Well I think we all agree that the Giants are going to have to do something this year to maintain pace in the race for the playoffs in the NL West.  I'm going to lay out a few options that we have for first base next year on the FA market.  Unfortunately Sabean had to be an idiot and dealt Barnes and Alderson for two pieces that had no impact whatso ever at the end of last year.  Those pieces would have been much better used this offseason to acquire a middle of the order guy (Uggla, Cantu, etc.).  So I have three guys on the FA market who I think would be able to help the 2010 Giants compete.

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Well it was a very fun and exiting year for us Giants fans.  Although it has become tough now to accept defeat, I think we should accept it and start thinking of next year.  An important position that's going to need an upgrade in my opinion is second base.  I've heard talk that the Giants won't want to look bad for the Sanchez trade, but also are not willing to pick up Freddy's option of $8 million.  Talk of a two year deal for about $10 million has ensued and it wouldn't be a bad idea.  However, I think the Giants shouldn't just have tunel vision and be completely bent on signing Sanchez.  The market for second baseman is very strong this year and the Giants should accept their horrible midseason trade and make the best choice for the future of our second base position.  Since we don't really have any prospect options, I'm going to look at the second base market with an eye not only for 2010 but for a couple more years.

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I know this is a bit off topic with all the Deadline talk but I think it's something that needs to be discussed.  Why haven't the Giants promoted Neal to AA?  I will provide reasons and analysis to support this below...

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 Get this Quote From Hoopsworld:  (link http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=12865 )

"Rubio And The Kings?: It seems the Kings might end up with their man after all, word is the Kings are working on a deal with Memphis to land Ricky Rubio at #2, league sources say a lot is still up in the air and a deal is far from done, but should the two teams make a deal it is not going to include Jason Thompson as some have speculated. Any deal between the Kings and Grizzlies might include future draft picks but unlikely will include a roster player of subtsance. League sources contend that Memphis really does not have a lot of leverage in this situation as Rubio will not play for the Grizzlies. The Kings are willing to deal for Rubio and unless Oklahoma City gets in the mix, moving down to #4 still fits Memphis' game plan. The Kings are preparing a contingent plan that could include grabbing Jordan Hill at #4, which would be a solid "win-now" move if the Grizzlies hold out for more compensation. League sources say if the Grizzlies move down to #4, Tyreke Evans would be their man on draft night, which makes sense, considering Evans can play both point guard and shooting guard, backing up OJ Mayo and Mike Conley and would be immensely popular with the Memphis fan base. "

Ok so to dissect this we have some key words and phrases here: "word is" "league sources" "contingent plan".  I don't know how reliable these "sources" are, but it seems like this post seemed pretty logical until the point where it got to the Kings selecting Jordan Hill as a "contingent plan."  I am quite confident that the Kings will not chose Hill and instead wil opt for Holiday or Evans.  However I really hope this is true and it could be because Petrie is interested in Rubio on account of two trips to go watch him.  His skills of passing and anticipation and foul drawing are very near and dear to Petrie.  Another key part of this is that it says that Jason Thompson and no "player of substance" will be included in this deal which is really good because I'm not giving up Thompson to go up two spots and neither is Petrie (I think).  They are saying though the deal might include future draft picks though that doesn't seem very Petrie-esk.  Anyway keeping this all in mind I'll propose a couple deals and you all can discuss this post and my deal\s (too much or too little)

Deal 1:

Sacramento gives: #4 pick, Kenny Thomas, #23 pick and $3 million

Memphis gives: #2 pick, Marko Jaric

Deal 2:

Sacramento gives: #4 pick, Kenny Thomas, Donte Greene, and next year first round draft pick (top ten protected next year and top five protected in 2011) (THIS IS ONLY ONE FUTURE PICK!)

Memphis gives: #2 pick, Marko Jaric

Discuss!

     First of all I'd like to thank Brian Sabean for a very good offseason.  Three awesome signing and one solid signing (Renteria) amke for a very good signing.  All these contracts will not effect 2010 when we plan to finally start making our runs at the championship.  These moves will make us solid and semi-competitive for the present to keep the fans entertained and keep the young players' moral up as well as maybe have them learn a few things and get better. I have the last piece to the puzzle in my post below.  Happy Hollidays!

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         Well its hard being a Sacramento Kings fan these days.  With all the mounting losses and staggering injuries, it's tough to compete in this league.  However, there is hope in the form of the 2009 NBA draft.  Kings are currently in position to recieve teh fourth pick and they have an 11.9% chance of getting the first overall pick.  This is one of the highest pick they'll ever get and tell you the truth I want the Kings to keep losing so they can keep their pick postion.  Here why:

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Over the last few weeks I've heard a lot of talk about guys like Uggla, Fielder, Hardy, and even guys like Konerko and Derek lee.  Most of these rumors mention trading away Sanchez or Cain.  Some even say we would need to give up Alderson or Bumgarner which is the stupidest thing I've ever heard in my days. 

Ladies and Gentlemen we are rebuilding.  REBUILDING.  We need to add young power so that it will blossom in two to three years when this team is finally contending for a world series.  I've constantly been looking around and sniffing other teams minor leagues and I've finally found my man:   Chris Davis.

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I have a feeling that the Giants have actually put on their thinking caps and shut down Pablo Sandoval to protect the almighty rookie status so he can get Rookie Of the Year next year.  The guy must also be exhausted, he's destroyed three levels of competition: HighA, San Jose then Double A, Connecticut Defenders, and then the MLB with our beloved SF Giants.  Pablo has had 128 Plate apperances at this level and to qualify for Rookie status, you need to have less than 130.  Personally i think this is a great idea in many respects.

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