We Don't Need to Worry About Steve Finley Anymore...

...now that the Angels have traded him to the Giants of the NL. Meaning, we dont have to wonder whether to keep him at $15 or not (I'm thinking he'd have walked anyway):

Giants acquired outfielder Steve Finley from the Angels for third baseman Edgardo Alfonzo.

It'd be nice if this meant that Darin Erstad would return to center field for the Angels, but Chone Figgins is probably going to be the choice. Finley will take over as the Giants' fourth outfielder, and there's a good chance that he'll get at least 300 at-bats, though he doesn't figure to do much with them. The Giants will probably make Pedro Feliz their everyday third baseman. They would have preferred Bill Mueller, and we don't suppose a Joe Randa signing can be completely ruled out. Randa turned 36 last week, so he's in the right age bracket for GM Brian Sabean. Dec. 21 - 8:51 pm et