Power Pros Forum

Anyone but Sherill. He is only adept at middle relif or maybe a set-up role. Plus I prefer a righty closer anyway.

4/5/08: (3-1, 0-1 against OPP)vs. (2-2, 1-0 against OPP)

Offensive Show Ends In Favor Of O's

BALTIMORE—The O's won today, thanks to a 5-run eigth inning. Great Thompson, acting as the 9th inning mop-up man, gave up only one run on a fielding miscue. Great Johnson hit three homers, and Luke Scott hit two, one out to Utah Street. Starter Trachsel hurt his elbow during the game, and will be put on the 15-day DL. More news as it becomes available.

Final: 14-8 O's
W: Loewen
L: Washburn
MVP: Markakis
HR: G. Johnson (2, 3, 4), Scott (3, 4), Johjima (3)

O's

G. Johnson: 5-5, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 4 R
Scott: 3-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, K

SEA

Johjima: 2-5, 2B, HR, 2 R
J. Lopez: 3-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI
Ichiro: 2-4, 2B, RBI, 3 R, BB

Loewen To Replace Injured Trachsel

BALTIMORE—Adam Loewen will take over the rotation spot vacated by the injured Trachsel.

Ray Called Up

BALTIMORE—Reliever Chris Ray has been called up to MLB to replace the injured Trachsel.

Trade Rumors

Nothing too big, just bench help.

PHILLIES GET:

George Sherril ($395,000)

O'S GET:

Chris Coste (C, $390,000)

Success Rate: ***

Quiroz sucks, I don't want him to be Hernandez's backup. Quiroz can go sit the bench in AAA, I don't care. Sherril is worse than I think he should be. He would be a good mop-up man for the Phils, though. Good deal?

I dont know either of those guys but it looks alright.

Fantastic insight as always, Brew.

I'd let Sherril run a little longer in your pen and trade for another catching guy. If you wanted a better backup you could of grabbed Adam Melhuse in F/A at the beginning of the game.

Thanks! I just hate closers that blow wins for me though. Thats why I traded Gagne in the Brewers season.

I like Sherril as a lefty specialist, since he has vs Lefty 4.

Let Fernando be your closer, and train up his control.

I'm not sure of Great Thompson's stats, but he should make a good set-up man.

How good are Hernandez and Quiroz? How much do they cost? My favorite catchers are Ronny Paulino (Pirates) and CHRIS SNYDER (Diamondbacks). Paulino is a slightly better hitter, but Snyder has an A arm and is one of the best defensive catchers. They're both cheap too. I'd try to trade either Hernandez or Quiroz (whoever is more expensive) and a couple of AAA players for Snyder, and if that doesn't work, trade for Paulino.

After that, you'll want to get rid of the expensive Mora for somebody cheaper. With that, you'll have a fairly solid team, biggest weakness perhaps would be starting rotation.

Fernando will probably be my closer. Good idea to put Sherril as a sit. Lefty.

I don't think I'll be able to make a deal for any catcher better than Hernandez, and trading Mora would be…something to think about. I might trade Mora for a catcher and call somebody up to play third. I don't want to put Perez at third because he only plays that with a C.