Garland signs w/ D'Backs
Very nice signing by Arizona and at a very fair price. They get a guy who is a workhorse and now they have three of those 200-inning guys in their 5-man rotation (Webb & Haren being the other two), plus Davis and Scherzer.
Not bad.
I really like Garland in the NL and think his ERA drops 0.50-0.75 just by switching leagues. No DH and lots of games in pitcher's parks (LA, SD, SF).
He's not a star but he'll be an effective NL starter.
Cubs-Mariners trade
Aaron Heilman goes to the Cubs for Garrett Olson and Ronny Cedeno.
Heilman wants to start and the Cubs will give him a chance, which is odd because I'm not sure he's a better candidate to start than Sean Marshall. Maybe he winds up back in the bullpen, which wouldn't be terrible except for the fact that he wasn't entirely happy in that role in NY.
Why give up on Cedeno? Good bat, can play all over the infield and he's cheap. Decent pickup for the M's, should be a helpful bat off the bench.
Olson was a nice pickup for Seattle as well. Now if they can just find a way to unload Batista, Washburn and/or Silva that would be gravy. Good luck with that fellas....
Kind of a blah deal that doesn't do much for me either direction to be honest.
Tigers sign Lyons
What do teams see in Lyons that I'm missing?
This guy has never proven he can be a good closer over a full season and yet teams keep trying him in that role. He's a setup man, plain & simple.
If Fernando Rodney comes out throwing strikes he's a better option than Lyons.
If Joel Zumaya is 100% healthy he's a better option too.
Leyland needs to go with the guy who's pitching the best and not stick with the older guy (Lyons) like he did w/ Todd Jones....
KW
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