If we include, say, Murphy and Edgar Martinez, or something more, send them to Philly, Angels get Abreu, and we get Santana/Wood or something. That makes sense for us and the Angels, maybe not the Phillies.
Yeah I woulda thought he would have known better. Championship game, last game of his career, and he blows it. France would have won if Henry and Zidane were still in it, some fabulous penalty kickers. That crossbar kick looms large too.
Point taken, Papi did not do anything like this in his rookie seasons, or any time in Minnesota. But give me a situation where I need a homer, I'll take Papi. Zimmerman should be a great player though, I have heard defensive comparisons of Scott Rolen, and he surely has not disappointed.
This seems like the most likely scenario, because I can't see where we would put him, unless it included Nixon, which wouldn't make much sense. A 3 way deal could happen, but who would be the 3rd team?
I think it's pretty clear this guy can still pitch, his numbers are very good:
6-4, 2.69 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, .212 BAA, 120 1/3 IP, 102 K, 41 BB, 10 HR,
VORP: 43 (3rd in MLB for pitchers, behind only Webb and Santana)