That said, I’d rather have Myers than Moyer. I prefer the young power arm. If we somehow were able to get Lowe (not counting on it), I’d keep Myers and let Moyer go. I think Moyer is a much bigger risk in ‘09 than Myers.

Oh, and I was able to get thru your entire comment since it wasn’t dripping with sarcasm. Maybe it’s just me, but sarcasm is kinda like booze, the f-bomb, makeup-all can be very effective, but make the greatest impact when used sparingly, imo.

Georgie, the Sarcasm Police

Personally, if a trade is not on the horizon, I wouldn’t mind giving Dobbs a shot. If the Phils don’t see Dobbs as a possibility, then as far as free agency goes, I like Ibanez, and to a lesser extent Bradley and Rivera.

Still young with a real good arm. Great curve and a good fastball WHEN HE CAN LOCATE IT, which he doesn’t way too often. But whether its because his “head is facing first base” when he delivers or “his arm is behind his shoulder when he throws” or because he’s not breathing though his eyelids or whatever he is just not able to maximize his physical gifts. I would suspect that he is an intriguing name to other teams around the league that need a starter, and who doesn’t. But we know the truth. He’s just maddeningly inconsistent. He had a great second half and his value may have gone up. I’m not willing to bet thats this is the Brett Myers we’ll see for the rest of his career merely for the fact tha I believe that past performance is the best predictor for future returns. Logical right? And when you look at his record, its just aint that good. So in short, I’d find just ONE team (and thats all it takes) that thinks he’s the guy thats ready to “break out” in their town for their team. Then its time to “sell high” on Brett. His value is at its highest right now. I figure you can get a solid right handed bat and a good prospect for him. And 12m more to spend in FAgency.

But thats just me.

The Dipsy
Chairman of the Derek Lowe in Pinstripes Foundation

Worst case in LF, I’d give a Dobbs/Baldelli or Dobbs/Rivera platoon a decent chance to be productive. Include Jenkins in the mix only if he’s over whatever affected him in ‘08. If it doesn’t work out, make a mid-season deal (maybe for Mike Cameron, though I’m lukewarm on him). The options just aren’t that good right now, including Burrell. It’s frustrating (I can’t believe we’re actually thinking of bringing Burrell back, even though it looks unlikely), but I’m pretty sure Pierre is not the answer.

As far as his contract goes, we could probably get him for around 6.5 million a year, because we could probably get the Dodgers to take a bit of his contract.

Look, whether it be Pierre or someone else, we need offensive productivity from the LF spot. The answer is NOT another slow, right-handed power hitter who strikes out a ton, and takes months off at a time.

The Dipsy