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"1: A decent #3. 2: Bullpen help 3: Someone to put on 3rd" Valverde and Tejada off the books: $22 million 1: Lowry -or- Duchscherer ($3.5 million + incentives) 2: Hawkins and Biemel ($7 million total) 3: Catalanotto ($3.5 million + incentives) Total: $14 million Total payroll reduction: $8 million Put that $8 million towards Wandy/Pence/Bourn arbitration, and you're looking at a relatively-small payroll increase. This...

This was certainly a tough loss. I hope it doesn't kill our recruiting for next season...

Just playin

Maybe he's thinking of trades during the season if we were to bring back Hawk, Tejada, and/or Val... Some people we should have traded last year...

I just have to let you know that some defenders earn the bucks because of the hits they prevent, not the hits they have. Shortstop probably leans toward defensive value more than any other on the field.

Too late. It happened.

If we could get an arm like Bard, even Marshall would probably hug Wade.

I would be surprised in a winning season next year. ----------- Me too, but I'm prepared to pray and light candles every Sunday. It might even be necessary EVERY day. And voodo dolls, and karma, dead chickens, and anything that will help.

Other than last season, when he was pretty much the man, Berkman has been the man. Nothing wrong with showing love.

Oh yeah statistically no doubt he is right with them, and better than them statistically. But just like the baseball MVP, you have to win games. If the Texans finish lets say 11-5 or 10-6, you will definitely see his name mentioned. If they finish with another 8-8, they won't give him the benefit of the doubt. It's just the reality and nature of sports, you don't earn respect by individual play, you earn it by winning. If your...