10/27/2003 09:47:00 AM by Rob

Seth Speaks, but do people listen?

This little play-on-words from the old Merril Lynch commercials is brought to you by Seth Speaks, a Minne-no-place-centric site. Today, for example, he posted a study on bang-for-the-buck in terms of OPS per dollar salary, wherein his Twins would do very well, and the overpaid Cub offense would not show up. In fact, in all five of his salary categories, not once did a Cub show up.

What was funny though, was the fact that the Great Sosa did not show up on his top-ten list of highest-paid sluggers, thus he did not show up on the list of top ten least-bang-for-the-buck. I was really really hoping to show that, which would further serve to prove my point about him, namely, he isn't worth what we are paying him.

On the way in today, and man, was it a long ride in today, I was formulating a trade with the Steingrabber. Here it is.

Sosa for Jon Lieber (aka Jon Lover), Chris Hammond (RP), and Michel Hernandez (C).

We then have our fifth starter, our catcher of the future, and our second best bullpen pitcher.

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