Let's make a deal
According to Yahoo Sports, the Orioles are shopping Miguel Tejada:
Despite what they're saying publicly, the Baltimore Orioles are indeed listening to offers for shortstop Miguel Tejada, according to the Baltimore Sun. The Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers are among the teams that have shown the most interest, but the Angels remain the frontrunner due to their wealth of prospects. The price tag for Tejada remains unchanged: a quality big-league pitcher and two above-average players or prospects.
Now, here's what I propose:
Zito and Kendall (and/or Crosby) to Baltimore for Ramon and Miggy back. Now, I'll admit that the nostalgic part of me wants to replay some of the glory days when we actually made it to a postseason, but I think this trade has a lot of merit. Let's look at reasons for us to make the trade and then reasons for the Orioles to make the trade.
Reasons we should make the trade:
- We get a WHOLE LOT of offense by upgrading our SS and Catcher positions. Crosby certainly hasn't been producing very much this year. And Kendall has only hit the ball out of the park once in his tenure with us.
- Our defense certainly doesn't go own at all -- Miggy and Ramon are some of the best players at their positions.
- Zito is probably gone after this year anyway. Let the Orioles deal with Boras.
- We can afford this deal. Kendall's huge contract sort of "cancels out" the huge amounts of money the O's are paying Tejada and Ramon. In fact, our payroll would actually go own by about $3,000,000.
- We keep the Angels and Ranges from getting their hands on Miggy.
- They badly need starting pitching. They've got enough cash to probably re-sign Zito after this year.
- A one year rental of Zito is a lot more affordable than most of what's out there.
- There's just not a lot else available in the starting pitching market.
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sorry
of course, you are right
by china bob on Jul 29, 2006 7:34 AM PDT up reply actions
This doesn't make sense
I can see a Zito & calero package for Milledge, Heilman and Maine.
The Dodgers are still pretty active and maybe the A's can snag Billingley.
I can also see a Zito and Kotsay for McCarthy and Fields/Sweeney/Anderson type deal.
An interesting one would be Zito for Danks, Diamond and Cruz(atone for the Ginter debacle)
This is why many people hate trade diaries
The Angels are offering AAA SS Eric Aybar and SP Ervin Santana for Miggy. Baltimore wants Kendrick instead of Aybar (not sure what that means about Brian Roberts or Melvin Mora) and Scott Shields.
And you think this proposal has merit!
Agreed
by walk off bunt on Jul 29, 2006 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions
You're the 2nd person to mention
its an "unfounded rumor"
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/brian_roberts/index.html
by pickinmachine on Jul 29, 2006 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
kendall
by ucla kid on Jul 29, 2006 11:00 AM PDT reply actions
why does everyone want miggy back?
- We had Bobby Crosby to play SS. Who did we have at 3rd? Mark Teahen? (don't remember if we'd traded him by then, but I think we had).
- Look at the size of Miguel's head, neck and biceps. When he came up in 97, he was a skinny little kid from DR that couldn't really hit or field, and now he's one of the best power hitters in the game? I think the latest market inefficency that Billy has taken advantage of is to (mostly, if not completely) rid our team of 'roiders - hence why Hudson and Mulder were traded, too. Most fans are in denial about this, but when shit really starts to hit the fan, whether with HGH probes or whatever (if Bud hasn't swept it under the carpet), you're going to hear a LOT of ex a's listed.
speculation about roids
by ucla kid on Jul 29, 2006 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions

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