DBacks trades or sign who?

Landru <Landru77.TakeThisOut@inbox.com> wrote:
> Haven't heard or read much about who or what the DBacks are looking for
> in GM meetings or over winter. I guess bullpen help is obvious, but
> what about SS, 2b, catcher, cf? Anyone heard anything?

Nothing yet in the way of rumors. Baseball Prospectus just did a
"Prospectus Notebook" entry covering the D-Backs and it's their take that
Josh Byrnes isn't one to make trades before he's completed his analysis of
what he's got. Byrnes, for instance, was the guy who went on the record
putting the kibosh on the Manny Ramirez-to-Anaheim trade rumors.

Presuming he's been busy burning the midnight oil to get ready for the GM
meetings, I wouldn't be too shocked if the D-Backs do a deal of some type
during the meetings, but I also won't be too shocked if nothing happens.

Yes, the team has a lot of needs, but there's no guarantee they'll find
somebody willing to do a deal at a price they can accept. It seems likely
that they'll try to unload somebody (Glaus, Green, Gonzalez or Tracy) to
free up some room for Carlos Quentin and Conor Jackson, but it's not clear
to me yet who the takers might be.

--Paul
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