Sunday, December 04, 2005

Scratch Byrd, Mets Off Tigers List

Paul Byrd has signed with Cleveland for two years at $7 million dollars per season. Am I nuts or is that just way too much? Even if it is, that is going to drive the market up on everyone else. That takes Byrd off the market and makes me wonder if Kevin Millwood is looking for even more than $7 million a year.

In another pre-Winter Meetings deal, Paul Lo Duca has been traded to the New York Mets. That means we can cross the Mets off the list of teams the Tigers can move Pudge Rodriguez to. Please, Mr. Dombrowski, get Juan Pierre tonight before the Marlins peddle him for a fungo bat and year's supply of Cracker Jack.

1 comment:

Ian C. said...

My emotional offseason investment must be trading Pudge, because I was damn disappointed to hear about the Mets getting LoDuca. Pudge and the Mets seemed like a great fit, especially with Minaya's crazy-spending ways.