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there have been rumors that the Phillies and Giants have talked about the possibility of an offseason trade of Ryan Howard for Matt Cain. Would there be any takers on this board? This soulds like a very even trade but I for one just can't decide who we need more.


The answer is no. For us to be a contending team fast we need good young starting pitching. It is a lot easier to get a bat that hits home runs off the free agent market or through trade. For the Giants to be able to contend for a World Series title in the post Bonds, they are going to need both Cain and Lowry. For all the blasting we do on our lack of developing young players, it is exciting to see that we may have two young stud starting pitchers that have come out of our system.