Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Mets, Manny, Dunn, Bucs, Peavy, Chipper

The Cey trade 22 years ago was from the Cubs to the Athletics.

thanks. hard to not think of Cey as a Dodger

Cey was swapped for Luis Quinoles, who had been with Oakland for 8 days. Quinoles had 101 medicore/horrific ABs for the Cubs, Cey had 104 with Oakland. Cey still showed he could hit too, OBP .359 and OPS+ 107, sadly in those days batting average was god and he decided he couldnt handle being a .220 hitter. Sad but true.

(yes I just analyzed the Ron Cey to Oakland 1987 trade in 2009, and Im most likely the first and only person to do so since 1987.)

It must be really sad to be an Astros fan if your Astros blog has a Cubs picture and you're whining about the Cubs getting Peavy.

"Like it wasn't bad enough that the Astros had to run into C.C. Sabathia, Ben Sheets, Carlos Zambrano (and his stupid, tainted no-hitter)."

Did middle school let out early today? This is some fine trollin'

Jake Peavy is Barry Zito 2.0.

2009:$8 M
2010:$15M
2011:$16M,
2012:$17M,
13:$22M club option ($4M buyout)
(from cot's)

Wow. Those photos of Rich Hill are pretty persuasive. I hope the Cubs haven't screwed up here.

Yeah, the Astro blog is some good trolling.

The Cubs and Astros can't have a five game series because 1) the Astros aren't going to the playoffs, 2) NL Central rivals can't play in the NLDS and the NLCS is a 7 game series, and 3) the Astros aren't going to the playoffs.

Why did MLBTR think that blog was worth sharing with us?

And two, no one knows who is going to the WS.....or the playoffs... The Tigers were expected to go to the WS, the cubs were expected to beat the dodgers.

Both the Cubs and Astros can hope that all their players can stay healthy.. Nevermind that's all the clubs.

The more I think about it the more I would love to have Manny and Dunn on the Dodgers. Dunn could provide the protection that Manny needs. No one could quite fill that role last year (Loney, Ethier, Martin, etc.). A 3-4-5 of Ethier, Manny, Dunn would mash. I would expect about 75-100 HRs out of just those three (Ethier: 20-25, Manny: 30-35, Dunn: 40--of course). Damn that would be sweet! Not to mention the rest of our offense. That would have to make us one of the best offensive teams in the NL, which would be more than enough to cover up the loss of pitching, and easily net us the NL West. I just wish there was a way to make it happen!

Scott,

I'm with you on the GM rankings. Kinda like college football coaches, a GM probably deserves at least three full years on the job before you can really determine how he ranks against his peers.

Interesting read on Rich Hill and it's makes a lot of sense. If his center of balance is off or disturbed I could see how that would throw off his control.

I think it's too late for him as a Cub though, especially if a deal for Peavy ever goes through. The problem is that the Cubs are going to trade him and get pennies on the dollar. If he gets his control straightened out he is definitely a middle of the rotation pitcher for 4-5 years or more. Baltimore is going to get him, straighten him out and have a useful starter, essentially for free. I like Hendry well enough but I do think he sells low on young players too often without giving them enough of a chance first.

First, Marte is out of options himself, the exact reason we are in a position where we are willing to give players away now.

Second, we have no need for Marte, making the first point that much more important.

Third, nothing is really 'not enough' since Hill would be free on the waiver wire if we didn’t trade him now. The only thing needed is for the offer to beat that of the other team(s) interested. If you feel Marte is worth more than a PTBNL, then you personally feel he is enough. Only Hendry himself would be able to answer the question for certain, but one thing is for sure – Marte is better than receiving the whole nothing we are lined up to get if he isn’t dealt soon. If Marte was the only offer received, Marte it would be – Marte would then be peddled for a PTBNL himself though.