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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
Good analysis.
With Zaun you are probably right. Though often when he throws he's offline anyways but that could be because he's trying to rush the throw. Heck at times he's even just held on to it because he knows he has no chance. A sad commentary on the pitcher's ability to hold runners. Watching McGowen the other night was painful.
Was Stairs deal a one or two year deal?
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He was just one a 1-year deal. However, I remember him making comments about always wanting to play in Canada, so I think if the Jays do want him back, he'll stay. I'm not sure how many teams are going to try to break the bank for Matt Stairs, but I doubt it will be too many.
If JP offers him a 1 year at ~ 2 million, I could see the guy taking it before free agency even opens up, which is really reasonable for the production he brings.
Anyways, MLB4u.com has a good list of upcoming free agents. On the SS market, you really aren't going to find many upgrades, besides Arod - David Eckstein is the top of the class for SSes, which isn't that much of an upgrade at all over what McDonald brings - and he is probably going to get a nice contract out of it.