Ok, so the Hot Stove league is in full swing now and all us Baseball junkies are not quite getting the shakes yet (since football is around still thank GOD), but those purists out there that don't watch Football I'm sure are already tearing their hair out (My Grandfather in particular I'm sure).
Some random thoughts on some of the big names out there after news of the Lidge to Philly trade went through this morning.
First off, lets look at this first deal in particular:
Astros give up Brad Lidge, sometimes awesome closer for Michael Bourn (Former CIA Hitman turned outfielder), 3B prospect Mike Costanzo, and Geoff Geary.
Other then Bourn, who projects as a 4th outfielder, or perhaps a Dave Roberts without any chance of hitting anything higher then a single "type", the Astros really didn't get a heck of a lot back on this trade. That being said, Lidge is a head-case that is known to allow big time batters to get in his head (Albert Pujols is his daddy).
Surprising move in that Lidge was a name we all heard at last years deadline, but quite honestly wasn't on my radar screen going into this offseason as trade bait.
The big fish out there currently though, is the ever expanding Miguel Cabrera of the Girardi-less Florida Marlins. This guy has "stupid" talent, in that he could quite honestly be the best or runner up for basically every batting stat possible for the next 20 years if he so chose.
Knowing this, and the fact that he is all of 24 years old, the Marlins want to trade this guy? Worse yet, the rumors had been circling around the Yankees of all places for him to go...
Only place to me that makes sense for this deal to go down, would be SayHey's Dodgers. They've got a treasure chest full of upcoming stars they can deal to make this happen, its just a question of what combo they'd be comfy with. If they included Kemp on the deal, they would be nuts, but as we've all seen the Dodgers are quite capable of doing a lot of things that make no sense.
The deal I'm hoping and praying for is of course the Tejada to the Dodgers for Kemp and Billingsley.
