Comments on Ghostrunner on First: The Fog of War

Yea Drew, I kept waiting for your to mention Gonza...

2009-11-11T00:54:35.832-05:00

Yea Drew, I kept waiting for your to mention Gonzalez somewhere in there. I'm a big fan of his. Tulo, Fowler, Gonzalez, and Ubaldo or GTFO OF MY OFFICE!!

I may actually prefer Carlos Gonzales over Fowler....

2009-11-10T09:58:07.504-05:00

I may actually prefer Carlos Gonzales over Fowler.

One thing to consider about dealing Halladay, writers keep suggesting that Haladay won't have much value on the trade market now that teams are only getting one year of his services. However, they are completely ignoring one significant factor, they would also be getting two 1st round draft choices.

Many people (me included) think that the Leafs got robbed for giving up two first round picks for Phil Kessel, therefore why does the value of these picks in baseball continue to be ignored. They are worth a substantial prospect alone, plus you would be getting one year of the best pitcher in baseball.

AA should be selling this fact when negotiating any deal for Halladay.

I remember watching BP before the WBC and seeing s...

2009-11-10T01:30:53.245-05:00

I remember watching BP before the WBC and seeing someone taking cuts for Team USA that I thought was Matt Holliday. Every swing was a smashed frozen rope to at least the left field fence, if not beyond. After arguing with my Dad for roughly 15 minutes about wether or not it WAS Matt Holliday, we finally saw the player in question come out of the dugout for the starting lineup and reveal himself to be Chris Ianetta.

Needless to say, my mancrush for Chris Ianetta was born.

Also odd, I'd previously developed mad man love for Tulow and was the first guy driving the "I'm all about Dexter Fowler" bandwagon around the office.

I suppose, then, it becomes assumed that I'm in favour of pretty much everything you just said, even with Halladay departing.

It's going to be a long, long winter.

I still don't think it would happen, though. Tradi...

2009-11-10T00:10:52.211-05:00

I still don't think it would happen, though. Trading away your starting center fielder and catcher (the 2 positions, along with shortstop, that are hardest to replace) isn't really something the Rockies would be wanting to do, I don't think. I think a better target from the Rockies would be Carlos Gonzalez. They have him playing left field and, even though he's really a centerfielder, his perceived value would be lower due to the stigma of him being a "corner outfeilder" who would be more easily replaceable.

Yeah, the contract makes Tulo too valuable to move...

2009-11-09T23:21:25.059-05:00

Yeah, the contract makes Tulo too valuable to move. This is something of a self-sabotage, fear of success type of thing. I don't want to create a decent package for Halladay because I don't want him to go.

Fowler, Iannetta, and Friedrich is a reasonable package me thinks.

As much as I am loathe to say it, Halladay isn't w...

2009-11-09T22:46:37.635-05:00

As much as I am loathe to say it, Halladay isn't worth Tulo straight up. Not even close, really.

I'd do that trade in a second. Don't think the Roc...

2009-11-09T15:39:34.771-05:00

I'd do that trade in a second. Don't think the Rockies would though. Maybe you're on to something here. Maybe Roy agrees to a hometown(his hometown that is) discount as part of the package?

You're absolutely right. There is pretty much no ...

2009-11-09T15:39:02.470-05:00

You're absolutely right. There is pretty much no way the Rockies are giving up Tulo.

WELP, GUESS WE'RE STUCK WITH HALLADAY! Moon or bust.

I can't see the Rockies dealing Tulowitzki unless ...

2009-11-09T15:36:39.578-05:00

I can't see the Rockies dealing Tulowitzki unless they have another high-ceiling SS waiting in the wings, or can readily acquire one. They were a playoff team last year - yes, Halladay would improve them, but as a playoff team, you'd have to think they'd be less than thrilled with the idea of removing a key piece from their ML roster.

"HE'S ROY FUCKING HALLADAY!!!!1" "Friedrich or GT...

2009-11-09T14:01:37.311-05:00

"HE'S ROY FUCKING HALLADAY!!!!1"

"Friedrich or GTFO"

I believe we have our first two t-shirt slogans for the offseason.

Friedrich would be a very nice pitcher as well, I'...

2009-11-09T13:43:57.243-05:00

Friedrich would be a very nice pitcher as well, I'd probably take him over Chacin, just so that I don't have to think about Gustavo any more than I half to.

Stop the Tulo dreaming! The Rockies are not going to give up 5 years of Tulo at below market salary, for 1 year of Halladay.

HE'S ROY FUCKING HALLADAY!!!!1 It would be ironic...

2009-11-09T13:24:20.632-05:00

HE'S ROY FUCKING HALLADAY!!!!1

It would be ironic for AA to go out and acquire Tulo, wouldn't it?

Friedrich or GTFO

2009-11-09T12:20:47.162-05:00

Friedrich or GTFO

I can't imagine the Rockies would deal Tulowitzki ...

2009-11-09T12:19:22.330-05:00

I can't imagine the Rockies would deal Tulowitzki even straight up for Halladay. That being said, I do like a few of the Rockies prospects. How about:

Iannetta, Jouhlys Chacin and Fowler for Halladay?

Well they say the altitude hurts your curveball, b...

2009-11-09T11:56:15.745-05:00

Well they say the altitude hurts your curveball, but Roy would just develop his change even more.

Against those weak sisters in the NL West though...

Can you imagine how even more deadly Halladay woul...

2009-11-09T11:53:05.940-05:00

Can you imagine how even more deadly Halladay would be in the Rockies? Hitters already don't have a hope in hell - add the elevation and Doc basically wins himself six straight Cy Young's.

I'm on board. Tulo, Fowler, Ianetta for Halladay. ...

2009-11-09T11:36:44.494-05:00

I'm on board. Tulo, Fowler, Ianetta for Halladay. Done and done.

Let's push things forward.