GMs on a field trip
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Nov 04, 2008 
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The general managers – and I’m not kidding – are bowling now. Not entirely sure what that accomplishes. Brian Cashman will be meeting with the writers in another two hours or so.
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Sorry for the technical difficulties on the blog today. There is some sort of problem with the entire LoHud.com web site. They’re working to fix it. Wish I had a better answer for you. I can barely get in to post.
Good thing its not Election Day or there’s a lot of baseball news.
i like bowling. maybe it’s just another version of tossing a football around, for GMs. and i wonder which GM has the best average?
Pete, tell Cashman about Garko when you have the chance.
Hope they go Disco bowling
Burnett opted out, for those who didn’t know.
“Hope they go Disco bowling”
is there any other kind? my league rules
beer – ftw!
The GMs bowl? These guys are after my heart. I’m a big time bowler so they’ve earned some brownie points with me.
what is going on – why is this blog looking so… odd?
Pete – your blog looks so… so… so… bloggish!
blog is fine now
Back to normal!
Are you permitted to ask the GMs if they vote as well as bowl? I don’t want to know who they voted for, but why are they scheduling bowling photo ops when like everyone else is voting? They have to kick off the next season of buying and selling humans on election day?
According to Michael Kay on ESPN radio the Yanks have declined the options on Giambi and Pavano. Heard it about 10 minutes ago on my way home.
lol. All the Pavano overreaction for not.
Declining Giambi and Pavano’s options does not necessarily mean that they are goners. Its means that they Yankees don’t want to pay then 23/13.5 mill. Don’t breath a sigh of relief just yet.
kd,
you beat me to it, I was about to say the same thing.
Why did we decline Pavano’s option?
We could have traded him for some good prospects like we did with Sheffield.
Chris Carlin said we should trade Joba straight up for Peavy.
I would trade Hughes, Jackson, Kennedy, Sanchez, Melancon, and Aceves combined before I trade Joba.
Why did we decline Pavano’s option?
We could have traded him for some good prospects like we did with Sheffield
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Haha…@13.5 million you think you are going to trade him…haha
so AJ declined his player option.
good for you AJ, good for you!
We can only hope Cashman’s gutterballs aren’t symbolic.
Of course they were going to decline Pavanos option. Doesn’t mean he still can’t come back.
Any deal for Pavano would be short term and incentive laden.
Pavano’s only 32 and may have some productive years ahead of him. Not saying it should be with the yanks but you know how these guys are with their reclamation projects.
Left,
No doubt. Joba is 100% untouchable in any trade, the only one in the farm who should be untouchable.
I’d give up Hughes in a heartbeat if SD wanted but Joba is off-limits for anyone.
When did Francessa turn his show into ‘Meet the Press’?
Did he talk sports at all today?
Bowling in Dana Point ???? Yachting yes, Golf yes, bowling ?????
AJ Burnett
He’s always injured 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2007)
He’s only 11 games over .500 for his career
He pitched the most innings he has ever pitched last year (220+)
Someone please explain to me why the Yankees would want AJ Burnett….
“When did Francessa turn his show into ‘Meet the Press’?
Did he talk sports at all today?”
He did. I think it was for a grand total of 15 minutes though
Good for us that Burnett opted out. Just another option if CC takes $40 million less to go to West.
Love the bowling!
It’s really a great outing – competitive, but relaxing, with lots of time to talk. Perfect field trip!
Pete =
Love your sense of humor.
“When did Francessa turn his show into ‘Meet the Press’?
Did he talk sports at all today”
nope. He discussed the history of American politics (with himself), for the entire 5 hrs
I don’t think you can trade Hughes until after his 25th birthday. There are just to many pitchers that need some time to get things together. Danks and Floyd of the White Sox and Santana of the Angels all came through in 08 after poor 07 seasons.
Pavano in ’04:
18-8 3.00ERA, 10 less hits than IP, 16HR, 1 BB every 4.53 IP
Burnett in ’08:
18-10 4.07ERA, 10 less hits than IP, 19HR, 1BB every 2.56 IP
Besides not having to face Burnett 4 times per year, WHY?
Up until last season Burnett had never won more than 12 in his 11 year career.
He was on the DL twice last season for a sore should.
11 times on the DL in his career, there are some risks involved with Burnett.
Especially with a multi-year 15 mil. per contract.
I’m all for CC, Burnett’s injury history is scarey.
November 4th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
FYI – For discussion
Jake Peavy, GOING ON 28
Year – ERA – LG — E+ – WHIP
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2002 4.52 3.74 083 1.423
2003 4.11 3.94 096 1.310
2004 2.27 3.88 171 1.196
2005 2.88 3.85 134 1.044
2006 4.09 4.04 099 1.231
2007 2.54 4.04 159 1.061
2008 2.85 3.82 134 1.180
—+—+—–+—+—+—–+—–+—-+—–+
07 Yr 3.25 3.92 121 1.186
He has always picthed in SD, NL West., a weak htting division.
The last 3 years, has average a very inconsistant ERA+ of: 131
What happened in 2006? Injury?
Over last 6 years, he has averaged around 190 IP, low of: 166.3
How would you thnk that ERA+ of 131 translates to the AL EAST? 125? 120?
How about playing with the Yanks terrible defense, subtract another .02-.05 points.
So is his Yankees ERA+ around 122?
Would you guys be surprised if for the Yankees in 2009, He posted an ERA+ of 122? Expect more?
Wang has a carrer ERA+ of: 116