If Cashman wished to stay east, he could replace Phillies GM Pat Gillick, who is expected to retire. Or, Cashman could return to D.C., where he attended Georgetown Prep and Catholic University, if the Nationals chose to replace Jim Bowden. Why, Cashman could even stay in the AL East if the Blue Jays dismissed J.P. Ricciardi, who has two years left on his contract.
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So here’s the question: Is [Frank] Thomas finished?
“He looked like he was on rollerblades, sliding all over the box,” says a scout who saw him recently. “His balance was poor. His bat speed was poor. His approach was poor. He was only hitting changeups — that was the only ball he could get to.”
Still, scouts were saying much the same thing about Thomas, who turns 40 on May 27, in the early parts of each of the past two seasons. One GM says he finds it difficult to believe that Thomas no longer could contribute coming off a 26-homer, 95-RBI season.
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The Diamondbacks, already loaded with young talent, are discussing how to proceed with right-hander Max Scherzer, who opened the season by pitching 17 scoreless innings at Class AAA, striking out 29 and walking only three. Club officials initially believed that Scherzer could emerge as an impact reliever this season, but want him to remain a starter for as long as possible. Scherzer represents insurance for the rotation if Randy Johnson fails to stay healthy or Doug Davis returns slowly from surgery to remove a cancerous thyroid.
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Count me among the people who are skeptical that Davis will be able to return and pitch well this year, amid all the cancer stuff.
For my money, Scherzer is a starter and should be used exclusively as a starter, until such time as they determine that he cannot ultimately succeed in that role. It's pissing value away to use him any other way.
BTW, 6 innings today, 5 hits, 1 HR, 3 ER, 0 walks, 9 k's.
Those were his first earned runs allowed this year and his K/BB ratio stands at 38/3
This is just as dominant as Lincecum was last year just prior to his callup.
Snarky from Robo. I like it
I agree and still don't understand why the early talk about making him a closer. That is such poor allocation of capital. Arms like this just don't come around that often.
I do think workload should be a concern, given that he pitched deep into the fall last year. It isn't that he threw a boatload of innings in 2007. Just that he pitched late in the year. But yeah, Robert - I'd love to see him given a regular turn with the big boys and see how it goes for a month or so. I remain skeptical of Edgar.
Is that based on information not available to the rest of us? Or is it an opinion based on what we are all reading?
The business of baseball is so volatile I wouldn't put my money any given GM staying for any defined amount of time.
As a Jays fan I am intrigued by the concept of Cashman taking the reins. How is he perceived by fans in NY?
Maybe if Cashman gets tired of the Steinbrenners, he can get a new job and hire Willie Randolph, who got lowballed by the Mets in salary, told he could hire only one coach who got fired last year in mid season (Rick Down) and sees asst GM Tony Bernazzard kibbutzing for 45 minutes with Manny Acta.
Hal and Cashman are assumed to be on the same page. The question is how much older and more volatile Hank takes control as opposed to the quieter and more financially-minded Hal. Hank probably will but don'y underestimate the quiet guys in the shadows.
You know, the Dodgers took the manager that Hank didn't want. It's only fair that the teams swap GMs.
The business of baseball is so volatile I wouldn't put my money any given GM staying for any defined amount of time.
It is based on the fact that it has been reported that Hal and Cashman have had a long term relationship (unlike Hank and Cashman), and that neither Hal and Cashman wanted to trade for Santana, both for financial and player personnel reasons, as evidenced by this interview in New York Magazine:
Consequently, it's my surmise that given the importance of a possible trade for Santana, I think it's revealing that Cashman and Hal shared a similar philosophy in the face of countervailing pressure from Hank and a portion of the fan base (not to mention most of the NY and national media). I think it's probably indicative of an alliance between the two of them, but obviously, I could be wrong.
like all the rest, he will probably end up in san diego as a scout
This is interesting. I don't think your surmisal is unreasonable given your source. I suppose Cash's future (and other Yankee decisions) will hinge on how the two co-chairs resolve private disagreements.
As long as Hank doesn't don a uniform and manage the club from the dugout for a few days.
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