Khalil Greene's Future

You mention Greene as a possible fit for Baltimore, and a few days ago there was mention that the Padres could use a corner OF. What about Greene to Baltimore for Jay Payton and either Freddie Bynum or Luis Hernandez? Payton's contract is somewhat unfriendly, but both players fill needs for the Padres.

With two more years of club control (2008, 2009) Greene won't be going anywhere unless the Padres get quality in return. i.e. not Jay Payton.

Moving Greene for Aybar would be a no brainer for the Angels. Aybar has a great glove and will put up solid SS offensive numbers. He is cheap and has some opportunity to improve with time.

Greene would allow the Angels to shop Figgins knowing (or at least hoping) that Wood can play 3B. The Angels add some more pop into their lineup and won't have to worry about SS for 2 years.

The Royals could use the power upgrade(at any position), but I am not sure they have the depth to make a deal. I would love to see San Diego take Tony Pena Jr., Mitch Maier, and maybe a guy like LHP Matt Campbell! They would get a starting SS, an almost MLB ready corner OF, and a LHP who will only be 25 this year (former 1st round pick).

Tim, did you read the writeup BP had about Spicoli? Very interesting...among other things it stated that he, more than any other hitter in the MLB, is negatively effected by his home ballpark. If you extrapolate his road splits, he'd be a completely different hitter.

Aybar and Willits for Greene is a no brainer, and a deal I would pull in a heartbeat. You still have Izturis to back up Greene, and if need be, you can shop Figgins (as someone said before). You are also helpting to alleviate the problem of too many outfielders in Anaheim.

how about the Red Sox? Greene for Lugo and/or Crisp plus a prospect or two (Jed Lowrie, Justin Masterson). San Diego might throw in a prospect to even it out or take on Lugo's salary.

on the padres main website...click on Khalil Greene, it will say Current Status: ussually it will say current status: Active

Is Theriot eligible to be traded? If so, why is he not involved in these talks? The way I see it, the Cubs have a shot at the World Series this year (sounds familiar, huh?), and adding Greene would definitely increase their chances.
Theriot/Murton or Cedeno/Murton, or even an Eric Patterson/Murton would be very nice, and fair, for both teams. Murton is under control until either 2010 or 2011, not entirely sure, and could be what the Padres are looking for. Patterson and Cedeno are young and can both play center and most of the infield. Theriot is maybe a sub-MLB starting SS, but, he can only get better, right?

the padres wouldnt trade away 2 yrs of greene unless we get a bounty of prospects. kevin always does lopsided trades it seems. and especially for ppl we would control for only a year or have a dumb contract (payton, bay, mathews, lugo, etc) I could see us talking again next season for a deal with angels. Aybar, willtis, etc...

just spoke with lyle spencer (he covers the Angels for mlb.com) and he said he's been pushing that deal around for months, and that they've been looking at it.
so who knows? it could happen.

Greene would be a great addition to the Jays next year.

Khalil Greene to the Angels for Maicer Izturis and Juan Rivera? Gives the Angels a legit SS, and frees up the logjam in the OF.

how do u email him?

and oscar robles too

Bard and Greene still ahve to go through arbitration which I assume has something to do with it.

Let me sum this up as a Padre fan - Greene is one of our best power hitters and an absolute gem on defense. It'll take alot to pry him from us even if he wants to go east coast. The Orioles would have to hand over Markakis and another top notch prospect. Angels I'd say Izturis, Willits and Rivera

If there WAS a Greene trade in the works, I doubt the Padre website would leak this information by changing his status. That would be the last spot I would check.

Non-pitching player wise, Greene is the Padres second best player, behind Gonzales. If they trade him, I'd expect Towers to ask for a lot. A Jason Bay straight swap sounds ideal, although that would leave the Padres with no options at SS.

I am not sure why the Cubs fans value their "prospects" so high that they think they could get any player that might or might not be available. Also, Greene does not want to play on the west coast, so why would the Angels trade two of their better prospects for max 2 years of Greene?

I am a Cubs fan, but I don't think I overvalue the prospects like some others do. I still think a trade of Wuertz\Cedeno\Murton gets it done.

Wuertz = most underrated reliever in the NL

Cedeno = SS who has been hitting for a .900+ OPS in AAA lately

Murton = Brian Giles type of hitter they want for the outfield

Cedeno might break out this year, he has been mashing lately in AAA.

Murton has Giles potential, not saying he is Giles in his prime. But the 20 to 25 HR power and a bunch of doubles with a high OBP is what I'm speaking of...

Cedeno's minor league #'s are great, but so far he hasn't hit a thing in the bigs. Greene hits 25 HR a year and plays stellar defense. The 3 for 1 is the only thing that makes it workable.

Oh, and "Wuertz=most underrated reliever in the NL" is why people think you guys overrate your guys. Take a look at Heath Bell's numbers if you want to see an underrated reliever.

The reason the Cubs haven't given Murton the full time job was mmmmm.. oh yea. $136M for Soriano. And that just may be why they are shopping him. They dont have a spot for him other than 4th outfielder. He can play so he may get a decent return.

In his only full year he hit .297/.265/.444/ and had only 62K in 455 AB. Not shabby.

I just never understood the infatuaton with the "power" Hitter. I would rather have a guy who gets on base more than 1 of every 3 AB and at least puts the ball in play. Sure Dunn can smack 40 hrs but how often does he K in an average year? 1/4 of his AB?

Pierzynski here is a link for you...

http://thenastyboys.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/2006_05_sports_barrett_pierzynski.jpg

Man, doesn't seem like I was far off there Pierzynski, does it? That deal makes a ton of sense for both teams, period.

Not too many SS prospects hit for a .900+ OPS in two different years in AAA...

Aduncaroo, you were right. I'll hand it to you. But I only see this going down as a 3 for 1 (or perhaps 3 for 2 w/ the Padres throwing in a minor leaguer) like you originally thought. Murton seems to be the type of hitter we're looking for, but I doubt Cedeno will hit like he is in AAA. Either way, if Murton can pick up the slack when Greene leaves then all may even out.

And if KT wants your boy Wuertz then you can rest easy knowing that the guy is every bit as good as you said he was.

Kudos to you on a good call. We'll see what happens.

Also, I'm not a Padres fan so I can care less, but I just mentioned that I EXPECT Towers to ask for a lot(Jason Bay) if he was to trade Greene to the Pirates.

: Bleacher_Buddha

You must be smokin some buddha? If that trade went down Kevin Towers would be run out of town faster than Barret and Sosa were for being bad teamates. The cubs have no prospects, face it. None of the big hitters in there lineup came up through the system. 3/5 of their staff did not come up through the system. I do not recall many former cubs prospects becoming much. KT should just talk about how the pirates and marlins got a bunch of garbage for Ramirez and Lee for a bunch of over rated scrubs. Just like the ones that you are claiming could net a player like Greene. The padres would be better off searching the waiver wire for some talent, atleast they would not have to give up one of their best players. And just so you know, that link is nothing more than a cheapshot. Go join boxing then you hill billy. What happened later that inning when Iguchi hit a slam off of your rich hill. How about the next day when Peirzynski hit a homer of big z. I know you guys swept us last year and made us look bad, but as for as that cheapshot incident goes, we will out of dought, got the last laugh on that.