beefman wrote:good luck with that salary. it was a horrible contract to start with. a end of the rotation guy getting paid like a starter
He is not an end of the rotation guy. He is a 3 type starter. HE has had to be a 2 behind Millwod based on lack of starting pitching depth in Tex. The problem is that he is a knucklehead who only cares about himself and not the greater effort to try to make the post season. I think that if he and Smoltz could change positions, it would be a good day. Not that Smoltz is doing great, but what a great teacher for Holland, Feliz, Hunter, and Nippert. He can tell them the ins and outs of starting and closing in pennant races. I would imagine that Smoltz knows Maddux as Younger brother Greg Maddux and Smoltz were buddies when I was in ATL.
Club option for Padilla in 2010, which would not have been picked up by Rangers before this situation.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2686441