What I Saw

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What to Do With Barry Zito

post from The Giants Baseball Blog- A San Francisco Giants Blog and Fan Website on 02 March 2011 10:02:12 PM. © The Giants Baseball Blog- A San Francisco Giants Blog and Fan Website

Well, the Cactus League is well underway, and during this spring, the first following World Series win in San Francisco history, the guy who's getting all the attention early on is a guy who wasn't even on the post-season roster last year.

Everybody is asking for $126 million man Barry Zito to take a hike, and a lot of fans don't really care what or who the Giants would get in return, they just want him out. I understand it and can see where they're coming from, but let's get real here. If the Giants could deal Barry Zito, they'd jump at the opportunity to do so, it's not like they're hanging on to him because they want to, they're stuck with him. Which GM in his right mind is going to take on a player with 3 years left on a deal that pays him $55 million while that player's compiled a 29-44 record, a 4.44 era and a 1.47 WHIP while averaging about 185 innings pitched over the last 3 seasons. That win-loss record and the WHIP are both numbers that jump out at you right away and a big reason for those numbers was that horrible 2008 season. However, if you take away '08, his numbers in San Francisco aren't nearly as dreadful, but the simple fact is that he makes $17 million annually, and he's not worth that. He's not even worth 1/4 of that and everybody knows that. If Giants fans are aware of that, then you can bet that every GM and team executive knows it too. So who's gonna take him?

In any Barry Zito trade scenario, the Giants would undoubtedly need to eat his remaining the remaining $50+ million they owe him over the next 3 seasons. A lot of fans think it'd be addition by subtraction, but I'm not so sure. Don't get me wrong, I'd love for the Giants to trade Barry Zito, but to just give him away and still have to pay him doesn't sound so desirable. No matter what, they are going to have to pay him, so right now, they're best bet is to hang on to him, hope they catch lightening in a bottle and he turns himself back into a formidable pitcher. Heck, look what Burrell did in 2010! Then maybe they can deal him without having to eat nearly as much money as they would if they dealt him now. Not only that, but who on the Giants 40-man roster would you pick to take Zito's place if the Giants did cut him loose? Jeff Suppan isn't an upgrade, probably a downgrade, even though he looked better than Zito did the other day. Or they could try a young guy like Clayton Tanner or Henry Sosa, but I don't think either of those guys are close to being ready to pitch every fifth day in the big leagues. I've always liked Tanner, and think of him as a Noah Lowry type, but looking at his strikeout numbers in the minors makes me think he'll get hit too hard up in the bigs.

If your thinking about the teams #2 prospect Zach Wheeler, he's only 20 years old and has thrown just 58 innings in the minors. I wouldn't count on seeing Wheeler in San Francisco until at least a September of next year. I think he'll take longer than Cain, Lincecum and Bumgarner and all those guys were in the minors for at least 2 seasons, while Wheeler has just half a pro season under his belt. The Giants didn't even bring him to the big league camp yet, which shows you just how far off they think he is.

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Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Silva Get Into Dugout
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post from The Ghost of Moonlight Graham on 02 March 2011 09:53:46 PM. © The Ghost of Moonlight Graham

Only a dysfunctional organization like the Chicago Cubs could have two teammates get into it during a spring training game. According to Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune, a dugout scuffle between Carlos Silva and Aramis Ramirez occurred Wednesday after the Cubs gave up six first-inning runs in an exhibition game vs. the Milwaukee Brewers. [...]

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Bochy says Zito remains No. 4 starter (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 02 March 2011 09:34:34 PM. © MLB News Blog

San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy vehemently denied there was any truth to a report that appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on Wednesday morning suggesting left-hander Barry Zito is not assured a spot on the Giants’ roster this season. Bochy, who addressed the media before Wednesday night’s spring training game against an Arizona Diamondbacks split [...]

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Bochy: Zito remains No. 4 starter (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 02 March 2011 09:34:34 PM. © MLB News Blog

San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy vehemently denied there was any truth to a report that appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on Wednesday morning suggesting left-hander Barry Zito is not assured a spot on the Giants’ roster this season. Bochy, who addressed the media before Wednesday night’s spring training game against an Arizona Diamondbacks split [...]

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Indians trade LHP Laffey to Mariners (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 02 March 2011 07:59:25 PM. © MLB News Blog

The Cleveland Indians have traded left-hander Aaron Laffey to the Seattle Mariners for minor league utilityman Matt Lawson. Laffey split time between Cleveland and Triple-A Columbus last season, and bounced back and forth between the rotation and bullpen. The 25-year-old was in the mix to be the club’s No.

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Weekly Wild Whangdoodle: Games 61-63

post from The WGOM on 02 March 2011 07:40:14 PM. © The WGOM

I do not envy the position the Wild front office found themselves in at this year's trade deadline (which was Monday afternoon).

This is a team that has hung around the playoff picture, sometimes in and sometimes out, all season. They have played some real good hockey over the last two months to [...]

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Baseball Stat Acronyms Pronuciation Guide

As the title describes, we'll get right to it. There's some discussion regarding what the right and wrong way to pronounce each, so let's put it to rest.First, there are three different types of pronuciation styles.1. Worders. These are typically[...]

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Daily Awesome: How To Pick A Rooting Interest

post from 6-4-2 ? an Angels/Dodgers double play blog on 02 March 2011 07:03:59 PM. © 6-4-2 ? an Angels/Dodgers double play blog

Posted this on Facebook but not here: Jeff Sullivan at SBN passes along a wonderful flowchart by Paul Caputo on how to pick a baseball team to root for. For the record, I have never eaten raspberry-flavored anything at Angels Stadium of Anaheim, and I have arrived at Dodger Stadium before the game even started, and stayed through the end — even in extra innings.

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Cubs RHP Silva argues with 3B Ramirez (AP)

Casey McGehee had three hits, including two home runs, and four RBIs to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 12-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. Cubs starter Carlos Silva had an argument with teammate Aramis Ramirez in the dugout after allowing six runs — three unearned because of three errors — in the [...]

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