On Wilson signing: We had to get another bat, everybody knew that. Not sure what it means for Taveras and Lane at this point.
On Bagwell: Don't know what to make of his progress thus far. He will be evaluated next week by Dr. Andrews at his throwing lab. He's not behind schedule with his rehab, since the understanding was that he would not start to try any throwing drills until after the first of the year. He's doing some limited throwing with the weighted ball, but that's about it. We need to see what Andrews says and how he progresses with more extensive throwing. At this point, we can't tell whether his progress is good or bad.
On Tejada: We've talked with the Orioles quite a bit. They seem to want three major league-ready players in return. His contract is reasonable as far as the going rate is concerned, but he could demand a trade after one year. We don't want to be giving up top players and not have anything to show for it if we can't keep him beyond one season, so there's more involved than just trading for him. We had to give Moises Alou an extension to avoid that when we traded for him. (Me: sounds like they really, really want Tejada)
On Clemens: We have a great relationship with the Hendricks brothers, and we've talked a little bit with them. Incidentally, I was walking through the clubhouse the other day and noticed all of Roger's stuff was still in his locker! I'm not sure what to make of that, but I thought that was interesting.
On the game tonight: Longhorns all the way. (Me: Guess he's trading both Ensberg and Lane to get another bat for Roger)
