I actually like Lowell. Not a good fit for the Giants, but i like him a helluva lot more than the other scrappy scrap-heapers.

Noah's value will never be higher than it is right now. Sabes needs to channel Billy Beane and trade Noah for 2 solid prospects. I'm fine sending both Lowry and Morris. Sanchez and Ortiz (shudder!) in the rotation?

I would certainly trade both Lowry and Morris if we could get the right deals for them. Morris, obviously, won't be a part of the next good Giants team and I have a feeling his trade value isn't going to get any better over the offseason. Lowry is a tougher decision, but I just can't see how he can continue to be a good (or even an average) major league starting pitcher if he doesn't stop giving up a million baserunners a game. If some GM wants to give some valuable parts of him, you've got to do it, even if it makes the 2007 (and 2008) rotations a little weaker.

Shipping Lowry and Morris pretty much depends on whether Sanchez is going to be a starter in 2008.
Cain-Lincecum-Sanchez-Zito-Mr. Scrap heap whomever is a rotation I would feel comfy with - if I had an above average offense to go with it.

Obv., we should only dump Lowry in a steal.

Actually - I think if we do trade both, we should get the 2 position prospects + some lower level high upside pitching prospects.

Exec 2 = Goofus?

Evidence: I believe Goofus is a father, and would know the cost and upkeep required on an 8 year old boy. Thus, he would be the exec that presents that information. As for Exec 1, well, he's certainly not Natto as far as I can tell. Ergo, Grant.

A good team needs Big 3 of starters. In SF case that could be Lincecum, Cain and Zito. Then if either Sanchez or Misch pans out you got your #4 guy. Your #5 guy can come from a number of sources - minors, trade or FA.

I have no trouble trading Morris, if for nothing else to clear salary, though would try to package for a greater return. If Lowry is to be placed on this season's trade deadline market he would seem to be one of the most sought after pitchers. Young, LH and contact controllable.

While it might be nice to have a rotation so solid that Zito is relegated to the #5 spot (where that worthless POS belongs), not being able to hit the ball means you are wasting all the quality starts given to you by the pitching staff anyway.

Lowry is cheap and getting better and lefty.  Why the rush to trade him?

And to think I've been calling him Kirk for all these years!

Jones is untouchable and so is Clement probably. And I don't think we have a package that could land us Balentien.

Thoughts?

I think the trades we will see will be similar to trades Sabean has made in the past.  Trades that brought in players like Kent, Snow, Schmidt, Nen, Burks, Lofton, Livan, etc - established MLB players.  

I don't think this is necessarily a bad thing.  Certainly, Brian's trading record has stunk lately.  Perhaps with the vapors of "contending" gone, Sabean can bring back real players of worth, just as he has in the past.  Or perhaps, he won't.

But I wouldn't expect prospects.

This year: .337/.397/.538, 14 HR in 398 AB, 40:46 BB/K ratio
Career: http://thebaseballcube.com/players/C/Chris-Carter.shtml

He's blocked by Conor Jackson and Rotoworld thinks he's probably not going to get a chance with Arizona. Do we have anything they might want in return for him? If he wasn't too expensive, he could make a decent 1st base stopgap bat, if not a longterm solution.

Lowry, Morris, Durham, Omar, Sanchez
for
Renteria, Kelly Johnson, Salty

Trades like this just don't seem to happen.  Too many marquee players.  But like I said, I'm crazy thinking.