Thursday, July 28, 2005

 

Nothing Changed

See last's week post, repeat. It's uncanny how little anything has changed in the last two weeks, except that the Padres are now 51-51 and still in first place. Amazing.

Three days until the trading deadline, and the silence is deafening. There are a few small rumors that Tomko and Eyre are drawing interest from other teams. Of course, the problem is that the Giants need more pitching, not less...

Anyway, here are my wild-assed guesses on who will be wearing a different uniform on Monday:

Brett Tomko I find it hard to disagree with the Conventional Wisdom here. He's got the rep as a great second-half pitcher, he's a free agent at the end of the year, and all the contenders are going to want to bolster their rotations. I think Sabean moves him for some young pitching, since it's unlikely the Giants will resign him.

Pedro Feliz Of course, I've been expecting this for years. I will stubbornly continue to expect it now. Feliz gets traded for a minor league pitching prospect that I've never heard of.

Kirk Rueter This is my one surprise pick. I expect Rueter will get moved to a desperate team for pocket change. The way the Yankees are picking up old retreads, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see them pick up Woody.

And that's it. I think Schmidt stays, I think Eyre stays, and I can't see anyone taking Durham or Alfonzo.

Jefferson 5:16 PM

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