It's a good start. No?

280? Is that a typo? That is huge. He actually looks a lot like Wright. (But bigger.)

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I'm not that familiar with Britton, but I absolutley love where Cash is going with all this — Sheff, and now Wright.

Younger. Meaner. Leaner. (payroll, not waistlines in this case)...

Unless, of course, Cashman has a plan for the back end of the rotation. If he has targetted some free agent, or better yet, if they are committed to using some AAA talent (can Karstens or whomever really be that much worse than the Wright, et al), then it is correct to keep Wright from cluttering up the rotation/BP.

We have Wang and a whole lot-a-nothing beyond Unit right now. I'll assume Moose will be signed for 2 years and that Unit's long, long, long, 300 year old back will be okay and that some approximation of a front of the rotation starter will be signed. I might sign one of those two above for depth if either can be had but I would give the kids a really good long look. I'm not sure what I'd give Pavano.

I'm really curious to see what Ca$hman has up his sleeve. He sure is collecting some pitchers and I don't get the feeling he's hording them only so he can show them off at the next Minor League Complex barbeque.

Be interesting to see what direction he goes. Does he go for Meche and Lilly. Two guys with upside. Take a chance.

Needs a lefty in the pen. How about Jamie Walker? Pitched real well for the Tigers.

The only aspect I can see favoring Wright is that he's a starter.

The deal seems like a steal. Why did the O's agree to it? Do the Orioles know something bad about Britton? Are the Orioles confident that they can help Wright return to his 2004 form, when he was 15-8, 3.38?

another young power arm. i like it.

Hello, when did the O's move to the NL? Over thinking that one? :-)

He's the guy who brought Wright back to form a few years ago, and now he has him again. Watch for Wright to frustrate the hell out of us by going 8 innings with 3H and 1ER a couple of times in 2007...

Yankees total payment is $4 million which is what they would have paid to buy Wright out. This way they make the same payment and they get Britton. Nice work in my book.

my aunt mildred would be a genuis too if she was there pitching coach.

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fick isnt much of a defensive catcher at all. hes what they call a dh.

he did so well early that he got sent to triple a.

Both these guys have immense tallent. They needed coaching and experience. Cabrerra in particular needed to learn how to "pitch" and controll his emotions a little. Those two may be really good this year.

8 That same reason made me feel confident that something is being worked on, and when the announcement is made, it's going to make our whole off-season. (And no, I am not really referring to the Matsuzaka deal- as too many unknown factors, including how he can handle the transition not just pitching in ML level but also changing his entire environment, are involved- but just something big and Abreu-like.)
Is it obvious now that I have become a firm believe of Ca$hman?

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when they only really have 2 sp's now when moose resigns

makes me think that they may think they have a better than fair shot at matusaka

At any rate, we have found that this is one glaring whole on the roster that necessitates more than just a warm body.

I would hope we can steal Hong Chih Kuo from the Dodgers, but that's hopeing for a bit too much ;)

lucky for me i got to watch hesters run

fun!

Not everyone has to be on the cover of muscle and fitness to pitch.

And yeah, a 49 (52?) yard field goal attempt. Brilliant move, Coughlin. /sarcasm.

also, we should all pitch in and send ca$hman a thank you card or a bouquet of flowers or a candygram or something. there was an outcry calling for young power pitchers the day after the ALDS ousting. he has landed 4 young power arms for the exact cost of getting rid of jaret wright. while i saw the logic presented here regarding holding onto wright, if ca$hman thought unloading him in favor of britton was a good idea, i will trust him until britton blows up.

i love the speculation that says that there must be another deal for a starter coming soon. moose should be returning any day now, too.

take heart, people. things are looking good.

And, looking at it from all the other teams' perspective: what team that wants to compete in '07 and beyond is going to give up MLB proven young starting pitching? None of them. That leaves the teams that won't contend in '07: the Royals, the Nats, and the Pirates. (IMHO the Rays and the Orioles could be on the verge if things break right.) None of those teams will want to give up young pitching either.

Now, I could see Ca$hmoney using some of that young pitching to get a hitter or two (young catcher and/or righty 1B anyone?). But not a pitcher.

I think pitchers are fatter because, being limited to life on a small hill, they consume more calories than they use.

insightful, educational, and hilarious.

yeah, this waiting is killing me. i figured we'd know what was happening by now. i am pulling my hair out...

In the meantime we wait till Tuesday. Does this mean we now close on Zito or is something greater on the horizon, a Johnson/Vasquez type trade for somebody REALLY interesting like Hong-Chih Kuo or Scott Kazmir as rumours fly?

in fairness, wright did mention that the kid had a month off before the series, and that could potentially have something to do with it, but... who knows.

Pitchers can get away with it if they can still pitch.

As someone who has been thin and fat and thin and fat a numbers of times...
I really don't believe I did ANYTHING better when I was (and am now) fat, except maybe eat.

And while it's possible that being a bit (10-15) lbs overweight might not hurt, I can't believe being overweight is any advantage at all.

If a fat person is in very good shape (oxymoron?) and has muscle 'hidden' under the fat, it may be deceptive. And yes... muscles do get stronger carrying extra weight... but those muscles also have a lot more work do... especially heart and lung.

When you look at 'pure stamina' sports, you rarely see overweight people.

A few year ago, Jorge put on weight and muscle, I think to achieve better power. Now he has lost the weight, and is a much better defensive player.

Being a little overweight is probably better then being a little underweight (reserves), but my purely personal opinion is:

Being more then a little overweight holds no advantage, and is probably a disadvantage. These guys are just fat... and I would venture are better off losing the extra weight.

While I see Zito as a distinct possibility in the Yankees sights, I think what we should really be expecting is the out of left field surprise trade / signing like jayd is saying. There are some pitchers out there who may not be as untradeable as people think...and Cashmoney is known for his powers of misdirection.

Red Sox fans better never, never, ever complain about not being able to compete with the Yankees for players or the Yankees buying players.

Six "fat" players to consider:
George Herman "Babe" Ruth
David "Boomer" Wells
Hideki "Fat P@$%& Toad" Irabu
Sal "Fugginunbelievable" Fasan