Thursday, July 10, 2014

Giants scouting Rays Price and Zobrist

Brian Sabean.005
http://www.nltheory.com/2014/06/19/brian-sabean-2014/

If they can only get one, I would prefer Price since he helps next year and he gives them a second lefty in the rotation and when he and Bumgarner are both rolling, winning streak should not be a problem. Zobrist doesn't help the offense too much and I think Panik is going to be a .300 hitter down the road. Crick and Williamson sounds good to me for Price. I think it may take more and if a catcher goes, I would ship Hector Sanchez and bring up (Keep) Andrew Susac. My guess is the Rays would want Susac over Sanchez.

But I am not Brian Sabean and he doesn't ask for my advice.

from Rant Sports.com
San Francisco Giants Rumors: Rays' David Price a Trade Target:
According to Chris Haft of MLB.com, the Giants have actively scouted Tampa Bay Rays‘ ace David Price and veteran infielder Ben Zobrist, sending none other than special consultant Pat Burrell to Tropicana Field to gets the goods on two players who could potentially remake San Francisco hands-down favorites to win the NL pennant. That news in itself is enough to make Giants fans drool in dreamy anticipation of what could be. The reality of the situation is that it probably won’t happen — at least, not unless team ownership gives Sabean a sizable increase in team payroll for both the remaining three-plus months of this season and the 2015 campaign.
Money matters, but it’s not the only factor at play. The Giants would likely be forced to part with future ace Kyle Crick, rookie infielder Joe Panik and promising outfielder Mac Williamson in order to acquire both Price and Zobrist. Backup catcher Hector Sanchez could also be in the mix. The Giants firmly believe this moment in time is their “window of opportunity” to seize as many titles as possible. The next few weeks will determine just how big a bite the front office is willing to take out of its future in order to win now.
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The biggest flaw in Sabean’s philosophy is the over-reliance on older, fading veterans, such as Michael Tucker, Aaron Rowand, Edgardo Alfonso, Dave Roberts, Ryan Theriot, Miguel Tejada, Mark DeRosa, Ryan Klesko, Steve Finley. High draft picks used on hitters have been nothing short of wasteful. For a plus like Buster Posey, there is an inordinate amount of minuses (Todd Linden, Tony Torcato, Dan McKinley, Wendell Fairley). A weakness this consistent comes across as an organizational tenet, rather than a string of anomalies.
Bottom line, Sabean knows how to build a team based off his strengths. 
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