Letters to the Editor
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Some replies
crumley You missed the biggest trade yesterday. Kevin Garnett for half the Celtics team!
Mentioned it Monday, and I'll talk about it some more at some point, but you can't make me really care about the NBA in August. It's hard enough from October to March.
jrootham You almost got this one right. Yes, the bottom of the roster is important, but you missed the reason why. The further down the roster you go the more choices you have amongst players of approximately equal ability. It is correct decisions amongst available options that defines successful general managers.
Yes, except for the fact that you said the exact same thing I did, I can see why you think I got it wrong.
junior413 Actually if we had 9 fingers we would be anticipating homerun number 600.
Really? Why?
pageiger If he [Luis Castillo] can plug the No. 2 spot in the Mets' lineup, Reyes should see better pitches.
Really? You think anybody's going to give in to Jose Reyes out of fear of Luis Castillo? Are we talking about the same Luis Castillo? I'd love to see the math on run expectancy when facing Reyes with the bases empty and Castillo with a runner on first, with the same number of outs.
mattmclain What will be remembered and celebrated in a few years are the deals Texas made.
That statement has a good chance of being right, though it's also possible the prospects will all turn to dust.
tomG76 Isn't there always more movement to come?
Yes, teams can still make trades, but any player on the 40-man roster must clear waivers before he can be dealt. That makes it much more difficult to trade players who have some value, because teams lower in the standings than the team your trading with might claim them, either because they want them, or to scuttle the deal. Deals do still happen, though, and anyone acquired before Sept. 1 is eligible for inclusion on the playoff roster.