Trade Deadline Thread

Post #16 » by **Celtics_Champs** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:34 pm

bit from bradford on eei: Kemp might still be on the backburner. but sox want bay, and have been scouting him for a month or so.

interesting, I hope they go for Kemp if this bay deal is falling through. We might need to take on andruw jones contract...yuck. but for kemp, i would do it.

Pats19andO · Post #17 » by **Pats19andO** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:34 pm

Anyone have a stream to the deadline special?

Post #18 » by **HCYanks** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:39 pm

I guess the Yankees are looking at Paul Byrd. Blech.

Post #19 » by **studcrackers** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:42 pm

please someone trade for gerald laird, come on marlins just give us a quality major league ready starter

and someone take everyday eddie and marlon byrd and frank catalanatto

Post #20 » by **Celtics_Champs** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:42 pm

The Yankees and Red Sox are both in on Scott Eyre, according to ESPN's Jayson Stark.
The Cubs are willing to move him and probably aren't asking for a lot. Still, he's not any team's preferred option for a lefty specialist. That's why he's available in the first place.

from rotoworld...

SportsWorld · Post #21 » by **SportsWorld** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:51 pm

The Cubs are in talks with the Texas Rangers for Milton Bradley.

jumanji · Post #22 » by **jumanji** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:54 pm

studcrackers wrote:please someone trade for gerald laird, come on marlins just give us a quality major league ready starter

and someone take everyday eddie and marlon byrd and frank catalanatto

Are you guys serious enough about pitching to be willing to give up a Michael Young or a Milton Bradley?

Post #23 » by **PhilipNelsonFan** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:57 pm

Uh...a trade has actually happened already: Arthur Rhodes to the Marlins for minor-leaguer Gaby Hernandez. Just thought it worth this post.

Relentless88 · Post #24 » by **Relentless88** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:17 pm

Manny talks now dead...

Post #25 » by **Celtics_Champs** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:18 pm

Manny 3 way is completely dead. According to many sources.

Sean McCaddam thinks that a trade involving manny is unlikely to get done.

Un-freakin-believable.

Post #26 » by **Schad** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:24 pm

Jays are apparently targeting Raul Ibanez, either because JP Ricciardi is delusional (likelihood: 98%), or because he's trying to pilfer the comp picks when Ibanez becomes a free agent (likelihood that JP is aware that Ibanez is on the verge of free agency: incalculable).

meatball sub · Post #27 » by **meatball sub** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:25 pm

I can't see how the Sox could possibly want to hold onto Manny after everything that's happened over the past few days. You can't have a guy saying that his team doesn't "deserve" to have him and then not trade him. At this point they MUST trade him, IMO.

Post #28 » by **PhilipNelsonFan** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:27 pm

Schadenfreude wrote:Jays are apparently targeting Raul Ibanez, either because JP Ricciardi is delusional (likelihood: 98%), or because he's trying to pilfer the comp picks when Ibanez becomes a free agent (likelihood that JP is aware that Ibanez is on the verge of free agency: incalculable).

Ibanez, Vidro and a low-level prospect for starting pitching, please. :pray:

Post #29 » by **Schad** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:30 pm

PhilipNelsonFan wrote:
Schadenfreude wrote:Jays are apparently targeting Raul Ibanez, either because JP Ricciardi is delusional (likelihood: 98%), or because he's trying to pilfer the comp picks when Ibanez becomes a free agent (likelihood that JP is aware that Ibanez is on the verge of free agency: incalculable).

Ibanez, Vidro and a low-level prospect for starting pitching, please.

Want Ricky Romero? He's a 23 year old LHSP, just got promoted to AAA, and was a top-6 draft pick.

(Please, don't look up his stats)

Post #30 » by **PhilipNelsonFan** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:33 pm

*looks up Ricky Romero's stats*

*feels imminent heart attack*

What's the asking price on Burnett and McGowan?

Post #31 » by **HCYanks** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:37 pm

Based on the Washburn demands, expect the M's to ask for Holliday, McGowan, and the Canadian side of Niagra falls.

jumanji · Post #32 » by **jumanji** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:40 pm

Schadenfreude wrote:
PhilipNelsonFan wrote:
Schadenfreude wrote:Jays are apparently targeting Raul Ibanez, either because JP Ricciardi is delusional (likelihood: 98%), or because he's trying to pilfer the comp picks when Ibanez becomes a free agent (likelihood that JP is aware that Ibanez is on the verge of free agency: incalculable).

Ibanez, Vidro and a low-level prospect for starting pitching, please.

Want Ricky Romero? He's a 23 year old LHSP, just got promoted to AAA, and was a top-6 draft pick.

(Please, don't look up his stats)

Compared to Gaby Hernandez, who the Ms just got for Rhodes, Romero probably looks like Cy Young.

Post #33 » by **PhilipNelsonFan** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:41 pm

I can see why. The Canadian side is much prettier.

jumanji · Post #34 » by **jumanji** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:46 pm

HCYanks wrote:Based on the Washburn demands, expect the M's to ask for Holliday, McGowan, and the Canadian side of Niagra falls.

Pelekoudas is in a tough spot, he needs to make a major splash and teams know it. They're still in denial in Seattle about the situtaion there. I think they've targeted some guys to move but for some reason some guys like Betancourt, Lopez, Putz, Clement appear to be untouchable. Expect a few more years of rock bottom for the Ms. The real motivation is empty seats and that hasnt really kicked in that much up there yet.

Post #35 » by **Schad** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:47 pm

McGowan is down for the year with a frayed labrum, which means that his trade value is undoubtedly toilet-bound. Doubt that the Jays would want to dump him.

Why would you want Burnett? To get him, you'd have to trade prospects whose value at least equate to a round 1s and round 2 pick, because that's his likely off-season return for the Jays if he can knock half a point off his ERA. And since the M's are in no position to compete, those picks would be his only value to them, as well. Don't make much sense, that.