This just might work. It would cost us one or two of our pitchers but
this guy is real good. He's 22, 6' 1" 160 and has played his way up the
minor league system in 4 years and is now 'parked' behind Michael Young
Texas' All Star SS. Arias is a shortstop only. Texas Always needs
pitching! Scouting report on Arias: Best infielder in Ranger system,
Best arm, Best athelete all around, Great speed going from 1st to 3rd!
Only fair at stealing bases, hit .315 in 2005 at AA, hit .278 last year
AAA. Had 6 hits in 11 ABs the last week of this season. Goofy looking!

wolfagain wrote:
Really Goofy! BUT! Wolfagain after 7 Heinies is NOW Indians GM!
Peralta? Trade bait for a TOP relief Arm! NO NL pitchers need apply! My
next move; as stated before Kouz to left field! Love Natural hitters!
Only Free Agent I like is Tory Hunter! Siz to left! He's a TEAM Player
without an Ego! Our BEST! Marte gets MORE time! But by June! Better
show me some IMPROVEMENT at the plate! Gotta get rid of that upper cut
home run swing! We saw it with Branyand and it DIDN't work! I want
Reyes from Minn Twins! Top Relief pitcher! Of course I also want to go
on a 'teddy' bear 'picnic' with the Olson twins too! Even though they
have got a little too old for my fantasies! Help! Indians' new GM
lusting after Olson Twins! Dolan NOT impressed! Wolfagain has a
'meeting' with the Boss. I wonder what this is about? Maybe another
Heinie will clear up my confusion. Cheers!

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Ha! Ha! This is hilarious on a Tuesday night....

A 'Teddy' bear 'picnic' with the Olson twins ?????????????
Merlin and Jimmy ??
Kidding....

A few more Heinies and your Teddy Bear Picnic will
be a Nighty-Night picnic.....

Good posts Wolf...Gonna be a long off-season.

Steve

Steve wrote:
I started out yesterday 'pretending' to be Shapiro in search for an
Omar type SS. Kinda figured Texas might have what I was looking for
with Young unmovable at SS and found Arias. Checked out about 15
possibilities until I found this guy. The "Teddy Bear" picnic thing is
what happens when a man has too much time and way too many Heinekens!

> This just might work. It would cost us one or two of our pitchers but

Your cost greatly bothered me: for a minor-leaguer to cost two major
leaguers... he has to be better than A-Rod or someone like that. If
he's *that* good, you'd think Texas would be looking to deal Michael
Young

Plus, I'd be OK with a primarily defensive SS for the Indians next year
if it allowed us to keep our SP intact. Peralta could get us a decent
bullpen arm. Our offense is excellent as it is, we should probably look
to fill the biggest holes.


A .278 hitter at AAA, IMHO, isn't worth one or two of our pitchers. Not
saying I wouldn't like to have him, but that's a steep price for a
position that isn't too bad.

Think you could get a six-pack tonight and look up bullpen help /
formulate an exact trade for this guy?

Jim wrote:
The two pitchers i was thinking of were Byrd and a minor leage
pitcher Guthrie. This guy, Arias, is going to attract several teams
looking for a SS at a low price! He won't come cheap.