GM/Winter Meetings Thread

[Chico]

I've got a better idea. Brad Miller and D. J. Peterson.

They think they are ready to win now. They're right. Jack Z will make one more move, and it will be for an impact RF. The last .800 OPS FA is gone with Fat Melky to the Sox. Kemp is a Padre. He's so close he can taste it, but the music is about to stop.

The one guy on the major league roster they can tolerate losing is Miller, because they have a gold glove level replacement who is a decent hitter in Taylor. Miller's potential is masked by a dreadful April/May last year, when he hit about .104. Had a mechanical flaw, finally got it fixed. He's got some sock, can play anywhere in the infield - a good shortstop, or a deluxe 2B/3B. About a .330 hitter in the minors.

Peterson had a tremendous year split between high A and AA last year, 33 HR and 111 RBI. He was having throwing problems at high A, looked like he started making progress when he got moved up. If he can stay at third, he'd be a tremendous player for us to pick up. Mariners are moving him to first because they have Seager at third.

That would be a nice return for us and probably put the Mariners in the hunt as WS favorites IMO. Undergirding this idea is my thought that we really don't need to deal for pitching, as we have the knack of developing that.

If we're not going to get Paxton or Walker this makes a lot of sense. I just don't think Peterson can stick at 3B. But there's always LF.

 

[NinersSBChamps]

Chase Headley staying with the Yankees. 4 years 50 million I believe.

 

[Heyward]

Nats signed Uggla to a minor-league deal.

 

[cajunrevenge]

I hear they are just going to bring him up for series vs the Braves. So he probably finishes with a .300 batting average and 10 homers.

 

[Julio3000]

I guess we'll learn more about his undiagnosed injury last year.