I think we all know the answer to that question............no, he's not. Sabean went out a traded for him anyway. There is little chance that he is going to admit his mistake of moving Alderson for this injury-riddled quasi-bum. Sabean intimated in his press conference that if he can't get a multi-year deal done with Sanchez, he would exercise the $8M option to bring him back. Good job, Brian. Way to undercut your negotiating leverage there.

Anyway, the pont of this is not to point out the obvious stupidity of our G, but rather to pose the question: IF you're going to spend $8M on a 2nd Baseman, why wouldn't you do it with this guy?

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/10/discussion-dan-uggla.html

According to Ken Rosenthal, Renteria has signed for 2 years, $18.5M.

Rosenthal article re Renteria

I guess this means that:

a) Sabean has given up on the speed & defense mantra. We will have minus defenders at all infield positions and at CF, especially if the rumored Cantu-for-Sanchez deal happens. Look for the pitchers ERAs to take a jump upwards.

b) the Giants are probably out of the Teixera market (not that they were ever in it).

c) the Giants are probably out of the CC market (unless he's willing to accept less than the $140M that the Yankees have offered, but more than the $100M that the Brewers have offered.) Even at those numbers, not sure if the Giants can afford him.

At the risk of getting hijacked.......if you were the Giants GM what 3 moves would you make this offseason to get the Giants more competitive?

Personally, I would start with:

1) Eat the contract of Dave Roberts and tell him to consider being a coach. He might be useful schooling our youngsters in baserunning, but it fairly obvious that he should not be occupying a roster spot.

2) Try to trade Jonathan Sanchez to the Brewers for either JJ Hardy or Prince Fielder. We'd probably have to give something else in Fielder's case, maybe not in Hardy's. Hardy makes sense for us because he is young, has some pop and is a decent SS, a position we desperately need to upgrade. Fielder obviously has a lot of pop, which we desperately need, and is also young. We should have plenty of room in the salary budget to fit either of these guys.

3)Try to move Molina for some type of solution to 3B. Sandoval is obviously the immediate future and, despite Molina's whining, Bengie is not. Bengie will not bring us the eventual solution, but you'd have to think he bring back something better than the crap we've run out there this year.

....just why the flaming hell is Tyler Walker still doing on the team? Not only is he still on the team, but Boulderhead insists on bringing him in to situations where the game is still in the balance. Perhaps he's trying to just get it over with and concede the game when he brings Walker in....I don't know.

If Joe Castle was DFA'd, there really is any reason why that big tub of gelatinous goo shouldn't join him in DFA land.

Talk amongst yourselves. It's therapeutic.

Giants claimed Jose Castillo off waivers from the Marlins, Rotoworld is reporting. The Marlins are not going to pull him back. Looks like we have a new 3B.....a guy who couldn't win the job in FLorida over Jore Cantu.

Ugghhh!