Arizona extends Byrnes

[otterjb]

http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/94652

Shortens the potential FA CF'er list. Anyone know the likely center fielders available this offseason? Rowand comes to mind.

[Andyzipp]

I'd love to have Rowland, but Rowland only makes sense if you're guessing that Burke is going to lead off.

[JimR]

Philly may let him walk. dunno if the Astros will continue to pursue Bourn.

[subnuclear]

Just for discussion, here is a list of free agent CFs after the season that I got on http://www.mlb4u.com :

Name - Team - Yrs Service - Age
Mike Cameron - Padres - 10 - 34
Brady Clark - Red Sox - 5 - 34
Jeff DaYanon - Dbacks - 5 - 33
Darin Erstad - WSox - 10 - 33
Steve Finley - Rockies - 18 - 42
Damon Hollins - Y. Giants (Japan) - 1.06 - 33
Torii Hunter - Twins - 7 - 32
Andruw Jones - Braves - 10 - 30
Kenny Lofton - Indians - 15 - 40
Corey Patterson - Orioles - 5 - 27
Curtis Pride - Angels - 5 - 38
Aaron Rowand - Phillies - 5 - 29

[Jacksonian]

Here's a decent list of potential FA's this off-season.

http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/2000/04/2007-free-agents.html

[WulawHorn]

Just for discussion, here is a list of free agent CFs after the season that I got on http://www.mlb4u.com :

Name - Team - Yrs Service - Age
Mike Cameron - Padres - 10 - 34
Brady Clark - Red Sox - 5 - 34
Jeff DaYanon - Dbacks - 5 - 33
Darin Erstad - WSox - 10 - 33
Steve Finley - Rockies - 18 - 42
Damon Hollins - Y. Giants (Japan) - 1.06 - 33
Torii Hunter - Twins - 7 - 32
Andruw Jones - Braves - 10 - 30
Kenny Lofton - Indians - 15 - 40
Corey Patterson - Orioles - 5 - 27
Curtis Pride - Angels - 5 - 38
Aaron Rowand - Phillies - 5 - 29

OK- I know he's 847 years old and has a pop gun for an arm, but how about a 1 year deal for kenny lofton as a backup contingency plan.  Fills CF and leadoff.  He keeps raking against the stros, but I have no idea what he has done against the rest of his competition as I don't watch much AL baseball.  He couldn't be that expensive, right?

[Froback]

Here's a decent list of potential FA's this off-season.

http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/2000/04/2007-free-agents.html

I like the list of 2008 FA starting pitchers.... (using a link of the page linked above)

[JimR]

OK- I know he's 847 years old and has a pop gun for an arm, but how about a 1 year deal for kenny lofton as a backup contingency plan.  Fills CF and leadoff.  He keeps raking against the stros, but I have no idea what he has done against the rest of his competition as I don't watch much AL baseball.  He couldn't be that expensive, right?

Mays is available.

[WulawHorn]

Mays is available.

his line from 2007 so far:

gms   AB     BA     OBP  SLg
94     350   .300  .375  .423


66 runs scored and 21 out of 26 stolen bases- guy can still run effectively.


Doesn't seem like a guy who needs to hang em up at the end of the year.

I went to a giants game about 15 years ago with my dad when Willie Mays through out the first pitch. He was my dad's favorite player ever and dad swears the best ball player ever to lace them up. He 3 hopped the ball to the plate.  Dad was kinda sad to see willy getting so old. Fun to listen to him tell stories about watching him as a kid though.

[BizidyDizidy]

his line from 2007 so far:

gms   AB     BA     OBP  SLg
94     350   .300  .375  .423


66 runs scored and 21 out of 26 stolen bases- guy can still run effectively.


Doesn't seem like a guy who needs to hang em up at the end of the year.

I went to a giants game about 15 years ago with my dad when Willie Mays through out the first pitch. He was my dad's favorite player ever and dad swears the best ball player ever to lace them up. He 3 hopped the ball to the plate.  Dad was kinda sad to see willy getting so old. Fun to listen to him tell stories about watching him as a kid though.

I love your posts - They are like down syndrome stream of consciousness.

[JimR]

I love your posts - They are like down syndrome stream of consciousness.

like a Lance Berkman-Sean Casey conversation at first base.

[HudsonHawk]

like a Lance Berkman-Sean Casey conversation at first base.

LOL..I was just gonna say, it's like Lance Berkman reading James Joyce.

[MRaup]

like a Lance Berkman-Sean Casey conversation at first base.

Sean - So, Lance... What're you doing after the game?

Lance - I was gonna go see a movie. SAY! Are those new cleats you're wearing?

Sean - What mo... Did you see the blonde in the first row over y'alls dugout?

Lance - Thou shalt not covet thy home team's hotties, Sean. Want some sunflower seeds?

[MusicMan]

LOL..I was just gonna say, it's like Lance Berkman reading James Joyce.

He's a Rice man, I'm sure he's done quite a bit of that.

[WulawHorn]

I love your posts - They are like down syndrome stream of consciousness.

First part of the post was Lofton's numbers, which was directly related to a discussion of CF FA's for the year 2008.

Last part of the post was about Willy Mays being really old which was a response to Jim's wisecrack, so tangentially related.

[Ty in Tampa]

Sean - So, Lance... What're you doing after the game?

Lance - I was gonna go see a movie. SAY! Are those new cleats you're wearing?

Sean - What mo... Did you see the blonde in the first row over y'alls dugout?

Lance - Thou shalt not covet thy home team's hotties, Sean. Want some sunflower seeds?

Outstanding!

[JimR]

Sean - So, Lance... What're you doing after the game?

Lance - I was gonna go see a movie. SAY! Are those new cleats you're wearing?

Sean - What mo... Did you see the blonde in the first row over y'alls dugout?

Lance - Thou shalt not covet thy home team's hotties, Sean. Want some sunflower seeds?

i knew either you or Craig would respond. man, that was funny.

[JimR]

First part of the post was Lofton's numbers, which was directly related to a discussion of CF FA's for the year 2008.

Last part of the post was about Willy Mays being really old which was a response to Jim's wisecrack, so tangentially related.

when you have to explain your posts, you shouldn't have posted.

message board axiom

[WulawHorn]

Sean - So, Lance... What're you doing after the game?

Lance - I was gonna go see a movie. SAY! Are those new cleats you're wearing?

Sean - What mo... Did you see the blonde in the first row over y'alls dugout?

Lance - Thou shalt not covet thy home team's hotties, Sean. Want some sunflower seeds?

Nominated for POTW

[WulawHorn]

when you have to explain your posts, you shouldn't have posted.

message board axiom

OK- ignore the last part about Mays.

Statistically, it doesn't look like Kenny Lofton is washed up (which is what I thought your comment about Mays being available was trying to say).

Has what you've seen with your own eyes told you that he is washed up. I've only seen him play a handful of times against the stros, and he seems to still be a solid major league player.

[HudsonHawk]

He's a Rice man, I'm sure he's done quite a bit of that.

Ummm...don't assume that because one played at Rice, one is an intellectual.  I know one former Rice player who said he never read a book until after he graduated from Rice and played professional ball.

[otterjb]

I like the list of 2008 FA starting pitchers.... (using a link of the page linked above)

It looks like this offseason there's Carlos Zambrano, and then it really drops off. But the FA list after next year is absolutely loaded with good starters.

Torii Hunter roaming CF at MMPUS in '08 would not suck. At all.

Saw this:

"Torii Hunter joined Santana in expressing disappointment over the lack of reinforcements, suggesting it would make him less likely to stick around after the season.

If that's the case, Ryan could regret not trading him. A lot of people think Hunter is going to wind up playing center field for the Rangers next year, as he makes his off-season home in Dallas."

from: http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/cs-070806rogersinside,1,6057293.column?coll=cs-whitesox-headlines

[Duman]

Mays is available.

I heard Aaron might be available because he wants his record back.

[utastro]

Statistically, it doesn't look like Kenny Lofton is washed up (which is what I thought your comment about Mays being available was trying to say).

Lofton is 847 years old i.e. old players are available.

[EasTexAstro]

old players are available.

Not always. Didn't you know JimR is now married?

[MusicMan]

Ummm...don't assume that because one played at Rice, one is an intellectual.  I know one former Rice player who said he never read a book until after he graduated from Rice and played professional ball.

Tongue was firmly planted in cheek.  I was picturing Tom Berringer reading the Illustrated Classics in Major League.

[BudGirl]

Ummm...don't assume that because one played at Rice, one is an intellectual.  I know one former Rice player who said he never read a book until after he graduated from Rice and played professional ball.

Absolutely, it's not like he went to Dartmouth.

[Andyzipp]

Sean - So, Lance... What're you doing after the game?

Lance - I was gonna go see a movie. SAY! Are those new cleats you're wearing?

Sean - What mo... Did you see the blonde in the first row over y'alls dugout?

Lance - Thou shalt not covet thy home team's hotties, Sean. Want some sunflower seeds?

Lance - Say, how many nights are you here for?

Sean - Lessee...3 game series, flew in last night, playing right now...I'm guessing 2 more nights.

Lance - Wanna catch a movie?  I hear the Simpsons movie is funny.  I like it when the dad gets hit with stuff.

Sean - My dad told me that the Simpsons weren't real people.  I like gum.

[Ty in Tampa]

I heard Aaron might be available because he wants his record back.

[Kinison] I WANT MY RECORDS BAAAACK!!!! [/Kinison]

[MusicMan]

[Kinison] I WANT MY RECORDS BAAAACK!!!! [/Kinison]

Were they goddamn Beatles albums?

[ybbodeus]

when you have to explain your posts, you shouldn't have posted.

message board axiom

Good thing to know.  Filing that away.

[Craig]

i knew either you or Craig would respond. man, that was funny.

Ha, that was great. I'm glad he beat me to it. I still chuckle about the running commentary on Opening Day last year.

[Arky Vaughan]

Good thing to know.  Filing that away.

If my experience reading your posts is any guide, you may be better off not trying to explain them. It's much more fun that way.

[ybbodeus]

I was going with Jim's not so subtle, "Just don't post," angle there, but I'll file that away, too.  In reality, though, I'm a pretty shitty data steward.  Allow me to explain.....uuurrrrrrrrrrrr!

[Bench]

I was going with Jim's not so subtle, "Just don't post," angle there, but I'll file that away, too.  In reality, though, I'm a pretty shitty data steward.  Allow me to explain.....uuurrrrrrrrrrrr!

Even when you're explaining, you make absolutely no sense.