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Which Team Was Awarded The Andruw Jones Claim?
The Braves have until Saturday afternoon to either strike a deal with the team that was awarded a claim for Andruw Jones or pull him back. Most likely, the Braves will hang on to Jones. As I learned from Steve Phillips, "all 40-man roster players must go through waivers in order to change teams even if they are in the minor leagues." The old player-to-be-named-later is an option, though that player cannot be an active Major Leaguer.
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We know more than one team put in a claim on Jones. Because he's in the NL, NL teams get first rights to Jones. That's why I'd guess that the team awarded the claim is not the Angels or Red Sox.
What if it was the Cubs, with an eye towards being competitive in 2007? Would the Brewers, Astros, Reds, or Cardinals get involved?
If a deal were made, I would have to think the team sending away younger player(s) would have a handshake deal with a team like the Cubs to let the kids through.
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Hansen and Crisp is a pretty weak return, I think.
Posted by: RotoAuthority | August 04, 2006 at 03:43 PM
My guess is that the team that claimed him was St. Louis or Houston. NL East teams probably have no need, nor any care. The West can't afford him (other than LA, maybe possible?) I wish Boston would have picked him up for a Hansen and Crisp package. No way was Lester going anywhere.
Posted by: bdid | August 04, 2006 at 03:43 PM
I'm saying starting the package with that. Throw in Delcarmen and a AA prospect...etc.
Posted by: bdid | August 04, 2006 at 03:49 PM
Crisp, Hansen, Delcarmen, and a AA prospect? Would never happen. If Epstein refused to trade Hansen and Delcarmen in July when names like Oswalt, Jones, and Abreu came up, I doubt that they'd go anywhere now.
Maybe one of them, definitely not two.
Posted by: DoctorCurveBall | August 04, 2006 at 04:08 PM
I don't think Theo refused, I think he was turned down. The Oswalt deal was supposedly a mix of Lester, Delcarmen, and Hansen...Houston said no, not Boston. it was also ATL that said no. The only guy Theo turned down was Abreu, and everyone said no to him for good prospects. The Yanks got him for free.
Posted by: bdid | August 04, 2006 at 04:20 PM
Roy Oswalt, RHSP--Houston Astros: The Red Sox, Mets and Rangers showed interest in him at the deadline and will likely pursue a trade for him again this winter. The Mets offered Lastings Milledge and another player and went as far as talking with the Orioles and Astros about a 3-way deal that would have made Oswalt a Mets, Lastings Milledge an O and Miguel Tejada an Astro. Peter Angelos was involved in killing the deal. The Rangers offer on July 31st was Hank Blalock and a pitching prospect. The Red Sox offered combinations of Jon Lester, Craig Hansen, and Manny Delcarmen.
Posted by: bdid | August 04, 2006 at 04:23 PM
My bet is the Angels. They smell blood in the water in the west plus they've been looking for a while now to find suitable protection for Vlad. But unless the words Ervin Santana is part of the package I don't see a trade happening. And furthermore I don't see it happening since couldn't any team then put claim on Santana?
Posted by: start_wearing_purple | August 04, 2006 at 04:26 PM
Please please please let him be a cub.
Posted by: ptk420biatch | August 04, 2006 at 04:30 PM
Cincinnati does not really have a great option when Kearns left us in the Washington deal that brought over the relievers. Maybe Griffey moves over and Andrew takes Center.. Got I would die if that happened. Not really but that would be sweet for the Reds and I think that acutally got rid of a little bit too much pop before the deadline. Here's keeping my fingers crossed.
Posted by: JayTheRed | August 04, 2006 at 05:01 PM
Yeah Jay, that was a garbage trade your reds made. I would have given you better bullpen P for kearns and lopez.
Posted by: ptk420biatch | August 04, 2006 at 05:05 PM
I've got to think it's the Cubs if only to block the Astros and Cards from making a run at him. (I had commented on it yesterday but got blasted by a Braves fan for even suggesting that the Braves might be looking to rebuild and that the team might be turning over.)
The Cubs should make the Braves an offer they can't refuse...this deal would send a message to the Cubs faithful that they intend to be competitive in 2007.
Just throwing out names, but what about a deal like this: Mark Prior, Matt Murton, Felix Pie? You have to think that each of these guys would be placed on waivers by the Cubs if they are smart. Anyway, I really think if the Cubs don't make a serious run at Jones then their upper management really are fools (especially if they pass on this opportunity and then turn around and give more than the 13M Jones is owed to Lee next year in Free Agency). Just a thought...anybody have any comments?
Posted by: Ryan | August 04, 2006 at 05:08 PM
Mets put a claim on MANNY today...they obviously wont get him, but that is like this Andruw Talk. The O's put the claim on him too.
Posted by: bdid | August 04, 2006 at 05:20 PM
Ok, I'm confused. I swear it wa reported that he CLEARED waivers yesterday. So, if that's true, couldn't the team that claimed him today be an AL team? Someone fill me in if I'm wrong on this one.
Posted by: Conor | August 04, 2006 at 05:21 PM
I don't think he could have possibly cleared waivers already...roto, can you shed some light here?
Posted by: Ryan | August 04, 2006 at 05:27 PM
If you are referring to Manny, He wouldn't have cleared them yet...if two teams claimed him, more still could. Its being talked about on a Mets board at Mets.com...two different people provided links, but I can't open the pages.
Posted by: bdid | August 04, 2006 at 05:36 PM
does anybody know how happy i'd be if he landed with the cubs?
Posted by: cubs2234 | August 04, 2006 at 05:36 PM
Sorry, the manny is not correct. The person googled waiver wire and came across an article from like 2003. He didn't see the date, and thought it was real...LOL...I should've known better than to trust a message board.
Posted by: bdid | August 04, 2006 at 06:17 PM
Do you know how happey i would be if he got traded out of the NL East
Posted by: NYCBOY21 | August 04, 2006 at 06:49 PM
happy**** sry for the typo
Posted by: NYCBOY21 | August 04, 2006 at 06:52 PM
Ryan.... I have thought about that too, but I dont think the braves really need corner outfielders. What I was thinking was like prior,ronny cedeno,pie, and marmol.I would rather roll with theriot at 2nd, I could care less about pie he isnt even the minor league superstar he once was considered.Prior needs a change in team and he will be good I think, he just suffers from cubs syndrome as a cub and will be good elsewhere.Marmol I dont really want to go, that would be the hardest to let go but worth it for andruw jones.
Posted by: ptk420biatch | August 04, 2006 at 08:23 PM
what are the chances the orioles put in the claim. they could move patterson to left with markakis in right. baltimore needs a power hitter to put in the middle of that lineup also.
Posted by: beckjon | August 04, 2006 at 09:00 PM
Cub fans:
Please, please, please stop torturing yourselves. Even if you claimed him, do you really want to mortgage your future for 1.15 seasons of Andruw Jones?
Anyway, he'll be removed from waivers tomorrow. I have no idea who claimed him, but I would say with some level of certainty that it is a NL team and that NL team is not the Cardinals.
Posted by: Blue | August 05, 2006 at 12:28 AM
Yes blue I would because we could resign him to a extension. And it wouldnt be costing us that much making a trade for him if we included prior.That would keep us out of the carlos lee bidding war and we could concentrate on pitching.
Posted by: ptk420biatch | August 05, 2006 at 02:46 AM
I'm not entirely convinced that the Braves would want to give away Andruw Jones for Mark Prior(at least right now).....but an interesting twist of events Sean Gallagher was pulled after 3 innings during his start tonight in AA and Randy Wells was scheduled to start in AAA but did not. Its not outside the realm of reason to think that the Braves could want young pitching in return for Jones. Gallagher and Wells fit that description.
Posted by: PriorandAramisfan23 | August 05, 2006 at 04:16 AM
ptk I have a good feeling that Andruw will not sign an extension before free agency his agent at last check was scott boras and he never does that
Posted by: Kramerica Industries | August 05, 2006 at 08:18 AM
Ok, it's Andruw Jones contract year and he is struggling this year. So, it really doesn't seem that the Braves are going to extend his contract. With that in mind most likely the Braves will be trading him away to get some young talent. The Cubs, who could use Jones, are probably very interested in getting him. The Cubs have a lot to offer. People like Mark Prior, Jacque Jones, Ronny Cedeno, Angel Pagan, Wade Miller, Sean Gallagher, and Rocky Cherry. So what is keeping the Braves from trading him so far?
Posted by: Andy123 | July 09, 2007 at 11:20 AM