Misinterpretation

Sometimes it's hard to wade through their verbosity and drivel but the "bridge" comments were taken out of context and I should have been smarter to pick up on Theo's subtleties. Not to say that the Tongue Lashing heard 'round the world wasn't warranted, but it should have be mostly directed towards Henry's comments rather than Theo. I should have known that he knew the same thing that I did; that this team could not be successful with Mike Lowell at third base.

The infamous "bridge" that has been so maligned was not a bridge as far as a Major League stop gap, so much as a bridge until you can get into the prospects that the Red Sox have coming up (the Kelley's, the Westmorelands, and the Kalish's). Sort of like the influx of prospects that have infused Boston in the last 5 years (Pedroia, Youkilis, Lester, Ellsbury, Buchholz, Bard) they are the future and unfortunately they are still most likely a full year away from being a major cog in our daily lives. That is the "bridge" that Theo is talking about. So once again Dan Shaughnessey, you fail.

Alright now that I got that out of the way, let's make our way around the bigs!

• The Rays just got better. The Rays just signed Soriano to sure up the back end of their bullpen and now they need a starter. If they can get a good affordable starter they will once again be a force to be reckoned with.
  
• In a strange twist of fate, I actually like what the Pittsburgh Pirates are doing. They just signed Bobby Crosby (OK that wasn't a good example) but they got rid of a lot of payroll and picked up some minor leaguers and are attempting to build around Andrew McCutcheon.
  
• While I like the Astros signing of Brandon Lyon for baseball purposes, it makes no financial sense for them to commit 15 mil to him.
  
• The Nationals are finally being an intelligent franchise. Youth will ONLY take you so far. They needed some veterans on that team and Ivan Rodriguez is someone that could really help out in that clubhouse. They are also looking into veteran starters to mentor their pups. A for effort!
  
• The uh-O's are also getting better. They didn't have that established starter in the big leagues and Millwood is a bulldog against the AL East, and I really like this deal for them.
  
• What are the Blue Jays thinking? Their fanbase is ALREADY in dire-straits and if they lose Halladay for draft picks, you could be looking at a franchise going the same way as the Expos. The deal that the Angels are offering them is phenomenal. Erick Aybar SHOULD have won the AL Gold Glove this year and Joe Saunders is a more than capable starter that is young and affordable with Big League experience. The prospect involved as well has tremendous upside. The new GM should be fired if he doesn't take this deal!
  
• I'm not sure why the Rockies are discussing extensions for two catchers so vigorously. Ianetta is better than Torrealba defensively and offensively (even after a down year) yet they are still trying to get both of them…doesn't make a lot of sense.
  
• The Giants have their toes in a bunch of different players but they NEED Uggla, and could be a silent player for Jason Bay and for the sake of watching Lincecum dominate out there for MANY years they need BOTH.
  

Well there isn't much else that I can give you right now, I need a rum-soaked, sleep-satuated, non-ACL tearing weekend. Catch ya'll on Monday.

Stay Tuned

Ryan