Bavasi did what he had to do
Overall the M's FO did what needed to be done, although they did leave themselves open to a little bit of criticism. Getting rid of Villone and Winn was necessary just to open up younger, more promising players. The fact the M's received value in return is icing on the cake.
With Winn gone, we have a chance to see what Snelling can do. Will any of the pitching prospects pan out? I am of the firm opinion you can't have too many pitchers, and the M's clearly don't have many youngsters that excite you after Felix. It was good to see them shake things up a bit, as the release of a number of players in the next 48 hours will certainly do.
I'm somewhat disappointed Meche or Piniero are still here. It sounds like Meche's shoulder stiffness scared teams away. I know I'm scared. And I don't think Piniero has much value at all, so it's hardly suprising he is still with the team.
Getting rid of Olivo was solid. This is clearly a case where a change was necessary for everyone. Olivo gets a change of scenery, and the M's get to wonder why no one can develop as a catcher here. The fact the M's got anything at all is pretty surprising, but I'm sure some teams like his arm and figure he will snap out of his Seattle funk.
The only real disappointment is Eddie still being on the team, and to a lesser extent Moyer. Eddie is your number one trading commodity, and he never was seriously close to being moved. The M's now have an old reliever with a torn shoulder on the team, and they will look like fools if he goes on the DL before the end of next year. Bad teams don't need closers like Eddie, and it is too bad the M's didn't move him.
The M's also could've handled Moyer better. They should have ironed out who he was willing to go pitch for well before this weekend. Don't negotiate the deal and THEN go to Moyer. It sounds like Moyer wants back next year. Explain that helping the club by agreeing to a trade does exactly that, and Phil Nevin is the poster boy for never playing for your home team again. Sounds like the M's wasted time on trades that were never going to happen. Frustrating.
Let's see who the M's cut, and enjoy watching the debut of King Felix. I think everyone understands it will be 2007 before this team is decent again. At least now we have some reasons to sit through an entire game again.
Overall the M's FO did what needed to be done, although they did leave themselves open to a little bit of criticism. Getting rid of Villone and Winn was necessary just to open up younger, more promising players. The fact the M's received value in return is icing on the cake.
With Winn gone, we have a chance to see what Snelling can do. Will any of the pitching prospects pan out? I am of the firm opinion you can't have too many pitchers, and the M's clearly don't have many youngsters that excite you after Felix. It was good to see them shake things up a bit, as the release of a number of players in the next 48 hours will certainly do.
I'm somewhat disappointed Meche or Piniero are still here. It sounds like Meche's shoulder stiffness scared teams away. I know I'm scared. And I don't think Piniero has much value at all, so it's hardly suprising he is still with the team.
Getting rid of Olivo was solid. This is clearly a case where a change was necessary for everyone. Olivo gets a change of scenery, and the M's get to wonder why no one can develop as a catcher here. The fact the M's got anything at all is pretty surprising, but I'm sure some teams like his arm and figure he will snap out of his Seattle funk.
The only real disappointment is Eddie still being on the team, and to a lesser extent Moyer. Eddie is your number one trading commodity, and he never was seriously close to being moved. The M's now have an old reliever with a torn shoulder on the team, and they will look like fools if he goes on the DL before the end of next year. Bad teams don't need closers like Eddie, and it is too bad the M's didn't move him.
The M's also could've handled Moyer better. They should have ironed out who he was willing to go pitch for well before this weekend. Don't negotiate the deal and THEN go to Moyer. It sounds like Moyer wants back next year. Explain that helping the club by agreeing to a trade does exactly that, and Phil Nevin is the poster boy for never playing for your home team again. Sounds like the M's wasted time on trades that were never going to happen. Frustrating.
Let's see who the M's cut, and enjoy watching the debut of King Felix. I think everyone understands it will be 2007 before this team is decent again. At least now we have some reasons to sit through an entire game again.
posted by Tom at
9:19 AM
