Interesting Developments
First, the signing of Wade Miller. Still has to become official but when it does it could be huge for us. There are definitely question marks. Is the frayed rotator cuff that cut last season short really healed? If so, will it hold up for the entire season next year?
This guy is still young (28) and when healthy he can pitch. He has potential to be one of the top pitchers in the league. Adding his arm to the starting staff improves our chances of coming up with 5 quality starters to get us through the season.
There are still many questions about this staff with a big one for every one of them.
Will Schilling come back from the ankle problem and continue to put up big numbers?
Will age and/or injury catch up with David Wells?
Will Matt Clement put it all together?
Is Wade Miller's shoulder sound?
Will Wakefield get it back?
Will Arroyo continue to improve or at the very least continue to be a solid starter?
If we can get a yes to at least 5 of these (and one of them has to be Schilling) then I think we could have one of the top starting staffs in the league (possibly the best). But then again, every year I say we're going to win the World Series, oh wait, I was right this year.
And if we can't come up with 5 yes's then we'll have to come up with another pitcher by the deadline, which we should be able to do. I really like what's happening here and how much potential (very dangerous word) this team has for next year.
In other startling developments it looks like there is now actually a real chance that "those bastards" will end up losing out on both Randy Johnson and Carlos Beltran.
The Diamonbacks are now claiming that they want to keep Johnson and have him end his career there. I'm not sure how they intend on making that happen if he's not planning on retiring at the end of next year. They don't have any money to resign him and they certainly don't have the talent to win it this year. Plus it doesn't look like Johnson wants to stay and they'd have a lot of convincing to do.
It seems the Astros have made a very serious 6 or 7 year offer to Beltran. It looks like it might be enough money to convince him to stay, even if the Yankees top it, which they will. It could now come down to whether he would rather play in Houston or NY, and indications are that he wants to stay in Houston, provided they offer him enough money. Of course it could be all crap and the money from NY might just be too much to turn down.
We'll see what happens with these 2, but at least right now it seems as though there could be some hope where there was none before.
This guy is still young (28) and when healthy he can pitch. He has potential to be one of the top pitchers in the league. Adding his arm to the starting staff improves our chances of coming up with 5 quality starters to get us through the season.
There are still many questions about this staff with a big one for every one of them.
Will Schilling come back from the ankle problem and continue to put up big numbers?
Will age and/or injury catch up with David Wells?
Will Matt Clement put it all together?
Is Wade Miller's shoulder sound?
Will Wakefield get it back?
Will Arroyo continue to improve or at the very least continue to be a solid starter?
If we can get a yes to at least 5 of these (and one of them has to be Schilling) then I think we could have one of the top starting staffs in the league (possibly the best). But then again, every year I say we're going to win the World Series, oh wait, I was right this year.
And if we can't come up with 5 yes's then we'll have to come up with another pitcher by the deadline, which we should be able to do. I really like what's happening here and how much potential (very dangerous word) this team has for next year.
In other startling developments it looks like there is now actually a real chance that "those bastards" will end up losing out on both Randy Johnson and Carlos Beltran.
The Diamonbacks are now claiming that they want to keep Johnson and have him end his career there. I'm not sure how they intend on making that happen if he's not planning on retiring at the end of next year. They don't have any money to resign him and they certainly don't have the talent to win it this year. Plus it doesn't look like Johnson wants to stay and they'd have a lot of convincing to do.
It seems the Astros have made a very serious 6 or 7 year offer to Beltran. It looks like it might be enough money to convince him to stay, even if the Yankees top it, which they will. It could now come down to whether he would rather play in Houston or NY, and indications are that he wants to stay in Houston, provided they offer him enough money. Of course it could be all crap and the money from NY might just be too much to turn down.
We'll see what happens with these 2, but at least right now it seems as though there could be some hope where there was none before.
posted by Bob at 12/23/2004 07:58:00 AM
2 Comments:
Lots of questions, but I come here for answers dammit!!!
Do we have any young prospects that could be ready?
Just kidding. I am starting to feel a little better about the pitching staff. You can bet if things go sour, Theo will make a deal mid-season.
-Censy
Lots of questions, but I come here for answers dammit!!!
Just kidding. I am starting to feel a little better about the pitching staff. You can bet if things go sour, Theo will make a deal mid-season.
Do we have any young prospects that could be ready?
-Censy
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