Young to Twins, Cordero to close for Cincy

Delmon Young was moved by the Devil (sic) Rays for Garza from the Twins. This likely will not be the biggest move of the offseason for the Twins as they seek to move Nathan and Santanna prior to the start of 2008 as well. If I were a Twins fan, I would have to be pretty frustrated. The Twinkies have turned into the 2000's version of the '90's expos... only actually making the playoffs. Producing talent in the organization that a fan gets to fall in love with, only to watch it sold off for more young talent is frustrating. I'm not sure what the best method is to address these profit seeking firesales... but they are not good for the game.

In other news, my beloved Commies (i.e. Reds) in the NL Central have went and got themselves a real deal closer through free agent Francisco Cordero. If my math is correct they are paying $11.5 million per year for Cordero, which equates to between $287-$500K per save (if he gets 23-40). I know that is just going rate, but it seems a bit high for me... Especially given the fact that the Reds can't anticipate being in that many important close games next year, can they?

In shameful news, La Russa was found guilty of a DWI/OWI/DUI offense stemming from an incident last spring. This isn't a proud badge to wear for such an articulate and kind man.


Fantasy Football Update:
I pulled off a 123-122.5 victory this past weekend. This was mostly do to Kolby Smith blowing up for 150 yards this past weekend, and thus has earned a starting spot on the Badger Hunds for this weekend's matchup versus the California Kats. Both teams come in with an 8-4 record and are tied for the divisional lead with two games remaining. The trouble for me will likely come from the Brady factor, but hopefully my newly acquired P. Manning will produce to a competitive level with Tommy boy. My defense matches up well, but the Kats also feature Ray Lewis who has been blowing up the tackles the past few weeks. With only two games left, this is the divisional championship -- Unless I win - splitting the season series, and then lose the last week when the Kats win. In that case the tiebreaker would go to the team with the most points scored, which at the moment the Badger Hunds are -60 behind the Kats. Have a good fantasy weekend.