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Shout it from the rooftops: \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcSpring Training is here! Spring Training is here!\u00e2\u20ac\u2122.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\nShout it from the rooftops: \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcSpring Training is here! Spring Training is here!\u00e2\u20ac\u2122.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
We’ve been living on scraps for months, devouring transactions, both rumoured and consumated.\u00c2\u00a0 Hopes have been realized and dashed.\u00c2\u00a0 Some teams have acquired a Roy Halladay or a Matt Holliday.\u00c2\u00a0 Others have somehow ended up with a Carlos Silva.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time to review what each organization has done over the offseason to improve their team for 2010 by picking out the key addition and the key departure for every team.\u00c2\u00a0 I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll look at the American League teams next Sunday, but I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll start today with the Senior circuit.\u00c2\u00a0 <\/p>\n
Their key addition is Edwin Jackson<\/strong>, who was acquired from the Detroit Tigers as part of a three-team trade that also included the Yankees. When it comes to their rotation, the Snakes know that Dan Haren will be anonymously fantastic yet again, but predicting how Brandon Webb will pitch after missing basically all of 2009 is much more problematic.\u00c2\u00a0 If Jackson can emulate his first half 2009 form for the whole season then Arizona will be in a very strong position.\u00c2\u00a0 He can be a decent replacement for Webb if the former Cy Young winner struggles at all, or he could give the D-Backs an intimidating 1-2-3 punch if Webb is back to his best.<\/p>\n Their key loss is the starting pitcher who went the other way in the Jackson deal: Max Scherzer<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 He has great stuff and could be a real force if he reduces his tendency to dish out free passes.\u00c2\u00a0 Maybe he will never develop the control and command necessary to be a top-line starter or maybe something in his arm will go \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcping\u00e2\u20ac\u2122?\u00c2\u00a0 He might not turn into the pitcher he looks capable of being, but his potential is undoubted and the D-Backs will live to regret dealing him away if he comes good.<\/p>\n A lot is riding on new recruit Troy Glaus<\/strong>, who was signed as a free agent.\u00c2\u00a0 The Braves have the pitching to contend, but their offense needs to function as well for them to be successful in Bobby Cox\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s final year in charge.\u00c2\u00a0 They are counting on Glaus to provide much-needed power from the right side to complement Chipper Jones and Brian McCann in the heart of their batting order.\u00c2\u00a0 However, he was limited to just fourteen games down the stretch for the Cardinals last year due to injuries.\u00c2\u00a0 If he can play 150 games (likely fielding at first base for the majority) then the Braves will be in business.\u00c2\u00a0 If he spends more time on the Disabled List (DL), the Braves don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t appear to have much in the way of a back-up plan to rescue the situation.<\/p>\n Pitching has been Atlanta\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s strong suit for many years and they look set to continue that trend in 2010; however, they will do so without their best starter from 2009.\u00c2\u00a0 Javier Vazquez<\/strong> was traded to the Yankees to solve the Braves\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 \u00e2\u20ac\u02dc6 starters into 5 spots\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 problem.\u00c2\u00a0 Trading from a surplus is always a good position to be in, but all it takes is an injury or two (such as Jair Jurrjens\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 shoulder problems) and suddenly you can be left short.\u00c2\u00a0 Had they acquired an impact bat for Vazquez, a temporary hit to the rotation mid-season wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t hurt so much.\u00c2\u00a0 As it is, they need Hudson, Jurrjens, Hanson, Kawakami and Lowe to stay healthy.<\/p>\n Will the curse finally be reversed by the acquisition of Carlos Silva? Hmm, maybe not.\u00c2\u00a0 The Cubs\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 primary addition was free agent outfielder Marlon Byrd<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 Byrd will chip in with the bat and play a decent centre field.\u00c2\u00a0 No, that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not going to make Cubs fans do cartwheels, but their team is paying the likes of Derrek Lee, Aramis Ramirez and Alfonso Soriano to drive the offense.\u00c2\u00a0 If the main guys can stay on the field and produce close to the previous top levels, Byrd\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s steady contributions will be worth quite a bit to the team.\u00c2\u00a0 He also scores very highly in the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not Milton Bradley\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 stakes.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m tempted to pick Milton as the Cubs\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 key loss, not least because it wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t surprise me if he had a strong season with the Mariners.\u00c2\u00a0 Reed Johnson was also thought of highly by the Cubs, so he will be missed.\u00c2\u00a0 However, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll go for Rich Harden<\/strong>, who departed as a free agent and signed with the Rangers.\u00c2\u00a0 He may be fragile, to say the least, but he can be a dominating starter and you are always going to miss someone like that, even if you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t expect him to make 32 starts in a season.<\/p>\n The Reds unexpectedly made one of the biggest splashes of the offseason by signing Cuban free agent Aroldis Chapman<\/strong> to a six-year contract worth just over $30m.\u00c2\u00a0 The question now is whether the starting pitcher will be ready to make Cincinnati\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s rotation straight out of Spring Training or if he needs to spend time in the Minors to hone his craft?\u00c2\u00a0 The Reds themselves probably don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know the answer to that question just yet.\u00c2\u00a0 They will be watching his Spring Training performances closely, as will the rest of us, keen to see just how good this highly-touted prospect might turn out to be.<\/p>\n The most recognisable name of those who have passed through the Reds\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 departure lounge this offseason is Willy Taveras.\u00c2\u00a0 He was traded to the Oakland A\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, who promptly designated him for assignment, so he can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be considered much of a loss.\u00c2\u00a0 The player they will miss the most is starting pitcher Edinson Volquez<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 He hasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t left the organization, but he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be out until the latter part of the season (at best) while recovering from Tommy John surgery.<\/p>\n The Rockies have had a quiet offseason and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s difficult to call either Melvin Mora or Miguel Olivo a key addition, so the man to watch is Jeff Francis<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 He missed all of 2009 after undergoing shoulder surgery and will make his return to the Rockies\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 rotation hoping to recapture his 2007 form, when he went 17-9 and helped his team make the World Series.<\/p>\n Just as they haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t had many new players to get excited about, Rockies fans were not bidding tearful farewells to anyone significant, unless a few among them had missed the last couple of seasons and thought that Garrett Atkins was still worthy of much attention.\u00c2\u00a0 If I have to pick someone (and I do) then their main loss would be Jason Marquis<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 He picked up 15 wins for Colorado last year after being signed from the Cubs and had a solid if not spectacular season all told.\u00c2\u00a0 A healthy Francis should make replacing him a simple task.<\/p>\n Pass!\u00c2\u00a0 They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve not done a lot in terms of adding new players to their roster, aside from small moves such as handing minor league deals to relievers Derrick Turnbow and Seth McClung.\u00c2\u00a0 The most significant decisions the Marlins have taken over the offseason have been signing ace pitcher Josh Johnson to a four-year contract extension and not trading second baseman Dan Uggla.<\/p>\n The Marlins finally decided to cut their ties with Jeremy Hermida<\/strong> after waiting for him to fulfil his potential since his debut as a 21 year old in 2005.\u00c2\u00a0 The Marlins didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t like the look of his potential salary for 2010 (he was eligible for arbitration for the second time) and therefore traded him to the Red Sox where he figures to be their fourth outfielder.<\/p>\n Brett Myers<\/strong> was signed as a free agent to join Roy Oswalt and Wandy Rodriguez at the sharp end of the Astros\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 rotation.\u00c2\u00a0 Myers was a source of almost constant frustration to the Phillies.\u00c2\u00a0 The talent is there and he showed it at times, but too often something would come along and set him back once again.\u00c2\u00a0 If the Astros can find a way to keep him on the mound and to keep his head on the job, he could be an effective starter for them.<\/p>\n The Astros\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 main loss over the offseason was closer Jose Valverde<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 He was a free agent and although the Astros offered him arbitration, instead he signed a two-year deal with the Tigers worth $14m.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n The Dodgers went into hibernation over the winter, although there was a typically Hollywood storyline behind their inactivity: the continuing divorce saga of owner Frank McCourt.\u00c2\u00a0 Jamey Carroll<\/strong> is my pick of an average bunch of additions (Reed Johnson running him a close second) as his ability to play most fielding positions adequately will offer Joe Torre some flexibility over the course of the season.<\/p>\n The two most notable players to leave L.A. over the offseason were Orlando Hudson and Randy Wolf<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 Considering the O-Dog spent the end of the season sitting on the bench with his tail between his legs, Wolf\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s departure is the more important of the two.\u00c2\u00a0 Clayton Kershaw looks the real deal (8-8 with a 2.79 ERA at just 21 years of age), but there are question marks over the rest of the rotation (which Billingsley\/ Padilla will show up? etc) and Wolf\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s relative dependability will be missed.<\/p>\n The Brewers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 main objective over the offseason was to add some starting pitching as, Yovani Gallardo excepted, all of their starters had poor years in 2009.\u00c2\u00a0 They succeeded in signing Doug Davis and Randy Wolf<\/strong> as free agents, with the latter being signed to a three-year deal worth a shade under $30m.\u00c2\u00a0 That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a bit rich considering Wolf is no star, but the Brewers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 desperate need for pitching made them pay slightly over the odds to get their man.\u00c2\u00a0 The dependable qualities that the Dodgers will miss are exactly what the Brewers were seeking and a steady season from Wolf will be a big improvement on what Milwaukee received last year from every starter\u00c2\u00a0not named Gallardo.<\/p>\n The Brewers said goodbye to several 2009 regulars, including shortstop J.J. Hardy and catcher Jason Kendall.\u00c2\u00a0 The one they might miss the most is centre fielder Mike Cameron<\/strong>, who signed with the Red Sox as a free agent.\u00c2\u00a0 It made sense for the Brewers not to outbid Boston\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s two-year\/$15.5m offer, particularly as they acquired Carlos Gomez from the Twins in the deal that brought Hardy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time in Milwaukee to an end.\u00c2\u00a0 Still, no one\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s sure quite how Gomez will develop and Cameron could be relied upon to field well in centre and hit 20+ homers, while providing leadership in the clubhouse.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n The Mets\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 2009 season was an unmitigated disaster.\u00c2\u00a0 Their collapse was mainly due to injuries, so they didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t spend like mad over the offseason and will be greatly improved if the fallen (particularly Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran) are able to come back strongly.\u00c2\u00a0 Jason Bay<\/strong> was their main addition, joining as a free agent on a four-year\/$66m contract.\u00c2\u00a0 Citi Field was like home run-reducing kryptonite to the Mets last year and Bay should counteract that.\u00c2\u00a0 He is a quality hitter and should be okay in left field.<\/p>\n The Mets didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t lose a significant contributor from 2009, not least because they didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have many of those to lose in the first place.\u00c2\u00a0 Of the players that have left, Carlos Delgado<\/strong> leaves the biggest hole because there is a big drop off from his best form and what Daniel Murphy is likely to offer the team (if he sticks at first base for long anyway).\u00c2\u00a0 However, Delgado missed all but 26 games last year and has recently had surgery on his hip, which will keep him out of action for four months.<\/p>\n I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t need much thinking time on this one.\u00c2\u00a0 Roy Halladay<\/strong> is as good as it gets when it comes to current Major League starters.\u00c2\u00a0 His record over the past five years is 81-37 with a 3.01 ERA and that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s while playing in the American League and in a division that includes the Yankees and Red Sox.\u00c2\u00a0 You would expect him to dominate even more when moved to the National League, facing a pitcher every nine plate-appearances rather than a DH.\u00c2\u00a0 There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s no need for hype: this is the very definition of an impact signing and it helps to give the Phillies a genuine shot at making a third World Series in a row.<\/p>\n This is being a bit greedy, but the Phillies would have had an even bigger shot at getting to (and winning) the Fall Classic again had they kept hold of Cliff Lee<\/strong> as well.\u00c2\u00a0 Much has been written about GM Ruben Amaro Jr\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s decision to trade Lee to the Mariners in an apparent attempt to boost the Phillies\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 farm system.\u00c2\u00a0 Maybe there is more to it that that, because you would think that Amaro would have kept both if he thought it was possible.\u00c2\u00a0 Given the choice, and what a choice it would be, most people would pick Halladay over Lee so it still amounts to an upgrade, especially when you consider the very reasonable multi-year contract Halladay signed upon joining the Phillies.<\/p>\n Pittsburgh\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s current (or \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcnever ending\u00e2\u20ac\u2122) rebuilding project means that they are not in the market for too many Major League additions.\u00c2\u00a0 They have made a few moves over the offseason and the best player they acquired is Akinori Iwamura<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 The second baseman suffered a terrible injury playing with the Rays last year, but he managed to get back out on to the field for the final month and he should be good to go for the Pirates right from opening day.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n The Pirates really aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t living up to their nickname.\u00c2\u00a0 They should be the ones plundering everyone else for talented players, not giving away any experienced player they possess.\u00c2\u00a0 That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s what they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve done over the last couple of years, although in truth they haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t given up anyone of tremendous value. Their closer Matt Capps<\/strong> was the latest main player to leave the team, with the Buccos choosing to cut him over the offseason rather than pay his 2010 salary.\u00c2\u00a0 Capps landed with the Nationals.<\/p>\n The Cardinals almost had<\/em> to re-sign Matt Holliday<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 After being acquired in a mid-season trade with the A\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, Holliday hit .353\/.419\/.604 with 13 homers in 63 games for St Louis.\u00c2\u00a0 He was immediately installed as the number four hitter in the lineup behind Albert Pujols, making for as formidable a 3-4 partnership as there is in the Majors.\u00c2\u00a0 Holliday was a free agent over the offseason and the Cardinals didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t just think about what they would gain by re-signing him, but also what they would lose if they didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t.\u00c2\u00a0 That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s perhaps why they agreed to such a lucrative contract (7 years\/$120m) despite reports suggesting that no other team came close matching it.\u00c2\u00a0 It might not like like such a good idea 5 or 6 years down the line, but he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a big addition for the 2010 season.<\/p>\n The Cardinals\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 main loss over the offseason was starting pitcher Joel Pineiro<\/strong>, who departed as a free agent and signed with the Angels.\u00c2\u00a0 He had his best year since 2003 for the Cardinals in 2009.\u00c2\u00a0 There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s no guarantee that he will repeat it in 2010, but the pitchers scheduled to be in the Card\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s rotation that are not named Carpenter and Wainwright (Kyle Lohse, Brad Penny and A.N. Other) don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t look a great bet to match Pineiro\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 2009 season either.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n The Padres are in rebuilding mode so they tinkered around the edges, bringing in a pair of Hairstons and Yorvit Torrealba among others.\u00c2\u00a0 Starting pitcher Jon Garland<\/strong> could prove to be their key free agent signing of the offseason.\u00c2\u00a0 He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s durable, pitching at least 32 starts in each of his last 8 seasons, and has had success before, most notably winning 18 games in back-to-back seasons over 2005 and 2006.\u00c2\u00a0 If that history can be smartened up thanks to the cosy confines of Petco Park and a bit of luck in the win column, the Padres might be able to nab a prospect or two for him come the trade deadline.<\/p>\n However, Garland will not be the Padre most people will be looking at in August.\u00c2\u00a0 First baseman Adrian Gonzalez is the prize other teams covet the most, with the Red Sox in particular being flirtatious with the Friars over the offseason.\u00c2\u00a0 Gonzalez\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s very reasonable contract means that he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s still in San Diego for the time being, so the key loss has either got to be Brian Giles or Kevin Kouzmanoff<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 From a sentimental point of view, Giles will be the player they will miss the most, but Kouzmanoff\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s greater contributions over the last couple of years earn him the prize following his trade to the A\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s.<\/p>\n Giants fans would love me to be able to put someone like Matt Holliday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s name down as their key addition, but those dreams were not realized.\u00c2\u00a0 AT&T Park will once again be home to some outstanding pitching and a below-average batting lineup as General Manager Brian Sabean failed to make any significant signings to boost the Giants\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 offense.\u00c2\u00a0 Mark DeRosa<\/strong> was a decent signing and he will add a bit of power to a lineup that sorely needs it; however, his main value is as a good hitting infielder, not as an everyday left fielder.\u00c2\u00a0 Unfortunately that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s where he looks set to play the majority of his games, so the initial benefits of adding him to the roster have been reduced.<\/p>\n San Francisco\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s main offseason loss will be the 2015 Hall of Fame\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s gain.\u00c2\u00a0 Randy Johnson<\/strong> decided to retire and in doing so set the five-year clock ticking on his certain election to Cooperstown at the first attempt.\u00c2\u00a0 Calling him a loss to the 2010 Giants is perhaps a bit of a stretch as he only started 17 games last year and it always looked likely that he would call it a day after the season.\u00c2\u00a0 However, if he had been healthy and willing enough to take the mound on limited duty, his contributions are likely to have outweighed what other fellow former Giants (Randy Winn, Ryan Garko etc) could have mustered.<\/p>\n There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s no getting away from the fact that all eyes will be on pitching prospect Stephen Strasburg at the Nationals\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Spring Training camp, rather than any of their offseason additions.\u00c2\u00a0 Jason Marquis<\/strong> was signed as a free agent and he at least brings experience and history of some Big League success, although his run of making the postseason each year will come to an end in 2010 unless he gets traded.\u00c2\u00a0 The other guy that might make a notable contribution is Ivan Rodriguez. As a 38 year old catcher, \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcPudge\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 clearly isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t the player he once was, but perhaps he will prove to be a source of knowledge and inspiration to his younger roster mates.<\/p>\n Has an old country singer ever sang \u00e2\u20ac\u0153if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got nothing to lose, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got nothing to lose\u00e2\u20ac\u009d?\u00c2\u00a0 If they have and you can find a YouTube clip of it, let me know and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll post a link here under \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcnotable departures from the\u00c2\u00a0 Nationals 2009\/10\u00e2\u20ac\u2122.\u00c2\u00a0 I guess you could say Austin Kearns and Dimitri Young are notable departures in the sense that the Nationals are glad to be shot of them.\u00c2\u00a0 And the clown (former GM Jim Bowden) who signed them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time to review what each organization has done over the offseason to improve their team for 2010, starting with the Senior circuit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[136,107,120,122,133,106,123,132,121,553,108,99,124,135,134,119,109],"class_list":["post-6814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mlb-2","tag-arizona-diamondbacks","tag-atlanta-braves","tag-chicago-cubs","tag-cincinnati-reds","tag-colorado-rockies","tag-florida-marlins","tag-houston-astros","tag-los-angeles-dodgers","tag-milwaukee-brewers","tag-mlb-2","tag-new-york-mets","tag-philadelphia-phillies","tag-pittsburgh-pirates","tag-san-diego-padres","tag-san-francisco-giants","tag-st-louis-cardinals","tag-washington-nationals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6814"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7220,"href":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6814\/revisions\/7220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Atlanta Braves<\/h3>\n
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