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"Rather than weaken the rotation, the Giants might take one bold move to strengthen it. According to a team source, the Giants plan to investigate the Hope Diamond of free-agent pitchers this winter, CC Sabathia, to gauge his interest in returning to his native Bay Area."

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I still don’t know where they think they’re getting the money for this.

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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Sep 29, 2008 10:04 PM PDT 0 recs

$700 billion, dude!

everybody’s gonna party like it’s 1999

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by delorean on Sep 29, 2008 10:12 PM PDT up 0 recs

They’re gonna switch Zito’s and Sabbathia’s I.D.s.

"Strikeouts are boring - besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. More democratic."

by giants9107 on Sep 29, 2008 10:33 PM PDT up 0 recs

Let’s dream a dream that they have some master plan to dump Zito on the Yankees. Maybe Rowand too.

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by marcello on Sep 30, 2008 9:55 AM PDT up 0 recs

._.

There amass been plenty of articles written this spring about the stud shortstop Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum , as well as the fluid young outfielders and thirteen basemen Kevin Frandsen.
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by Natto on Sep 29, 2008 10:13 PM PDT 0 recs

This move will make Jonathan Sanchez expendable.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Sep 29, 2008 10:23 PM PDT 0 recs

purely from a standpoint of a fan

this move would rock. That seems like a good investment.

Mischievously implosive purple pitching staff.

by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Sep 29, 2008 10:33 PM PDT 0 recs

Schierholtz "wait and see"?

He should get lots of at-bats next year. If he doesn’t, somethings wrong.

What about Zimmerman? Do you think we have the minor league arms to pull him away from the pitching-starved Nats?

"Strikeouts are boring - besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. More democratic."

by giants9107 on Sep 29, 2008 10:37 PM PDT 0 recs

I keep wondering what the deal is with Nate. Is he an alcoholic? A wife beater? Is there some non-baseball issue that is keeping him in the minors? ?

by Merope on Sep 30, 2008 5:49 AM PDT up 0 recs

worse.

He has a bad walk to strikeout rate has never hit for power outside of Fresno,

Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus.

by oldjacket on Sep 30, 2008 6:54 AM PDT up 0 recs

Never hit for power?

What makes you say this? Hyperbole? His worst season of SLG was .443 in Connecticut at 22

Castillo got the DFA. Guestimate for Castillo DFA to come before the 2009 season = 2.

by kennv on Sep 30, 2008 7:40 AM PDT up 0 recs

His MLE’s have never been any good though. This was the first year that he broke an .800 OPS MLE, and it was exactly .800. Basically, he’s going to have to hit .320 in the majors to be productive, and a guy with that type of plate discipline and average power isn’t likely to do that.

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by marcello on Sep 30, 2008 10:03 AM PDT up 0 recs

it’s a little hyperbole.

If Nate had absolutely destroyed Fresno and San Jose, I’d be more confident about him.

Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus.

by oldjacket on Sep 30, 2008 10:29 AM PDT up 0 recs

I’m really not sure what to think of this.
I really like C.C., but will he be worth the big contract 2 or 3 years from now?

by chilibean_3 on Sep 29, 2008 10:38 PM PDT 0 recs

Will his arm even be okay 6 months from now?

/drop and gloom

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Sep 29, 2008 10:47 PM PDT up 0 recs

6 days?

Yost rid him hard down the stretch. I’m concerned about his future performance.

Also, we lose draft picks, right?

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Sep 29, 2008 10:59 PM PDT up 0 recs

only

a second rounder. our first one is protected.

Mischievously implosive purple pitching staff.

by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Sep 29, 2008 11:08 PM PDT up 0 recs

I know you can’t be afraid to make a deal, but it would suck to have 2 Zito contracts.
He just hasn’t shown any sign of wearing down.

by chilibean_3 on Sep 29, 2008 11:12 PM PDT up 0 recs

He just hasn’t shown any sign of wearing down.

That just makes me even more worried.

by Natto on Sep 29, 2008 11:58 PM PDT up 0 recs

He hasn’t shown any sign of wearing down… yet.

He might come through this perfectly unscathed, but I think you have to take his stretch-run workload into consideration when you’re evaluating him. His body type and mechanics certainly suggest that he can handle it, but there’s really no way to tell (yet) whether or not he pitched his arm off.

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Sep 30, 2008 10:37 AM PDT up 0 recs

Body Type?

As long as his body is the type with ligaments and tendons, then it don’t much matter.

VAE PVTO DEVS FIO

by Bhaakon on Sep 30, 2008 2:52 PM PDT up 0 recs

I heard that, given his weight, he might be susceptiple to leg injuries. This, which as we all know, can be just as bad as arm problems for pitchers.

I think it would be worth the gamble though if we didn’t already have the Zito contract.

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by marklar on Oct 1, 2008 9:33 PM PDT up 0 recs

No.

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by xanthan on Sep 30, 2008 5:40 AM PDT 0 recs

Sabathia

The Giants should put in a bid and get involved in negotiations, just to drive up the price for the Dodgers.

Castillo got the DFA. Guestimate for Castillo DFA to come before the 2009 season = 2.

by kennv on Sep 30, 2008 7:42 AM PDT 0 recs

Ha, I didn’t think about that. Yes, totally.

by satyricrash on Sep 30, 2008 10:14 AM PDT up 0 recs

Hey while we're at it

Let’s sign Manny Ramirez & Mark Teixeira! The Giants have DEEP POCKETS!

F*ck being able to sign Lincecum & Cain to longer contracts. Their arms are a dime a dozen.

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by SoFa King Mike on Sep 30, 2008 8:05 AM PDT 0 recs

I've been thinking about this, and I wonder...

Why should we sign Lincecum AND Cain to FA contracts? We’d end up with $50M a season (40-50% of the payroll in 2012) spent on 3/5ths of our starting rotation. Unlike some people, I don’t necessarily have a problem with tying up 50% of the payroll in three players, but only if they’re worth the money (Zito ain’t) and not if they’re all on the same side of the ball. And ESPECIALLY not if they do the only thing that your team seems to be able to develop through their farm system. (Also, I’m generally a bit queasy about giving big money deals to pitchers; IMO, hitters have a much more predictable return on investment).

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by Bhaakon on Sep 30, 2008 3:01 PM PDT up 0 recs

They will have to resign Lincecum

Barring some sort of crazy injury or production fallout, in which case it will be UnleashTheElectricChair. So that must mean you advocate not resigning Cain, in which case…

/hands Bhakkon a metal protective suit

…good luck around these parts.

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by UnleashTheGore on Oct 1, 2008 9:41 AM PDT up 0 recs