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Ozzie Shoots Down Trade Talk
The always quotable Ozzie Guillen spoke out on recent trade rumors involving Jermaine Dye and Mark Buerhle [Chicago Sun-Times]:
''It's never been talked about,'' Guillen said. ''Maybe Kenny has it in his mind, but he's never said one thing to me about it. I want to go all the way to the end with these guys, see what we can do with these guys.
''I'll be honest with [the media], I'll be honest with the fans, I'll be honest with me. If we get to that point, I'll be the first one to tell people, 'It's going to be hard to compete.' But as long as we feel we can win, we're going to keep those guys.''
Guillen did emphasize that he believes there's a certain amount of pressure to make a postseason run this season. Not because of payroll or job-security concerns, but because he doesn't know how long the window will stay open.
''I'll be completely honest with you and tell you I don't know what kind of team we're going to have next year,'' Guillen said. ''We have a lot of guys that are free agents, we have a lot of guys in the minor-league system that are close to coming up.
You have to admire Guillen's determination to win, however, there might come a point in July when general manager Kenny Williams does come to Guillen with talk of trades. With both the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers so far out in front of the rest of the division, even making the Wild Card could prove to be difficult.
Getting some complimentary players via trade to go along with the prospects Guillen mentions might be a way for the White Sox to rebuild quickly after what is sure to be an offseason with a lot of roster turnover.
Tom Goyne is the author of Balls, Sticks, & Stuff, a Phillies-centric site, and maintains the Phloggers' Pheeds page, a source for the latest commentary from around the "phlogosphere". Recently, he teamed up with his brother to launch Roto Front Office.
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Buerhle and $$$ to braves for Prado,Carlyle and Doug Clark
Posted by: 5953 | May 30, 2007 at 01:55 PM
I also think it is a good time to trade him. They can get a good young pitching prospect and a good young ML position player as well. He needs to go.
Posted by: Aduncaroo | May 30, 2007 at 02:01 PM
I have heard rumors, none that have been credible, such as I saw a poster who said he heard a possibility on espn, that relate Buehrle to the braves. That espn rumors was andruw for buehrle, and on here the braves were mentioned as a possible destination for him. It makes perfect sense for the braves to want buehrle, I just am not sure if the right mix can be agreed upon. Andruw has to approve a deal if he wants to be traded, and I am not certain that the braves would trade andruw for another piece that they would not be guaranteed to hold beyond this season. I have been very supportive of getting a good starter for salty, and I think Buerhle is about as proven a commodity as the braves could get. However, in my scenerio, i would want the braves to get a younger pitcher whom we would be guaranteed to have for a few years. Again, Buehrle to Atlanta makes sense, but I think for it to happen, us signing buehrle to a long-term deal would be the only way for a trade to occur.
Posted by: bravesbeast | May 30, 2007 at 03:08 PM
I have heard rumors, none that have been credible, such as I saw a poster who said he heard a possibility on espn, that relate Buehrle to the braves. That espn rumors was andruw for buehrle, and on here the braves were mentioned as a possible destination for him. It makes perfect sense for the braves to want buehrle, I just am not sure if the right mix can be agreed upon. Andruw has to approve a deal if he wants to be traded, and I am not certain that the braves would trade andruw for another piece that they would not be guaranteed to hold beyond this season. I have been very supportive of getting a good starter for salty, and I think Buerhle is about as proven a commodity as the braves could get. However, in my scenerio, i would want the braves to get a younger pitcher whom we would be guaranteed to have for a few years. Again, Buehrle to Atlanta makes sense, but I think for it to happen, us signing buehrle to a long-term deal would be the only way for a trade to occur.
Posted by: bravesbeast | May 30, 2007 at 03:09 PM
I have heard rumors, none that have been credible, such as I saw a poster who said he heard a possibility on espn, that relate Buehrle to the braves. That espn rumors was andruw for buehrle, and on here the braves were mentioned as a possible destination for him. It makes perfect sense for the braves to want buehrle, I just am not sure if the right mix can be agreed upon. Andruw has to approve a deal if he wants to be traded, and I am not certain that the braves would trade andruw for another piece that they would not be guaranteed to hold beyond this season. I have been very supportive of getting a good starter for salty, and I think Buerhle is about as proven a commodity as the braves could get. However, in my scenerio, i would want the braves to get a younger pitcher whom we would be guaranteed to have for a few years. Again, Buehrle to Atlanta makes sense, but I think for it to happen, us signing buehrle to a long-term deal would be the only way for a trade to occur.
Posted by: bravesbeast | May 30, 2007 at 03:09 PM
Isn't Uribe a free agent as well? If so, I can see Buerhle for Yunel Escobar and an arm...maybe somebody like Dan Smith. The Braves have other shortstops in their system (Andrus, Fontaine) and Renteria still in place upstairs while they truly need an solid #3 guy behind Smoltz and Hudson.
Posted by: Devlsh | May 31, 2007 at 02:02 AM
Of the future White Sox FA's, I'd think Jermaine Dye would be the first one dealt. He's not hitting well this year and his defense hasn't been up to his usual level.
I'd hope the White Sox realize what a good 2B they have in Iguchi and hold onto him for a few more years, especially with Ozuna's possible career-threatining injury.
I can see the Sox keeping Buehrle at the deadline, since he's doing well for them and have no one quite ready to step into a MLB rotation.
Posted by: astrosfan | May 31, 2007 at 12:44 PM