I have been so busy of late I haven't had much time to post, so I thought I would drop off some "sneaky" reasoning.
the trading deadline is a great indicator for the way the rest of the season will pan out for most of the teams in the big leagues. First you have to break the teams down into two categories the buyers(trying to add the missing piece for a playoff run) and the sellers (trying to setup the team for next year and beyond). Then after you seperate them into those categories you again have to break it down into who are making good moves and bad moves. To explain my point I thought I would break some of the team down.
Buyers: these teams are taking a shot at the playoffs this year, and are looking for to improve the team with an impact player. There is the good, when the management is trying to show the franchise they are committed to winning, and the bad, when a team just makes a trade for the purpose of it.
Here is my breakdown:
Buyer
Giants
The early winner in the buyer sweepstakes. Not only did they show bonds that they are comitted to winning but they filled the only holes this team may have had. They also got the best deal of the year when they got Vander Wal and schmidt for close to nothing. Throw in the big cat and Gomes and christenson in the pen,and the giants helped the relief while adding some more power in the lineup. They also had perfect timing as they are red hot to include sweeping arizona at the bob. The winning attitude will excite the new players and help with transition. I look for the ginats to go on a nice streak, and win the west when the dust clears.
I believe taking a close look at the trading deadline will help in watching how a team looks at the rest of the season.
Seller is when a team is packing it in, they are not going to the playoffs and look to improve for the future...
Seller
St. Louis
Card fans your season is over. The cards unofficially made it clear the season was over when they lost to the cubbies on sunday and made it official today when they shipped reliever christenson to the giants for a prospect. The cards tried to get rid of lankford but it's almost impossible with his hefty contract. The only excitement the cards should have for the rest of the season will be wondering if LaRussa will hang around or be axed. With the give up attitude in the front office it won't be long before it leaks to the clubhouse. Big Mac will start sitting out more games and the cards should be a good go against from here on out.
Here is an example of a buyer and a seller that I have looked at...add your own and the impact you think it will have on the rest of the season. Look forward to the input....
JT
Sneaks
[This message has been edited by JT Sneaks (edited 07-31-2001).]
the trading deadline is a great indicator for the way the rest of the season will pan out for most of the teams in the big leagues. First you have to break the teams down into two categories the buyers(trying to add the missing piece for a playoff run) and the sellers (trying to setup the team for next year and beyond). Then after you seperate them into those categories you again have to break it down into who are making good moves and bad moves. To explain my point I thought I would break some of the team down.
Buyers: these teams are taking a shot at the playoffs this year, and are looking for to improve the team with an impact player. There is the good, when the management is trying to show the franchise they are committed to winning, and the bad, when a team just makes a trade for the purpose of it.
Here is my breakdown:
Buyer
Giants
The early winner in the buyer sweepstakes. Not only did they show bonds that they are comitted to winning but they filled the only holes this team may have had. They also got the best deal of the year when they got Vander Wal and schmidt for close to nothing. Throw in the big cat and Gomes and christenson in the pen,and the giants helped the relief while adding some more power in the lineup. They also had perfect timing as they are red hot to include sweeping arizona at the bob. The winning attitude will excite the new players and help with transition. I look for the ginats to go on a nice streak, and win the west when the dust clears.
I believe taking a close look at the trading deadline will help in watching how a team looks at the rest of the season.
Seller is when a team is packing it in, they are not going to the playoffs and look to improve for the future...
Seller
St. Louis
Card fans your season is over. The cards unofficially made it clear the season was over when they lost to the cubbies on sunday and made it official today when they shipped reliever christenson to the giants for a prospect. The cards tried to get rid of lankford but it's almost impossible with his hefty contract. The only excitement the cards should have for the rest of the season will be wondering if LaRussa will hang around or be axed. With the give up attitude in the front office it won't be long before it leaks to the clubhouse. Big Mac will start sitting out more games and the cards should be a good go against from here on out.
Here is an example of a buyer and a seller that I have looked at...add your own and the impact you think it will have on the rest of the season. Look forward to the input....
JT
[This message has been edited by JT Sneaks (edited 07-31-2001).]
