Rogers' Latest: Royals/Cubs, Peavy, Phillies

If the Tigers don't want Renteria, they don't want Cabrera. They want someone cheaper and doesn't cost them a pick.

Teahen for Marshall. Done deal.

Chop chop, Dayton Moore. DO IT.

i'm hearing the cubs are in negotiations with bobby abreu for rf

fontenot and marshall for teahen is terrible. it would hurt the cubs more than it would help them. especially for an outfielder who will most likely never live up to the hype. go after abreu or ibanez before trading away to much talent for another below-average outfielder.

Houston gets:

Peavy

Indians get:

Valverde
Wigginton

Padres get:

2 of Indians pitching prospects (Miller/Lewis/Laffey)
Bogusevic

Or the Indians could give the Astros Schoppach and one pitching prospect. Ship Schoppach and the pitching prospect to SD for Peavy.

i think the indians are going to use miller in the pen. and hes number one if can stay healthy.

Bogusevic is not what the padres want.

they also have young catching on the team and in the minors.

Dodgers! Please sign Orlando Cabrera!!!

why do Cubs fans think Marshall holds so much value??
Hes a 4 or 5 at best in the NL, he would be a 5/long reliever in the AL, nothing more

Marshall holds about as much value at Wandy Rodriguez--he's a cheap lefty starter...nothing more...

"why do Cubs fans think Marshall holds so much value??
Hes a 4 or 5 at best in the NL, he would be a 5/long reliever in the AL, nothing more"

Sean Marshall would be a very strong starter on other teams. There is just too many starters for the Cubs already. Marshall gives you a great lefty starter that is also willing to relieve. Good attitude, good teamate. I hope the Cubs keep him. And I definitely hope the Cubs even think about wanting Teahen.

Jeez this has 2 be BS propaganda from KC
If hendry would trade either for a over hyped out fielder that is worse the fukudome then hendry should be commited into the fruit farm.

Marshall he been extremely disrespected by you wanta be gm's he is a great long reliever or a more than decent 5th starter.

Fontenot should be starting over derosa his defense is just a little better than dero and will hit for more power than dero and his avg should better also.

So keep dreamin KC fans it should never even be seriously considered as I have read this trade possibility.

"so the padres give up their below-market-valued ace for miller, a guy who lives on the DL, Lewis, a reliever, and Laffey, who has been very underwhelming? I dont think that that trio, let alone two of them, can be the centerpiece of a trade for Peavy."

Bfender: Who lives on the DL? Miller? Lewis as in Scott Lewis the starter...Indians have 2 Lewis'...also who said they were the centerpiece? Two of them could be part of the deal just like Bud Norris can be with Pence as the Centerpiece...

Teahan for Marshall and Fontenot!! NO F----- way!!! I rememeber when Hendry made good trades Ceda for Gregg, that trade must have been done with a gun to Hendry's head!! If they trade Marshall and Fontenot for Teahan, I hope the owners FIRE Hendry as their first move!! And not signing Wood when he wanted to stay, and was willing to sign a 1yr deal, hopefully this trade doesnt happen, because this will be the second time the Cubs were robbed this off season!!!

"Houston could still be a dark-horse candidate for Jake Peavy"

If Towers does not feel the Cubs have enough in their farm to get Peavy, there is no way Houston has enough. Their farm is thinner than just about anyone in baseball.

Wow im way out of my element here. I didnt know you guys were MLB scouts whove studied baseball all your life. I hope Hendry and the entire cubs scouting staff is fired and you guys can all band together to replace him.

I think the Ceda trade was pretty crazy, but Ceda has major control and weight issues so maybe the cubs staff knew something we dont.

As far as Teahen, I actually like him, hes the only player were targeting that plays solid D. Hes still only 27 which means he still has room to improve. I wouldnt mind Fontenot going, but i dont want to see Marshall go he provides a ton of insurance. Hes the type of player you have to watch to appreciate.

Jesus, i've never seen some much misunderstanding caused by a simple 'and'. For example when I go to mcdonalds i decided between getting a #1 and a #5. that doesn't mean I'm decideding if i want to get a #1 and a #5. honestly.

"Sean Marshall would be a very strong starter on other teams. There is just too many starters for the Cubs already."

And if this were true then why all the talk and need for Peavy?

Teahen for Marshall would be fair. Teahen for Fotenot would be questionable but not horrible. Teahen has had an awesome two month stretch before and that's all it takes for GM's, Coaches and scouts to believe that it is possible and thus assign undue value to him.

But as a Royals fan I will agree with the Cubs fans who don't believe this will happen. A Teahen trade will only happen if all other FA/trade options for the Cubs are exhausted.

Ya they got raped in the Cedo for Gregg, Ceda's gonna be a stud muffin.

"Dodgers! Please sign Orlando Cabrera!!!"

I really hope you're being facetious. First off, Cabrera is a Type A free agent, which would cost the Dodgers their first round pick. Second off, Cabrera was horrible last season. His OPS+ last season was 84. He hasn't had a league average OPS+ since 2003 when he was with Montreal. And that was the only one of his career. His OBP was only .334. He's going to be 34, demand a multi year contract around $10 mil a year and is only going to decline. And his defense isn't that good. If the Dodgers can't re-sign Furcal on a 3 year contact with a dual option for a fourth year ($500K player opt out, $3mil team opt out) worth $13 mil a year, then they should just let Hu and Berroa battle for playing time this year. Berroa is horrible and had a 62 OPS+, but at least we can pay his something like 3 or 4 million for one year and then have Ivan DeJesus Jr. ready for 2010.

Fontenot is not a starter, he did well off the bench but would probably hit .260 as a starter. Marshall is probably a 5th starter in the AL. I wouldnt give up both for Teahen, but I would give up one or the other.

Oh, and add Brad James to the "Indians get"