Originally Posted by dylanmarsh

The Diamondbacks will never part with Webb; real cheap and a great arm. I'm I'd like Penny but Halladay seems unattainable.

Schmidt would be entirely a short-term acquisition. He looked like crap the last time I saw him but maybe a change of scenery would do him good.

The Sox farm system is acutally very, very deep, now. Theo's been building up since he took over in 2003. If they want to spend some of the talent on the farm, they could, but I doubt Theo and the trio will do it.

Getting back to Foulke, I was looking at his situational stats this morning and his ERA from pitch 1-15 is 0.67. From pitch 16-30 it is 13.46. That's an amazing disparity. On the other hand, Mike Timlin maintains a pretty consistent ERA during his appearances: 1-15 = 1.42; 16-30 = 2.89. I say stick with Timlin until he proves he can't perform in the closer's role. I maintain that Farnsworth is the best option, although probably not the cheapest.