Open Trading Deadline thread
by Natto on Jul 30, 2008 1:19 PM PDT
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PrintGive us your rumors, your ideas, your thoughts. There are going to be a lot of them flying around in the next couple of days. So far we have the Twins interested in Aurilia, Giants interested in Beltre, and groug interested in farts. Also, supposedly the Marlins offered Mike Jacobs for Molina straight up. Hopefully, there will actually be more action than us just sitting around, hitting refresh over and over on [perferred sports site].com (or turning on the Auto-reload feature if you're on Opera/Firefox). Have at it!
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What kind of spam are you posting around here Natto?
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How is my adopted son almost twice as old as I am? Nevermind...Go Omar! Warm the Bench!
Baggarly sez:
When I talked to Brian Sabean yesterday, he said he wasn’t sitting on any fair-value offers for his relievers, nor were any teams still trying to pry away Matt Cain or Tim Lincecum. He did seem a bit cagey when I asked if he was optimistic of getting something done. "There could be something," he said.
Vaguely interesting?
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Why stop there. I think we should trade our GM for a better GM.
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by PacBellBoozer on Jul 30, 2008 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Yanks just acquired Pudge, no word on who else is involved in the trade.
Didn’t see that one coming.
Pudge for Farnsworth
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 30, 2008 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, just saw it was Professor Farns, interesting. Nice pick for the Yankees if Pudge turns down arbitration, he should net them some draft picks. But he could also accept.
http://dugout.progressiveboink.com/archive/final/bfinal1.html
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by WilliamVanLandingham on Jul 30, 2008 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
risky business offering Pudge arbitration. I’m guessing they think Posada will be back next year, but in any case, he helps them this year.
I guess that means Inge is going back to catcher full time. Not sure that helps them in their pennant run.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 30, 2008 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Not really
The talk is that Posada is done as catcher, that if he comes back in 2009, it will be at 1B.
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by obsessivegiantscompulsive on Jul 30, 2008 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess that means the Yanks won’t be exercising Giambi’s $22M option for 2009…probably a good move.
Posada is about to turn 37 and the Yanks are on the hook for $39.3M from 2009-2011 (during which season he’ll turn 40). He’s been relatively healthy during his career until this year, but he’s a lot less valuable as a 1b than as a catcher.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 30, 2008 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Good news, everyone!
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2008 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn you Howie! Damn my inability to read further on these damn things.
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by WilliamVanLandingham on Jul 30, 2008 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Should I pick up Farnsworth in my fantasy league?
Here's to Kemp, Loney, LaRoche, Hu, and Kershaw not panning out.
wow, that's interesting
a trade happening that I did not hear one single rumor about. Just one more reason all this time I waste following every rumor is kind of silly
by FluLikeSymptoms on Jul 30, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Win now.
Inge is probably a better hitter than Pudge, probably worse D. On the whole, a wash. They pick up a decent reliever in Farnsworth, with decent peripherals, to strengthen a shaky pen.
They don’t have prospects to trade, so they are basically trading away, besides Pudge, the 2 draft picks that Pudge could have brought them, to strengthen the roster for this season.
ZIPS: Milledge: 466 HR, 485 2B, 2282 hits, 278-379-524
I don’t think that’s a good move for them, their farm is pretty decimated after last offseason. They should be stocking up wherever possible.
It is true that Farnsworth’s ridiculous HR rate should improve in Comerica.
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I don't believe that it is a good move either
Just stating what I believe is DD’s reasoning.
They probably believe that they are close enough to the WS and the Twins to make a run.
ZIPS: Milledge: 466 HR, 485 2B, 2282 hits, 278-379-524
Inge a better hitter than Pudge?
Inge is hitting about 50 points above his career OPS, Rodriguez is hitting about 50 points below his, and their season numbers are almost identical.
Granted, Pudge is not likely to get better at his age, but realistically neither is Inge.
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Here are their OPS+ last 5 years
from 2004-2008.
Inge: 109, 100, 98, 80, 101.
Pudge: 136, 94, 97, 85, 101.
I’m not sure why you’re using career averages, when Pudge is 36 years old. And Inge’s career numbers are dragged down by his first 3 years when he had had OPS+s of 24, 64, 64.
Their offense this year is the same. Pudge was better last year, the year before that they were about equal, and Inge was better the year before that year. Pudge was much better 5 years ago, but I don’t see how that has much relevance.
Given that Inge is 5 years younger than Pudge, I’m willing to bet on Inge being better for the remainder of the season.
ZIPS: Milledge: 466 HR, 485 2B, 2282 hits, 278-379-524
My final word on the subject:
The last team that had Brandon Inge as their starting catcher lost 119 games.
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What?
In what universe is Inge a better hitter than Pudge? And what do you mean “probably” worse D, he is most definitely worse D, in fact, he hates playing catcher, that’s why they were looking to move him in spring training and why people here speculated about whether or not to get him or not in trade. He’s been basically a Pedro Feliz clone at 3B, both offensively and defensively, that tells you enough about how that works for the Tigers.
Didn’t Farnsworth used to be with the Tigers?
I don’t think Pudge would yield two draft picks, as some suggest, because he’s not good enough now for a team to sign him before the deadline, and not good enough for the Yankees to offer him arbitration, he could get an arm and leg there (he got $13M this season and thus could get more in arbitration). However, I can see them signing him to a still princely sum (say $10M per) for multiple years (he’s 36, so maybe 3 years with option) which should keep him happy.
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by obsessivegiantscompulsive on Jul 30, 2008 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
He's not a Feliz clone at 3b
he’s a pretty significantly better hitter than Feliz, Feliz has the better D. Last 5 years, except for one year in 2007, he has consistently been around a 100 OPS+ offensive player. Feliz is around 85.
And if you bother to look at how Inge has been used by the Tigers this year, he’s already been playing some catcher.
Yes, he hates playing catcher. He also hates not playing at all even more.
ZIPS: Milledge: 466 HR, 485 2B, 2282 hits, 278-379-524
Me neither
I thought the Yankees needed pitching. Could there be a worse GM than Sabean? I say yes.
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by WilliamVanLandingham on Jul 30, 2008 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
What the heck? This is a great trade for the Yankees. They get a big upgrade at catcher, all they have to give up is a pretty mediocre reliever and they possibly get two draft picks out of it at the end of the year.
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You make a good point regarding Pudge being a Type A Free Agent. Yankees do have a decent bullpen help besides Farnsworth. I would rescind my statement but they are the fucking Yankees, so to hell with them. Call me Stubborn.
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by WilliamVanLandingham on Jul 30, 2008 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think he's stupid because of that trade
I think he’s stupid because he overvalues his prospects. If he had traded just some of them the Yankees could have been at the top of the division by now. They would be signifigantly less screwed in their rotation if Cashman had just given up ONE of Hughes, Chamberlain, or Ian Kennedy. That could’ve landed them Sabathia or Santana.
Uhh, you guys are aware that the Yankees
current starting catcher before the trade is Jose Molina, no? And that they were one injury to Molina away from having Chad Moeller as their starting catcher?
ZIPS: Milledge: 466 HR, 485 2B, 2282 hits, 278-379-524
Yes, and the Red Sox are one injury to Dustin Pedroia away from having Alex Cora being their second baseman. You usually don’t get that much production out of catcher, so I don’t see the big deal. Then again, the veteran savyness that comes with Pudge might put them over the top if baseball playoffs weren’t such a freakin crapshoot.
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by WilliamVanLandingham on Jul 30, 2008 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
The problem with your analogy
Jose Molina is basically Alex Cora. So the Yankees already have “Alex Cora” starting.
Veteran savvyness of Pudge? Here are Jose Molina’s OPS+, last 5 years: 76, 70, 65, 61, 58.
ZIPS: Milledge: 466 HR, 485 2B, 2282 hits, 278-379-524
So wait...
...the Tigers are now contending for the playoffs with Brandon Inge as their first-string catcher?
Or else, they’re two games over .500 and they’re throwing in the towel?
Very confusing.
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Natto
Where did you hear the Mike Jacobs rumor? I would think hard about that one if I were Sabean.
Playoffs!!??
Here is a mention of the rumor:
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2008/07/giants-like-adr.html
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Why Not
a young power hitting corner infielder. Sure his BA and OBP are ridiculously low, but a legitimate power threat (more than double the amount of HR any other Giant has) for a short term fix (which is what Bengie is).
Obviously it is not a slam dunk (it rarely is) and it I don’t know if even I would make the trade, but it is something to think about.
Playoffs!!??
He’s the worst first baseman in the NL this year when you take offense and defense into account.
DNW.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
caveat emptor
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by obsessivegiantscompulsive on Jul 30, 2008 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
And we all know that making decisions based off of a two week sample size is a good idea.
Horrible OBP and fielding make him a very easy no.
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yeah, 22 homeruns sounds tempting until you realize that’s coming along with a .291 OBP so far this year. I’ll pass. Beltre might be a decent upgrade at third, though, if he could be had reasonably cheaply.
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by Smoke on the Water on Jul 30, 2008 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Some rumors:
The Angels may be interested in Mark Teixeira
The Brewers have interest in Ray Durham
Talks between the Brewers and Cleveland have broken down, it looks like Sabathia will be staying put
The Cubs and A’s are talking about a possible Rich Harden deal
The Dodgers are in hot pursuit of Casey Blake
The owners are assholes.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 30, 2008 1:42 PM PDT reply actions
Hmm..
I’d maybe take a speedy CF type and a AAA swingman for Ray Durham.
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fuckin seriously
I got tired of it in the first week. It’s still the same like a month and a half later. I hate Brett Favre.
Other than game broadcasts
I can barely watch anymore. Sometimes I can stand Baseball Tonight for a couple of segments. But the copy writing is so forced, smarmy and bad on Sportscenter I can’t watch for long.
haha
I love how Bumblefuck, Georgia won that. ZOMG their highschool wins state a lot!
at least they weren’t busy telling us about who’s more “NOW” or Later or whenever as if that has anything to do with fucking sports.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 30, 2008 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Quiet, puny anchors. You must SUCK it UP to give the PEOPLE what they WANT.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 30, 2008 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
ESPN's NFL coverage:
1) Favre News
2) 7 second video clips of Adam Pacman Jones running around at Cowboys camp
*rinse and repeat
Here's to Kemp, Loney, LaRoche, Hu, and Kershaw not panning out.
Some more rumors:
Britney Spears is suffering from depression
Miley Cyrus wants to end her Disney show
Lindsey Lohan is a lesbian
Miley also wants to be nude in a movie
by kingofthacove on Jul 30, 2008 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Barry Zito now admits he wants to get into directing.
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by SoFa King Mike on Jul 30, 2008 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
made me laugh
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by UnleashTheGore on Jul 31, 2008 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Zito for Hannah Montanna? Kick the tires.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Jul 30, 2008 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Zito for Tricia Helfer
puhleez
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by The Gene Hackman on Jul 30, 2008 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
+7
...is what you mean, I believe.
And I wholeheartedly concur.
Your 2011 SF Giants: the 2008 Augusta Greenjackets!
She probably has a better arm than Zito anyway
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by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2008 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
she hides the ball well
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by The Gene Hackman on Jul 31, 2008 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Richie for Boof?
I could go for that. Boof could return to the Giants org and take the 5th starter spot from Correia who I believe is a better suited for a relief role.
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I agree here
Seems like once Correia gets into the fifth and sixth inning, he gives up lots of run.
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by WilliamVanLandingham on Jul 30, 2008 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't agree
Not last season, Correia was aces starting. We need to see if we can tap into that regularly; Boof, however, appears to be the definition of 5th starter. Which means once he reaches free agency, he will take the Brett Tomko, Sidney Ponson, Jeff Weaver driving tour of the major leagues In Search Of Revelency
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by obsessivegiantscompulsive on Jul 30, 2008 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
by the way, Martin
Great choice for your picture. That’s a great show and fits quite well with your username!
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by UnleashTheGore on Jul 31, 2008 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions
hee hee
farts
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I don’t like it when Maddux is on the Dodgers :(
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
Nor do I.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 30, 2008 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn Padres
Always screwing with the Giants in some way…
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by obsessivegiantscompulsive on Jul 30, 2008 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants Prospects
Which Giants prospects should they consider not to trade?
Who are the Grade “A” prospects within the organization? Here is my list, that is it would take a stud player(s) from another team to trade these guys:
1. Madison Bumgarner
2. Timothy Alderson
3. Angel Villalona
4. Pablo Sandoval
Others are available in deals.
I would add
Rafael Rodriguez to the list.
Also Henry Sosa, and probably Nick Noonan.
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by obsessivegiantscompulsive on Jul 30, 2008 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Apparently Manny could be soon traded to… the Marlins???
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
this is almost a done deal...
from MLBTR
5:56pm: Baseball Prospectus’ John Perrotto has multiple baseball sources saying the Red Sox are on the verge of sending Ramirez to Florida for three players, including outfielder Mike Stanton.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 30, 2008 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
holy shit
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by The Gene Hackman on Jul 30, 2008 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
i wonder if this is good for my fantasy team...
Bill Mueller? I expect at least A-Rod type numbers from my son, Conor Gillaspie
Trade Manny
Sign Bonds.
This is the way. Do eeeeeet.
by positiveuphemism on Jul 30, 2008 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
I can’t really think of a logical reason why the Sox would get rid of Manny other than a 3 way deal.
Damn you sfgreg!!!
by positiveuphemism on Jul 30, 2008 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Possible 3 way deal???
A new wrinkle has been added to the Manny Ramirez to Marlins’ scenario. A source told MLB.com that a three-way trade may be in the works.Under this scenario, Ramirez would go to the Marlins, while Jeremy Hermida would go to the Pirates, and Jason Bay would go to the Red Sox.
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I hope this goes down
EPIC TRADE DEADLINE IS EPIC
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I agree, I don't get why they're doing this at all
STILL. EPIC.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
that's pretty wild
and probably too wild, since all 3 of those guys are currently playing in games for their respective teams. In fact, they’re all 0 fer 1!
Who the hell is Ehire Adrianza?
And how did he end up on the Giants AAA roster at age 18 after spending very little time in rookie league with the Dodgers last year and Giants this year? Meaning no time in any of the A-leagues, not A, A+, AA, AAA until now.
http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=32857
According to Baseball Reference, he’s playing for Fresno… Must be some sort of glitch or typo, or can someone confirm?
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by obsessivegiantscompulsive on Jul 30, 2008 4:02 PM PDT reply actions
he did play rookie ball in the DSL last year and in Arizona this year. He’s a SS, so he probably came up in a pinch to fill in. it happens sometimes.
Is this the same cat who played in Arizona in a day game and then made it to Fresno (or wherever Fresno was playing) for a night game a few weeks back?
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 30, 2008 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Gamer?
Is this the same cat who played in Arizona in a day game and then made it to Fresno (or wherever Fresno was playing) for a night game a few weeks back?
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jul 30, 2008 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
double-gamer
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 30, 2008 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes.
It was when they were in Tucson at the start of the month, so he was probably the closest warm body.
How about that 1.292 OPS in AAA!
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+1 for calling the guy, ‘cat’
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by GiantsFanInExile on Jul 30, 2008 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Man, there really should be an unintelligible fanpost about this a month ago.
And to be clear, I’m not saying in any way that you should be expected to have read / remembered a dumb fanpost from a month ago. It’s just a funny fanpost.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2008 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
no, there shouldn’t be.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 30, 2008 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
We certainly couldn’t expect that kind of memory from the man who inadvertantly started the “Jerome Williams signed with the A’s?” meme.
Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com and on it I make jokes about things.
Same thing happened with Casey Bond in a game in April. He played one game for Fresno before the rookie seasons even started.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 31, 2008 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Blockbuster Deal
Yankees send LaTroy Hawkins to the Astros for A-ball second baseman Matt Cusick
by rightcenterfielder on Jul 30, 2008 6:33 PM PDT reply actions
This trade significantly improves both teams.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2008 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
a modest proposal for a 3 way
Benjie to Marlins for prospects; those prospects plus another one to Seattle; Beltre to us.
Beltre replaces Benjie at cleanup for 1.5 years.
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They can be fun
they can be awkward
they are strange entities
by positiveuphemism on Jul 30, 2008 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Also
Not sure there is a modest way to go about proposing one.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Jul 30, 2008 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions
easy!
You tell the idea to your girl, with her roomate nearby. Your girl is disgusted, but her roomate is intrigued and feels complimented that you think of her that way. Your girl breaks up with you, and her roomate asks her if it’s OK if she now dates you. Your now-ex says, “go ahead, he’s a pig, I don’t care!”
Wait….that’s how you get to your girl’s roomate. Who knows, maybe it would turn into a 3-way anyway.
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by UnleashTheGore on Jul 31, 2008 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions
You watch too much porn
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by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2008 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions
nah it's actually a different reference
I’ll wait to see if anyone gets it.
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by UnleashTheGore on Jul 31, 2008 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Are you crazy? This is like discovering plutonium...by accident!
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::golf clap::
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by UnleashTheGore on Jul 31, 2008 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, they are man hands.
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by UnleashTheGore on Jul 31, 2008 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions
well that i cannot argue with
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by UnleashTheGore on Jul 31, 2008 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Jacobs a reality?
As of 7:40 p.m., MLB.com is saying there is now “strong speculation” that Jacobs is headed here after he was pulled in the sixth inning.
http://trades.mlblogs.com/archives/2008/07/jacobs_for_molina.html
I thought the Giants had a rule prohibiting players who hit more than 10 home runs?
I don’t expect a deal for Jacobs, he usually is pulled early for a defensive replacement.
Here is the latest from the official site:
The Giants appeared no closer to making another deal before Thursday’s Trade Deadline, although that didn’t halt rumors involving them.
Two Major League scouts representing other teams said Wednesday that they knew of no imminent trades involving San Francisco
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Reposting this from another thread:
Jacobs said he caught wind on Tuesday that he could be headed to San Francisco. So when he was removed after six innings, he wondered in the dugout if he was about to be dealt.“It crossed my mind,” Jacobs said after the Marlins edged the Mets, 7-5, on Wednesday. “Nobody said anything to me.”
Asked his reaction to possibly being traded to the Giants, Jacobs said: “I would not be surprised. I know [Molina] is one of the guys they were talking about. So anything at this point wouldn’t surprise me.”
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by BruteSentiment on Jul 30, 2008 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Argh...
What the fuck? Trade every single player over 30 now! I would rather have an under 30 team of suck than an over 30 team of suck.
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and fyi
Encarnacion is hitting .259/.345/.500, and has been better on the road.
by kingofthacove on Jul 30, 2008 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
nosiree bob
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by UnleashTheGore on Jul 31, 2008 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Increased workload
At what point do we attribute his declining success to the increase in the numbers of innings he has worked? If my math is correct, he has 50+ more IP this year than last. Should we shut him down?
Yeah I was thinking the same thing
But it would be strange to shut a pitcher down this early in the season. Who would take his place?
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Mad Bum!
It would fit the whole “Bring-’em up early” strategery this year.
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by UnleashTheGore on Jul 31, 2008 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions
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Did it used to be at night?
I thought in years past it used to be like 9p/12e or something…
Griffey to the White Sox for a couple prospects.
I’m not sure why.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
yeah, my thinking exactly
Thome at DH, with an OF of Swisher, Dye, and Quentin. Where does he go? Even converting to 1B takes away from Konerko.
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by UnleashTheGore on Jul 31, 2008 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
fixed
Thome at DH, with an OF of Swisher Junior, Dye, and Quentin.
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by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2008 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions
If they acquired Griffey to play CF, I will never stop laughing.
If I had to guess, I would think they’d bench Konerko, put Thome at first and Griffey at DH.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I think they’ll play Griffey in the outfield & move Swisher to 1B. Who’s going to play CF though i don’t know!
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Sanchez, really?
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/unfiltered/?p=972
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I also hear that Pete Rose is going to be reinstated any day now!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
Call me crazy
Trading Sanchex for a LEGIT middle of the order prospect is a good idea I just don’t see him ever being more than a 5th starter.
by Steve Decker Rated Rookie on Jul 31, 2008 9:46 AM PDT reply actions
Do you really think he could bring back a middle of the order prospect?
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Could you say he’ll be a 5th starter…at best?
Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com and on it I make jokes about things.
heeeeere we go
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by UnleashTheGore on Jul 31, 2008 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
a FIFTH starter?
Dude, do you know how low the threshhold for fifth starters is?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
Impossible
We’ve already locked up our 5th starter for the next 5 years at around $90 million.
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dirty Dirty Sanchez
I’ve also heard he’s a bad tipper, trade him
by Steve Decker Rated Rookie on Jul 31, 2008 9:49 AM PDT reply actions
Yahoo is reporting Griffey to the White Sox in exchange for P Nick Masset and 2B Danny Richar.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 31, 2008 10:08 AM PDT reply actions
Prospect
I think he could bring in a high/low A type middle of the order bat. Sanchez had a great first half is young and cheap. Left handed and strikes out a lot of hitters. There has to be some solid value there.
The problem I have with Sanchez is something about when he is on the mound I don’t feel confident.
Bold prediction for 2009: Zito has a much better year than Sanchez
by Steve Decker Rated Rookie on Jul 31, 2008 10:13 AM PDT reply actions
Or off the meds
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by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2008 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m a bit less sure about Sanchez now than I was a month ago, but there’s no way Zito outpitches him next year.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
This is how I feel too
But I’m not disappointed that Sabes is floating his name – even if it’s just to see what he could fetch.
I'm going to have to agree with you
but mostly just because of your username
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by UnleashTheGore on Jul 31, 2008 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Also Wrong
I feel very confident when Sanchez is on the mound. Which one of our confidences is right?
I’ve always liked Sanchez. His stuff is fantastic. He just needs to build up his stamina because of what the Giants did to him the last several years. He finally showed he can stay healthy and he finally showed fairly consistent success. He’s already a solid number three starter (at best) but he can be even better if he increases his control at all.
Don’t read too much into these last few starts. He’s fatigued. He needs to be shut down soon.
Only 867 games until the end of Zito's contract
Breaking news
Manny Ramirez to the Dodgers, Jason Bay to the Red Sox, Andy LaRoche and 3 others to the Pirates…Ned Colleti is an idiot.
by AndOnTheDrums... on Jul 31, 2008 2:08 PM PDT reply actions
lmao
you gotta love him. Nobody can fuck them Dodgers over quite like Colleti can. That’s a dumb trade for everyone but the Pirates. The Pirates now have a decent farm system thanks to them. But maybe in a few years when Pedro Alvarez gets to the majors LaRoche might become available. We’ve fucked the Pirates over before…
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