AL East Smack talk 2014

[bksballer89]

Lester to Oakland

How do you trade your clean up hitter when you already had a stack rotation?

 

[StanMarsh51]

Lester to Oakland

How do you trade your clean up hitter when you already had a stack rotation?

Cleanup hitter or not, Cespedes was Oakland's 5th best hitter this year.

 

[navamind]

Lester to Oakland

How do you trade your clean up hitter when you already had a stack rotation?

Norris, Moss, Jaso, Crisp and Donaldson all have a higher wRC+ than Cespedes. His defense is pretty damn good though.

Not trying to justify the trade or anything, Cespedes seems like too much for a 2 month rental of Jon Lester IMO.

 

[steveringo]

Norris, Moss, Jaso, Crisp and Donaldson all have a higher wRC+ than Cespedes. His defense is pretty damn good though.

Not trying to justify the trade or anything, Cespedes seems like too much for a 2 month rental of Jon Lester IMO.

That is why they threw in Gomes and cash....

The 2015 raft pick Boston gets is a bonus - probably because they cannot make a QO on Cespedes after his deal...

Has a GM for a losing team ever won GM of the year?

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Yankees get Byrd.

Time for Toronto and Baltimore to start wheelin and dealin.

 

[molsaniceman]

Yankees get Byrd.

Time for Toronto and Baltimore to start wheelin and dealin.

Its a fake twitter

 

[UVA_Guy81]

According to an ESPN text alert I just received, The Orioles have traded for Andrew Miller.

 

[molsaniceman]

According to an ESPN text alert I just received, The Orioles have traded for Andrew Miller.

Did Sox get Bundy

 

[molsaniceman]

Orioles acquired LHP Andrew Miller from the Red Sox for LHP Eduardo Rodriguez.

 

[molsaniceman]

Red Sox acquired LHP Eduardo Rodriguez from the Orioles for LHP Andrew Miller.
Ben Cherington continues to have an outstanding day. Boston held out for a top prospect in Miller negotiations, and they finally got one from a rival. Rodriguez was recently ranked by MLB.com as Baltimore's No. 3 prospect. "Initially more of a command-and-control lefty, Rodriguez has grown into his lanky frame and has seen his velocity jump as a result," the site's scouting report reads. "He now throws his fastball in the low 90s, with good sink and movement. Rodriguez pairs his fastball with a hard changeup and a tight slider, both of which grade out as above-average offerings." Rodriguez projects as a middle-of-the rotation starter.

 

[steveringo]

Red Sox acquired LHP Eduardo Rodriguez from the Orioles for LHP Andrew Miller.
Ben Cherington continues to have an outstanding day. Boston held out for a top prospect in Miller negotiations, and they finally got one from a rival. Rodriguez was recently ranked by MLB.com as Baltimore's No. 3 prospect. "Initially more of a command-and-control lefty, Rodriguez has grown into his lanky frame and has seen his velocity jump as a result," the site's scouting report reads. "He now throws his fastball in the low 90s, with good sink and movement. Rodriguez pairs his fastball with a hard changeup and a tight slider, both of which grade out as above-average offerings." Rodriguez projects as a middle-of-the rotation starter.

If he can trade Stephen Drew in the next half hour, he should get Executive of the year!

 

[navamind]

Enjoy Miller, O's fans. He's pretty filthy.

 

[steveringo]

7/26 - SP Jake Peavy sent to San Francisco for Edwin Escobar & Heath Hembree
7/30 - SP Felix Doubront sent to Cubs for PTBNL
7/31 - SP Jon Lester & OF Johhny Gomes sent to Oakland for Yoenis Cespedes & Draft pick.
7/31 - SP John Lackey & Corey Littrell sent to St Loius for Joe Kelly & Allen Craig
7/31 - RP Andrew Miller sent to Baltimore for Eduardo Rodriguez

 

[navamind]

7/26 - SP Jake Peavy sent to San Francisco for Edwin Escobar & Heath Hembree
7/30 - SP Felix Doubront sent to Cubs for PTBNL
7/31 - SP Jon Lester & OF Johhny Gomes sent to Oakland for Yoenis Cespedes & Draft pick.
7/31 - SP John Lackey & Corey Littrell sent to St Loius for Joe Kelly & Allen Craig
7/31 - RP Andrew Miller sent to Baltimore for Eduardo Rodriguez

Red Sox are trading Stephen Drew to the Yanks for Kelly Johnson. Salary dump and allows Bogaerts to move back to SS.

 

[steveringo]

In related news.... Ben Cherington will be on the DL with a sprained dialing thumb and ear contusion...

 

[bksballer89]

Prado to the Yankees

 

[UVA_Guy81]

Looks like 2 of the Aces in the division (Lester to Oakland and Price to Detroit) have been dealt to the other AL divisions. I don't believe that there's really any true Ace pitchers left in the division to my knowledge right now.

 

[bksballer89]

Looks like 2 of the Aces in the division (Lester to Oakland and Price to Detroit) have been dealt to the other AL divisions. I don't believe that there's really any true Ace pitchers left in the division to my knowledge right now.

Tanaka if he comes back but outside of him you are correct

 

[purguy12]

Boston is tanking, but like their deals. Yankees added 2 garbage players, Rays got nothing for Price(shocked about this one), O's think they have enough to win.

 

[purguy12]

Prado to the Yankees

hate this move. 11 mill for the next 2 years for a Utl player. Don't understand this move. Then we trade Kelly for Drew, where Kelly was playing a little better then Drew. Positive is Drew gives us better defense.