So, will it be Jimmy Rollins? Or Matt Holliday? Or Prince Fielder?We'll find out at 2 p.m.
Not going to make a prediction on this one, mainly because I have no clue. Last year, Ryan Howard was the talk of the league in September, and the Cardinals were free-falling. So, I had a pretty good feeling that Howard would get more votes than Albert Pujols.
This year, I really don't have a sense for how voters were thinking. I'm fairly certain Rollins will sweep the NL East, and Holliday will sweep the NL West. So, the vote probably will come down to the NL Central, where I expect Fielder to get great support. Also, how did Fielder finish in the NL East and NL West? If he got a lot of second-place votes, he could take away from Rollins and Holliday. Also, when did voters turn in their ballots? Did they wait until after the Oct. 1 wild-card tie-breaker, technically the final game of the regular season? If so, chances are they threw their support to Holliday when he scraped his chin on the dirt and slid somewhere near home plate to score the winning run in the 13th inning to put the Rockies in the playoffs.
We'll find out in a few hours.
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There's some debate in the comments section of the previous post about GM Pat Gillick's degree of honesty in the Mike Lowell situation. Regardless, here's my question: If, in fact, the Phillies had the money to make a four-year, $50 million offer to Lowell, will they make a similar offer to Aaron Rowand? And will he accept it?
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Didn't make the paper, but the Phillies placed catcher Jason Jaramillo and infielder Brad Harman on the 40-man roster yesterday. That's significant because it means they can be called up more easily next season. Jaramillo, in particular, is someone you could see at the Bank. He's the Phillies' No. 3 catcher, so if something should happen to Carlos Ruiz or Chris Coste, he's their guy.
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Holliday still hasn't touched home plate. And when you look at his home /road splits vs Rollins, it's clear Coors Field inflated his numbers and that little winning streak inflated his stature. Rollins carried this team from day one. Can you say that about Holliday and the Rockies? I don't think so.
Getting back to the hot stove, I would have to seriously consider throwing our money at Andruw Jones. We were prepared and almost got Lowell to take 4 years $50 million, add a couple million more per year and a couple more years and get Andruw Jones at a somewhat diminished value. He is younger than both Rowand and Hunter. If you go look at the blog Capitol Punishment it breaks down his numbers after getting a cortisone shot in his shoulder, his numbers improved. His shoulder will be fine by Spring Training. Signing Jones would make this offense ridiculous and improve our defense over what we had with Rowand and by proxy keeping Victorino in Right Field. Get it done Pat, if you were willing to give the bank to Soriano last year, why not give it to Jones who will be cheaper and is the better player, offensively and defensively.
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