Giles To San Diego, Laroche on his way out?

Well, it looks like Marcus Giles is on his way to San Diego, after all. The catch? The Braves don't get anything in return. Linebrink would have fit in nicely with Soriano, methinks. Oh well. I haven't had a chance to gush about the HoRam for Soriano deal, but, rest assured, I love it. Ramirez was constantly injured the last few years, and as I mentioned earlier, the Braves had a logjam in their rotation anyway.

But, on to bigger news. The latest rumor to hit the papers is the three way trade that would send Laroche to the Pirates and Mike Gonzalez to the Yanks, who would shoot Melky Cabrera our way. Cabrera is a good looking young player, but I can't see us giving up Laroche for just Cabrera. I mean, this is the same Adam Laroche who as 10th in the NL in OPS last year, and posted a 2nd half line of .387/.655/1.042

Cabrera hit .360/.391/.751, which was an OPS+ of exactly 100. Not sparkling, but not too bad of a season for a 21 year old. The hope is Cabrera would be able to grow into a good top of the order hitter, and shift over to CF if or when Andruw leaves. Which is a fine idea, but I still think it's just a bit too little to get back for Laroche.