Peering into the Pitching Garbage Pail with your Pal, Pal

[seabeachfred]

This is something I've mentioned a few times previously. I would be kind of interested to see the Red Sox sign a handful more garbage pitchers. There are a good number of low-risk guys out there. Brandon Web' date=' Jon Garland, Scott Kazmir, Rich Harden and Javier Vazquez have a very good chance of being complete garbage in 2012, but on a 500k deal, what do they have to lose at this point?[/quote']

 

I've always been intrigued by Harden. Saw him pitch in Chicago on a Sports Travel Tour in 2008. I've always like his stuff. Since we most likely will not be getting Oswalt, maybe a Harden and Padilla could be our answer to Garcia and Colon this year. Well some of you want to feel good, have at it.

[SoxSport]

I've always been intrigued by Harden. Saw him pitch in Chicago on a Sports Travel Tour in 2008. I've always like his stuff. Since we most likely will not be getting Oswalt' date=' maybe a Harden and Padilla could be our answer to Garcia and Colon this year. Well some of you want to feel good, have at it.[/quote']

 

The trick is to sign these guys to non-guaranteed minor league contracts. But many of them are still shooting for guaranteed major league contracts.

[a700hitter]

Rich Harden To Miss 2012 Season

 

 

By Ben Nicholson-Smith [February 9 at 7:27am CST]

 

Rich Harden will miss the 2012 season while he recovers from an arm operation, Peter Gammons of MLB Network reports on Twitter.*Harden had surgery last week to repair a torn capsule and aims to come back healthy in 2013.

 

The free agent right-hander started 15 games for the 2011 Athletics, but he's no stranger to serious injuries, having spent much of the 2006 and 2007 seasons on the disabled list.*Harden, 30, posted a 5.12 ERA with 9.9 K/9 and 3.4 BB/9 in 82 2/3 innings for the A's in 2011. He drew interest as a starter and as a reliever this offseason from teams such as the Rockies.

Harden is not an option.

[jacksonianmarch]

Maybe that's why the sox didnt want to deal for him

[a700hitter]

Maybe that's why the sox didnt want to deal for him

They only needed to get a couple of good starts or relief appearances from him. The cost would have been Lars (with no Red Sox future and no trade value) and PTBNL with a future pumping gas. That is probably also Lar's future profession.

[User Name]

This borders on the obnoxious. They were right not to get him. Dude can't admit to being wrong.

[FredLynn]

They only needed to get a couple of good starts or relief appearances from him. The cost would have been Lars (with no Red Sox future and no trade value) and PTBNL with a future pumping gas. That is probably also Lar's future profession.

 

What? Give up Lars? One of our top prospects? :thumbdown

[User Name]

Refusal to give up Lars Anderson was not the problem. They were turned off by his medical reports, and looking at his second half-performance and recent surgery they were absolutely, 100% right.

[FredLynn]

Refusal to give up Lars Anderson was not the problem. They were turned off by his medical reports' date=' and looking at his second half-performance and recent surgery they were absolutely, 100% right.[/quote']

 

This was a joke. Anderson is an appendix-useless. He is a first baseman. So is Gonzalez. Case closed. Furthermore, he stinks.

[User Name]

Oh Lars.....how the mighty have fallen. Should've traded him when he had value.

[jacksonianmarch]

where's jsinger and dojji on this one? Dojji said he'd be a 20X all-star, LOLOLOLOLOL!!