Perrotto's Latest: Sabathia, Bradley

I would like to see the Tigers trade for Bradley. He would be a perfect number 3 hitter for them. I don't think that the Tigers have anything that the Rangers want though.

Would the Rays giving up Wade Davis or Jake McGee be too much for Bradley. If so, maybe the Rays can send Edwin Jackson over to the Rangers.

I don't see the Rangers being buyers this year. The A's are already starting their summer/late push and will be putting their hat in the ring soon enough. The Rangers should trade Bradley now while they can get top price for him. If that price doesn't match the 2 compensation picks then don't take it.

With guys like Chris Davis waiting in the wings the Rangers will soon need to start making room.

Trade Milton to a team with an almost ready CF prospect and a pitching prospect. That way Hamilton moves to RF and David stays in LF. Thats your outfield for the next 8 years right there.

Contenders could be the Yanks with Austin Jackson and a pitcher, Would hot Lanta give up on Jordan Schafer? And do the Marlins think now is the time for a WS push and make Cam Maybin the price?

Bradley is the Rich Harden of hitting. So talented ... and so risky.

For a team making a push this year he has to be awfully tempting. He's an ideal 3 month player.

However, I wouldn't touch the guy with a ten foot pole if I was being asked to sign him long-term.

"…Tell that to the Padres. His tantrum, and the resulting injuries to himself and Mike Cameron is arguably the biggest factor into SD not making the playoffs."

To be fair, that wasn't really Bradley's fault.

On the Sabathia-Angels thing. Look, I understand how the Dodgers could see doing a deal , particularly because they could likely resign him anyway, but the Angels is a terrible idea. The Angels have what may be the best starting rotation in baseball, and don't even have their number 2 from last year back yet, though Escobar is recovering much faster than everyone thought. They already have a lefty in the rotation, a lefty who happens to be in the top 3 for the Cy Young this year. They have 2 power pitchers, one of whom could have easily beaten Sabathia for the Cy Young last year and who has been lights out since returning from the DL, a movement and deception guy and a groundball innings eater. Why dump the prospects/established players and the cash on C.C. when you are in that position? The only way I see Sabathia fitting in is possibly sending Weaver to Cleveland with a Terry Evans type and then not resigning Garland.

DarkStar,

Here are the FACTS DarkStar, and it will be the last time I post on this subject. By the way a subject you brought up by posting a ridiculous trade of Hughes, Jackson and 2 other minor leaguers for Sabathia. Hank Steinbrenner at the winter meetings threw the Yankees in the mix for Santana. Fact. When asked he stated he does not want to trade Hughes but would consider it if its the right deal. He supposedly stated this to a beat writer. Brian Cashman soon thereafter stated that Hughes will NOT be involved in any deal for Santana as he and Chamberlain are off the table. Steinbrenner ran off his mouth after a beat reporter asked him if he would compete with the Sox to get Santana. Like I said, Cashman soon thereafter dismissed any rumor of including Hughes in the deal. Now to read what the beat writers say and quote it as gospel is a tad ignorant, especially after listening to Steve Phillips on ESPN, a known NY Yankee hater, state that the Yankees would include Hughes and Kennedy, and Jackson, and Tabata with no source to back it. That week Cashman was on WFAN and was asked by Mike and the Mad Dog if he would include Hughes in the deal and he said Hughes is an untouchable and the Yankees would not include him in a deal. Recently, a week ago Cashman was on Mike and the Mad Dog and was asked again based on Hughes unproductive season plagued by injuries what the trade for Santana consisted of. From the horses mouth, Cashman stated that Hughes was not part of the package, the Twins wanted Hughes and IPK in a deal and the Yankees rejected it. At the 12th hour before the Mets trade the Twins came back and told the Yankees they would remove Hughes from the deal but want Wang to replace him. The Yankees quickly rejected that as well. The Yankees were willing to trade IPK but not Hughes. These are the FACTS! Straight from the horses mouth. Maybe you can go and ask WFAN for the transcripts of those conversations, but this is what I am telling you I heard on the Radio from the GM of the Yankees. I hope that helps you and I truly hope that educates you on the facts of this subject. Calling you a moron was over the top, but I guess listening to posts such as yourself who state things as facts and come up with ridiculous trades can be annoying. I expect ridiculous trade offers from non intelligent fans and believe me we have plenty of spoiled Yankee fans that come up with doozies. But it is quite annoying when other teams continue to ask for the world from the Yankees and settle with allot less from other teams. Good luck with your season and I hope you get back allot for CC

"AA ... I would advocate getting CC "IF" the Angels could negotiate a new deal and "IF" the deal was something like 5/100. CC is NOT Johan and to ask for Johan money is absurd. Those, however, are big ifs so I don't see it happening."

5/100 is something I see Sabathia actually considering, because it gives him the chance to be a FA again at 32, but only if it is buyout/option heavy.

"But, if the Angels could trade for him then we would have tremendous opportunities in the off-season to move a young pitcher or two (Weaver/Saunders/Santana) for a major offensive upgrade. We could let Garland walk and collect the draft picks. Finally, we let Adenhart slide into the #5 role.

That would give you a rotation of:

Lackey
Sabathia
Escobar
Santana
Adenhart"

Yuck, no, don't want to touch that with a stick. Adenhart, as talented as he is, is still a big question mark because of his lack of control. Escobar is a huge question as well, because this is not the first time he has had a major arm injury and because he is a free agent next year. Further, Saunders has proved to be nothing but a winner for the Halos and has at least 1 more year till arbitration.

The best thing to do, other than nothing of course, would be to move Weaver and someone like Terry Evans (the Indians are kind of weak at the corners) or Brandon Wood for Sabathia and let Garland walk at the end of the year, with Escobar moving to the 'pen to finish out his time with the Angels. That gives the following rotation this year:

Lackey
Sabathia
Saunders
Santana
Garland

and the following next year:

Lackey
Sabathia (resigned)
Saunders
Santana
Adenhart/Green/Escobar

Still, the best way to go is with the current:

Lackey
Saunders
Santana
Weaver
Garland

and then next year:

Lackey
Saunders
Santana
Weaver
Adenhart/Green/Escobar

Anyway, I reiterate, why the hell would the Angels make a move for pitching anyway? They have the best pitching, top to bottom, starters and relievers in baseball. One could MAYBE argue they could use a bat, but even that isn't the case as their power issues are more park-related than anything and they still score tons of runs. The team as is right now can win a World Series, so why bother messing with it?

Hey jerk off,
You came up with the trade. Call me a troll and I will bitch slap you. Tell your punk boyfriend the same thing.
NRMaxeene. It's a FACT. Call WFAN and get on the air and ask Mike and the Mad Dog. Better yet go to River Ave Blues a Yankee webblog. They are partial, ask them! Why would I make this up. How would I benefit from making this up. The fact that the Indians aren't gonna get Hughes for Sabathia is what bothers you.

To Darkstar,

I must apologize. I am not sure how I confused you or how you got into the conversation but as far as the trade offer, that wasn't you. Thta was a guy that goes by the name Baseball nuts. So I apologize for that. Im the asswhole for that. As far as what the Yanks were gonna give up for Santana, that was with you and I told you what I heard on the radio and what the GM of the Yankees stated. I will not apologize for that.

I think what actually bothers you is that I used your beloved Yankees as an example of how a good offense means absolutely nothing whatsoever when you get to the playoffs, if you don't have the pitching.