tOfficial "2013 MLB Trades" Thread

[HammerDown]

Things are starting to shake out and pictures are becoming clearer. Is anyone else excited to see what will transpire before the trade deadline. Is your team buying, selling or both? Or playing a pat hand and hoping for the best?

 

[romeo212000]

Rangers will surely be buying, but Selig's stupid ass extra wild card changes the landscape entirely. Too many teams will believe they're still in it and premium talent will be harder to come by. What do you know? Selig finds another way to ruin baseball.

 

[Chef99]

Going to be interesting. As far as the Mets go, I wouldn't be surprised if they waited until next year to do anything. One team i'm curious about is the Cubs...Soriano, Garza, maybe Castro? Garza should garner some big interest. Soriano could help someone if the Cubbies eat some salary, and I don't know what to make of Castro. At times, he seems like he's not very interested in what he's doing.

 

[HammerDown]

Going to be interesting. As far as the Mets go, I wouldn't be surprised if they waited until next year to do anything. One team i'm curious about is the Cubs...Soriano, Garza, maybe Castro? Garza should garner some big interest. Soriano could help someone if the Cubbies eat some salary, and I don't know what to make of Castro. At times, he seems like he's not very interested in what he's doing.

Word is that Garza wants to stay put.

 

[HammerDown]

Going to be interesting. As far as the Mets go, I wouldn't be surprised if they waited until next year to do anything. One team i'm curious about is the Cubs...Soriano, Garza, maybe Castro? Garza should garner some big interest. Soriano could help someone if the Cubbies eat some salary, and I don't know what to make of Castro. At times, he seems like he's not very interested in what he's doing.

I want baseball to be left completely the fuck ALONE. We didn't need the extra wild card, though I understand MLB and the union both wanted it.

 

[romeo212000]

Going to be interesting. As far as the Mets go, I wouldn't be surprised if they waited until next year to do anything. One team i'm curious about is the Cubs...Soriano, Garza, maybe Castro? Garza should garner some big interest. Soriano could help someone if the Cubbies eat some salary, and I don't know what to make of Castro. At times, he seems like he's not very interested in what he's doing.

I'm hoping the rangers might be calling the cubs about Schierholtz and Byrd.

 

[Chef99]

I'm hoping the rangers might be calling the cubs about Schierholtz and Byrd.

Forgot about Schierholtz. He could be a nice piece for the Rangers.

 

[bone3421]

i am not expecting anything big.............not a lot of talent out there this deadline(fa's next year)

but who knows????

i would like the rangers to bring in a bat....

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Even though they're nowhere near contending this year I see the Mets being buyers. I've heard Carlos Gonzalez's name being mentioned with the Mets all year. If the Rockies are sellers at the deadline I could see a potential trade there. Mets have a ton of young arms to deal.

I could also see them A: Waiting for the offseason/next season to make a big move or B: making some minor moves that could help the team out in the next year or so. With the way things are currently shaping up for the Mets 2015 seems to be their target year to be real contenders.

 

[HammerDown]

I hope Huston Street is waived tomorrow morning but I know it's not realistic anyone but the Padres are dumb enough to pay this washed-up bum $7M. He came into the 9th and gave up HRs on back-to-back pitches. I've said it before and I'll say it again. If the Padres are serious winning, they'll dump this clown and clear the roster spot.

 

[romeo212000]

I also think Texas Should keep an eye on cuddyer.

 

[BigDDude]

I think my team should just keep spending, until the losing goes away.

Heck, it's not MY money.

 

[Chef99]

I hope Huston Street is waived tomorrow morning but I know it's not realistic anyone but the Padres are dumb enough to pay this washed-up bum $7M. He came into the 9th and gave up HRs on back-to-back pitches. I've said it before and I'll say it again. If the Padres are serious winning, they'll dump this clown and clear the roster spot.

Think they should make a play for Papelbon? Some blips lately, but still...

 

[BigDDude]

Think they should make a play for Papelbon? Some blips lately, but still...

Are the Padres spenders? Do they have the $$ to net them a top closer? They have been very frugal for a very long time is why I ask. That, and I never seem to hear them being in on the most expensive talent, pretty much ever.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

So apparently Joba/Huges are attracting no attention, one exec said nobody is giving up anything worthwhile for either one.

Marlins are pushing Nolasco hard on the trade market. He has some quality stuff for a team looking for short term depth in their rotation.

 

[steelparrot]

I think my Pirates will be minor buyers.

Targeting a league avg rfers like Schierholtz.

Keep the horde of high ceiling prospects we have accumulated, the last thing I want to see is the Pirates tell the Marlins to pick 4 for Stanton.

 

[fordman84]

I get the Padres could get Heath Bell back for a song

 

[$500 Million]

Yankees will be buying but should be selling, they could/should move Cano, Granderson, Hughes, and Joba.

If not, give each of them 1 year/16 million qualifying offers this winter and collect more compensatory picks in next years draft if/when they sign elsewhere.

 

[BigDDude]

So apparently Joba/Huges are attracting no attention, one exec said nobody is giving up anything worthwhile for either one.

Marlins are pushing Nolasco hard on the trade market. He has some quality stuff for a team looking for short term depth in their rotation.

The Giants seem to be the early front-runners in the Nolasco sweepstakes. They want him, and he wants them, being from the S.F Bay Area and all.

 

[BigDDude]

Yankees will be buying but should be selling, they could/should move Cano, Granderson, Hughes, and Joba.

If not, give each of them 1 year/16 million qualifying offers this winter and collect more compensatory picks in next years draft if/when they sign elsewhere.

On the surface, this makes SO MUCH sense. However, I think this change, and what it did to Kyle Loshe last year, REALLY muddys the waters, especially for Joba & Hughes. I say that, as if they don't take the offer to say with N.Y, then any team that wants them will be on the hook to give up a good draft pick to get them.


It IS the right way to go, but the path will be rocky, to say the least.