Rangers To Shop Catchers, Blalock

What could the Rays want from the Rangers? They have Dionner, so they don't need a catcher and they have Evan, so they don't need a 3rd baseman.

Because of their pitching surplus, are they going to be linked to every team in baseball?

The Indians are hoping that the Rangers hurry up and trade a catcher so that the going rate for Shoppach can be established.

The Marlins do not need catching help with Baker at .299/.392/.447 who was improving week by week.

Olsen would get LAMBASTED at the Ballpark, as would half the other spares he listed. Maybe TR tailors his articles knowing how dumb Daniels is I don't know, but most of that article makes no sense.

Salty and Blalock for Lowell and Bucholtz?

The idea of the Reds overpaying for a Catcher this year is just stupid.

Are they going to be contenders in 2009? Doubtful. Would getting Laird, Saltalamachia or Shoppach make them into contenders? No. So WHY overpay for a Catcher this year?

I say let the REAL contenders battle it out and overpay for the mediocre Catchers. Just like I said last year when rumors were floating around that the Reds were going after Erik Bedard.

If the Reds want a REAL Catcher, they should try and trade for Bengie Molina. IF they want a backup Catcher, then they should resign David Ross.

Last year, Ross was the BETTER Catcher than Paul Bako but because Bako was one of Baker's Boys, he was (STUPIDLY) kept and Ross was cut.

So, if they can't trade for Molina, then sign Ross for 2009 and then wait for Molina to be a Free Agent in 2010.

If I were the Reds I would do a Bailey for Teagarden or Salty deal any day of the week.

Bucholtz and Lowell for Salty and Blalock? I'm sure the Rangers would jump on that, but why on earth would Boston ever make a trade like that? Surely if Bucholtz is made trade bait, you can get a lot more for him.

The problem with Blalock is that he hasn't really been able to play third for awhile now. I don't see him going to a team that would have to count on him for 500 AB at 3rd. He might make a good DH for someone, though.

I think Salty will get traded back to the NL.

If the Rangers could get Miller for Salty, I'd do that. But I hope JD stays away from Olson - he'd give up 100 homers in Arlington.

I don't think the Red Sox should give up Clay Buchholz for Saltalamacchia. I don't think they should trade him at all. His problem is not that his stuff regressed, he is simply inconsistent at this point. I saw one of his starts in person this year (incidentally the same game Lugo got hurt, which i said at the time would benefit the Sox by giving Lowrie a chance) and he gave up 4 runs in 5 innings. He gave up 2 runs each in 2 innings, had an inning in which he let a couple guys on but got out of it, and in the other 2 innings, he struck out 5 of the 6 batters he faces and commanded his fastball extraordinarily well. My point is, there's too much there to give up on him. it's just an adjustment to the majors (albeit a rough one).

The White Sox might be a sleeper in this derby. Mainly for Hank Blalock. They have Javier Vazquez to offer, a proven pitcher signed at a reasonably decent price.

To Red Sox Dynasty: First, they aren't shopping Teagarden - he's the one they want to keep according to various inside reports (basing this on what I've read from some DFW bloggers). Second, while I think Salty isn't enough to get Bucholtz, I don't think Masterson is enough to get Teagarden. I expect that the only way they'd consider moving Teagarden is if someone blew them away with a huge offer - and by huge I mean top talent.

To jpshark:

I've heard those rumors about Blalock to Seattle, but I'd like to reiterate that Blalock's back & shoulder have given him so much trouble that it would appear his 3rd base playing days are over.

What I'd like to see from the Rangers - in a perfect world where these kinds of trades actually get made - is:

Murphy for Sonnanstine

Laird for Homer Bailey

Blalock for Vasquez

Resign Bradley

Sign a couple of FA relievers, one being Chad Cordero.

Trade Salty to the A's for Street.

(one can dream, right?)

That would instantly make the Rangers a credible team in the AL next season, without having to rush the likes of Feliz, Holland, Main, and Poveda.

"Trade Salty to the A's for Street. "

Salty is worth more than Street.

Salty is young, and still has time to develop but at this point I, personally, don't see anything overly special about him and he plays a position(s) that the A's are sittin ok at for a few years. He really hasn't done anything at the major league level, in a great hitters park, to be excited about.