if we have the funds. if we had the funds for vlad, we'll have the funds for Maddux. Just because you have the funds doesn't mean you spend those funds... Their are a lot of great OF available next year when Conine will be another year older. Agreed. I just don't know and don't really want to find out how much longer Jeff can be this productive, although he did have his best season in a while last year. I'm confident, but I can't say I'm not skeptical.
January 11, 200422 yr And I just thought, imagine the impact Maddux would have on a growing superstar like Beckett, an almost there dominant righty in Penny, and a crafty right hander who is supposed to break out in Pavano, and a young emotional guy in the D-Train? That signing would do us leaps and bounds, not only when he's on the mound, but the whole rotation will be better under his influence. If you just realized that A Veteran like Maddux would have a positive effect on the entire rotation, I worry for you I only said "I just thought" because I had made a post directly before that one, and I didn't want to make it seem like spam.
January 11, 200422 yr Just say NO to Maddox, he is done... no way. He could easily win 15 games in the Pro, with a great defense. But his biggest plus is probably how he could help the rest of our staff. He could work with everyone, and make them even better.
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