Re: 2007-2008 MLB Hot Stove
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Originally Posted by Shane Martin
I don't know. He's a gold glove center fielder which is better than Juan short arm Pierre.
He also hit more HR's than any Dodger last year. Jeff Kent led the team with 20.
Also he's only signed to a 2 yr deal. That's a low impact deal. Big money for 2 years but not a 7 yr deal like the Kevin Brown signing.
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As a Dodger fan, I don't think this is too horrible a signing. Like Shane said, this is not the biggest contract like Kevin Brown's. The main thing I'm worried about is, since Pierre has a big contract, is that Torre would put Pierre in left, and limit the playing time of Matt Kemp. Kemp is clearly a superior offensive player than Pierre, and deserves full time playing status. OTOH, Torre has had success with home grown Yankees, so hopefully he'll recognize the potential and performance of the young Dodgers such as Kemp, Andy LaRouche, Andre Either, and so on.
Re: Detroit-Florida trade
Any time you can get an elite hitter like Cabrera, I think it's worth the prospects to give up. Maybin could be a great player one day, but it's not for sure, whereas Cabrera is one of the ten best hitters in baseball, right now. I happen to think Dontrelle Willis is a big name that might not perform well--indeed, I think there is a chance that Miller is a better pitcher in '08--but to form a lineup with Miggy, Ordonez, Guillen, Sheff, Renteria, it's worth it. Guys like Ordonez and Sheffield only give the Tigers so much of a window to compete, and winning now should be their goal. Good trade, even though it's unfathomable for Florida to keep on giving away their best players. If Hanley Ramirez is traded next year, Bud Selig should just have contraction and delete Florida.
It will certainly be interesting to watch.
And I'm complaining about not getting to Fenway in the past seven seasons! 
