For all the Hot Stove talk about trading Matt Cain, Randy Winn, Bengie Molina, and Jonathan Sanchez, the best trade possible for the Giants this winter (other than Barry Zito — not gonna happen) would include Aaron Rowand.
I don’t have much faith that the next four years of his contract will be better than the first. It wasn’t just the mediocre offense — we suspected this might happen in a move from Philadelphia Cream Cheese Park to Mays Field. It was the shoddy D, the erratic panicky throws. As he continues to crash into fences and roll around on bruised ribs and rub his gamerness all over the field, his skills aren’t likely to sharpen.
Short-term, Randy Winn would play center field. Longer-term, err, well, uh, how about a two-year extension for Randy Winn? Problem is, trading Rowand would open a CF hole for the Giants beyond 2009. I don’t think Fred Lewis is the answer, but youneverknow.
Let’s cut to it: Is Aaron Rowand tradeable, and if so, then what? Discuss.
