The Cleveland Plain Dealer's Paul Hoynes believes the Giants and Twins "are the two teams that would probably have interest in Andy Marte."

Marte, a 25 year-old third baseman, was designated for assignment on Thursday. The Indians now have nine days to either trade, release or outright him. As Hoynes notes, both the Giants and Twins are seeking a third baseman and Marte, "young and inexpensive, would fit nicely into their payrolls."

The Giants or Twins could claim him on waivers, take a look at him in camp, and release him at the end of spring training because he's out of options, adds Hoynes.

This makes too much sense for the Giants. A couple of options of course are sending a seasoned vet, a grizzled warrior, a gamer....whatever you want to call Dave Roberts these days. MLB Trade Rumors had a blogger throwing out a trade of Marte for "Bocock and Viagra" which would also work but I'm a Bocock guy so I say trade an outfielder. Anyone except of course Winn and Lewis. Logic says Rowand is off that list but hey, it's my fantasy right? Salaries aside it'd be nice to unload some of the pricier contracts for Marte but lets stick to this dimension and leave the alternate universe for now.

Waiting for Marte to clear waivers means bidding against the Twins who hopefully are waiting for the Giants to sign him in order to land Crede for themselves. I say take 'em. There are so many questions for this years edition of Giants baseball why not add one more to the mix. Makes the odds of having a feel good story SOMEWHERE all that more possible. Do Martes high strike outs scare me? Maybe a normal Giants fan my friend. Not me.

Here we stand at the end of the Steriod/Juiced Ball Era, what harkens ahead is an era of renewed domination by pitchers. ALL teams will struggle to score runs. The Giants moving toward "small ball" will actually put them ahead of schedule. The Magic 8 Ball says so. Do I know what I'm talking about? Hell no. Am I pulling all of this out of an orifice? Uh, yea. Isn't it obvious?

boston sucks

detoxify