November 15th, 2007 by Top Dawg

It’s really early in baseball free agency, but i’ve got some bad vibes.  A-Rod looks to be heading back to the Yanks and Lowell is most likely staying with the BoSox.  This leaves the Angeles and Dodgers still looking for a 3rd baseman.  I was hoping A-Rod would go to the Angeles to take them out of the market and leave the Dodgers and the Yankees in the market.  Then with the Marlins wanting prospects and the Dodgers with the most fire power left going out and landing Miguel Cabrera.  Now with the Angeles still in, with lots of prospects, the price will either climb or stay the same for Cabrera.  He’s the only legitimate 3rd baseman left…So you either ship the future to the Marlins or Andy LaRoche is your guy.  I think the Marlins are asking for way too much, so hopefully Colletti doesn’t get desperate and ship the farm over or overpay someone just out of need for a 3rd baseman (like he did with Pierre).  This is a worst case scenario for me.

 Buster Onley is reporting that the Dodgers are hot and heavy after Aaron Rowand.  Looking at his numbers on baseball-reference, he had a career year on his contract year.  Every other year has been average.  Don’t get me wrong he’s great defensively, but with the likes of Torii Hunter and Andruw Jones available, Rowand would be my 3rd choice. 

This is a make or break winter for Colletti and the way the tea leaves are looking…it’s break.  Lord I hope I’m wrong.  I don’t want to see this next year:

1 Furcal

2 Martin

3 Kemp

4 Kent

5 Rowand

6 Loney

7 LaRoche

8 Pierre

Yuck!