Bart would be the cost . . for starters. And he would be moot anyway if this top 10 catcher was acquired. Might as well throw Posey in to this deal as well.
It sounds like Bart is at least ticketed for AAA. I wouldn't be surprised, now, to see him mid season if he's hitting well and Posey's backup isn't and/or is injured.
He may be wiling, once his arm is ready for throwing again. But that won't be until May, from what I've heard. He has been the team's third string catcher in past seasons, but when he was much younger (he last played a big league game at catcher in 2009).
That argument sound awfully familiar.
When Sandoval came up, I was a brand new father and so wasn't as up on the guys in the farm. He came as a bit of a surprise for me. I think I just joined the ESPN board at the end of 2008, so I may have missed some of those conversations.
I thought you were in the middle of those.
If that argument was going on after the 2008 season, then I would probably have been part of it. Considering that was his debut season, then it is possible. If it was in 2007, then no.
I looked it up and, yes, he was.
So these discussions must have taken place during the 08 season or between 08 and 09.
Then it was possible that I engaged in them, if I felt like I could do so. I don't remember how gung ho I was on discussing something that detailed but I do remember not being excited to have Castillo at 3rd base. Of course, knowing me, I may have argued for either Sandoval or Rohlinger over Castillo but argued that they needed a year in AAA first.
