Brad Penny Investment Paying Off in San Francisco, Rotation Looking Money

If I were a Major League Baseball general manager, I'd be seeing how easily I could get Jeremy Guthrie, Brian Tallet, or Scott Richmond—especially if I plied my trade in the National League.

Shoot, I might even consider Jason Berken and his 6.07 earned run average.

The kid is only 25.

You have to figure the price wouldn't be much of anything for a starter posting an ERA north of 4.50 and an age north of 30—Berken being the obvious exception to the latter qualifier, but his ERA is significantly higher than the others'.

Additionally, both the Baltimore Orioles (owners of Guthrie's and Berken's contracts) and the Toronto Blue Jays (owners of the other two) have other options in mind.

The O's have a farm system full of young arms that will be r...

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