MLB Hotstove 08

[Naimfan]

[A] net increase of 5-7 wins is reasonable assuming everything else remained constant.

It won't of course, but all we can do is try to make educated guesses.

Eminently reasonable! That's where I came up with 5-6 net wins, because I think Santana does represent a substantial upgrade to the Mets' rotation.

And MacNut--if you think that about the Mets, I can only imagine what you'd have said about the Rockies last year.

 

[MacNut]

I am looking forward to what the Rockies can do this year. They are right on the bubble of being great.

 

[Naimfan]

I am looking forward to what the Rockies can do this year. They are right on the bubble of being great.

Surely you jest? I live here, and NOBODY gives them a realistic shot. Which is, I think, dead right--last year was one of those flukish, once in a hundred years kind of thing. . .

 

[MacNut]

I thought they had a lot of good young players.

 

[Sobe]

Glavine was slowing down last year. Not sure he would help them any now.

The Mets really don't have a rotation, no mid relief. They have Santana and a bunch of old pitchers.

Heilman and Smith and Sosa = not bad at all.

 

[IJ Reilly]

He was the cream of the crop
are we doing milk puns now?

That would be bovine.

 

[MacNut]

Utterly ridiculous.

 

[Naimfan]

Udderly ridiculous.

There. Fixed it for you.

 

[MacNut]

Dang it, screwed that one up. Not having a good night here.

 

[Naimfan]

Dang it, screwed that one up. Not having a good night here.

Glad to be of service!

I know what you mean, though--my son and I looked at the window--and it's SNOWING. WTF?

 

[Sobe]

Johan: $137.5 million over six years

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=3226937

 

[MacNut]

We now have a new baseball thread for 2008 thanks to zioxide, the hot stove is off for the season as spring training is 10 days away.