tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post6504175772801832674..comments2024-03-27T10:29:44.159-07:00Comments on Raising Matt Cain: You Get to Do the Lightning-in-a-Bottle Thing OnceM.C. O'Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-4210229780118277322011-11-13T15:14:41.971-08:002011-11-13T15:14:41.971-08:00Ryan Doumit is available (so far) and would make a...Ryan Doumit is available (so far) and would make a good backup catcher. That's not a splashy move but could be a smart one. He supposedly turned down $3M from the Dodgers.M.C. O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-42116513073870967722011-11-13T14:06:38.246-08:002011-11-13T14:06:38.246-08:00Ron makes some compelling arguments about how Texa...Ron makes some compelling arguments about how Texas managed to stay on top, even though the 1 in 30 or 1 in 120 analogy is silly. The Giants are, without doing anything else, one of the better teams in the league, and should be in the playoffs barring another total offensive collapse. The reason is pitching, pitching and more pitching. That said, I agree that if we really want to win, we should be trying to cement a real offense (after giving Cain what it will take to keep him) and not fucking around with mediocre shortstops to block a young, cheap and only slightly worse (or maybe even better than) mediocre shortstop. One other thing, there are 39 million reasons why Zito will be a starting pitcher next year. Wishing otherwise is simply not going to change that.Zonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-71711769968383122712011-11-13T13:10:43.342-08:002011-11-13T13:10:43.342-08:00I just don't see Rollins saying to himself &qu...I just don't see Rollins saying to himself "I'm not a SS any more." Would he be great to have? Sure. But what makes you think he will choose to sign with a team that expects to make him change positions?<br /><br />I agree that the Giants have a real window to win another one. And I don't care about their money, but it is clear that THEY do. And they should spend it on an extension for Cain first, and arb for the guys worth keeping like Sandoval. The other pieces don't have to be the biggest and the best. They already have the BEST pitching staff and the BEST catcher and arguably the best 3rd baseman. They have a young hitter (Belt) ready to emerge as a force. They have a young SS with an impact glove. The glass is half-full, not half-empty.M.C. O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-75860614950304566262011-11-13T12:41:06.629-08:002011-11-13T12:41:06.629-08:00If we are not even in the running for 2 or 3 secon...If we are not even in the running for 2 or 3 second-tier free agents, then we might as well just settle for mediocrity. We have a real chance to capitalize on our recent success & stay good for a long time. NOW is the time to make that statement. Signing our Pitchers long-term & getting some talent into our lineup is what we should be doing, not dinking around with puny moves designed to make us a little better. Getting Melky only makes sense, if there is an even bigger acquisition coupled with it. Otherwise, we're just running in place. I'm tired of the poor boy shit - we all know that we are a rich team. Unless we keep getting better, that could change quickly.<br /><br />Rollins can be our SS in 2012, then slide over to 2B, if necessary, sometime in 2013 & 2014.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10455675383175604095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-76787751047488805462011-11-13T10:06:57.628-08:002011-11-13T10:06:57.628-08:00I don't believe Rollins can be had for less th...I don't believe Rollins can be had for less than three years. He's a Type A guy and will be 33 at the end of the month. Some team--the Phils?--will give him at least four years. Crawford may not be ready, but expecting Rollins to step aside for him in 2013 is a fantasy.<br /><br />I also don't think the Giants are done. I just don't think they will go after Beltran or any of the big names.M.C. O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.com