Torre Talks Dodgers' Needs

A trade for a closer? Will that really be the difference-maker the Dodgers need? That really sounds like more of a trade just for the sake of making a trade. I'm pretty content on waiting until next year, I've already waited 20.

Of course they "scoffed" at the trade speculation. Nobody is going to come out and say "ya, its about to happen, it just might take a few more days to work out some details". Until a deal is in place, nobody is going to come out and blow it wide open unless its a done deal. This is a deal that I think gets done because LaRoche is not part of LAD's future plans, and Beane wants to move Street and more then likely at a discount. Its a fit for both teams, and I think we see a move by the deadline.

As far as a closer being the Dodgers need to put them over the top, I agree thats not likely the case. However, Street or any other solid releiver would definitely solidify the back end of that rotation and push them that much closer to a playoff birth. The NL West looks wide open this year, as usual.

Here in Cleveland the Hot rumor the last couple of days is the Indians packaging Blake / Carroll and a end of the bullpen reliefer to the Dodgers for laRoche / Hu and McDonald

On a sportstalk show in Cleveland this morning where this was brought up said the biggest problem is The Dodgers and The indians haven't been able to agree in the Tail end of the bullpen reliever is going to be .
The Dodgers want R Perez and the Indians view him as untouchable but just about any one of the others are available according to sources.
I don't think they will trade Perez the Indians control him for at least the next 5 years
Blake is a free agaent at the end of the year and Carroll is sined through 09 2 mil this year and 2 mil next year .

I wonder what type of discussions the dodgers have had with the Braves about Teixera. Obviously, the braves would ask for one of Kemp or Loney in return, and possibly laroche/a young power bullpen arm as well in a package. Now, with Torre's comments, its obvious the Braves are not going to get a King's Ransom. However, if they are willing to give up something, I can definately see the possibility of getting kemp or loney in return.

On the braves side of things, this is where it gets interesting. The question is, who do you ask for? The Dodgers seem to be more willing to trade Kemp, and the braves have had an interest in acquiring a young OF like KemP. However, if you get Tex and then have loney and Tex, where are you going to play Loney. Loney is probably a better athlete than Tex, but I am sure the dodgers do not want to break him in in left in the middle of a playoff push. I personally would rather have loney, but I cannot see the dodgers giving up loney just for two months of Tex. On the other hand, you cannot blame Frank Wren at all for asking for loney and change in return for Tex because of the difference maker Tex can be. I guess this is what makes trade talks so interesting at times. Hopefully, the braves and Dbacks, Dodgers, Angels, Redsox,or Rays can decide on a deal and then we can move on. I must admit, I am excited. If tex is not going to help us go anywhere this year, then get rid of him and bring in some talent that will help us to those places in the future.

Wow!

The Dodgers are associated either with players that nobody wants like Carroll or players that address no issues like Street?

Blake is decent, but he has been a mediocre player most of his career and I doubt he will help much. His hot streak will not last much longer!

The Dodgers have the worst offense I have seen so they are rumored to get...

Street?

Carroll?

Cairo?

Jack Wilson?

Eckstein?

A washed up Renteria?

Cabrera .320 Career OBP?

Ned Colletti is the Village Idiot!

Just get the Street-LaRoche deal done. I am sick and tired of seeing Jack Hannahan, Donnie Murphy, and now Brooks Conrad play 3B for the A's. All three of them are career minor leaguers. LaRoche, no matter how much he has struggled this season, would be an improvement.

Street's struggles this year have cost the A's more than just this year. If Street would have just put up his usual numbers, the A's would have been able to move him a lot easier and would have got more in return.

Street is not in the A's future.

I see the A's getting more than just LaRoche, probably a second prospect. Street's team controlled through 2010 and Beane won't give him up without at least a second prospect, even if it requires a throw-in on Beane's part.

Or, it could be Street + Crosby for Laroche + higher-level prospect.

the lastest: the dodger have gotten blake for meloan and a single A catcher. what im hoping for is tex and a pitcher for laroche, kemp, and 1 or 2 prospects. before u ask, loney has been rumored to play right field in the past, so he could fill that void. Could you imagine this- 2 DODGER TRADE IN ONE DEADLINE, AMAZING