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that was my response
Anti-Ben Fran before it was cool.
by Gradyforpresident on Nov 4, 2008 10:33 AM EST reply actions
Maybe when they say, “in the picture”, they mean we are the team that’s walking past sort of awkwardly in the background
I’m serious, one of Meloan/Miller is going to be awesome as the closer. I really think our bullpen will be awesome next year without any huge acquisition.
Awesome. Have I mentioned awesome?
Steel Nick
I really think there’s a third “Rafael” out there somewhere to solidify the bullpen. There’s strength in numbers. Plus we can confuse the other team.
I think Jeff Stevens could be that guy, and who knows, maybe Sipp will see some time in the majors this year
just found this tidbit on mlb trade rumors:
Joel Sherman says the Mets also want to speak to the A’s about Huston Street. However, his sources say the A’s feel they match up better with the Indians, Rockies, and Brewers (all interested parties).
I’d much rather trade for Street than sign Fuentes. Obviously it depends on Beane’s asking price, but atleast Street is a young closer who’ll be under control. Fuentes is pretty good, but the money he’s asking for is ridiculous.
You did not find this on MLB Trade Rumors. You found this from Joel Sherman and the New York Post, linked from MLBTR.
This is not difficult.
Steel Nick
wow, I just quoted part of an update from MLBTR. The part itself says where the information came from. What’s the problem?
There’s just no reason to cite them when you can simply cite the actual source of the report.
Should I go onto another site now and report that JP_Frost has reported that MLBTR has reported that the NY Post has reported something? Of course not. The NY Post has reported something, the rest of us are just repeating it.
by Jay on Nov 4, 2008 7:39 PM EST up reply actions
well, without turning this into a big issue, I didn’t see a link to the actual article. So I figured it maybe came from a chat or whatever. Looking back, the article was linked in the part above Huston Street.
I’ll try to be more careful next time.
I didn’t mean to sound harsh if I did.
But look, here’s an example. I found this story on Rotoworld, but I’m going to link to the original NY Post article and say that the Rays seem open to trading Andy Sonnanstine or Edwin Jackson.
In a related story, I’d like to trade for Sonnanstine or Jackson.
Steel Nick
Ick, not Jackson.
I’d loooove to get Sonnanstine though.
by Peter Bendix on Nov 5, 2008 11:23 AM EST up reply actions
Obviously they don’t represent the same piece, and I’m not presenting them as interchangeable. There’s still talent there with Jackson in my opinion and he would obviously cost considerably less.
That being said I like Sonnanstine a lot. BenFran+?
Steel Nick
I don’t think I’d want Jackson out there every fifth day for a team that hopes to compete in 2009. I don’t deny his potential, but he’s unlikely to be even somewhat-useful in 09, I think.
Unfortunately, the Rays are too smart to accept BenFran, I imagine. They need the same things we do: a middle-of-the-order masher, and a reliever or two.
by Peter Bendix on Nov 5, 2008 11:55 AM EST up reply actions
Not to nit pick but he did find it on MLB Trade Rumors, that just wasn’t the original source.
by world dictator on Nov 5, 2008 12:43 AM EST up reply actions
I understand that, and just to be clear, this is a preference that goes back well before the whole Laffey-is-not-getting-trade controversy. MLB Trade Rumors does not deserve credit for merely repeating a story. In all cases, both the credit and the link should go to the original reportage of a story. The most a link aggregator deserves is a hat-tip in parentheses — if that.
by Jay on Nov 5, 2008 3:00 AM EST up reply actions
MLBTR did…oh never mind. Instead, I bring you the world’s highest hat tip, from 1995:
by FredOx on Nov 5, 2008 9:16 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
rotoworld on closers situation
Huston Street – OAK
According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Huston Street “drew strong interest from the Indians this past season and is still on their radar.”
The newspaper reports that the Indians “have ruled out nothing in their pursuit of a closer,” and are in the mix for Street, Trevor Hoffman, Francisco Rodriguez, Kerry Wood and Brian Fuentes, among others. “At this point we haven’t determined if anyone is out of our price range,” general manager Mark Shapiro said. “Until it goes there, I won’t assume anything. That would be a mistake. You never know what can happen in this setting.”
Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer
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