mlbtraderumors.com - 12/19/2007
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I'm not sure of the Giants' plan - are they rebuilding? Playing for 2008? Kind of rebuilding but trying to seem respectable?
At any rate, the Giants don't have much going on at first and third base. I like the idea of going after a cheap under-30 third base upside play like Dallas McPherson . But I wouldn't fill the spot with a vet just to fill it. As for ...
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$20 million ain’t what it used to be
Cardinals Diaspora —
... The Giants are still looking for corner infield help. The Cardinals still list an unhappy Scott Rolen on their roster. There are a lot of other cheaper, shorter term options out there that don’t carry as much injury risk, and, frankly, I’d be surprised if the Giants opted to move pitching for Rolen. But they are the Giants, and if there’s a team that’s locked up more aging vets with lengthy, expensive contracts than the Jocketty-era Cardinals, it’s the Giants. ...
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Notes: Alfonzo, Rodriguez doing well —
Major League Baseball News 12/20/2007
Giants catchers Eliezer Alfonzo and Guillermo Rodriguez are playing in the Venezuelan Winter League, where each is performing well. Alfonzo has 10 home runs and 36 RBIs for Caribes, while Rodriguez is hitting .292 with three homers and 17 RBIs with Zulia.
