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I like this signing. Perez has been very solid ever since he was converted to a reliever and we got him at a bargain price if he can do what he's done the past two seasons out of the pen. Lefties are so important these days.
This likely means that Joe Thatcher's brief stint in the desert is over. People may say that makes the Kennedy trade look even worse than before, but Matt Stites was and still is the most valuable piece from that trade so losing Thatcher isn't a big deal if Stites pans out to be the back-end reliever he projects to be.
Diamondbacks To Sign Oliver Perez: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Basically the upgrades we've made from this season compared to heading into last season =
Ian Kennedy to Bronson Arroyo
Tony Sipp to Oliver Perez and Joe Thatcher? (if he remains on the team)
Jason Kubel to Mark Trumbo
JJ Putz/committee closers to Addison Reed
Addition by subtraction with Heath Bell gone
Plus whatever impact Bradley, Owings, Stites, Barrett, etc can add to our team this year.
Now, IMO... we should trade Didi or Owings for a minor league catcher that is close to being big-league ready. Because if Miggy doesn't bounce back this year then I'm not sure he ever will. With Trahan being switched from C to OF we need a long term solution there and I trust Pennington as a backup SS.
This likely means that Joe Thatcher's brief stint in the desert is over. People may say that makes the Kennedy trade look even worse than before, but Matt Stites was and still is the most valuable piece from that trade so losing Thatcher isn't a big deal if Stites pans out to be the back-end reliever he projects to be.
Diamondbacks To Sign Oliver Perez: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Basically the upgrades we've made from this season compared to heading into last season =
Ian Kennedy to Bronson Arroyo
Tony Sipp to Oliver Perez and Joe Thatcher? (if he remains on the team)
Jason Kubel to Mark Trumbo
JJ Putz/committee closers to Addison Reed
Addition by subtraction with Heath Bell gone
Plus whatever impact Bradley, Owings, Stites, Barrett, etc can add to our team this year.
Now, IMO... we should trade Didi or Owings for a minor league catcher that is close to being big-league ready. Because if Miggy doesn't bounce back this year then I'm not sure he ever will. With Trahan being switched from C to OF we need a long term solution there and I trust Pennington as a backup SS.