Archive of suggestions -- for trades, signings, and so forth -- made by professional baseball writers

February 8, 2008

http://pauldaugherty.blogspot.com/2008/02/bulding-for-future-and-other-mistakes.asp

Interesting how so many fans are so concerned about trading prospects for established talent. This time, it involves acquiring J. Blanton from Oakland for, apparently, Bailey/Cueto, Votto and a lesser prospect.

I do it in a second because

ha great idea

RIP era in which joe blanton's 230 innings of 3.95 ERA in oakland was that valuable

March 31, 2014

http://archive.freep.com/article/20140331/COL08/303310147/alex-gonzalez-stephen-drew-detroit-tigers-drew-sharp

The Tigers should stop fooling around and ink the 31-year-old [Stephen] Drew to a one-year contract, likely worth a minimum of $14 million — even if that means capitulating once again to uber-agent Scott Boras.

Ditch the ego. Get a deal done.