RealGM

Towers has been pitching reasonably well, lately. That one game against the Yanks was obviously crap... 6 runs in like 5 innings was definitely bad but two of his last three starts have been outstanding.

Also, apparently Burnett threw off a mound today, which is reassuring. He's gonna do a few more 'pen sessions, then a simulated game, then a rehab game in the minors, so he's weeks away still. Projected timetable is three or four weeks, which means he'll probably around for late August/early September.

Chacin is apparently doing some rehab in Dunedin, too, so he might be back in a couple of weeks, which is a reasonably interesting. I don't like Chacin but a healthy Chacin is eminently more tradeable than an injured Chacin. And he doesn't always suck.

Every time Towers is on the mound, I miss Chacin.

Towers like said is doing well, we gotta ride it out...honestly though, with Chacin, i do not think he is anything special, i would rather have Litch, McGowan and Janssen starting over him.....

supposing AJ Burnett opts out i would puit out a rotation like this:

Halladay
????
McGowan
Janssen
Litch

If AJ does opt out, i'm just assuming we'll have a bit of cash to spend and using that i'd sign a good proven #2 starter, thatd give us a young and possibly very good and potent staff. Assuming and hoping our offense will finally get it together i think we'd be quite good.

that'd be my offseason plan

btw....anyone know exactly how much moolah we'll have next year to spend and who some key FA's are?

Towers is just doing what he did a couple of years ago, performing well because he's in a contract season.

As for Chacin, he hasn't done anything as a Jay.. he's very inconsistent, wouldn't mind packaging him out, if he fills a need.