Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports has a new video up on the main page of foxsports.com where he talks about contract issues of Rafael Furcal and Brad Penny. Here's the breakdown:
Furcal - The Dodgers were in serious discussions with him to resign him to a long-term deal. Then he got hurt with his back injury, and those extension talks came to a screeching halt. For the Dodgers, they have to be extremely careful on their end not to sign another injury-plagued veteran that will spend more time on the DL than on the diamond while raking in millions (see Schmidt, Jason and Garciaparra, Nomar). Furcal will be 31 next season, which is still young enough to hope that he won't be damaged goods. I say all the time how much he's missed in the lineup, so I'd resign him.
Penny - Before the season it appeared very likely that his option for next year would be picked up. Now? Not so much. He has been absolutely horrific in the month of May, going 1-4 with an 8.82 ERA. Ouch. I knew it was bad, but not this bad. Rosenthal suggests that they will try to move him by the July 31 trade deadline rather than buying him out for $2 million at the end of this season. At least by trading him they can see what they can get in return. I don't think Penny is this bad, but with his history of fading in the 2nd half of the season, it might not be a bad idea to see if any other team wants to roll the dice with him.
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