The First Baseman Market Revisited

Not a lot of impact bats. Tex of course but beyond that you have fillers.

Wonder if LaRoche will ever blossom into a bonafide star?

Ross Gload

"Lyle Overbay, Blue Jays. Overbay is owed $14MM over 2009-10, and he is slugging under .400."

Fittingly, his name rhymes perfectly with "I'll overpay."

Is Ryan Garko a "buy low" candidate? Giants, maybe.

"Is Ryan Garko a "buy low" candidate? Giants, maybe."

No. The Indians have absolutely no reason to trade Garko, especially if they don't gt anything useful in return.

If Garko gets traded it won't be until the offseason. If the Indians traded to the Giants they would try and package some serious talent for a SP like Cain or Sanchez. This is his last chance, I see Blake being moved before the deadline.

I am not familiar with the Giants "living in ohio" where are their needs?

What if the Braves traded Tex to the Angels for Kendry Morales, Juan Rivera, and a prospect?

LaPorta doesn't look like much of an OF to me. That makes LaPorta, Garko, Brown, Aubrey maybe even Martinez at 1B. Quite a log-jam forming there. I think Garko is expendable and, despite a miserable season, still has some promise.

LaRoche would be a bonafide star if the season started on July 1st!!!

"What if the Braves traded Tex to the Angels for Kendry Morales, Juan Rivera, and a prospect?"

That looks exactly like the same kind of trade that makes no sense for Boston. You have two excellent defensive 1B, with Kotchman being the superior, and still have a glut at the DH position.

"LaPorta doesn't look like much of an OF to me"

He doesn't? The guy has 5 assists from RF and only 1 error.

""What if the Braves traded Tex to the Angels for Kendry Morales, Juan Rivera, and a prospect?"

That looks exactly like the same kind of trade that makes no sense for Boston. You have two excellent defensive 1B, with Kotchman being the superior, and still have a glut at the DH position. "

Come on AA, you're telling me you wouldn't make that move if you're LA? Teixeira is a legitimate middle of the order stud, and even if you have to relegate him to DH, who cares?

At that price, I wouldn't even care about the at bats for Kotchman, Anderson or Matthews Jr, because unless that prospect is Nick Adenhart, Jordan Walden or Hank Conger, that deal would be a blowout.

Wow, I always thought Overbay was a solid player but that contract is awful! Add Ricciardi to the list of GMs who continue to amaze us by somehow keeping his job.

As much as I hate him, Millar is probably the most appealing name on the list for a contender (I don't think the Braves will deal Texiera). There were a ton of rumors of Millar to the Mets over the past two months, but those have cooled off since Delgado has played reasonably well and Tatis has been a decent role player.
I've recently read (maybe it was this site) that the Dodgers are interested in Stairs, but as a 4th OF.

What happened to Hatteberg?

I'm not the biggest Tex fan out there. I don't like AB's going away from Kotchman. BUT - if Atlanta would do that deal I'd make the trade in a heartbeat.

Here's the problem though. First, that's not nearly enough. Those players don't even cover compensatory picks Atlanta will be entitled to when Tex signs with someone next year.

Second, Atlanta wouldn't have any interest in Juan Rivera. If they aren't going for it they would be better off giving AB's to someone who will be on the club in 09. Juan is a FA after this season. Morales is solid and cheap but no superstar.

If I'm the Angels I don't move any of my top prospects unless it's for a star. Tex is nice but he is not a star. He also doesn't fill a positional need.

Hey Tim,

Any Chance Sabean trade Winn and Aurilia to the Diamondbacks for the likes of a Mark Reynolds? The Giants would love this trade. It most def. helps out the D-backs as well.

tex haters he has better numbers than loney and kotchman put togather at least casey is close with the glove not loney and neither with the bat tex has 2 more hr 8 more bb only 27 less rbis than them put togather and he has 2 gold gloves would be 3 but he swapped to nl half way last year

oh yeah everyone knows he is a slow starter too!

Loney is an extremely slick fielding 1B. Tex's glove is overated at first base. For me, while there are some nice fielding RH 1B, you can't play game changing defense at that position unless you are lefty. Tex is incredibly overated. There are definitely 5 better 1B right now, you might be able to make the case for 10 better, and he is going to command a huge deal. All things considered, I don't trade Loney or Kotch straight up for Tex.

I'm not the biggest Tex fan out there. I don't like AB's going away from Kotchman. BUT - if Atlanta would do that deal I'd make the trade in a heartbeat.

Here's the problem though. First, that's not nearly enough. Those players don't even cover compensatory picks Atlanta will be entitled to when Tex signs with someone next year.

Second, Atlanta wouldn't have any interest in Juan Rivera. If they aren't going for it they would be better off giving AB's to someone who will be on the club in 09. Juan is a FA after this season. Morales is solid and cheap but no superstar.

If I'm the Angels I don't move any of my top prospects unless it's for a star. Tex is nice but he is not a star. He also doesn't fill a positional need.

How can you say the Braves don't need Juan Rivera? So far this year Matt Diaz, Gregor Blanco, Brandon Jones, Jason Perry, Josh Anderson, Omar Infante, and Greg Norton have played left field. Who says the Braves wouldnt re-sign him? Plus with Francoeur's struggles his bat will def help.

max88 you are a dumba$$ you may not but the angels or the dodgers would do it in a heartbeat