Wow
Cashman is on a roll, Pudge for Farnsworth?
Farnsworth certainly improved himself this year, but losing him is no great shakes and Pudge drastically upgrades the cacthing situation. He is a free agent at the end of this season and he is having a nice year .295/.338/.417 for a catcher and that OPS of .755 is almost .200 points above Molina plus you don't lose any defense.
The question is who goes to the 8th inning now? Is it Veras or Marte? Does this mean that JB Cox or Patterson are on their way from Scranton?
UPDATE: Girardi and Farnwsorth both cried on camera over the deal. I have no idea what to make of that.
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Wow, didnt see that coming.
I haven't been following Pudge recently, is he still as good a defender as he used to be?
Posted by: ian | July 30, 2008 05:21 PM |
Ian
No, he isn't what he once was, but he is still good.
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July 30, 2008 05:52 PM
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This looks like a great deal. The rap on I-Rod has been that he really doesn't work hard with the pitchers and that his power numbers are declining.
But he has been a great leader in the post-season for Florida and Detroit, and he can still hit.
I think this was a great deal. Would love to see Posada and IRod extend their careers by splitting Catcher and 1B duties for the next few years.
Posted by: Corey | July 31, 2008 01:57 PM |