Thursday, December 16, 2004
The Rest of Them
So Woody went to the Padres. It would have been nice if he was at least offered arbitration with the understanding he wouldn't accept. But we weren't going to be able to afford him, and San Diego's a good team. They lost Wells so they needed that "Veteran Leadership On The Mound" thing. It's kind of amusing that we traded Ray Lankford for Williams, Lankford came back to St. Louis in 2004, and now Woody's going back to San Diego. Haren's probably a decent enough replacement.
The Giants are way overpaying Matheny. The Cards offered him a 2 year deal, essentially to mentor Molina. Given the opportunity to be the starter in San Francisco for $10.5 million over three years, Mike made the obvious choice. Molina won't be quite as solid defensively as Matheny next year, but damn, that kid is good. Any 22 year-old rookie that threatens to knock Manny Ramirez on his ass will be just fine.
Kline hasn't signed anywhere yet, but since he just had surgery, clubs are understandably reluctant. He's left-handed, so he shouldn't have a problem. Even Jeff Fassero has a minor-league contract for next year.
The Giants are way overpaying Matheny. The Cards offered him a 2 year deal, essentially to mentor Molina. Given the opportunity to be the starter in San Francisco for $10.5 million over three years, Mike made the obvious choice. Molina won't be quite as solid defensively as Matheny next year, but damn, that kid is good. Any 22 year-old rookie that threatens to knock Manny Ramirez on his ass will be just fine.
Kline hasn't signed anywhere yet, but since he just had surgery, clubs are understandably reluctant. He's left-handed, so he shouldn't have a problem. Even Jeff Fassero has a minor-league contract for next year.
