Montero Drawing Interest

I would like a Montero and Hanigan platoon if I were the Reds. Wouldn't cost you as much as a catcher from Texas and would be two young guys you could groom for the next 4-5 years.

The Reds have some options at 2B depending on what the Dbacks are looking for. Ryan Freel would be a one year veteran, but I doubt they want that move. Danny Richar is a prospect who might make sense with another piece. I think Jeff Keppinger could be very effective at 2B for the D'backs.

Start with one of those guys and make it work with some other pieces and I think both teams fill some holes.

More importantly though, the D'Backs shed some salary that could be much better used elsewhere. Losing Byrnes or Montero doesn't hurt them much because they are replaced (or not even replaced, since they have guys that are already plugged into their spots) by Co-Jack and Snyder. Castillo is sort of bleh, I know, but he could still lead off for the D'Backs and post a .360 OBP. Free's up money to try to keep Dunn or sign a big name pitcher. I just thought this up off the top of my head in about 12 seconds, so I get if it doesn't make sense, just throwing it out there.

When I hear any rumor of a team with an extra catcher in need of a Middle Infielder, I think.....how much would the Sox have to kick in on Lugo to convince someone to take the bum?

Looks like another team can get crossed off the list for Lugo though; if $4million is too much for Loretta, then the Sox would have to somehow figure out how to eat $6+ Million of Lugos $9 Mill per season.

Ouch, that was a bad signing.

Only Sox 2B prospect at the moment is Yamaico Navarro, but he is a pretty unknown guy and wouldn't be able to help a big club for another 3-4 years most likely.

estuartj: A. that would be more value then i believe Montero to be worth and B. why would the Nats want a catcher? Flores is a solid option and between Nieves and Montz I think they can find a decent back-up. The Nats aren't a playoff team they shouldn't waste their resources on a backup catcher.

What about jeff keppinger, hes better than both kennedy and loretta.

Why would they ever trade Snyder? Snyder was one of the best catchers offensively and defensively last season. Plus, remember earlier this season when Snyder went down with his testicular fracture? Brandon Webb was clearly uncomfterable, and shook off Montero and Hammock at least once an at bat, and neither Montero or Hammock were capible of stopping Dan Haren's splitter. Snyder is out of the trade equation.

We should try to package a Chad Tracy in with him as another decent left handed bat.

Yes Snyder is out of the question just because it is clear that Brandon Webb wasn't the same pitcher without him catching, and the D-Backs are counting on Webb and Haren to put the team on their backs and carry them to the playoffs. That becomes a lot more difficult if Webb is comfortable with the guy who is catching him and has to second guess his pitches. I think the chemistry between Webb and Snyder and Haren and Snyder is to valuable right now to let Snyder go. Plus, I think he finished the season ranked 4th or 5th in the NL in offensive production by a catcher. Right now he is worth the money he is getting.