Giants need to trade an arm they love for the bat they need

A weak FA market means that trading away one of our starters is the fastest way to get from Point A to B.

by esseffgeez on Oct 2, 2009 11:02 AM PDT reply actions

I don’t want to trade Cain ;_;

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster

by jponry on Oct 2, 2009 11:12 AM PDT reply actions

I understand...

… that trading away young pitching will be the easiest (and probably only) way to acquire a bat the team needs, but splitting Lincecum and Cain will more than likely be a mistake that leads to tons of regret and lunatic’s fringing.

by sfgfan on Oct 2, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions

Sort of like Don Nelson’s attempts to trade for a big man.

My Bucardo is better than yours.

A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.

by Roger on Oct 2, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions

J SANCH BOOYA! WITH AUTHORITY!!

I’d trade Wilson. I wouldn’t trade the other two.

WHY IS BOCOCK?!

by Lars The Wanderer on Oct 2, 2009 11:12 AM PDT reply actions

ROSTERBATION LEADS TO BLINDNESS

Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard

by SoFa King Mike on Oct 2, 2009 11:18 AM PDT reply actions

Pitchers and catchers report in only about 135 days!

My Bucardo is better than yours.

A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.

by Roger on Oct 2, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions

We need a digital countdown clock somewhere on this site!

"The part of the roster where most of the money is spent, though, is on free agents and guys acquired through trade — guys Sabean did play a big role in acquiring. And they are not good. When you get 2/5 of a pitching rotation for free, you would think you could do better with $76 million than to field the league’s worst offense."
-Taliesin September, 2009

by Lyle on Oct 4, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions

I need to get a waterproof laptop so I can rosterbate in the shower.

by Wonderful Terrific Monds on Oct 2, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions

Made me think of this:

Lester Burnham: Look at me. Jerking off in the shower. This will be the highlight of my day.

by kaliber on Oct 2, 2009 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions

I sure hope we have a lot more of these articles this offseason

by FluLikeSymptoms on Oct 2, 2009 11:40 AM PDT reply actions

odds are pretty good

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by The Thrill on Oct 2, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions

After the season Cain just had, it would make sense to trade him. The problem is, the rube you’d want to trade him to would be Sabean.

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by marcello on Oct 2, 2009 12:39 PM PDT reply actions

If a really good bat can be had for Brian Wilson I wouldn’t hesitate.

Thing A

by sam23 on Oct 2, 2009 1:27 PM PDT reply actions

Rather overpay

I’d rather overpay for Matt Holliday than lose one of those guys. Pitchers like Cain don’t come along very often so he needs to stay. Wilson is young and was dominant for much of the season. Sanchez will be a guy with potential until he is 35, so I guess that is the one I would give up if the Giants had to. Unfortunately he isn’t going to be worth all that much piling up all these losses over the last few years

by m34josh on Oct 2, 2009 1:51 PM PDT reply actions

Cain4Feeeelder?

by furikawari on Oct 2, 2009 2:24 PM PDT reply actions

who?

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by The Thrill on Oct 2, 2009 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions

I wouldnt trade Cain for anything.

Sanchez I’d definitely be willing to listen, especially if Penny resigns for a modest price.

Wilson, I find him to be expendable but I’d rather keep him only because he seems to me like he could be a quality closer for a long time, something that’s usually not easy to find given the inconsistencies of bullpens from year to year. Guys like Affedlt, Romo or even Runzler are plenty capable but I doubt they’d be as effective as Wilson was this year.

by Hobbes2d on Oct 3, 2009 12:21 AM PDT reply actions