I'm sorry but i find it funny that you say the D'backs are on a descent. If they descent anymore than they did last year something is very very very wrong. They were 51-111. 30 of those wins coming in the first half.
Another thing, you mentioned a lot of teams, but let me give you a cubs report. They have had some luck so far this offseason.
-Resigned Nomar Garciaparra and his double play partner Todd Walker.
-Neifi Perez and Jose Macias played a big part last year and proved themselves very useful.
-Glendon Rusch was probably the MVP of the cubs last year, and we were able to resign him also.
-We also Acquired Henry Blanco for a back-up catcher to Micheal Barrett. This may not seem like much but in 02/03 he was Greg Maddux's personal catcher, and the familiarity there should prove useful.
well thats just some of whats going on up here, with the construction on Wrigley and all (which is now safe!!!). And that's my cubs report!
-andrew M...
P.S.- I don't doubt that the Sox acquiring Scott Posednik is a bad thing (he is a very good player), but when you talk about his leadoff skills that makes me a little edgy. This year he batted a grand total of.222, and thats not great. I know last year he did a lot better, and that being his rookie year was really impressive, but i would hold off on calling him a great leadoff man. Yes he has speed and power, but he needs to bring his average up. I think after this season we will truly know what he is capable of, and then we can continue this discussion! lol