Mulder's Day

mulder is a very good pitcher at a very good price. trouble is they're gonna be rebuilding this rotation every offseason for the forseeable future, and haren won't cost anything for sev'l years, which made him very useful. plus he's good --- mighta won 12 to 15 games this year, a very high yield on low investment. but mulder might win 20. so the rationale seems sound. they filled a glaring need without breaking the bank or the roster. it may or may not work out, but i think it's an intelligent move.

given mulder's relatively low cost, they ought to have enough left in the till to buy polanco and either alomar or reese for the middle infield. i remain extremely leery of cabrera, who is going to cost a lot more than he's worth and tie up somebody's payroll for sev'l years. cards can't afford another tino.