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So, yeah, Adrian Gonzalez. (See below) And who else? What starters should Team target in free agent or soon-to-be free agent market?
Brandon Webb and his 3.27 lifetime ERA? Webb underwent season-ending surgery earlier this month. Doc who did operation predicted full recovery and surgery was described by Diamondbacks as "cleanup" as opposed to "repair" or "reconstruction."
Arizona can bring back Webb for $8.5 million or let him go for $2 million and let him test free agency.
If Webb comes back strong and puts up numbers in 2010 in Arizona -- number that indicate full recovery -- it's likely Team won't be able to win inevitable bidding war that will break out for his services in 2011.
Conversely, if Diamondbacks DON'T extend him, as one astute commenter pointed out on Camden Chat last night, it could amount to scare for rest of MLB.
Therefore, if Team wants to "gamble" on Webb, Wayward O thinks Team must act during this offseason, assuming 'Zona picks up extension, and try to trade for him while stock is low.
Even if 'Zona dumps him, Window of Opportunity for Team is THIS WINTER.
In fact if Zona lets him go it's almost more enticing as only thing Team would have to lose is money, which Team has LOTS OF, as opposed to prospects in trade.
Upside would be off-price acquisition of healthy anchor for Team's young, promising Rote. Worst-case would be another injured, ineffective veteran hurler and (potential) loss of prospect(s).
It all amounts to semi high-stakes poker and doesn't really seem like Agent Andy's style ... but, as they say in Vegas, you gotta play to win.
Wayward O is on fence on this one. It really would depend on whether 'Zona would consider some kind of trade and who they might be eyeing in return.
That'll do for now ... but Wayward O isn't done scouring wires to see who else is out there to help Young Nucleus become Competitive.
Because losing gets boring after ten years or so.
Brandon Webb and his 3.27 lifetime ERA? Webb underwent season-ending surgery earlier this month. Doc who did operation predicted full recovery and surgery was described by Diamondbacks as "cleanup" as opposed to "repair" or "reconstruction."
Arizona can bring back Webb for $8.5 million or let him go for $2 million and let him test free agency.
If Webb comes back strong and puts up numbers in 2010 in Arizona -- number that indicate full recovery -- it's likely Team won't be able to win inevitable bidding war that will break out for his services in 2011.
Conversely, if Diamondbacks DON'T extend him, as one astute commenter pointed out on Camden Chat last night, it could amount to scare for rest of MLB.
Therefore, if Team wants to "gamble" on Webb, Wayward O thinks Team must act during this offseason, assuming 'Zona picks up extension, and try to trade for him while stock is low.
Even if 'Zona dumps him, Window of Opportunity for Team is THIS WINTER.
In fact if Zona lets him go it's almost more enticing as only thing Team would have to lose is money, which Team has LOTS OF, as opposed to prospects in trade.
Upside would be off-price acquisition of healthy anchor for Team's young, promising Rote. Worst-case would be another injured, ineffective veteran hurler and (potential) loss of prospect(s).
It all amounts to semi high-stakes poker and doesn't really seem like Agent Andy's style ... but, as they say in Vegas, you gotta play to win.
Wayward O is on fence on this one. It really would depend on whether 'Zona would consider some kind of trade and who they might be eyeing in return.
That'll do for now ... but Wayward O isn't done scouring wires to see who else is out there to help Young Nucleus become Competitive.
Because losing gets boring after ten years or so.
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