Baseball Chat

[WTMHouston]

It would be nice for us to pick up Pettite and Clemens. Now, if we could just get Wagner back and pick up a real lead off hitter and center fielder, we would be in business. Unfortunately, I suspect that we may trade Hidalgo for very little (salary dump) and end up with a poorer overall team next year. Starting pitching may get better, but offense will suffer.

I would also like to see us resign Orlando Merced. He has been a steady utility player and great pinch hitter. But, I suspect he will land elsewhere for more than we would pay him. While i am glad we signed Pettite, I hope it does not end up costing us much more in the long run.

Heck, if we could spend $100+ million, we could come close to buying a world series appearance.