The Rays Tank: Hellickson's Future, Joey Votto Rumors, and Peter Angelos

better than the other teams. I’m speaking of the so called six cost controlled years of a player’s service time.

We’ve already traded Matt Garza before his time. Soon we’ll waive good bye to Davis Price, Jeremy Hellickson and maybe Desmond Jennings long before their arby3 year.

Also, while we applauded the signing of Evan Longoria to that nine year deal, at their present state do you really see them willing to pick up any of those option years?

And the sad thing is the new CBA isn’t dealing with any of this

A thousand times yes.

Morales, the ‘09 version is a lot cheaper than Votto and we’re not giving up Shields to get him.

Sizemore is probably a reach. He wants to play CF, i’m keeping BJ, and he probably wants to avoind the turf at the Trop

The $4mil for a catcher has been set and Shop should be had for less in a 2 year deal

http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/hardball/baseball_new_labor_deal_to_eliminate_RGGAs4SBkXxcos8nyAPt1I

A Mets official, for example, told The Post the club had contacted about 10 relievers and told the representatives for those who are Type-A that they were only interested if their old team did not offer arbitration because "there is no way we are losing a draft pick." Besides Dotel and Saito, the Mets have interest in Matt Capps, who falls into the Type-A designation.

Two officials briefed on the talks said there might be some tinkering done to help create a market for players at the bottom of the Type-A designation such as, say, Dotel. What could be done, for example, is that the signing team does not lose a draft pick, but the club that loses the player is awarded at least a sandwich pick.

However, both officials said they expect compensation for Type-B free agents will be eliminated this offseason. That compensation has been a sandwich pick between the first and second rounds, but no lost pick for the signing team. Players who fall into the Type-B category this offseason include Aramis Ramirez, Jason Kubel and Frank Francisco, another reliever for whom the Mets have interest.

I still think if the Reds want Shields they will get them but it is more likely that Mesoraco/Alonso is the package the Rays get instead of Votto.

But I did want to point out that the Reds actually want Price, not Shields so all this Shields talk was kinda worthless. I’m not trading any of the big 4 either. If we can get Alonso for Neimann, hell yeah, if we can get Alonso for Davis…whatever with that front 4, DJ Kitty can be our #5 for all I care.

He finished 3rd behind the non human and Weaver, at least he beat Sabathia. Hey, 2 years in a row a Ray beats CC.

Pretty even $$$ wise too