My apologies for being absent from the blog for 3 days. I've been a bit worn out by trying to keep warm and scraping ice. I'm not as used to either of those things for a while.
I've also been held back today by losing my original draft.
Anyway, it's warm in Florida, where the hot stove has been simmering.
Not sizzling or boiling, though.
Can you rally get fired up about LHP Brett Anderson to Colorado, with LHP Drew Pomeranz and RHP Chris Jensen in return to Oakland?
Or how about a three-team -- what will probably be called a "blockbuster" in some circles in this nation of devalued language -- trade of OF/1B Mark Trumbo from the Angels to the Diamondbacks, with OF Adam Eaton going from Arizona to the White Sox and LHPs Hector Santiago and Tyler Skaggs from Chicago to Anaheim. Oh, and the D-backs will get a player to be named or cash from each of the other teams.
Gets you excited, no? No.
Skaggs, returning to the organization that originally drafted him, was just 6-10 with a 4.59 ERA at Triple-A Reno and 2-3, 5.12 for Arizona last year. Jensen, already 23, was 5-8 with a 4.55 ERA in the high A California League. You might see that Jensen's ERA was the 10th-best in a hitters' league, but remember that the best pitchers move up before they have enough innings to qualify for the ERA title.
Speaking of devalued, I was disppointed to see that the Top Prospects Team selected by Arizona Fall League managers and coaches included two players at each position. Doesn't anybody have the balls to decide on one best player anymore? I also saw this morning a high school football all-district team with 20-some "first team" players each on offense and defense. Geez! Give them all participation trophies while you're at it.
I'll post later with more on the Top Prospects Team, other fantasy sports and possibly the winter meetings.
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