Thursday, July 27, 2006

Whose the PTBNL

M's gain, drop a DH

The Seatle Post-Intelligencer concludes that Shin Choo was not enough for the 30-year-old pure-platooner Ben Broussard and speculates what the Mariners will have to give.

"Also a possibility is a catcher.... After the Broussard trade, the Indians are left with catcher Victor Martinez and right fielder Casey Blake sharing the first-base job, and acquiring a talented catcher could allow Martinez to move to first full time."

Sorry to disappoint, but the Indians do have Kelly Shoppach, who is on my short list of value catchers in next year's draft - if he remains unknown.

That is something I doubt will occur though.

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