tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post4601496382766331901..comments2023-10-17T10:45:07.796-04:00Comments on FJB: Great Minds Think Alike!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-66659842950699376642008-07-20T12:32:00.000-04:002008-07-20T12:32:00.000-04:00JayB--I understand your frustration with Lopez. A...JayB--I understand your frustration with Lopez. And if we had a Flores ready to step in who was being blocked by Felipe, then maybe it would make sense to just eat the salary. But we don't have that.<BR/><BR/>We don't even have a replacement-level stop gap to plug in. Harris and Orr aren't options for SS every day.<BR/><BR/>Guzzy is one of our most valuable trading chips, not a blockbuster by any means, but someone we should be able to turn into a a prospect with upside, especially if he was packaged with Rauch and/or Rivera, let's say. I don't want to be in a situation where we CAN'T trade Guzman because of him.<BR/><BR/>It could make sense to pick up a guy like Freddie Bynum too, BTW, again just to have replacement-level options available.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14109288910583404941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-51841045194649764692008-07-20T11:57:00.000-04:002008-07-20T11:57:00.000-04:00NO NEED TO KEEP LOPEZ, he does far more harm than ...NO NEED TO KEEP LOPEZ, he does far more harm than good. Pete Orr, Willie Harris, both would be much better at 2B/SS than LOPEZ.<BR/><BR/>Enough already. Have some guts and just cut him. Jimbo's pride is the oldly thing hurt by admitting Lopez was a HUGE waste of money.JayBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11448827055342357809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-81403467381187152072008-07-20T11:13:00.000-04:002008-07-20T11:13:00.000-04:00I agree that if Bonds agreed to "No entourage. No ...I agree that if Bonds agreed to "No entourage. No flaunting team rules. No indictments." that it would make sense. Almost a no-brainer actually. <BR/><BR/>But as you say, if he really agreed to that, there'd be 20 teams that would want him. Hell, he'd still be in San Francisco. <BR/><BR/>It's like saying "I want Ben Sheets, but only if we're sure he can stay healthy" or "I want Joel Hanrahan to be our closer, but only if he shows he can throw strikes consistently" or "I'd definitely buy an SUV but only if there's a guarantee that I'll get the same gas mileage" or "I'd have another baby but only if I can be sure she's not going to keep me up all night."<BR/><BR/>If only life was like that, just make choices and leave out the downsides. But Bonds is Bonds. There's an interesting debate that lots of teams are having about whether the value of his bat offsets the drama and clubhouse poison. Sheinin's comments on Bonds don't really offer anything to that debate though, unfortunately.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14109288910583404941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-14334654414009650522008-07-20T09:22:00.000-04:002008-07-20T09:22:00.000-04:00The Bonds suggestion left me agape, until I read S...The Bonds suggestion left me agape, until I read Sheinin's conditions. Which, if Bonds were willing to meet them, would make him attractive to 10 or 20 other teams.<BR/><BR/>Ain't gonna happen, though, and it's too bad. The man's hubris is killing what's left of his reputation and career.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com