tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193838988599740109.post6209464195076363860..comments2023-05-29T10:58:37.301-04:00Comments on Dale Berra's Stash: Reviewing the Pirates' Deadline MovesDale Berra's Stashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03730171634921685140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193838988599740109.post-13748006823967751782012-08-13T20:00:42.615-04:002012-08-13T20:00:42.615-04:00So, after a couple weeks now, I'm wondering if...So, after a couple weeks now, I'm wondering if we can go back and get a do over on that Wandy deal and just offer those prospects to Toronto for the Lunchbox so we could keep Lincoln.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193838988599740109.post-21033122405433462762012-08-06T17:47:54.231-04:002012-08-06T17:47:54.231-04:00I like Lunchbox, the player, just not sure I like ...I like Lunchbox, the player, just not sure I like him for Lincoln for this year. I've been saying the same thing you have about the deal though: Okay for this year, potentially great for '13+. Lunchbox is a hack and half, but he's "strong like bull" and doesn't embarrass himself on defense. Lincoln has kept the music playing in Toronto so far, but any time you can get a regular for a reliever you do it. 100 times out of 100. I don't think Brad will ever be an effective starter. He nibbles when he starts.<br /><br />Didn't like the Wandy deal mostly because of the money, but slightly cuz I think they overpaid(given his massive contract). I'd have told the Astros, you can have the two pitchers and we'll eat more of his salary. Take it or leave it. I don't love Grossman, but I don't think he was necessary to complete that deal.<br /><br />I like the Gaby pickup. Gorkys pretty much sucks and the pick is likely to amount to nothing as it is to pan out. Gaby smokes lefties and will actually work counts/take a walk. Both are areas of glaring need on this team. I don't think he's "the full time answer" at first, or anything, but he at least has the pedigree to be a legitimate producer for the lower middle half of the lineup. He SHOULD be a nice platoon guy with Jones at 1B for the rest of '12 and with whomever the lefty portion is in '13-'14(since I don't know that they re-up Jones).<br /><br />MegaHeeee/Qualls is a non deal to me. It was both teams saying "Hey, do you want this guy before we DFA him?" <br /><br />As you said...they could have been better, but they were able to make a couple better-than-marginal upgrades(when you consider how bad Presely/ MegeHeee/Bedard had been), for this year and beyond, and gave up practically nothing of value to do it. Incremental upgrades? Maybe, but they were upgrades and were needed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com