A First Base Solution

Lowry for Jackson has been discussed and most realize that this in division trade ain't happening especially with Clark and Arizona having a falling out in their negoiations for a contract extention and with Tracy's recovery from his microsurgery being an open question mark.

Jackson would be nice, if unrealistic, but right now I'd still prefer a trade for Nick Johnson (pending the passing of a physical, of course).  I can't imagine the Nats would ask for much.  Even if he plays half a season he's worth about 3 wins.  

Make it happen!

That would be a step in the right direction

Guys, I just can't help feeling that the thinking on trades is too far 'in the box'. If we want to get full value for Lowry we are going to need to raid the creme of some contenders farm system. You need to look at who has been raking at AAA, looking at guys who have only had a cup of coffee or a September call up, maybe even a few AA high flyers.  We need to acquire talented guys and give them the 500 ABs they need to develop rather than suggesting guys who already have 500 ABs and are now serious contributors on thier teams. Why? Because any team that needs a 3-4-5 SP to compete probably needs that young and productive RF next season to compete too, but they can afford to give up a couple high ceiling kids who will be starts in the future but aren't part of the 08 big push.  And Lowry is worth several of these kids in trade- he's a proven winning starter with a good contract and a good era.  MLB executives value such things very highly and they've all had enough hot shot kids not pan out that they value 'ceiling' lower than board geeks do. Just compare what Timmy was worth last off season when it was all about potential, to what he's worth now that he's walked the walk. He's the sme guy, his ceiling hasn't changed, but his value has. So lets have some more outside the box thinking that tries to use the few trading chits the Giants have to improve the team for 5 years rahter than 1 or 2.