What's notable about this list? Well, Goldstein doesn't just give away "five-star" prospect status, so there's reason to be excited about the fact that he's as impressed by Ackley and Pineda as most of us are giddy about their potential contributions in the near future. But I have to say, it's Goldstein's writeup of Nick Franklin (pictured) that gets me pretty stoked. Oh, to have a power hitting shortstop again...
Next link is a fun spreadsheet from the MLBTR writers making free agent predictions. M's aren't mentioned often, but they are linked to Lance Berkman, Hisanori Takahashi, Pat Burrell (GAH!), Kevin Millwood, Hideki Matsui, and Brandon Webb.
I actually like the idea of Berkman and Takahashi a lot. Berkman could do a little splitting time at 1b with Smoak (or as much as would be necessary to keep him happy and healthy) and DH the rest. He's old, but there's a lot to like about him - including the fact that he'd probably be our 2nd best hitter on the team. Takahashi might come on the cheap, and he'd probably be the second best starter on the squad too. Plus, he's a lefty, and controls left handed bats nicely which would play well at the Safe. Hell, let's be honest with ourselves - anything would play nicely at the Safe next year as long as it doesn't resemble that 2010 squad.
Matsui? Eh, well, if he's ultra cheap. But I could see the allure there, Ichiro-Matsui reported feud aside.
Webb might be a nice project, but I'm not about to speculate about his 2011 contributions. Might as well have him room with Bedard and maybe they can share parts to make one whole...
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