The Final Countdown - Trading Deadline Approaches
by Zonis on Jul 25, 2008 5:59 PM PDT
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Only one more week till the Trade Deadline! We still have our trade bait ready to go. So lets star the rumors and discussion and, if we get around to it, the actual trades, flowing! Same as the other thread was designed to do; keep the rumors and speculation in one place instead of flooding the board with em.
A's stock of players on the Block:
RHP Huston Street
RHP Justin Duchscherer
LHP Alan Embree
2B Mark Ellis
SS Bobby Crosby
Commence Trade Rumors.
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As I just explained to my sister...
“It’s six days before the trade deadline and you didn’t answer your phone when I called??!?”
It’s like Christmas in July for Billy Beane. Wonder what new toys he wants this year….please please please please can it be a couple hitters??!? I’m tired of giving up pitchers…
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 25, 2008 6:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Blez phoned me yesterday, and when I heard it was him
I immediately said, “Oh my God, who did we trade now?” Then I hung up before he could answer, to clear the line just in case Billy Beane was trying to call me to tell me personally. Turns out there was no trade and I think Blez is a bit mad at me.
Late July makes me crazy.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Jul 25, 2008 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't realize you were on the block
Gee… I hope we get back someone good. Preferably a blogger with power.
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by DMOAS on Jul 25, 2008 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
{bans DMOAS}
‘Nuff power for you, big boy?
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Jul 25, 2008 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh please
that’s barely a .600 OPS show of power. Me? I’m small potatoes. Now if you show us 1.000+ OPS by banning Blez, then maybe we’ll keep you.
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by DMOAS on Jul 25, 2008 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, isn't the proper phrase "BaNnEd"?
Talk about chasing the slider low and away…
by nevermoor on Jul 25, 2008 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In fairness
at least he didn’t go out looking.
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by DMOAS on Jul 25, 2008 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
trade rumor....
I heard we’re sending Nico and six goats to Lookout Landing for Jeff.
Well, the rumor I heard was something about Nico and some goats…..don’t know where the rest came from….
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 25, 2008 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blez fleeces the Mariners again!
Goats for Coats trade?
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by Zonis on Jul 25, 2008 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm....I need a new jacket....
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 25, 2008 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You have goat-semen on yours too?
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Jul 25, 2008 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought the Giants was the team of old goats.
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by Ozzz on Jul 26, 2008 2:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brignac not in the lineup in AAA
And one of the guys the Rays were after was just traded. This obviously means we’re trading Street and Murton for Brignac and Crosby for LaRoche!
Actually I have a feeling we won’t make another move. Trades seem to come in two for us. Hudson/Mulder, Haren/Swisher, Harden/Blanton came and then Zito wasn’t traded despite rumors, and then Blanton wasn’t traded (immediately) despite rumors. It’s just a gut feeling of mine that this 7/31 will come and pass quietly.
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton
by vignette17 on Jul 25, 2008 6:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I keep hearing
Street: Teams are interested in Street (Dodgers, Mets, Brewers), then hear they aren’t interested anymore. That’s not a good sign. I’m hoping someone decides they need an end-of-the-bullpen presence, and want to control him for multiple years.
Street projection: Stays. I don’t think Beane will get what he wants, and will hold on instead. Unfortunately.
Embree: Everyone needs a lefty reliever, but Embree hasn’t been much good this year. Regardless, he probably won’t be a type-A free agent, meaning hopefully Beane decides he can let Embree go for a marginal talent.
Embree projection: Traded to St. Louis Cardinals for SS Peter Kozma.
Duchscherer: With Crede on the DL, Fields is the starting 3B for the White Sox, which was the only suitor for Duke that I’ve heard about. Duke wants an affordable contract, and Billy loves him.
Duchscherer projection: Stays. Signs extension for 3 years, $27 million to stay with A’s.
Ellis: Ellis is kind of underrated. If you look at his hitting stats, the only thing down is his average. He’s still the best defensive 2B in the game, and he’s a better hitter than people think. Even though we picked up some 2B, they can play elsewhere. Billy loves Ellis, and Ellis loves Oakland.
Ellis projection: Stays. Signs extension for 4 years, $20 million to stays with A’s.
Crosby: There isn’t much interest in Crosby that I’ve heard of. The Dodgers were mentioned, but quickly cooled. I don’t think anyone wants him. Hopefully he hits well enough over the rest of the year to be worth keeping.
Crosby projection: Stays. Still under contract for 2009.
Basically, the hope is that someone pops up and wants Street, which I don’t see happening. Honestly I wouldn’t be shocked to see all five of these guys still on the roster come August. Once again, unfortunately.
by Gallagher's Watermelons on Jul 25, 2008 6:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
1)Great user name
2)I really hope you are oaktoon, and that he chose that user name.
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jul 25, 2008 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, no
I’m new. I’m Kerpau on the ESPN board. :)
by Gallagher's Watermelons on Jul 25, 2008 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I enjoyed your work in the 80's.
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by Ozzz on Jul 26, 2008 2:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ditto both of those
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jul 25, 2008 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ditto hoping I am Oaktoon
After I said I wasn’t? Aww, make the new guy feel bad… LOL
Let’s smash some…Rangers!
by Gallagher's Watermelons on Jul 26, 2008 1:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kerpau, if Duke gets to FA, I think he'll do better.
And I think the A’s wouldn’t resign him with his injury history, and the prospects coming up.
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by Zonis on Jul 25, 2008 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and Ellis would get more $ somewhere too
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by Zonis on Jul 25, 2008 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Perhaps
But we aren’t keeping them unless they do hometown discount (which both say they’re interested in).
by nevermoor on Jul 25, 2008 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
true
but I don’t think Duke is happy with all the trades BB has been making, esp when we were still in contention. So, there goes his hometown discount.
by sf drift king on Jul 25, 2008 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got that number
Straight from the Polanco deal. Polanco got 4 years, $18.2 million. I gave Ellis a little more due to inflation. I doubt he gets much more than that.
by Gallagher's Watermelons on Jul 26, 2008 1:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not disagreeing that he might get more
But Duke is loyal, and he’s been quoted as saying he just wanted enough to be comfortable, and that he’d like to stay in Oakland. The return we’d get for him as a 30 year old first-year starter with past injury issues isn’t nearly the value we’d get from him staying. I don’t see him leaving town, at least not before the deadline this year. We can always shop him in the offseason or next year.
by Gallagher's Watermelons on Jul 26, 2008 1:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, an extension would keep Duke here
during years the A’s figure to be extremely good (2010-2012) so he’d see the dividends of this rebuilding that is currently so frustrating.
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by Nico on Jul 26, 2008 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But the A's generally avoid giving long term contracts to pitchers
especially pitchers on the other side of 30 and with past injury histories.
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by Zonis on Jul 26, 2008 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The key word there being "generally"
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Jul 26, 2008 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unless their name is
Bloaiza
by Gallagher's Watermelons on Jul 26, 2008 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good guesses on most predictions
But there’s no way the Cards move Kozma for Embree. Some scouts see him as the SS of the future in STL. Maybe for someone like John Jay, but not Kozma.
by sggut95 on Jul 26, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, I was wondering why Embree was still here if Kozma could be had.
It’ll probably be some minor league reliever, like Brown or Blevins were.
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 26, 2008 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If they were to trade away all the players you mentioned...
...they’d be conceding 2009 right now, IMHO. I don’t think that’s necessary. I think they can legitimately contend in ‘09 and beyond using some of what they have now as a nucleus, even if the rest of ‘08 goes down the toilet.
Don’t get me wrong, they oh-so-desparately need a serious bat… that will produce very soon, if not immediately… so I don’t consider anybody untouchable, but I’d prefer they keep/re-sign Duke and Ellis. Those two are solid veterans that can lead the team.
Embree should go, IMHO, and I’d be fine with Street and/or Crosby being traded.
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all. ~Earl Weaver
by UncleLeo on Jul 27, 2008 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doo duh doo doo...doo duh doo duh doo....
doo duh doo doo…doo duh do duh do duh doo…THEFINA LCOUNTDOWN!
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
by salb918 on Jul 25, 2008 6:34 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Is this your subtle way of saying that Billy needs to increase scouting in
Europe?
by AsFanInLA on Jul 25, 2008 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No...
Its just an illusion
The Stockton Ports pitching staff is better than the Orioles.
by gdub171 on Jul 25, 2008 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A trick...
Is what a whore does for money. Or cocaine.
by bruinhoo on Jul 25, 2008 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The old, non-angry Sara Del Rey would be proud
This has been another post by JD that nobody on this board will get. Yay.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 25, 2008 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I get it...
but in indy wrestling that song would be much more associated with Bryan Danielson. I think.
by Dilferules on Jul 25, 2008 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, yeah, that's true
But Sara is basically female Bryan Danielson anyway. Plus, I’ve met, talked to, interviewed, and worked (filmed for Smart Mark, I’m not a worker) shows Sara has been on. I’ve think I’ve seen just one Danielson match ever. I’m just inclined to default to her.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 25, 2008 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's what I get for falling down on my ROH viewing
And I used to be so proud of my wrestling theme music knowledge.
www.curveballcity.com
by CurveballKing on Jul 26, 2008 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Jul 26, 2008 1:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1000
for AD reference. Exactly what I was thinking for the Final Countdown.
You’ll probably enjoy this too: it ain’t easy…
by rightbackin on Jul 26, 2008 3:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
For those wondering about Brignac not being in the lineup for AAA Durham?
Ben Zobrist appears to have been demoted since our series with the Rays ended, and is playing SS for them. So perhaps Brignac is being promoted to the Big club?
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by Zonis on Jul 25, 2008 7:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Zobrist got demoted because Bartlett was coming back
Doesn’t make much sense for Brignac to get called up just to sit.
The monster at the end of this blog.
by grover on Jul 25, 2008 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know if we're trading for him though
unless its a 3 way deal with the Dodgers, assuming Urban’s Street rumor is legit.
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by Zonis on Jul 25, 2008 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
http://trades.mlblogs.com/
A new rumor regarding A’s closer Huston Street seems to surface daily, and Friday’s speculation du jour, courtesy of a scout working Oakland’s game against the visiting Rangers, had the A’s sending Street to the Dodgers for third baseman Andy LaRoche “and change.” LaRoche and Street both participated in pre-game warmups with their respective teams Friday night, though, so if a deal is indeed made, it wouldn’t be announced until late Friday night or at some point over the weekend. LaRoche, a 24-year-old right-handed hitter, is batting .214 with two homers, three RBIs and a .333 on-base percentage in 26 games with Los Angeles this season. Also said to be interested in Street, among others, are the Reds, Rays and Brewers; those same three teams and a handful of others have reportedly kicked the tires on the availability of A’s lefty setup man Alan Embree. —Mychael Urban
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by Zonis on Jul 25, 2008 7:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Here's hoping.
LaRoche looks awesome.
by Emmett89 on Jul 25, 2008 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for the heads up
This is a package that makes some sense.
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by grover on Jul 25, 2008 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Street apologist or not,
this would be a correct move. The A’s need a bat with big upside at third base and LaRoche is the best available. The bullpen will survive without Street.
It’d be nice if they could pick up a decent hitter at the A level to go with him. There’s not much room left near the majors.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on Jul 25, 2008 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unless it's a middle infielder
I know you like Petit, and I think he might be alright as a light-hitting, great glove shortstop, but with Crosby and Ellis both possibly gone in the next year or two, getting a real top-prospect middle infielder wouldn’t hurt.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 25, 2008 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LaRoche and change would be a great deal.
Even if the “change” is 75 cents.
by nevermoor on Jul 25, 2008 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm a bit ambivalent
after looking at LaRoche’s numbers, but acquiring a third baseman with power potential has become a necessity.
Street certainly isn’t relevant to this year’s team.
by bear88 on Jul 25, 2008 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you want 75 back?
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jul 26, 2008 8:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
For 75 cents, yes
He could do emergency long relief for the RiverCats next year.
by nevermoor on Jul 26, 2008 8:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ivan DeJesus is their best guy
and I don’t think they would surrender both him and LaRoche for Street. With Hu having all kinds of problems, DeJesus looks like the heir apparent.
I’d hope for one of the following: Andrew Lambo, Carlos Santana (not that one), Austin Gallagher.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on Jul 25, 2008 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what's up with this Hu kid?
has he been injured or something? His meager stats seem to indicate it. He also didn’t look that good in Sac last weekend.
by sf drift king on Jul 25, 2008 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
do it
if billy has the chance he should pull the trigger. trade makes sense for both teams. laroche needs to work on his hitting and power but he has an unreal eye for the strike zone.
Cust is the new Jaha.
by johnjahafanclub on Jul 25, 2008 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh good - we can look forward to him
shaking his head in disagreement as he walks back to the dugout after being called out on strikes!
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Jul 25, 2008 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
after watching the a’s strike out 10 times a game, i’m no longer impressed by an “unreal eye for the strike zone”. instead i want hitters who have an unreal eye for what the umpire considers to be the strike zone (at least until they are replaced by computers).
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Jul 26, 2008 1:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or, like, hitting.
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by Ozzz on Jul 26, 2008 2:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ya but those people are hard to find.
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 26, 2008 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if you're worried about his mlb stats this year
laroche has a .213 babip so he has been getting super unlucky. his line drive rate in the minors has only been 17-18%... good but not that great considering it’s the PCL… he’s gotta work on that… i’d say his value is about equal to street’s.
Cust is the new Jaha.
by johnjahafanclub on Jul 25, 2008 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
please be true
hopefully the change is a SS prospect.
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Jul 26, 2008 1:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the dodgers just traded for Casey Blake at third
he is a free agent after this year, but the fact that they’d trade for him rather than give the job to laroche is kind of interesting. maybe a deal is in the works?
"I talked to Paul this morning and asked if he could acquire some chemistry from another GM whose team is out of the race. But I'm concerned chemistry might not clear waivers."
--Beane
by DyeLongJustice on Jul 26, 2008 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also Santana's going to the Indians, foiling PT's and my cunning plan.
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 26, 2008 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Josh Horton (Stockton SS) was removed in the 3rd after going 1 for 2
No idea if it’s an injury or something else…
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by Swooney's Left Foot on Jul 25, 2008 8:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Doubt he's going straight into the LA lineup...
although I suppose they could Bocock him.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on Jul 25, 2008 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got Bococked once.
It cost $100.
Imagine waking up at 2 a,m. and thinking of Bobby on Greyhound somewhere in the Texas wastelands..."Does your little iddy biddy back hurt, Bobby?! Does it, you SOB?!" -Alox
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 25, 2008 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster
You prefer a magic trick, instead? Watch me make this pencil disappear.
by Swooney's Left Foot on Jul 25, 2008 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
THINGS THAT HAVEN'T HAPPENED SINCE GRADE SCHOOL!
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Jul 25, 2008 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you know the history of that line?
Marla originally said something different, which some executive objected to. So that was the replacement.
You prefer a magic trick, instead? Watch me make this pencil disappear.
by Swooney's Left Foot on Jul 25, 2008 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Street's trade value is shot as after all...
Dodgers sources scoffed at rumors that the club is on the verge of trading third baseman Andy LaRoche to Oakland for reliever Huston Street.
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by Zonis on Jul 26, 2008 8:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
bAn TeH dOgErS!!1!
wE dEmANd LaRosh
by oakinboston on Jul 26, 2008 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also just saw this:
Dodgers moving to acquire Casey Blake.
implications for LaRoche?
(dodgers rumored to be sending Carlos Santana and Jon Meloan)
by oakinboston on Jul 26, 2008 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
beat me to it
"I talked to Paul this morning and asked if he could acquire some chemistry from another GM whose team is out of the race. But I'm concerned chemistry might not clear waivers."
--Beane
by DyeLongJustice on Jul 26, 2008 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn
That’s a good return for a journeyman third baseman with an expiring contract…
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on Jul 26, 2008 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I agree
My first reaction was: Colletti’s an idiot.
But, keep in mind, for the Elias rankings, 3b are ranked with 2b and SS. Blake just barely missed out on being a type A player after 2007. He was the highest ranked type B in the AL. If he was in the NL, he would have been a type A. Given that he’s having a very good season, he’s got a good shot of ending up as a type A.
ZIPS: Milledge: 466 HR, 485 2B, 2282 hits, 278-379-524
by rfloh on Jul 26, 2008 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
but that’s waaay better than 2 draft picks.
The 2009 A's draft pick... getting higher every game.
by rebus on Jul 26, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, yeah obviously.
Just like Matt Laporta is way better than 2 draft picks. If it wasn’t clearly better than 2 picks, that would be little reason for the Indians to trade either Sabathia, or Blake. They could just collect the picks.
ZIPS: Milledge: 466 HR, 485 2B, 2282 hits, 278-379-524
by rfloh on Jul 26, 2008 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
there would be
ZIPS: Milledge: 466 HR, 485 2B, 2282 hits, 278-379-524
by rfloh on Jul 26, 2008 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you're supposed to make the deal way better, not waaay better.
The 2009 A's draft pick... getting higher every game.
by rebus on Jul 26, 2008 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let's also keep in mind
that Colletti has absolutely no problem handing out extensions to over the hill players.
He gave Jeff Kent an extension in his age 36 year and he gave Nomar an extension in his age 33 year.
"Do you know that the guy really doesn't like baseball all that much?" - J.P. Riccardi
by black beane on Jul 26, 2008 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just heard but
The Indians are covering the rest of Blake’s contract, roughly $2.2 million.
The monster at the end of this blog.
by grover on Jul 26, 2008 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I scoff at their scoffing - maybe they don't want to do the trade, fine.
But they are “scoffing” at acquiring a solid reliever who can close, at a time when they have just lost their closer, in exchange for a prospect who is now in his mid-20s and still can’t crack their lineup in favor of Blake DeWitt as they just acquired Casey Blake. And they are tied for first place in a division just waiting to be taken. That trade wouldn’t help them win now? And all they have to part with is a major-league ready prospect they choose not to play?
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by Nico on Jul 26, 2008 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I spit on your scoff!
The 2009 A's draft pick... getting higher every game.
by rebus on Jul 26, 2008 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
agreed
they are being retarded if they dont agree to laroche for street
Cust is the new Jaha.
by johnjahafanclub on Jul 26, 2008 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A strong argument can be made
that a Street-LaRoche trade would be a lousy deal for the A’s.
LaRoche hasn’t been hitting for power, and the Dodgers weren’t playing him even before they acquired Blake (except for recent days). He might turn out to be a total bust, yet another guy who gets a few walks but will never hit for power.
Street, for all of his flaws, is a cost-controlled reliever with plenty of experience as a closer. Right now, he’s a better baseball player.
by bear88 on Jul 26, 2008 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But we need a 3B toot sweet
And we don’t need Street as a closer in ‘09 since we have several serviceable replacements. Basically, upgrading Hannahan to LaRoche >>> than the downgrade in closer.
by nevermoor on Jul 26, 2008 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still like Street to the DRays.
Makes a lot of sense, to me at least.
by sggut95 on Jul 26, 2008 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sucks I would love Meloan in Green & Gold
Having Devine, Casilla, Meloan would really solidify the 8-9 innings for the next few years.
by Bud Light on Jul 26, 2008 9:31 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I was wildly unimpressed when I saw him last year
Could not figure out at all why so many people thought he was good.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on Jul 26, 2008 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
According to Rosethal..
the A’s have been in regular conversations with the Pirates about Jason Bay. Maybe a three way trade is on the way.
by What Would Rickey Do on Jul 26, 2008 6:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That would be awesome, IMO, as long as
Cahill and B. Anderson stay. We’ll see if that’s possible.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Jul 26, 2008 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Absolutely
Plus, if that happens I may never shut up about picking him as the “best target for the A’s” in my FanPost 6 weeks ago.
by nevermoor on Jul 26, 2008 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bay, Sanchez, and McLouth removed from Pitts' lineup in thw 5th
Go crazy with with that fact. If there’s a three-way, I wouldn’t mind seeing the Dodgers getting their long-talked of target Jack Wilson, we can give the Bucs BoCro and LAD Embree, and we get LaRoche. I don’t know how we get Bay or what the Pirates get but that would be cool too.
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by vignette17 on Jul 26, 2008 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
omgfomgogmogmogmgomgogmogm
Omgomgomgogmogmg.
I just fell out of my chair.
Oh pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeee let it happen.
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by Morgasm on Jul 26, 2008 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't ever do that again :(
You didn’t tell me what the score was…8-1…
Maybe they’re just resting them :(
'Who's that guy we had to release last year because he robbed a bank?'- Billy Beane
Sean Gallagher is my hero.
by Morgasm on Jul 26, 2008 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
I think they were just taking them out to rest. But still, the fifth? That’s awful early to rest starters. FWIW, I still don’t see us making a deal prior to the deadline. If we’re going to get Bay, it won’t be until the offseason at the earliest.
C’mon, Billy, make me eat those words just like you did when I said Blanton wouldn’t be traded.
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by vignette17 on Jul 26, 2008 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
DID YOU HEAR???
Justin Duchscherer was removed in the 7th inning today with nobody out! Verrrrrrry suspicious…
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by Nico on Jul 26, 2008 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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