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Rockies Looking For Starting Pitching
7:22pm: Walt Jocketty did not deny the Fogg-Rockies rumor when asked. Maybe he'll be a little more loose with the rumors than Krivsky was.
9:18am: Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post has details on the Rockies' pursuit of starting pitching. Their search includes some familiar names.
- Josh Fogg seems like the most likely acquisition; he's a DFA candidate for the Reds. Fogg received an early one-year offer from the Rockies this winter that was later pulled back.
- Julian Tavarez, another former Rockie, is on the radar again. The Red Sox don't seem to have much use for him.
- Kevin Millwood figures to be a popular name in the coming months. Renck says the Rangers want "the right players in return, not salary relief." Millwood makes $8.5MM in '08, $11MM in '09, and $12MM in '10 (if he reaches certain innings incentives). He also has a limited no-trade clause.
- Rich Harden may come off the DL soon, but he'd have to remain healthy for probably a month before teams become seriously interested.
- Renck says Joe Blanton is "currently not available." The A's are the current Wild Card leader, after all.
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Josh Fogg for Juan Castro!
Posted by: Bank Street Grounds | May 06, 2008 at 11:15 AM
take tavarez or colon. as much as i love julian, there really is no point to keep him anymore, his durable arm can be replaced with depth now, and i dont really think colon is going to work for us, even if he is good, schilling is certain he is coming back by julyish and that will certainly dismiss colons services. idk if we could get anything much for either player, but its not that important. Tavarez is the more useful guy for any team, that rubber arm has no damn bones that ever ache in it
Posted by: 04Forever | May 06, 2008 at 12:03 PM
I don't think Tavarez has all that much value on the market right now. Rubber arm or no, he hasn't really pitched well since '04 or '05 with the Cards. I think a team'd have to be fairly desperate to give up anything worthwhile for him, and at the moment the Red Sox need his durability more. I don't see trading Colon either. Everybody had a chance to sign him and only Boston did -- no matter how many "anonymous execs" are overheard wishing they had taken the chance, nobody's going to actually want to trade for him until he's pitched well through a few major-league starts. And if he's done that, there's zero chance Epstein trades him.
And I, for one, believe every word Schilling says. If he's sure, that's good enough for me. (where's the :rolleyes: smileys when you really need 'em)
Posted by: asm | May 06, 2008 at 01:17 PM
Take Tavarez...please.
Posted by: Ripwa | May 06, 2008 at 02:28 PM
I'd take Tavarez. You want Adam Eaton?
Posted by: wayne gomes | May 06, 2008 at 03:43 PM
id take eaton, he was a first round draft pick, the sox are good at converting those around, look at ardasma
Posted by: 04Forever | May 06, 2008 at 03:49 PM
Yes, trade Eaton Phils. Because despite the fact that there is a good chance he is the worst major league baseball pitcher to be employed over the last 5 years, he abslutely dominates the Mets seemingly everytime they face off. I dont know if it would be better to not have to face Eaton as a Met fan, or to get beat by him and take happiness in the fact that he will lose pretty much every other game he pitches in.
Posted by: nrmax88 | May 06, 2008 at 04:28 PM
"Take Tavarez...please."
You arent allowed to talk anymore.
"id take eaton, he was a first round draft pick, the sox are good at converting those around, look at ardasma"
In the massive sample size of 15 2/3 he's walked 12. He's got a whip of 1.532. We have totally taught him to turn a corner.
I like alliteration.
Isn't Eaton vs the Mets the definition of SSS? career he is 88% of league average. Yet against the Mets he is 5-0 with a 3.29 era.
Posted by: ArodSucksAtLife | May 06, 2008 at 08:23 PM
You should beg for him to stick around so he can revert to a mean, with 3 games of 10 runs in 1 inning and 3 loses to the NYM.
Posted by: ArodSucksAtLife | May 06, 2008 at 08:23 PM
Any speculation as to what the Reds might be able to receive in return for Fogg? I can't imagine it would be a great deal... Ha, any chance for something potentially useful?
Posted by: nckdmss | May 06, 2008 at 08:47 PM
Could someone (ahem) stir up some Millwood to the Cubs noise? The Cubs have prospects, players, etc., and Millwood would sure make a great #2 starter in the NL Central, yes?
Posted by: daveyrosello | May 06, 2008 at 10:39 PM
"The Cubs have prospects"
They do?
Posted by: ArodSucksAtLife | May 07, 2008 at 02:21 AM
First of all I'd like to point out that the Rox already have their answer, my favorite ex-Jay Josh Towers! I'd love to see him get raped at Coors Field.
"Renck says Joe Blanton is "currently not available." The A's are the current Wild Card leader, after all."
Oh please. Beane would trade his kids if the price was right.
Posted by: 92-93 | May 07, 2008 at 02:55 AM
""Take Tavarez...please."
You arent allowed to talk anymore."
Jeez, thats harsh. Tavarez is awful. Since coming to Boston he has posted FIPs of 4.90 and 4.81. Last season, his GB% went down every single month. Th guy is worthless. I'd rather the Sox through Pauley or Hansack or Switzer or Gronk (whenever he comes back) over Tavarez.
Posted by: Ripwa | May 07, 2008 at 09:18 AM
"You should beg for him to stick around so he can revert to a mean, with 3 games of 10 runs in 1 inning and 3 loses to the NYM."
Exactly. I've been waiting for the other shoe to drop for Eaton vs. the Mets for a while now. It'll probably happen this year, as well as the JC Romero "coming back to Earth" stretch.
The bloom already came off the Kyle Kendrick rose pretty early, as I had feared.
Posted by: wayne gomes | May 07, 2008 at 09:30 AM
"The Cubs have prospects, players, etc., and Millwood would sure make a great #2 starter in the NL Central, yes?"
- Why do stupid Cubs fans always have to go and screw up a perfectly good blog? They are such a cancer. Oh well, I guess without the Cubbies, this site wouldn't exist....and without world series trophies one must resort to begging for rumors.
"Oh please. Beane would trade his kids if the price was right."
- That's a bit harsh. He'd let them walk away as free agents, hoping for Type A compensation picks. Now Bob Geren's kids, that's a possibility. Beane would be happy to trade off some 'future MLB pedigree' and rape one of those big market team's farm system.
Posted by: 1quik6 | May 07, 2008 at 09:36 AM
daveyrosello --
"Millwood makes $8.5MM in '08, $11MM in '09, and $12MM in '10 (if he reaches certain innings incentives)."
That doesn't sound like a very good fit for the Cubbies.
I suspect with all of their other big-dollar commitments, Hendry will be looking to add a rental or two this summer, not a guy with $20+M left to pay out on.
Posted by: davearm | May 07, 2008 at 10:51 AM
"Oh please. Beane would trade his kids if the price was right."
Wow obviously you're kidding but in case you haven't noticed the A's are actually doing well and competing as they always do. If they keep this up, I could see the A's as buyers not Sellers at the trade deadlind.
But I'm all for the Rich Harden for Ian Stewart trade. GET RID OF HARDEN!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: AriGoldisaG | May 07, 2008 at 12:58 PM
While the Aardsma having "turned around" claim is silly on every level (he's not pitching all that well, and SSS if he was), the idea that Boston is good at converting first-round draft picks into effective pitchers is simply ridiculous on face.
Posted by: asm | May 07, 2008 at 06:04 PM