Daily Archives: November 5, 2007
On Sunday, at his blog for ESPN.com, Buster Olney writes…
“Heard this speculation this week: The Twins will re-sign Torii Hunter and at the same time, aggressively look to shop Johan Santana for prospects - a show, with the first move, that the team is not headed into a major period of rebuilding.”
…the sense i keep getting is that the Twins will re-sign one of them, which i guess would mean that if they do not re-sign hunter now then santana will stay…on the other hand, if they re-sign hunter now, santana is a goner, but when…will they trade him now, knowing it’s the best way to maximize his trade value…or will they wait, get another round of early-season ticket sales with both players on the roster to start next season, and then re-visit a santana trade at next year’s deadline…
…either way, you know the drill, with the talk around baseball having been that to get santana, a team like the Yankees will have to part with one of Chien-Ming Wang, Joba Chamberlain or Phil Hughes, along with Melky Cabrera and a prospect such as Ian Kennedy or Jose Tabata…as i have said in the past, in Mets terms, i think that reads like John Maine, Lastings Milledge and Fernando Martinez, and i’m not even sure that is a correct comparison, but it’s as close as the Mets can get…
Tagged Torii Hunter |Brewers GM Doug Melvin wants to keep free-agent RHP Francisco Cordero, who is a free-agent this off season, writes Tom Haudricort in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
The 32-year-old Cordero converted 44 of 51 save opportunities in 2007 while compiling a 2.98 ERA in 66 appearances.
However, accordingly to Haudricort, Melvin and Cordero’s agent, Bean Stringfellow, have agreed not to negotiate before Nov. 13, when players are eligible to hit the open market and other teams are allowed to make offers.
…cordero has the same agent as Billy Wagner, and so i would not be surprised to see him seek a similar four-year, $40 million deal, like wagner got from the Mets, if not more…
…also, though i realize the Mets need to upgrade their bullpen, even if they were comfortable dishing out this contract for cordero, i have to assume he would much rather go to a place where he can actually be a closer, not a set-up man to wagner…plus, cordero is the second-best closer on the market, so you can expect him to milk that as long as possible and for as much as possible and for the best possible opportunity…
According to the Associated Press, the Cubs have declined the option on OF Cliff Floyd, allowing him to be a free agent.
In 108 games for the Cubs this past season, Floyd 
hit .284 with nine HR and 45 RBI, while striking out only 12 times more than he walked.
Floyd missed time last season for a variety of aches and pains, such as in his shoulder, ankle and arm, which needed a cortisone injection.
In early October, Floyd told the Chicago Sun-Times that he will return to baseball next season only if he can be a starter. However, today, Floyd tells the Sun-Times that he is ‘fired up’ about playing next year.
Floyd will seek a one-year, $3 million deal, similar to what he earned with the Cubs last season, according to a recent report in the Palm Beach Post.
…i know there will be Mets fans who want floyd back at shea, to serve as a platoon for Lastings Milledge and Moises Alou, who will certainly be hurt at some point during next season…it’s not a terrible idea, it’s just that he’s as much of an injury risk as alou, if not more - and there is no guarantee they won’t both be hurt at the same time…i miss cliff as much as the next nostalgic fan, but he’s not the future, he’s part of this team’s past…this ship has got to keep moving forward…
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