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Not Mets related news but I thought it was interesting, and a bit surprising considering he's coming off a somewhat disappointing AAA season.

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Going from Granderson to Jackson is either going to make them look very smart or very stupid, and it’s going to be interesting to see which.

by anonymous on Feb 26, 2010 8:45 PM EST reply actions  

yeah same with the

jackson/scherzer switcheroo

On his property, Mr. Frazier has created a number of places to unwind — or as he said, "just chill."

by inventor frank on Feb 26, 2010 11:38 PM EST up reply actions  

stupid

they’re going to look stupid

by JoshNY on Mar 1, 2010 12:12 PM EST up reply actions  

That part of the deal may look bad, but Max Scherezer might make the deal look brilliant.

I’d take him over Edwin Jackson right now, and he’s gonna be paired with Porcello and Verlander for at least the next 5 seasons (unless they trade one of them). Jacob Turner may very well be up and in that rotation well before they lose any of those three as well. Detroit has an awful lot of young pitching talent now.

Pinella: Where th f*ck was that pitch at?
Ump: Lou, don't you know that you're not supposed to end a sentence with a preposition?
Pinella: Where the f*ck was that pitch at, a$$h*le?

by Stephen Schmidt on Mar 1, 2010 3:22 PM EST up reply actions  

well unless they trade one

or unless Max Scherzers arm falls off/implodes/or is otherwise rendered useless.

Regardless it depends on whether you look at them or two separate deals or one. if it’s you look at it as one then I’m perplexed as to what Arizona saw in Ian Kennedy that made him so valuable they’d be willing to downgrade from scherzer to jackson. if it’s two, I’m still perplexed as to what Arizona was thinking unless they’re just 100% certain Scherzers arm is going to fall off.

"We have a plan, and our plan, I like our plan'

it's Omar's world, we're just livin in it.

by Gina on Mar 1, 2010 3:29 PM EST up reply actions  

this was my initial reaction too

But — unlike with Omar — I’m willing to entertain the possibility that the Tiger front office knows something I don’t about the upside of the players they’re taking a gamble on.

by anonymous on Mar 1, 2010 5:20 PM EST up reply actions  

Eh they've made a lot of blunders themselves the last few years

I’m not sure their gm is that much better than Omar. His blunders just haven’t included embarrassing press conferences.

"We have a plan, and our plan, I like our plan'

it's Omar's world, we're just livin in it.

by Gina on Mar 1, 2010 5:59 PM EST up reply actions  

I'm going to call it a very smart move (as far as using him goes, not the trade itself).

Playing him in center everyday should help keep Ordonez’s playing time low enough that his ridiculous option doesn’t vest.

Pinella: Where th f*ck was that pitch at?
Ump: Don't you know that you're not supposed to end a sentence with a preposition?
Pinella: Where the f*ck was that pitch at, a$$h*le?

by Stephen Schmidt on Feb 27, 2010 3:20 AM EST reply actions  

Guillen?

"We have a plan, and our plan, I like our plan'

it's Omar's world, we're just livin in it.

by Gina on Feb 28, 2010 9:34 PM EST up reply actions  

Yeah

I think he can play some LF still.

by EtSuKe on Mar 1, 2010 12:04 AM EST up reply actions  

Oh I forgot Carlos Guillen existed

when I see Guillen I think Jose or Ozzie, and I occasionally get the Tigers and White Sox’s confused so I was trying to figure out if you actually meant Juan Pierre and had gotten him confused with Jose Guillen or you were expecting Ozzie to suit up.

"We have a plan, and our plan, I like our plan'

it's Omar's world, we're just livin in it.

by Gina on Mar 1, 2010 12:18 AM EST up reply actions  

Yeah, but that would make Maggs the primary DH.

Pushing Jackson out there as the everyday CF leaves 4 guys to fill 3 spots, and you’d have to think it would force Maggs to a part time DH role that could force him to come up short. That wouls save the tiger almost 16 million next year, and combined with Robertson, Bonderman, Damon, Inge, and Willis coming off the books would give them a shitload to spend.

Pinella: Where th f*ck was that pitch at?
Ump: Lou, don't you know that you're not supposed to end a sentence with a preposition?
Pinella: Where the f*ck was that pitch at, a$$h*le?

by Stephen Schmidt on Mar 1, 2010 2:31 AM EST up reply actions  

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