With Game 4 of the World Series just a few hours from first pitch, here's a few items of interest from around baseball:
- John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle thinks the "desperate-for-pop Giants" would consider outbidding the Red Sox for Jason Bay. Jon Heyman of SI.com reported last week that the Red Sox were willing to give Bay $60 million over four years. If Bay doesn't work out for San Francisco, Shea names Garrett Atkins as a possibility. Atkins, who lost his starting job to Ian Stewart, batted just .226/.308/.342 with nine home runs and 48 RBI this season. Buster Olney of ESPN.com recently named him as a prime candidate to be non-tendered in December.
- A source told John Perrotto of Baseball Prospectus that there's no chance the Pirates will call up top-prospects Pedro Alvarez and Brad Lincoln before at least next June. Such a decision would likely keep Alvarez or Lincoln from reaching "Super 2" status, meaning they wouldn't be arbitration-eligible until after the 2013 season.
- Matt Welch of Halos Heaven says you should think about Brandon Wood when you watch the Phillies.
- And finally, former Mets and Giants outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo is back on a baseball field, but he may have taken the idea of "'70s night" a little too far.
- John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle thinks the "desperate-for-pop Giants" would consider outbidding the Red Sox for Jason Bay. Jon Heyman of SI.com reported last week that the Red Sox were willing to give Bay $60 million over four years. If Bay doesn't work out for San Francisco, Shea names Garrett Atkins as a possibility. Atkins, who lost his starting job to Ian Stewart, batted just .226/.308/.342 with nine home runs and 48 RBI this season. Buster Olney of ESPN.com recently named him as a prime candidate to be non-tendered in December.
- A source told John Perrotto of Baseball Prospectus that there's no chance the Pirates will call up top-prospects Pedro Alvarez and Brad Lincoln before at least next June. Such a decision would likely keep Alvarez or Lincoln from reaching "Super 2" status, meaning they wouldn't be arbitration-eligible until after the 2013 season.
- Matt Welch of Halos Heaven says you should think about Brandon Wood when you watch the Phillies.
- And finally, former Mets and Giants outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo is back on a baseball field, but he may have taken the idea of "'70s night" a little too far.
