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From what I've seen of Jacoby, he's a good baserunner. The kid is still cutting his teeth. Let's not forget that. He's a baby. The potential is there for him to be a leadoff guy who can be a threat on the bases. At this point, I think the Red Sox would rather have his potential than bank on a CoCo who has been nothing but disappointing since he arrived in Boston. The fact that Jacoby didn't piss himself in the big games shows that he can do it.. it just remains to be seen if he can do it for a full season.
The Santana sweeps are still hot. The skanks are still interested and now that the Dodgers have disposable depth in the outfield they are also interested. I actually wouldn't be surprised if they dangled Jones in front of the Minnesota GM now. Of course, nothing really surprises me anymore. The Gm wants to move Santana by spring training, and he'll probably achieve that goal, the question is just who is going to give up the most for him. The Angels are also still in the running. The Mets say they think they have enough pieces to land him, but when I saw what they were considering, well, I just don't think they do. Then again, I'm not real up to date on the NL side of things.
I'm also starting to wonder just how long other teams are going to wait to start moving their guys. Is Oakland and Baltimore going to wait for Santana? I don't think so anymore. They aren't going to just jump on an offer for Bedard or Haren, but I think we'll see them move before Santana is moved. There's also an new conversation between the Yanks and Giants about Matsui. That kind of hit me in the face, but I can see why the Yanks would move him; the only question is how much of the salary remaining can they pick up and he has a full no trade clause. The Indians are looking at Carroll from Colorado.. but I'm not really sure why. He's owed too much money and had a terrible season last year. Watch for Iguchi to sign with the Rox in the next day or two.
ok.. I sound like a fucking reporter.. sorry.
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