who would you go after and why?... Catchers Rod Barajas (37) - $3.5MM club option, no buyout Henry Blanco (41) - $1.24MM mutual option Gerald Laird (33) Russell Martin (30) Brian McCann (29) - $12MM club option with a $500K buyout Jose Molina (37) - $1.5MM club option with a $300K buyout Mike Napoli (31) Dioner Navarro (29) Miguel Olivo (34) Ronny Paulino (32) A.J. Pierzynski (36) Humberto Quintero (33) David Ross (36) Carlos Ruiz (34) - $5MM club option with a $500K buyout Brian Schneider (36) Kelly Shoppach (33) Chris Snyder (32) - $4MM mutual option for 2013 with a $500K buyout Yorvit Torrealba (34) Matt Treanor (37)First basemen Lance Berkman (36) Jason Giambi (42) Eric Hinske (35) Aubrey Huff (36) - $10MM club option with a $2MM buyout Casey Kotchman (30) Adam LaRoche (33) - $10MM mutual option with a $1MM buyout Carlos Lee (37) James Loney (29) Xavier Nady (34) Mike Napoli (31) Lyle Overbay (36) Carlos Pena (35) Ty Wigginton (35) - $4MM club option with a $500K buyoutSecond basemen Jeff Baker (32) Robinson Cano (30) - $15MM club option with a $2MM buyout Mike Fontenot (33) Orlando Hudson (35) - $8MM club option with a $2MM buyout Maicer Izturis (32) Kelly Johnson (31) Munenori Kawasaki (32) Adam Kennedy (37) Jeff Keppinger (33) Jose Lopez (29) Freddy Sanchez (34) Ryan Theriot (33)Shortstops Jason Bartlett (33) Yuniesky Betancourt (31) Brian Bixler (30) Ronny Cedeno (30) Stephen Drew (30) - $10MM mutual option with a $1.35MM buyout Alberto Gonzalez (30) Alex Gonzalez (35) - $4MM vesting option. Details here. Cesar Izturis (33) Munenori Kawasaki (32) Jhonny Peralta (31) - $6MM club option with a $500K buyout Marco Scutaro (37)Third basemen Miguel Cairo (39) Eric Chavez (35) Mark DeRosa (38) Alberto Gonzalez (30) Brandon Inge (36) Maicer Izturis (32) Jose Lopez (29) Placido Polanco (37) - $5.5MM mutual option with a $1MM buyout Scott Rolen (38) Drew Sutton (30) Ty Wigginton (35) - $4MM club option with a $500K buyout David Wright (30) - $16MM club option with a $1MM buyout Kevin Youkilis (34) - $13MM club option with a $1MM buyoutLeft fielders Travis Buck (29) Melky Cabrera (28) Jonny Gomes (32) Scott Hairston (33) Josh Hamilton (32) Eric Hinske (35) Reed Johnson (36) Andruw Jones (36) Austin Kearns (33) Carlos Lee (37) Ryan Ludwick (34) - $5MM mutual option for 2013 with a $500K buyout Darnell McDonald (34) Juan Pierre (35) Juan Rivera (34) - $4MM club option for 2013 with a $500K buyout Drew Sutton (30) Delmon Young (27)Center fielders Alfredo Amezaga (35) Rick Ankiel (33) Michael Bourn (30) Curtis Granderson (32) - $15MM club option with a $2MM buyout Scott Hairston (33) Mitch Maier (31) Angel Pagan (31) Cody Ross (32) Grady Sizemore (30) B.J. Upton (28) Shane Victorino (32)Right fielders Brian Bixler (30) Travis Buck (29) Matt Diaz (35) Kosuke Fukudome (36) Torii Hunter (37) Andruw Jones (36) Ryan Ludwick (34) - $5MM mutual option for 2013 with a $500K buyout Xavier Nady (34) Juan Rivera (34) - $4MM club option for 2013 with a $500K buyout Cody Ross (32) Ichiro Suzuki (39) Nick Swisher (32)continued...
continued... Designated hitters Bobby Abreu (39) Johnny Damon (39) Travis Hafner (36) - $13MM club option with a $2.75MM buyout Raul Ibanez (41) Hideki Matsui (39) David Ortiz (38) Luke Scott (35) - $6MM club option with a $1MM buyout Jim Thome (42) Delmon Young (27)Starting pitchers Scott Baker (31) - $9.25MM club option Erik Bedard (34) Joe Blanton (32) Bartolo Colon (40) Aaron Cook (34) Kevin Correia (32) Jorge De La Rosa (32) - $11MM player option with a $1MM buyout Ryan Dempster (36) R.A. Dickey (38) - $5MM club option with a $300K buyout Scott Feldman (29) - $9.25MM club option with a $600K buyout Jeff Francis (32) Gavin Floyd (30) - $9.5MM club option Freddy Garcia (37) Zack Greinke (28) Jeremy Guthrie (34) Rich Harden (31) Dan Haren (32) - $15.5MM club option with a $3.5MM buyout Roberto Hernandez (32) - $6MM club option (Reduced from $9MM after contract was restructured) Tim Hudson (37) - $9MM club option with a $1MM buyout Edwin Jackson (29) Hiroki Kuroda (38) Francisco Liriano (29) Kyle Lohse (34) Derek Lowe (40) Paul Maholm (31) - $6.5MM club option with a $500K buyout Shaun Marcum (31) Jason Marquis (34) Daisuke Matsuzaka (32) Brandon McCarthy (29) Kevin Millwood (38) Jamie Moyer (50) Roy Oswalt (35) Carl Pavano (37) Jake Peavy (31) - $22MM club option with a $4MM buyout Anibal Sanchez (29) Jonathan Sanchez (30) Ervin Santana (30) - $13MM club option with a $1MM buyout Joe Saunders (32) James Shields (31) - $9MM club option with a $1.5MM buyout Carlos Villanueva (29) Chien-Ming Wang (33) Kip Wells (36) Randy Wolf (36) Chris Young (34) Carlos Zambrano (32)Closers Grant Balfour (35) - $4.5MM club option with a $350K buyout Jonathan Broxton (29) Matt Capps (29) Brandon League (30) Ryan Madson (32) - $11MM mutual option with a $2.5MM buyout Brett Myers (32) - $10MM vesting option with a $3MM buyout Mariano Rivera (43) Fernando Rodney (36) - $2.5MM club option with a $250K buyout Joakim Soria (29) - $8MM club option with a $750K buyout Jose Valverde (35)Right-handed relievers Jeremy Accardo (31) Mike Adams (34) Luis Ayala (35) Miguel Batista (42) Shawn Camp (37) Todd Coffey (32) - $2.5M club option for 2013 with a $300K buyout Jose Contreras (41) - $2.5M club option for 2013 with a $500K buyout Francisco Cordero (38) Juan Cruz (34) Octavio Dotel (39) - $3.5MM club option with a $500K buyout Chad Durbin (35) Kyle Farnsworth (37) Jason Frasor (35) Kevin Gregg (35) Jason Grilli (36) LaTroy Hawkins (38) Clay Hensley (33) Livan Hernandez (38) Bobby Jenks (32) Brad Lidge (36) Matt Lindstrom (33) - $4MM club option with a $200K buyout Derek Lowe (40) Mark Lowe (30) Brandon Lyon (33) Guillermo Mota (39) Juan Carlos Oviedo (29) Vicente Padilla (35) Brad Penny (35) Joel Peralta (37) Chad Qualls (34) Ramon Ramirez (31) Jon Rauch (34) Francisco Rodriguez (31) Takashi Saito (43) Rafael Soriano (33) - $14MM player option or a $1.5MM buyout Koji Uehara (38) Carlos Villanueva (29) Randy Wells (30) Jamey Wright (38)Left-handed relievers Jeremy Affeldt (34) Sean Burnett (30) - $3.5MM mutual option with a $250K buyout Tim Byrdak (39) Randy Choate (37) Dana Eveland (29) Pedro Feliciano (35) - $4.5MM club option Brian Fuentes (37) - $6.5MM club option with a $500K buyout Mike Gonzalez (35) Alex Hinshaw (30) J.P. Howell (28) Will Ohman (35) Darren Oliver (42) - $3MM club option with a $500K buyout J.C. Romero (37) Hisanori Takahashi (38)
I didn't read through the whole list but I'll start with small things and build up. We need more power (or even a threat) off the bench. Someone here posted how we had the least amount of pinch hit home runs or something of that nature. Plus, I'm sick of seeing Abreu and Rivera in late-game situations. I say we get a lefty/righty combo like Ibanez or Overbay (lefties) and De Rosa or Johnny Gomes (righties). Now onto the bigger. With Bills' health so uncertain I feel like we need to get serious about Greinke. Not only would that shore up the rotation, but I feel like it would put us over the top. For you Greinke haters I'll settle and say that if we don't get him then we should pursue a Peavy/Kuroda combo. My preference is obviously Greinke though. His addition to CK, Bills, and Beckett would be an elite starting rotation IMO. Oh, and getting a backup catcher that could get a hit every once in awhile would be cool too.
someone who hits lefties well but is a good CF so kemp can move to RF when ethier sits, even if the 4th doesnt have a lot of power
I suggested Hunter in the other thread but Gomes works too. I am not as down with Kuroda as a I am with Sanchez right now. I also am all about the Peavy. Of course, I would be willing to go Sanchez/Kuroda.
The steals of this FA class will be: Sanchez, Myers, Hunter, Mike Adams, and Shields (if he is bought out--won't happen). I think Peavy will cost. I think Kuroda will get 13 million a year. I think Jackson is getting a nice contract. Same with Losche.
Hunte would be sick as a right handed brotha off the bench. idk if he accepts that from anyone other than the Anals, although he and Kemp are tight.
Hunter would be sweet, but expensive. Maybe he'd take a discount to play for a contender, and he's friends with Matt. I feel like if the Angels wanted him back he'd stay though. Sanchez would probably be a better option than Kuroda, but we could always sign Kuroda on a one year deal, while someone will overpay for Sanchez.
for colletti its always been pitching pitching pitching. looks like we will retain league, and choate did his job for us, shut down lefties while avoiding his arm falling off. dont think wright should be back even though he wasnt that bad as a 6th inning guy. really intrigued by the interest in kyuji fujikawa. our bullpen would become a strength again when we were last in the playoffs. as far as starters the team isnt going to splurge, especailly in somebody like grienke who already brings his risks. they are gonna call kuroda if he wants to comeback or see about peavy wanting a short deal to bridge the gap to when lee is ready. or see if the price is not too high on one of the rays arms as its expected price or shields will be put on the market. then its just the bench. need two versatile bats. presumably one thats a good at hitting lefties that can spell *cough*platton, ethier. the lineup is likely set the question is whether gordon or cruz get in the lineup.
Fedex not ready...not close at all, IMO. We must upgrade at backup catcher. The pitching is the most imperative spots to fill....with Harang Utan and Capuano with a year left each, Blanton a FA, Bills up in the injury air, our starters need some serious acquisitions here. Next year I think Beckett's gone to FA, too. So that's 3 of the starting 5 and no Blanton, gone. There's also CK and his extension, etc., and his CY self to address, too. There's always anyone the Giants don't resign, and Ned will probably gobble 'em up quickly. How about Jason Schmidt? Our bench is average at best. Maybe below. Need something there for sure. No matter who we sign, by July/ August, the concern and multitude of statements about the LAD will be that we will be "one bat away".
David Ross has been one of the best back up catchers I've seen. I know he's getting older but he can hit.
I've always liked David Ross and Henry Blanco as backups. Torrealba would.ve been good too as a backup, but I think he's sucked ass lately so nevermind.
that old man was awesome i sometimes watch the younger guy that likes to paint whales that show is good for when your blood pressure gets up
