>>Hello RIC.
Hi Joe.
>> > They hang onto him because they can't trade him (not even considering
>> > he has a no trade clause) without eating a bunch of the contract. Thi
>> > is his final year, though, and IF they keep him after, it will be at
>> > greatly reduced rate, and only then if he gets no other interest from
>> > other clubs.
>>I suspect he'll be gone after this year.  They won't be able to afford h
>>suspect they'll get rid of him, and use the salary savings on a decent p
They would be able to afford him, I just hope they don't. I like Will,
and he has been a leader, but his time is past, and he has been bitten
by the injury bug far too often. I agree, they should get some decent
pitching with the savings.
>> > I would like to see how Lee Stevens handles 1B full time.
>>I would have liked Jim Leyritz, myself, but Stevens is OK.
I would have liked to have seen Leyritz stay, too. But, I think Sele,
and Brandenberg help this team.
Saw in the paper today a guy saying the Rangers have too much starting
pitching, now. Trouble is, none of them would be better than a 3rd
strter on a good staff, unless Witt can pitch as strong in the second
half of a season as he does in the 1st, which he hasn't done well the
past few years. This kid they picked up from the Angels might help,
too. Gives us a little depth in OKC to begin with.
Did you hear they changed the nickname of the OKC franchise?
Ric          ricj@swbell.net
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