Of Beltre, Castilla, & Clubhouse Discord
Tim Sullivan's column today is titled, "Anger Surfaces in Clubhouse." He writes that players question the wisdom of waiving Vinnie and not doing more at the trade deadline. Tim Krasovic writes that the front office deemed Castilla merely average defensively. We now see how wrong that observation was. And as I said at the time, if you are going to give up Vinnie's defense, you need a whole lot of offense to replace him. Which got me thinking whether we can revive those Beltre rumors. Adrian Beltre was the only third baseman I saw pass through Petco this year who was superior to Vinnie with the glove. Though not matching his numbers from his contract year in LA, he is a young player with power. He just might clear waivers. Then, the Padres could waive Bellhorn, who is of no use, and use Walker as a dependable role player and pinch hitter. The million dollar questions are what would the Mariners want in return and does Linebrink still have substantial trade value?
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Beltre's Been heating Up, Too
by Enzo Hernandez on Aug 16, 2006 8:12 AM PDT 0 recs
Linebrink is a few runs away
Some of that clubhouse anger could be that they felt Castilla was more than just a player. Front office doesn't hang out in the dugout. For all we know, he could have been that mystical force of optimism that kept the Padres focused and in games til the end.
As a GM, how do you put value on that. How do you quantify that in trade value. I guess you can't. Unfortunately, unless you know how DEX (MR. SPORTS MBA), to put tangible value on intangible assets.
by bktabinga on Aug 16, 2006 11:41 AM PDT 0 recs
So...
by jessemundo on Aug 18, 2006 1:30 PM PDT 0 recs
Excellent Since All-Star Break
by Enzo Hernandez on
Aug 20, 2006 3:34 PM PDT
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