Cincinnati vs. Pittsburgh, 5 August 2007
1:35 PM, FSNP, WPGB
Bronson Arroyo (4-12, 4.72) vs. Tom Gorzelanny (9-6, 3.55).
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Some interesting stuff...
My personal favorite
Well, of course
I'm cool with that
If I were the new GM ...
Total, yes.
with that plan...
you would sign a crappy light-hitting veteran infielder to a long term contract that would put him in the top 10 salaries on the team and not expect him to compete for a starting job? i wouldn't be surprised if the nuttings call you this afternoon.
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And for the record - Izturis doesn't warrant more than a minor league deal and a non-roster invitation to spring training. I hope and pray that the player to be named is one of the few halfway decent prospects the Pirates have left. Maybe Romulo! or Delaney - it would be so typical and so Piratesian.
by Greg Schuler on Aug 7, 2007 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Club's option?
All I'm saying is, I wouldn't throw Bixler out there without a life raft. Since I have him anyway, I'd work out some kind of deal with Izturis. I know he can't hit, but he can field a little, and I'm pretty sure the Pirates couldn't afford whatever SS might be out there the next year or two who can actually do both, and we've been carrying a shortstop who can't hit for years anyway, and shortstop is one of the least of our problems (to paraphrase Chuck Noll: "The Pirates have many problems, and they are great").
For the record, Neifi Perez made $2.5 mil with the Cubs last year, and he's had years when he made $3.5 mil and $4.1 mil. Like it or not, around $3 mil a year is pretty much the going rate for people like Izturis. Doesn't mean we have to pay it, I know, but good luck finding something a lot better for a lot less.
The lesson of Moneyball
Which is why teams like the A's can field winners for years with available funds much like the Pirates'.
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Understandable mistake
I've always thought of Castillo as comparable to Belliard in many ways, though Jose doesn't have as much bat.
Doesn't make it right
by Greg Schuler on Aug 8, 2007 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Bixler
Bixler is likely to be a below-average SS
Shooting yourself in the foot is better than shooting yourself in the groin, but aiming the gun somewhere else is better than both.

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