nitetrain8603 wrote:Honestly, they need to get consistent hitting. I may be grilled for saying this, but I'd even look into dealing Adrian Gonzalez. Here's what my plan would be:
Forget about David Price if you plan on resigning Greinke
Trade Yasiel Puig & Andre Ethier, Urias for Jose Quintana and David Robertson. The White Sox need hitting, the Dodgers should dump salary and dead weight. If they resign Greinke, this gives them a legit #3 pitcher who's a workhorse. His ERA+ is 116 since coming into the league. He's cost controlled and helps you cut salary. You get a legit closer, move Jansen to setup which improves your bullpen.
Sign Yoenis Cespedes - Use the money you saved from not signing Price and getting rid of Ethier and Puig's salaries for a legit OF bat. Why Yoenis? He can play two OF positions, he's a bopper, and he's Friedman friendly - won't cost you a pick.
Sad Matt Wieters on a 1 year deal. Get rid of Ellis or Grandal
Re-Sign Howie Kendrick (Or if ballsy and you can spend some dough, sign Daniel Murphy or trade Carl Crawford and a couple of mid-level prospects for Brandon Phillips). Get rid of Crawford at all costs.
Lineup:
2B-Howie Kendrick
3B-Justin Turner (2nd guy in lineup hits the most over the course of the season - I want my best hitter there, but will change if he falls)
1B-Adrian Gonzalez
OF-Yoenis Cespedes
SS-Corey Seager
OF-Joc Pederson
C-Matt Wieters
OF-Kike Hernandez
P-Starting Pitcher
You have balance of leadership, experience, hitting, youth and cost controlled players. You have a closer, a setup man and I'd bring in Tony Sipp/Neal Cotts for left handed relief and Tyler Clippard/Ryan Madson for right handed relief to pitch outta the bullpen as well. Re-sign Anderson.
Clayton Kershaw
Zack Greinke
Jose Quintana
Brett Anderson
Alex Wood
Bullpen:
Sipp/Cotts
Clippard/Madson
Setup:
Jansen
Closer:
Robertson
I wouldnt trade for Jose Quintana straight up for Urias alone. you are giving away lefty Pedro Martinez for his brother Ramon. heck, Jose's been regressing every year he is actually at Alex Wood's level in terms of K/9, BB/9, his BABIP increased for the worse each season, and his FIP is about Brett Anderson. in fact, healthy Ryu dominates Jose.
I would not be against trading anyone if the right deal was on the table, but I would probably hold on to Puig for two reasons. 1) he is so young and still adjusting to American life and its culture, a baseball one as well. it took a few seasons for ryce Harper to put it all together, Puig may do the same. 2) do not like selling low.
I don't think we are looking to replace and displace Jensen from closing role, but looking for his set up man. if cost isn't the issue, Craig Kimbrel might make a good one.
I like Cespedes idea, and we truly need to dump Carl at all costs.
but #1 public enemy in my view is Don Mattingly and his decision making skills or lack there of.
ehhhhh f it.