I agree with TC about Lowe
As a person, I loathe the guy, but I think his sinker would be a wonderful addition here. Zito scares me with his agent and his fly balls...
there is always an adjustment period switching leagues as well. Lowe would do metter - he keeps the ball down.
because Billy Beane is smart enough to know his A's arent winning a World Series this fall, and knows Zito is leaving and he wants to at least get something for later down the road versus getting nothing.Originally Posted by GoGoWhiteSox
a guy on 710 AM here in Los Angeles made a great point about what teams do (at the cost of somewhat deceiving fans)
Almost all small market teams will trade for young talent, groom their talent in the minors, bring them up to the majors for 3-6 years while still under a rookie contract, turn them into superstars, then when trade them for young talent again (restarting this entire cycle) versus having to pay a huge contract or lose the star for nothing
This way, they have a constant cycle of good young talent coming out and performing for relatively cheap, while winning some ball games, the fans think they are actually competing for a W.S. title when really the owners/gms are content with just "being in it" while keeping payroll down
If you think that Beane doesn't want a ring, you are dead wrong. The rest of it is no secret.
"My mission is to be the ray of hope, the guy who stands out there on that beautiful field and owns up to his mistakes and lets people know it's never completely hopeless, no matter how bad it seems at the time. I have a platform and a message, and now I go to bed at night, sober and happy, praying I can be a good messenger." -Josh Hamilton
everybody wants a ring but do you think he thinks his team this year, which is almost dead last in slugging, hr's, OPS is good enough to win a World Series this year and risk losing Zito and getting nothing in return?
cmon man, he's a realist
He might just take the draft pick.
Go Gators!
Probably gonna take some heat but what if we trade Jay Bruce and another minor for Zito since we just drafted of Drew Stubbs this year.
We;re awfully thin in the OF and I'm not convinced Stubbs is any kind of answer, but OFs can be found in FA easier than starters.
If you can sign Zito to an LTC and acquire him for a package of minor leaguers not named Bailey, I think you have to - reservations about the affect of the GAB on Zito aside.
I just want Zito so bad right now.
Bruce, Wood, Pelland, and Coffey for Zito
Just saw where Zito gaveup a grand slam early, then shut 'emdown throught 6.2 for a win today
why is everyone on zito's jock? left handed american league fly-ball pitcher in the GAB?..hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Eric Milton says hi
I much prefer Tejada, and this team could use him even more than Zito.
:ughmamoru
"My mission is to be the ray of hope, the guy who stands out there on that beautiful field and owns up to his mistakes and lets people know it's never completely hopeless, no matter how bad it seems at the time. I have a platform and a message, and now I go to bed at night, sober and happy, praying I can be a good messenger." -Josh Hamilton
Milton was never near as good as Zito.
Go Gators!
agreed but he was pretty damn good his last two years in Minnesota
at ages 25 thru 27:
13-10 4.86 era
15-7 4.32
13-9 4.84
and that is being a fly ball picture in the metrodome so ERA is a bit inflated
Barry Zito at ages 25-27
14-12 3.30 era
11-11 4.48
14-13 3.86
not that near?
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