If I were Wade I’d offer to Hawkins and Valverde b/c IMO we need Hawk back and if he doesn’t come back so be it at least we get a couple picks out of it and Valverde will definitely sign a big contract somewhere. Now do you offer to Tejada? I’m on the fence about keeping Tejada. Of course if you want to keep him then offer, but I might consider offering even if you’re not thrilled of him playing the hot corner. The biggest problem I see with that strategy though is that having to give up 2 picks might scare off teams from signing him and then you’re stuck with him. I think we need to try to get 4 picks out of these guys and if we can then that’d be amazing!

yeah 4 picks or more and I’m happy and smiling. any fewer and I’m sad, disappointed and totally saw it coming. it wont be a synch to get 4 but it wont be terribly difficult either. although I’m saying that without knowing all the details, w/o knowing what each player really wants and so on. essentially I think 4 picks replenishes our system fully whereas I think we still have to wait to see how the 2009 draft does next year as well as how 2010 does down the road. with 6 picks in the first 2 rounds you’re almost guaranteed to hit a major prospect on at least one of those and the way hecks been picking them so far I like our chances of scoring plus prospects on no less than half of them. come on stros! please! if you do anything this offseason just get the picks!!! I can deal with drayton selling Oswalt for an ice cream cone if we get 6+ picks. ok thats a bit far but I want them BAD!