Maybe Randy Johnson to the New York Yankees, Brady Anderson to the Atlanta Braves or Gary Sheffield and Kevin Brown to anyone. It all could happen soon enough, now that baseball's shopping spree is going at full tilt. This is the kind of activity we used to have at the winter meetings, and fans love. He paused to catch his breath. He was finished, for at least one day.
Tomorrow is another day.
By the time the bell struck at midnight EST, it was already time to start assessing the big winners and big losers. The two expansion teams made out nicely, especially after each finished drafting its 35 players. The World Series champion Florida Marlins and the Montreal Expos, though, did not fare so well. The Devil Rays got McGriff, a Tampa resident, from Atlanta and Stocker from Philadelphia to settle their infield, and Hernandez is a proven reliever. We had some scenario with every team during the week, or almost every team.