tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74689340223489181872024-03-06T00:31:31.140-05:00Diamond DoseWelcome to Diamond Dose. A blog for armchair GMs everywhere.PDowdy83http://www.blogger.com/profile/11914833357697907700noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468934022348918187.post-50936879949804603322011-01-19T10:46:00.001-05:002011-01-19T11:17:31.674-05:00Keeping the ship afloat.
How much will Tom Gorzelanny really help the Nationals?
On Monday, the Washington Nationals sent 3 mid-level prospects to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Tom Gorzelanny. Many people have written informative pieces on this trade. Those can be found here, here and here. I want to take a look at whether or not this move actually improves the Washington Nationals or whether it was a superfulous PDowdy83http://www.blogger.com/profile/11914833357697907700noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468934022348918187.post-66138243353538414382011-01-18T10:14:00.000-05:002017-03-30T13:53:51.954-04:00Tampa Relief Fund
Photo from the Tampa Tribune
It's a good year to be a free agent reliever. Rafael Soriano signed with the
New York Yankees for 3 years and $35MM.
This off season has seen a meteoric rise in reliever contracts. The quality of relief pitchers on the market this off season has been high but the contracts have been higher. The real questions are, are relief pitchers PDowdy83http://www.blogger.com/profile/11914833357697907700noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468934022348918187.post-90562189784980488532011-01-14T08:27:00.009-05:002011-01-14T11:43:57.386-05:00Utility Bill
(AP Photo/Newsday, Audrey C. Tiernan)Willie Harris can't buy a starting job anywhere but he may be your team's new utility man next season.
My last post was about the mid January doldrums of the MLB off season and I focused on the starting pitching aspects of it. This time I’d like to take a minute to examine the mythical creature known as the utility player. Is PDowdy83http://www.blogger.com/profile/11914833357697907700noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468934022348918187.post-52783286862713086162011-01-13T10:42:00.001-05:002011-01-14T09:46:36.106-05:00Project Pitcher
Brad Penny (left) signed a $3 million contract with the Tigers this offseason possibly making Armando Gallaraga (right) the odd man out in the Tigers 2011 rotation. Is that the right move?
This time of the MLB off season is usually slow going. A slew of minor league deals for utility players and late signing relievers come to terms with new teams each year. PDowdy83http://www.blogger.com/profile/11914833357697907700noreply@blogger.com0