LOL I just saw that. But Steve Phillips said that Dontrelle Willis would win 15+ games.
Off the bat, I can name 7+ pitchers that will be better than Smoltz in the East, without even thinking.
Just for kicks, here are the PECOTAs for both players:
Cabrera: .267/.326/.376/.702; 8 HR, 49 RBI, 10 SB in 484 PA
Gardner: .253/.339/.351/.690; 4 HR, 32 RBI, 32 SB in 498 PA
18 combined at bats isn't nearly enough to make a decision. I probably go with Gardner, though.
Especially with Jackson coming up, who should take over the job in 2010.
Mike Vrabel to the Chiefs, hasn't been released who they're getting back.
http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view.bg?articleid=1155133
Their lineup is so much better than San Diego's. Here are the PECOTA projections:
Guzman: .323/.361/.455/.816
Milledge: .281/.352/.442/.794
Zimmerman: .289/.358/.471/.828
Dunn: .262/.396/.541/.937
Dukes: .278/.386/.486/.872
Willingham: .266/.360/.466/.826
Flores: .252/.316/.432/.748
Belliard: .267/.337/.410/.747
They don't have very good pitching and that keeps them out of any playoff talk, but I'd give them 75 wins or so. And the Padres have Peavy and Young, but after that they have Wade LeBlanc, Kevin Correia and Cha Seung Baek. In their rotation. The Nats have a better back three than that.