Ok, where did we leave off?
JD Drew is still in limbo. My bet would be that this gets settled very soon. Neither side has a whole lot of leverage. Drew can basically only sign with the Red Sox now since the market for him (if there really was one) seems to have dried up. The Red Sox really can't pull out of the deal either so an agreement has to be reached.
Closer Update - the Globe says the Red Sox will add another middle reliever and go to Spring Training hoping one guy steps up. The Globe also mentions speculation from baseball people that think Papelbon will return to the closer role at some point this season. On the flip side, the Herald today mentions the Sox/Nats are talking about Chad Cordero for Hansen/Bucholtz. Cordero has closing experience and is in his mid-20's. So this trade would have the Sox giving up good prospects but at least it would return a good young pitcher (unproven though in a pennant race). This one is a tough call. I tend to think the Globe's scenario is the one that will play out. I think the Red Sox would prefer to hold on to their young pitchers and hope Hansen especially can put it all together in 2007. If they could get Cordero (or the like) for a package like Coco/Delcarmen - I am sure they would do it but asking for 2 of the Sox best young arms is a pretty high price.
Yanks seem poised to send RJ to Arizona for 2 or 3 young pitchers. They got 3 pitchers for Sheffield back in November. That is a lot of young arms to stock pile. What is Cashman plotting? Is it a trade of those young arms for Dontrelle Willis? Could the 2007 Yankees rotation be Willis-Clemens-Pettite-Mussina-Wang with Pavano and Igawa in reserve? I think the RJ trade has to be the first of a series of moves by the Yankees. I can't seem them counting on a lot of innings out of Pavano/Igawa. I think a lot is still going to happen before we get to April 2.
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Correction - the Herald report says the Nats like Hansen or Bucholz so I guess the suggestion is that one of them would be the linchpin to a deal? (Nice writing by the Herald - saying nothing specific but still stoking the hot stove fire)
Again - it seems unlikely to me. The Red Sox look like they are going with the plan Cafardo laid out in the Globe - a bevy of middle guys to go with the young guns and hope someone gets a hot hand.
Tonight the Sox added Joel Piniero to the mix for 2007 as they continue to throw bodies at the closer position.
Drew-saga drags on....
Piniero is official...
Mulder to choose between Stl, Cle and Texas today.
Jeff Weaver I would guess is next up as far as possibly significant signings....
Awfully quiet in Yankee-land. RJ is gone and their staff is very...shall I say..incomplete?
Got to believe there will be some action soon in that regard.
Still no Drew signing and Trot is still unsigned.
Is this a message from God that maybe the Sox should get out of the JD contract and re-sign Trot?
It would save a lot of $$ long term!
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