(Brad Lincoln > Kevin Correia) & (Rodriguez > Maholm)

by chuckzub on Aug 23, 2011 10:11 AM EDT

In watching the game last night, I realy dont see why we need Correia next year. Lincoln is at worst, a younger version of Correia, with slightly better stuff who costs almost nothing. If there was a way to get houston to take correia, and we get Wandy? Sounds rediculous, but, we are in a position to take on some salary, and Correia, is the kind of pitcher that a rebuilding team needs on their staff, a totally mediocre guy, who doesnt cost much and can presumebly teach young guys how to fall asleep in a hotel room. What this would do is, essentially, replace Maholm with Wandy, and disocount his salary by the amount of Correia's contract.

Our Staff would then look like this:

1. Karstens - 1.5 mil (arbitration number?)

2. Rodriguez - 10 mil

3. Morton - 2 mil (arbitration number?)

4. Mcdonald - 500k

5. Lincoln - 500k

Total ; 14.5 million

As opposed to:

1. Karstens - 1.5 mil (arbitration number?)

2. Maholm- 8.5 mil (estimate based on ted lilly's contract)

3. Morton - 2 mil (arbitration number?)

4. Mcdonald - 500k

5. Correia- 3mill

total: 15.5 million.

Which would you rather have? Now its probably a stretch to get the astros to take correia, but, you never know, rebuilding teams do weird stuff.

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"...teach young guys how to fall asleep in a hotel room."

Warm milk or Ambien would be cheaper.

by lambert58 on Aug 23, 2011 10:49 AM EDT reply actions

I don't have much faith in Lincoln,

but he’s always been better than Correia IMO. I’d claim Wandy, start RossO, and use Lincoln as an injury replacement for Mr. Ohlendorf.

Trade Correia, renegotiate with Maholm. If Maholm can take reasonable money, I’d keep him around and go with a 6-man rotation.

by H2O on Aug 23, 2011 11:06 AM EDT reply actions

would we actually keep Ohlendorf?

by white angus on Aug 23, 2011 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions

I totally forgot about Ross O. to your points, i would rather have Ross O in the pen and start lincoln and i dont think we could or should afford both maholm and rodriguez.

by chuckzub on Aug 23, 2011 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions

Ohlendorf is going to cost at least $2MM+ next season, if we keep him...

do we want our long man in the pen making that much?

by white angus on Aug 23, 2011 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions

I don't think Lincoln

can be an effective starter in the Bigs – long term, anyway

Free your ass and your mind will follow.

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 23, 2011 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions

gut feeling? or somthing else? just curious.

by chuckzub on Aug 23, 2011 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions

other than a wind aided shutout of the Cubs last season, Lincoln hasnt really pitched an above average game.

for a power arm, he doesnt really have much Oomph out there.

by white angus on Aug 23, 2011 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions

From watching him,

I just don’t think he’s got the talent, IMO.

Free your ass and your mind will follow.

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 23, 2011 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions

i think he is a prototypical 4/5 guy, one that every team, other than the Phillies, needs. I think he can put up a 4ish era, and give his team a chance to win more often than not. that is all we get from correia and we pay him 3 mil. I also, (small sample) realy like his stuff last night. I have never seen it look so sharp.

by chuckzub on Aug 23, 2011 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions

You are, of course, entitled to your opinion.

I think he’s too much of a case of “a blind squirrel finding a nut.”

Maybe that’s just me, but hey.

Free your ass and your mind will follow.

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 23, 2011 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions

definately possible. Do you think he is worse than correia?

by chuckzub on Aug 23, 2011 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Eep. Tough one.

All in all, I think I’d rather have KC.

That being said, it’s like comparing a blow to the head to a kick in the stomach.

Free your ass and your mind will follow.

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 23, 2011 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions

how hard a blow to the head and on which part?
Are you allowed to tense the stomach muscles or is it out of the blue?

by BlindSquirrel on Aug 23, 2011 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions

One concern I have with him starting long term is the tendency for his velocity to go down fast after about 50 pitches. He actually kept it up pretty well yesterday compared to what I remember seeing from him last year. I understand a lot of pitchers are like this, but I’m talking about a pretty serious drop.

Jason
The Hanging Curve

by poorboywilly on Aug 23, 2011 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Maybe.

Depends what else we’d spend it on instead.

If it’s $2M for Ohlendorf or $5M for Lyle Overbay…

by Vlad on Aug 23, 2011 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions

ps, my apologies for what I have just noticed was a spelling and grammar mess of a post.

by chuckzub on Aug 23, 2011 11:37 AM EDT reply actions

You can edit it, you know...

Free your ass and your mind will follow.

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 23, 2011 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions

ORRRRR

what we could do is keep McDonald and Lincoln since they’re cheap get rid of everyone else, call up Owens, Wilson and Locke. Save $$$ and sign Albert Pujols! Who is with me!

/sarcasm

Thats what she said! - Michael Gary Scott

by C Shint on Aug 23, 2011 12:51 PM EDT reply actions

But where is Al gonna play if Fielder is at first base? Can Al’s D hold up at third for a full season?

Put on your dancin' shoes.

by PensFan024 on Aug 23, 2011 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions

ah

forgot about us getting Fielder too. We won’t have to worry about the D, we’ll just move to the AL. If we have the money to sign Fielder and Pujols, we can just pay off the MLB to switch us leagues lol

Thats what she said! - Michael Gary Scott

by C Shint on Aug 23, 2011 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions