Odds & Ends: Mariners, Crisp, Johnson, 'Stros
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle lays out some advice for Astros owner Drayton McLane, including this nugget: "Give GM Ed Wade a five-year extension and give him the freedom to
reshape the roster and the organization. If there's any doubt he knows
what he's doing, check out the 2008-2009 Phillies. Ed Wade acquired the
core of those teams." ...
Thursday's Frosty Maas
Brew Crew Ball —
... player.
Minor Leagues
As many Crew fans hoped when he was drafted, Mark Rogers is an All-Star (in the Arizona Fall League's "Rising Stars Showcase"). Who's the bust now, world?
Oddly, Rogers isn't pitching like an All-Star.
As noted in a FanShot Wednesday, Don Money will return as Nashville's manager. Rich Gale will join him in Nashville as the Sounds' new pitching coach.
NL Central
Richard Justice has thinks he knows how to run the Astros.
Does six years at $96M sound about right for ...
Astros Link-Fest: Fresh off the Hot Stove
The Crawfish Boxes —
... because it doesn't bring years of bias into the equation.
Just a quick note that one possible Astros target, Akinori Iwamura, was traded to the Pirates. Some interesting articles popped up all across the web here and here. I'm formulating a longer post based on these articles about the general state of the GMs in the National League Central, but it probably won't be up until Monday. Hold your breath until then....
Speaking of Justice, here's his plan for the 2009 offseason. Personally, I prefer DQ's plan...
In the ...
