Toon'ing the DP - Cliff Lee Dept. | Seattle Sports Insider

My son John's take on the state of the Mariners, 7/4/10.

Go for more editions of the SSI Kartoon Korner? let John know. :- )

Still noodling as to how to re-size it, though... you can click on the toon for a larger pop-up and there's a larger cartoon at D-O-V.

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MLBTradeRumors.com, after Buster Olney who is a fine grapevine reporter, says that the M's want offense first in a Lee deal.

1. This makes sense on a quick-view of the M's ERA+ vs OPS+.

2. It doesn't make sense if you pause to recognize that BaseballHQ has the M's farm as #1 for position-player bats.

2a. Halman is on a 50-homer pace, Mangini is looking like Tino Martinez II, Mike Wilson looks like he'll have an ML career, and those aren't the M's prospects.

3. It does make sense if you are Jack Zduriencik and you have little confidence in the previous regime's prospects.

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4. MLBTR.com lists 12-15 teams as serious, and gives the "prospects who could be traded" as:

Justin Smoak (!)
Jesus Montero (shudder)
Yonder Alonso
Fernando Martinez
Domonic Brown

5. MLBTR.com, amusingly, states that the above prospects are tradeable ... but whether they could go in a CLIFF LEE trade as "another story altogether." Yep, if you're going to give up Jesus Montero, hope you get something REALLY good for him.

6. Bet the over. "Sell the sizzle, not the steak" is a Law of Gravity that applies from garage sales all the way up to international treaties. Cliff Lee right now is out-sizzlin' Thriller-era Michael Jackson.

Enjoy,

Dr D

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If we got Smoak...I would kiss Z ....

:stuffy-editor redaction:

But we ain't gettin' Smoak.

Political Satire at it's

Political Satire at it's finest.

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Baa Baa Black Sheep

You have no other way to ... matter?

Why not (1) join the baseball discussion, (2) go play some basketball, (3) go meet a girl, (4) read a book, or (5) do something else?

Shooting spitwads is fine for very young children, but if a 10th-grader is still doing it?

Most pre-teens have realized that drawing (a little) attention is not the same thing as mattering.

Why not join the discussion before we're given the procedures for locking out your computer.

Well want answer do you want.

Well want answer do you want. Backwards jedi analogy mind tricks. I'm the egoless egomaniac. Just funnin the political scene. You know I'm not watching baseball right now. :shrugs oh well no harm done:

You do understand Frog

That I was talking to anna mouse, rather than to your post above?

Tell me you're not the same poster at different computers ... please :- )

It's the mouse trap shock

It's the mouse trap shock treatment. The Fan trap didn't work.

SABR Matt performed raelly

SABR Matt performed raelly well. He was a part of my little movie.

Oh, ok

I'm kinda relieved it was you. Cool, then.

"CUT!"

If I am Texas

I would obviously be reluctant to give up Smoak but it wouldn't be out of the question. This is a franchise that has won 1 playoff game in their history and has a legit chance at the brass ring with Lee and their offense. In fact, if I am Texas I am interested in a Lee/Branyan for Smoak+++ deal to win it THIS YEAR. Don't forget they also have Davis who is a legit 1B prospect in his own right, although not the uberprospect Smoak is. Heck, the way they are struggling at C you could throw in Bard or Johnson as well.

Think about it. Branyan would provide more than they will get out of Smoak this year and probably next: He is paid for this year by CLE; and they have another prospect waiting in the wings working out the kinks for the next year in Davis.

The question would be what else would come over in the deal to make it all work out. Heck, Seattle could even take Harden back in a deal to help Texas out with $.

Will it happen? Probably not. But I really don't think it is a far fetched idea at all.