that says it all to me. look, i like ensberg, and when he plays, we have seen what he's capable of, but like you said, the fact remains that he is 30, he has an injury history, AND he has only had one good season, and completely fell apart in the postseason when we needed him most. linebrink is indeed a stud. worst case scenario, ensberg gets healthy and stays healthy throughout the remainder of his career, and puts up #'s like he did last season. we know that ain't gonna happen. and if it did, it's not like we got 10 cents on the dollar for him. we got what should be a mainstay of our middle relief for who knows how long for him. the optimal trade in my opinion is a package including ensberg and excluding one of our top pitching prospects, for linebrink plus a young catcher, and they have a surplus of promising ones. i'd take kotteras or bard.
