Odds And Ends: K-Rod, Renteria, Padres

A "great fondness for the Angels" actually means "I can't find a 5 year 70 million dollar deal."

Don't be mad AtlantaMike. I actually think the Braves did the best thing for their club long-term. They don't have the budget right now to keep their farm system in a constant state of flux, bringing in big money players and dealing their young stars. Hanson and Heyward will be there soon, and I guarantee Hanson will be appreciative of having a SS like Escobar to scoop up grounders.

Towers has every reason to want to get another club involved. In fact, I think he should get two clubs involved, since I doubt the Cubs offer improves much.

I think once the Brewers fully realize they are completely out of the CC Sabathia race-which is evident right about now-that they will then turn their attention towards adding the starter they need. I think Jake Peavy is wearing a Brewers uniform next year in exchange for JJ Hardy, Tony Gwynn Jr. and a upper level prospect not named Escobar or Gamel; Perhaps Angel Salome.

As for the Peavy/Braves talks, remember the last time the Braves acquired a big-name player via trade? They got Mark Teixeira from the Rangers, and he was traded same time next year.

The Braves have a great farm system, and I think they need to build around that. Not that Peavy is a bad pitcher, but he's not going to get them over the hump and overtake the Phillies and Mets in the NL East, and it's not worth losing a fair amount of good prospects.

The Marlins building around pitching, defense, and speed?!?!?!? Who would of ever knew????

I think even the Met's farm system is fresh out of crap.

Chillax. It wasn't meant to be serious

But if you want to make it so, nobody thought that the Mets offer for Santana last year was worth it either

If I were the Angels the offer would look like:

Aybar
Adenhart
Rodriguez
Willits

The Padres take on all very young players with virtually zero service time. Aybar steps in immediately at SS - allowing them to trade Green. Adenhart makes a run at their rotation. Willits can play any OF position and lead-off. Rodriguez is solid (career 860 OPS in the minors - still just 23).

nixa,

The Brewers have a plethora of OF prospects including Lorenzo Cain, Hernan Iribarren, Calib Gindl, Brenan Katin and Brent Brewer. Also, Angel Salome is considered one of the best catching prospects in all of baseball. He his .360 last season with 13 HR and 83 RBI in just 98 games.

There wasn't any pitching prospect in there because the Brewers don't have anybody of any value at the upper levels. Their pitching talent is a ways away from the big leagues.

So no, the Brewers wouldn't be able to provide any pitching help but the Brewers could supply a brand new infield for the Padres.

Let me remind you that JJ Hardy was just voted the second best defensive SS in all of baseball last season (Fielding Bible) and is the only SS in all of baseball not named Hanley Ramirez to hit 50 HR in the last two seasons. An ellusive combination of AVG and power from a position where defense is the most important quality to have. Having Hardy at SS makes the Padres' pitching staff better than any Brewers pitching prospect could.

Oops. I just re-read my original post and saw that I left out a name that I had intended to include; Rickie Weeks.

JJ Hardy, Rickie Weeks, Tony Gwynn Jr. and Angel Salome would, in my mind, be enough to get Peavy in a Brewers' uniform.

"JJ Hardy, Rickie Weeks, Tony Gwynn Jr. and Angel Salome would, in my mind, be enough to get Peavy in a Brewers' uniform."

The Padres don't want arbitration eligible players back in return. Thus, Hardy and Weeks don't work.

White Sox
SP- Gavin Floyd
SP- Jon Danks
SP- Mark Buehrle
SP- Clayton Richard
SP- Jose Contreas

C- AJ Pierzynski
1B- Paul Konerko
2B- Chris Getz
3B- Josh Fields
SS- Alexei Ramirez
LF- Carlos Quentin
CF- Brian Anderson/ trade
RF- Jermaine Dye

I say Dye and Vazuez are gone. The Sox will get Willy Taverez, trade Dye and Vazquez for someone. They will look kinda different.

"And you know this to be a fact? This deal would give the Padres 4 out of the 9 starters for opening day 2010."

They're cutting payroll. They won't be contending in 2009, and they might not even be contending in 2010. When you're cutting payroll, you're looking to add talent that's not close to arbitration eligible. Unless they're planning to flip Hardy to another team, Hardy does nothing for the long term success. But yeah, we can agree to disagree.

BLEEDINGCUBBIEBLUE- Contreras is done. He can't be counted on for a single 2009 start. If Vaz is traded, either Poreda is ready for the rotation or someone else is brought in via FA/trade.

I don't think Dye is gone.