Waiver Wire Offseason: NL

Ricki Weeks? what happens to him with Lopez coming in and doing the job he cant ie stay on the field and be a true lead off hitter.

Weeks is also still arbitration-eligible, so the Brewers are still likely to re-sign him for a discount. This could be his last year to prove he can stay healthy and productive, however.

I know they’re FA, but Ben Sheets and Billy Wagner?

After conferring with Mike, I’ll cover Wagner in the AL section next week.  Good suggestion, wonder where he’ll end up.

We’re discussing the Car-Go v. Borbon question via email, but my initial thought is that the two players should be considered for drastically different roles, even though both could nominally be leadoff hitters for their MLB teams.  Car-Go has shown tons of power in the minors, and resumed his power hitting in Colorado after taking a mulligan on his lousy 2008.  Borbon’s a pure “speed guy”, and if he develops fully, could steal 50+ without anyone marveling about it.