Rosenthal's Latest: Delgado, Sexson, Crisp, Byrd

It would be great if the Indians could swap Byrd for a bat but it's going to be tough.

The Indians need a major league bat rather than prospects. The only team that would be interested in an aging Byrd in his walk year would be a contender with a hole in their rotation. Philly? The Mets? I'm just not seeing a match.

Barfield is a one position player (2B) and is inferior defensively to Cabrera. It would help him if he was hitting but he isn't. About .250, I think.

“The only team that would be interested in an aging Byrd in his walk year would be a contender with a hole in their rotation. Philly? The Mets? I'm just not seeing a match.”

…Cubs, Brewers, Cards, Mets, Phillies, Braves, Fish (if they think they are for real and Cleveland eats some cash), Yankees (although I doubt we deal with them)… Then, if any of the kids start struggling in TB, or LA or Tor suffers injury… There are teams which might be looking for a starter; cant imagine the Indians really want to trade him though…

“Barfield is a one position player (2B) and is inferior defensively to Cabrera. It would help him if he was hitting but he isn't. About .250, I think.”

…Although he’s not hitting great, his line is actually LgAvg-ish for the INT. His BA is lower than one would hope, but its so early that 2 or 3 unlucky plays can still make a big difference. Add even just three singles to his stats and he goes to .275 / .319 / .412 ~ not that bad for a middle infielder in a very tough league… If not for Marte being forced to stay on the roster, I think he would actually be called up to spell AsCab from time to time...

“The Padres could probably use Barfield back, as he had mild success back when he was with them.”

…Cleveland wont trade him. Well unless they brought a 2B back ~ ie, he might end up in Balt if the Tribe decides to pursue Roberts…

Poor Carlos Delgado, the guy cant buy a hit and now umpires are taking away his homeruns for absolutely no reason. I have noticed this more and more, but the umpiring is really brutal. The MLB still hasnt recovered from losing all those umpires a few years back. It seems like the umpires of today think people come to watch them and are constantly warning the benches, throwing guys out at the first chance that presents itself, and just trying to control the game. As for Sexson for Delgado, what for? I guess it could happen, but I dont see what would be the point.

As a Met fan, I never cared much for Paul Byrd, but after watching him pitch over the last couple years I would say sign me up if he comes cheap. You can never have to many arms, ever. Byrd pitching in Shea with a good defense behind him would at the very least be servicable. He also was solid for the tribe in the playoffs last year. That said though, with Pelfrey starting to throw better, Pedro's return on the horizon, and options like Jon Niese, Claduio Vargas, and Tony Armas, I would not want to pay too steep a price. But just in general, Paul Byrd as my number 5 starter? Sign me up.

I am not saying right or wrong, but what's the purpose of a Delgado for Sexson trade? Sexson's OBP is even lower than Delgado's. At least Delgado is familiar with NY and the team. He is hitting in the 7 spot now and starting to come around. There would be no reason to trade him for another guy who is overpaid and their contract runs out at the end of the season.

"Wow, I guess I'm a total idiot when I speculated that Sexson to the Mets was a good fit... "

No, but there are plenty of other reasons why you are a total idiot. Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while. Even a broken clock is right 2 times every day. Shall I go on?

"Just like when I said the Padres have a bunch of old players and could use Willits to play center and everyone said that didn't make sense, now they've got the often dispatched Jody Gerut out there, a lesser player who isn't a true leadoff hitter... I really don't know sh*t... "

first of all, who ever said that Willits wouldnt be a good fit for SD? People never called you an idiot for that. People call you an idiot because you are such a homer it is almost comical and you constantly make absolutely absurd predictions that nobody but a moronic mariner homer could ever take seriously. Sexson and Beltre to the hall of fame for example. Or the idea that securing Griffey will "punch the M's playoff tickets". Or the notion that your 30th best prospect is the next Ichiro. Maybe it is because whenever somebody calls you out and argues your ideas with numbers and facts, you take shots at their family and things completely irrelevant. Maybe it is because it is just comical that such an uniformed baseball fan is using the username "baseballguru" People probably call you an idiot lots of times everyday, but I doubt it is because you suggested Willits to the Padres. My little sister could have made that suggestion.

Nrmax,

“first of all, who ever said that Willits wouldnt be a good fit for SD? People never called you an idiot for that.”

…Yeah people did ~ but that’s not quite what he said. What he said was “The most logical trade would be Reggie Willits to SD for Kevin Kouzmanoff straight up. It fills two huge holes for both teams.” Everyone was already talking about Willits to the Padres, had been doing so for some time ~ it’s the “Willits for Kouz straight up” part that he brought to the table, and people rightfully couldn’t swallow…

PS, since the “guru” way is to act all high and mighty if something you say comes close even close to looking like its correct, I figured I should brag about the fact that I made this prediction in that Willits thread:
“I expect Willits to have something like a .260/.360/.340ish line if given a full years ABs for someone in 2008.”
…Now, not a full year of course and it may or may not stay that way, but was kind cool to see considering Willits is actually hitting .269/.367/.346 at this time. Sweet, so do I get to call myself a genius now?