Carlos Zambrano as an option?

[GeorgiaPeach]

Zambrano just signed with the Long Island Ducks, why not give him a shot?

[KSaw]

He's insane. Good enough reason?

 

Here's an idea... Dear, Ben Sheets-- you looked pretty good with Atlanta at the end of last season. Why retire after working so hard to comeback? You still don't have a ring. Here's $11 million. Please come to Toronto.

[fatcowxlive]

He's insane. Good enough reason?

 

Here's an idea... Dear, Ben Sheets-- you looked pretty good with Atlanta at the end of last season. Why retire after working so hard to comeback? You still don't have a ring. Here's $11 million. Please come to Toronto.

 

11 million? For Sheets?

 

How about less for Mosley or Vasquez?

[KSaw]

Mosley out for the year, no?

[fatcowxlive]

Mosley out for the year, no?

 

He had shoulder surgery over a year ago, shouldn't he be ready

[KSaw]

He had shoulder surgery over a year ago, shouldn't he be ready

 

Torn Labrum. He's still not ready. Maybe later in the year. Maybe next year. Maybe never.

[fatcowxlive]

Torn Labrum. He's still not ready. Maybe later in the year. Maybe next year. Maybe never.

 

Dammit. Maybe Roy Oswa..... never mind lol

 

Kip Wells is still FA? Randy Wolf? Carl Pavano?

[fatcowxlive]

Oswalt was clearly the guy, I've peeved AA wasn't interested.

 

I'm down to get Big Z, he had his moments last year. Maybe he can channel something for a couple starts. But AA hates bad clubhouse guys.

 

How much do you want to bet Dave Bush makes Friday start?

[Captain Adama]

But AA hates bad clubhouse guys.

 

Exactly this.

 

I'd be down to take a flyer on Javier Vazquez though, since Oswalt isn't an option. However to fatcow, HELL NO on Pavano, they guy just isn't good. Can you imagine his atrocious HR rates playing full time at the Rogers Centre?

[fatcowxlive]

Nah, I think it'll be someone else.

 

Also, Brad Penny's still out there!

 

Uhhhhh No thanks, I'd rather take my chance with Bush lol

[KSaw]

Dallas Braden should be back soon, I wonder if he's ready.

 

Braden half joked on his Twitter about a baseball comeback the other day. He also made a crack about becoming a submarine pitcher. He has not been really training but he did throw 1 inning in Texas in January in an alumni game.

 

Dallas will probably start out in independent ball if he decides to pitch. I wouldn't expect to see him in the Majors this year.

[KSaw]

Wolf out for the season.

[GD]

Jake Arrieta plz

[fatcowxlive]

Wolf out for the season.

 

Oh man. Not many options left

[eastcoastjaysfan]

I would 100% sign Zambrano. Desperate times call for desperate measures. He's on the shortest leash possible though.

[dineke]

Sign Big Z for the bench. he's a better hitter than Bonifalicio.

[GD]

Oh man. Not many options left

 

Plenty of options left imo. Arrieta, Norris, Vazquez, Braden, Slowey, Feldman, Sanchez, Kendrick are all guys that we could probably get to make a start or two.

[GD]

Sign Big Z for the bench. he's a better hitter than Bonifalicio.

 

Carlos Zambrano 2011 wRC+ - 131

Carlos Zambrano Career wRC+ - 57

 

Emilio Bonifacio 2012 wRC+ - 24

[Metallijay]

Plenty of options left imo. Arrieta, Norris, Vazquez, Braden, Slowey, Feldman, Sanchez, Kendrick are all guys that we could probably get to make a start or two.

 

Bad sign when your scraping this low in the barrell. Too bad the minors don't have anyone who could be a good replacement. I thought depth was our strength, seems this team lacks depth in many areas.

[GD]

Bad sign when your scraping this low in the barrell. Too bad the minors don't have anyone who could be a good replacement. I thought depth was our strength, seems this team lacks depth in many areas.

 

If you thought depth was our strength you were greatly mistaken lol. Not many of those guys are really bottom of the barrel, though.

[Metallijay]

If you thought depth was our strength you were greatly mistaken lol. Not many of those guys are really bottom of the barrel, though.

 

What I meant by that was AA and the team was touting this teams depth, depth is a major concern with any team, not many options in the minors or anywhere with just a few injuries, seems to be a major oversight by the org. Good teams have depth, this team does not.

[GeorgiaPeach]

What I meant by that was AA and the team was touting this teams depth, depth is a major concern with any team, not many options in the minors or anywhere with just a few injuries, seems to be a major oversight by the org. Good teams have depth, this team does not.

 

Show me a team with good veteran depth in AAA. And the same names you're discounting are right on par with the names you'll be seeing on virtually every other team.

[Metallijay]

Show me a team with good veteran depth in AAA. And the same names you're discounting are right on par with the names you'll be seeing on virtually every other team.

 

I said depth, I didn't say anything about veteran depth in AAA.

[Chappy]

I would be down for Zambrano at this point. Desperate times call for desperate measures and we need a guy who might at least have a chance of success rather than running guys out there we almost are certain will fail.

[GD]

I would be down for Zambrano at this point. Desperate times call for desperate measures and we need a guy who might at least have a chance of success rather than running guys out there we almost are certain will fail.

 

There are much better options than Big Z that are easily obtainable.

[GeorgiaPeach]

There are much better options than Big Z that are easily obtainable.

 

The problem is you have to find a trade partner out there with something they want.

[eastcoastjaysfan]

There are much better options than Big Z that are easily obtainable.

 

Examples please.

 

This team cannot afford to give up anymore prospects, even if they are only mid-tier. Zambrano is a boom-or-bust type of move but if he sticks it'd be a tremendous boost.

 

He's obviously desperate to play again. Maybe the lack of interest in the offseason is a wake up call for ihm.

[Metallijay]

Examples please.

 

This team cannot afford to give up anymore prospects, even if they are only mid-tier. Zambrano is a boom-or-bust type of move but if he sticks it'd be a tremendous boost.

 

He's obviously desperate to play again. Maybe the lack of interest in the offseason is a wake up call for ihm.

 

Zambrano might kill ourplayers when they sleep, dude is batshit crazy. Worth the risk?

[GD]

Examples please.

 

This team cannot afford to give up anymore prospects, even if they are only mid-tier. Zambrano is a boom-or-bust type of move but if he sticks it'd be a tremendous boost.

 

He's obviously desperate to play again. Maybe the lack of interest in the offseason is a wake up call for ihm.

 

Jake Arrieta

Javier Vazquez

Bud Norris

Dallas Braden

Kevin Slowey

Scott Feldman

Ricky Nolasco

Jonathan Sanchez

Carlos Zambrano

Ben Sheets

Carl Pavano

 

That's a list of players I've been keeping tabs on as replacements. If you don't want to make a trade, I see your point, though. I really want Arrieta because he wouldn't be expensive and he's a potential long term option. Even if our SPs recover and he's forced to pitch out of the pen, he's got great stuff, he'd be a great reliever.

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Jake Arrieta

Javier Vazquez

Bud Norris

Dallas Braden

Kevin Slowey

Scott Feldman

Ricky Nolasco

Jonathan Sanchez

Carlos Zambrano

Ben Sheets

Carl Pavano

 

That's a list of players I've been keeping tabs on as replacements. If you don't want to make a trade, I see your point, though. I really want Arrieta because he wouldn't be expensive and he's a potential long term option. Even if our SPs recover and he's forced to pitch out of the pen, he's got great stuff, he'd be a great reliever.

 

Thanks for the list.

 

Of the FA's, who is healthy and ready to go?