Evans: Giants 'staying engaged' with Rays on Zobrist | CSN Bay Area

So, let me get this straight, the Giants:

• are not engaged with Scherzer, nor do we plan to be engaged with Scherzer
• are out on Shields
• are staying engaged with Zobrist

from CSN Bay Area:
Evans: Giants 'staying engaged' with Rays on Zobrist | CSN Bay Area:

While nothing appears imminent, Giants assistant general manager Bobby Evans told MLB Network Radio on Sunday morning that the team is "staying engaged" with the Tampa Bay Rays about a possible trade for infielder/outfielder Ben Zobrist.

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Sounds like the Giants are the biggest getting left at the altar, no free-agent getting-est, Super Tramps in the major leagues.

Let me know when the Giants are actually getting married to someone and where they'll be registered, because I'm getting tired of all these stupid updates and so-called rumors.

Equally as stupid are some of the trade proposals. I read some Internet clown from a website named Rays of Sunshine or something equally as inane, speculate that the price of the Giants acquiring Zobrist (who BTW turned out to be nearly Ted Williams incarnate, should be Kyle Crick, Andrew Susac and the obviously unproven Joe Panik.

OK genius, let's run through the math. For one year of control over Ben "Winter" Zobrist, the Giants should give up six years of control over the organization's  top pitching prospect and two guys who have at least "proven" themselves capable during a pennant race and the World Series, albeit not a full major league season? But the Giants have another 5-6 years of control over those guys. For one year of Ben Zobrist? I don't think I would give up any ONE of those guys straight up for a year of Ben Zobrist, regardless of how glorious that year might be. And BTW, I think Zobrist would be a great fit for the Giants, but sorry junior-GM, go back to your fantasy league dealings and STFU. You better hope the Rays new GM doesn't play his hand as foolishly as that among his peers, or you'll be taking your season tickets to Montreal or Havana or God knows where in the very near future.

I'm with the lunatic fringe on this one.

http://www.sflunaticfringe.com/comics/signs-youre-an-over-obsessed-sports-fan/

My bad, it was Rays Colored Glasses and the asking price was only Crick and Susac, but still....nothing like over-valuing your own. Zobrist is more valuable to the Rays at this point than almost anyone else, but then they end up with nothing for him and still outside of the playoffs. The Giants meanwhile can sit on their under-valued assets and keep winning championships.

http://www.chatsports.com/tampa-bay-rays/a/How-the-San-Francisco-Giants-Could-Acquire-Ben-Zobrist-2-10935731

According to Fans Graphs WAR stats, the Giants roster would have ranked 7th in the NL and the Royals 7th in the AL in WAR. And yet both statistically pathetic teams (the Giants rank behind the Cubs, for Pete's sake) made the World Series. So if all the pocket-protector GM's are so intent at worshipping at the mythical statistical God called WAR, so be it. Other can focus on winning games.

from FanGraphs:
http://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts.aspx?position=ALL&teamid=30

Bat	Pit	WAR
Red Sox	29.0	13.6	42.6
Dodgers	26.2	15.3	41.6
Nationals	26.2	14.3	40.4
Mariners	25.3	14.3	39.5
Cardinals	26.4	12.7	39.1
Blue Jays	26.3	11.5	37.7
Tigers	24.6	12.3	36.9
Rays	25.3	11.0	36.4
Yankees	21.9	13.8	35.7
Indians	22.4	13.2	35.6
Pirates	24.7	10.8	35.5
Royals	23.5	11.9	35.4
Athletics	23.7	11.3	35.0
Angels	28.0	7.0	35.0
Orioles	25.1	8.2	33.2
Cubs	20.0	12.5	32.5
Rockies	21.2	10.9	32.1
Giants	22.2	9.5	31.8
Rangers	20.4	10.4	30.8
Marlins	18.7	11.9	30.6
Twins	18.5	10.3	28.8
Brewers	19.0	9.4	28.5
White Sox	14.6	12.6	27.1
Reds	17.7	9.2	26.9
Mets	18.3	7.8	26.1
Astros	16.6	8.5	25.0
Padres	16.8	8.0	24.8
Diamondbacks	15.1	7.9	22.9
Braves	13.5	8.1	21.6
Phillies	9.6	7.2	16.8