brad penny signs with the cardinals

[ultimatespidey81]

you heard it here first. one yr deal for around 7 million. i wonder what pitcher they are going to get.

discuss amongst yourselves!

http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/commishs-hot-stove/commishs-hot-stove/cardinal-beat-updates/2009/12/mozeliak-acknowledges-pending-deal-with-penny-meeting-with-boras/

[Banky71]

I have been keping tabs on this for a few hours and was waiting to see if it wen't through.

[ultimatespidey81]

the cards do get the most out of their pitchers and he will have carp & wainwright pitching next to him so i think he could be a decent investment.

[Banky71]

the cards do get the most out of their pitchers and he will have carp & wainwright pitching next to him so i think he could be a decent investment.

Yeah he's a good starter just not a number one guy. He'll do fine on this team. He should get run support.

[tridentgum0]

Should've signed with Cleveland

[ultimatespidey81]

Should've signed with Cleveland

no, he was terrible in the AL. you don't want him.

[tridentgum0]

I want a good man in the rotation.

Fine then, Atlanta. My second team, almost as good, and in the NL.

[ultimatespidey81]

I want a good man in the rotation.

Fine then, Atlanta. My second team, almost as good, and in the NL.

ATL has too many starters. i read that they are going to be trading one of them. likely in the winter meetings. they need a big bat in the lineup.

[Banky71]

Maybe they need a Holliday!

[ultimatespidey81]

Maybe they need a Holliday!

what they really need is a 1B. they're gonna do something. it'll be interesting to see who they do get.

[Banky71]

what they really need is a 1B. they're gonna do something. it'll be interesting to see who they do get.

Aren't they looking at Nick Johnson?

[ultimatespidey81]

yeah i think they are. we'll see what they end up doing soon enough. from what i read they may try to trade away javi vazquez.

[Blackjack041277]

I'm just glad Penny's not the Dodgers' problem anymore. He was good when he was good, though.

[Wiiman95]

My Mom's name is Penny. Just thought I'd point that random little fact out.

[CCDaDon]

Alright, come on. This is causing way more spam than if the MLB thread were around. Mods, sorry but you just seem a little tincy wincy ass backwards.

[ultimatespidey81]

Alright, come on. This is causing way more spam than if the MLB thread were around. Mods, sorry but you just seem a little tincy wincy ass backwards.

i know right? we, baseball fans, need a thread of our own!:D

[CCDaDon]

i know right? we, baseball fans, need a thread of our own!:D

The thing that makes no sense is that Apples(I think) said he'd bring back the thread when the season starts. But why? Why not let the one thread continue instead of having new threads pop up when some random dude got traded(In the part of the off season where theres a trade EVERY DAY).

[californication]

As a Dodger fan, I say good luck...The guy hasn't been good in years. I remember last year he was *****ing about the Dodgers, and we lost to him in San Francisco but absolutely creamed him when we played in L.A.

[Mega-Tallica]

The mods got this wrong, just make a freakin' MLB thread already so we don't need all these rather minor signings and trade threads popping up everyday.

[Banky71]

oppps i posted in the wrong place.

[bermuddy]

we PMd apples about it and he hasnt responded. if he wants us to do something else, he'll let us know.

[Stones_Clash]

as a massive cards fan, i think this move could end up being ok. penny isnt a world class pitcher, but this is similar to the smoltz scenario, where he sucked in the AL and was thought to be over the hill, but then came to st louis and did well. im hoping something similar happens with penny, because it was clear that he was a cheaper alternative to pineiro, so hey, we'll see how it works out.