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Yeah, they'll lose Vlad, but I don't think their FO is done this offseason. If they do stand pat, they're playing with fire. Because obviously the Mariners have closed the gap significantly.

Don't care. I also don't care about Ugueth Urbina. There is nothing tragic about Villalona. What happened to Nick Adenhart, that's tragic.

The Angels also just got Matsui, which makes up for losing Figgins. Lackey is a big loss, though. No doubt about that. They need Kazmir, Saunders, and Santana to rebound.

Maybe, maybe not. It's going to be a tight race. IMO, they still need to re-sign Branyan and/or get another big bat.

I love how Hendry has "taken responsibility" for the Bradley signing, but he's also been saying no one could have foreseen what happened with Bradley. Ricketts is an ass for not firing this man.

Yeah, I had the same reaction. Suns, anyone ever tell you you're a homer?

The Cubs would definitely take Melky off your hands. They're looking for a CF. It'd be kind of funny if you somehow got Jeremy Papelbon for him. One brother on the Sox, the other on the Yankees. Drama.

Reliever Mariano Rivera (Joe Nathan and Trevor Hoffman) LHSP Johan Santana (Randy Johnson) RHSP Roy Halladay (Pedro Martinez and Brandon Webb) Catcher Jorge Posada (Joe Mauer) First Base Albert Pujols (Todd Helton) Second Base Chase Utley (Jeff Kent) Short Stop Derek Jeter (Jimmy Rollins) Third Base Chipper Jones (Alex Rodriguez and Scott Rolen) Left Field Barry Bonds (Manny Ramirez) Center Field Torii Hunter (Jim Edmonds and Carlos Beltran) Right Field Ichiro Suzuki (Vladimir Guerrero) Designated Hitter David Ortiz (Jim Thome)

Only if he played in the NL.

Jamey Carroll is out of the picture. Signed with the Dodgers.

With their rotation, the White Sox can definitely contend in that division. But they are slowly in rebuilding mode. I think Williams already tried to put Konerko in a package for Adrian Gonzalez some time ago. Needless to say, that failed miserably. I'm sure Williams would listen to offers from Theo. Hell, if you put together enough of a package you might even be able to get Alexei. Ozzie soured on him last season.

Konerko was a beast that postseason. As was Crede.

Greinke and Verlander are the cream of the crop, and the Sox pitchers already mentioned are all good (my man crush on Buehrle is well-documented). I also like Baker a lot, even though he had a bit of a down year. Blackburn is a good guy to have at the back end of a rotation. Slowey, Porcello, and Scherzer each have a lot of potential. And I think Peavy will soon be joining Greinke and Verlander as one of the elite pitchers in that division. Now that Cliff Lee is gone, the Guardians have no one. Pretty sad what they have to work with. I like Konerko a lot, but if you want him you can have him. His best years are behind him. Still, he's a dead pull hitter, so he probably wouldn't do too bad at Fenway.

Not even close. Hendry is like Cashman's retarded cousin. They both spend a lot of money on FAs. But unlike Hendry, Cashman learns from his mistakes. Hendry is clueless.

LOL Jim Hendry. I know nobody wanted Bradley's baggage, but you could have at least tried to get value for him. Worst. GM. Ever.

NL West. And there are some really good pitchers in that division. Lincecum, Cain, Haren, Webb, Kershaw, Billingsley, Kuroda, and Jimenez are all very good.

Kotchman won't be in the starting lineup when the season starts. At least he'd better not be. While the Yankees may have a slight edge in their lineup, their rotation doesn't stack up anymore.

Josh Fields is a very bad baseball player. In 2007, he was a 1-tool player; he hit for power. Now, he doesn't even do that. Crede was an excellent defensive 3B who had a lot of back injuries and consistently hit for power. I believe Jenks is on the decline. His velocity isn't what it used to be. In the past, he threw a heavy ball, but he gave up a lot of long balls this year. His 1.5 HR/9 in 2009 is terrible. Vazquez is an NL pitcher. He was mediocre in New York and Chicago. The Cell is definitely a hitter's park, but guess what? Vazquez was actually worse on the road in 2006, 2007, and 2008 with the Sox. Check the splits. No pitcher does well at home in Chicago? How about Buehrle (3.70 ERA, 1.249 WHIP), Floyd (3.57 ERA, 1.143 WHIP), Danks (3.66 ERA, 1.183 WHIP in 2008), Esteban Loaiza (3.32 ERA, 1.217 WHIP in 2003), Bartolo Colon (3.84 ERA, 1.151 WHIP in 2003), Jack McDowell (3.55 ERA, 1.276 WHIP), Jon Garland (4.15 ERA, 1.313 WHIP), Alex Fernandez (3.51 ERA, 1.171 WHIP), Wilson Alvarez (3.83 ERA, 1.381 WHIP), and Mike Sirotka (4.02 ERA, 1.363 WHIP). Even Vazquez pitched well at the Cell in 2007 (3.57 ERA, 1.099 WHIP).

Clay, especially if he gets out of the AL East and pitches at Petco. But if the Yankees move Joba back into the bullpen like they should, maybe Joba.

Jake Peavy's workload 2003: 194 2/3 innings 2004: 166 1/3 innings 2005: 203 innings 2006: 202 1/3 innings 2007: 223 1/3 innings 2008: 173 2/3 innings 2009: 101 2/3 innings Nearly 4 seasons out of 7 with 200 or more innings. In this day and age, that's not bad. Nick Swisher played horribly for the Sox. At this point, it looks like Cashman got more value in the trade, but it's not like Williams had a lot of leverage with Swisher coming off his worst season. The Jim Thome trade shows how little you know. Thome was dealt for his own good. Williams wanted to give him a shot at a WS. Josh Fields is awful. That's not Williams' fault. Javier Vazquez underperformed. He had 1 good season out of 3 with the Sox. The only thing he really did was eat up innings. Now that Jenks is off roids, his velocity is way down. He blew 6 saves last season. They won a WS in 2005 because Williams brought in Ozzie, Dye, Pierzynski, Iguchi, Uribe, Podsednik, Contreras, Everett, Garcia, Hermanson, Politte, Marte, Hernandez (who got out of a bases loaded-no outs jam in the postseason without giving up a run, Red Sox fans might remember this) Cotts, Blum (WS hero), and Jenks. And they won without Frank Thomas. Also stole John Danks from the Rangers and Gavin Floyd from the Phillies.

Jonny Flynn may not have met your expectations (I don't know what they could have been; he's six foot nothing), but he's hardly a bust. For a rookie on a bad team, he's played pretty well.

Well, I'm not a mindless fan. I don't believe every hyped prospect will strike gold. I've seen Richard and Poreda pitch. Richard doesn't have enough deception in his delivery. His stuff is just good enough to overcome his control issues, but not by much. Poreda could still develop, but right now his command sucks and his secondary pitches are just so-so. He's got a good fastball and a decent changeup, although he telegraphs it sometimes in his motion.