Also, Burnett doesn’t have great numbers and Encarnacion is a stiff.

I actually like the Sheff deal for Juan and Burnett…well- I like it better than the Cameron deal.

Burnett has great #’s…but again- he’s an NL pitcher….enough with NL pitchers already!!!

I hope that Sheff to FLA rumor is just to run up the price for the O’s and Sox.

//As far as more effective, face it, the kids could have an ERA of five and a half and be more effective than Stanton and Q were this year.//

No doubt in my mind about that. I’m just saying, older or younger, they just need to be effective.

My p.o.v has always been that it doesn’t make any sense to pay a “proven veteran” when you can get the same (if not more) from an “untested rookie.” What’s even better is that whomever gets the call (Anderson, Bean & Proctor?) has the possiblity of maybe emerging into a setup/closer, at a fraction of the cost

Player Development rules!

Another day, another rumor.

Sheffield to the Marlins for A. J. Burnett and Encarnacion.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/marlins/content/sports/epaper/2005/06/30/w5c_marlnotes_0630.html

Frankly, after hearing Sheffield on Mike and the Mad Dog yesterday, I don’t think teams will want to trade for him. But who knows.

Looks like they were both DFA’ed: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8417544/

As far as more effective, face it, the kids could have an ERA of five and a half and be more effective than Stanton and Q were this year.

No need to get younger in the pen, they need to get more effective in the pen