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Gammons On Peavy, Greene, Holliday

By Ben Nicholson-Smith [May 22, 2009 at 11:42am CST]

More rumors from ESPN.com's Peter Gammons in his latest column:

Gammons says it made sense for Kenny Williams to try to deal for Jake Peavy because the AL Central is winnable and Gordon Beckham wasn't part of the deal.
Gammons expects teams to be wary of no-trade clauses after seeing Peavy thwart the Padres' plans to deal him.
Nats GM Mike Rizzo wants to deal now, while more teams are in the pennant race and remain possible buyers.
Rizzo would like to improve his bullpen, which has an ERA nearing 7.00.
The Red Sox want to wait on David Ortiz and plan on giving him the chance to start hitting. He finally homered this week, but has struck out in seven of his last 20 plate appearances.
Gammons believes it makes sense for the Cardinals to see if the Red Sox have interest in Khalil Greene.
Billy Beane may face a limited market for Matt Holliday if he decides to trade the left fielder in July.

Comments

Soriano + Morton + Acosta for Dunn...Damit Wren you should of signed him ....

Seriously, Morton for Willingham

Posted by: BravoFan3736 | May 22, 2009 at 12:08 PM

the Sox should try to take Dunn and forget Johnson

Posted by: nakid | May 22, 2009 at 12:10 PM

I really hope the Sox don't have any interest in Greene

Posted by: nakid | May 22, 2009 at 12:11 PM

Eddie Kunz and someone else for Nick Johnson?

Posted by: Baseball Nut | May 22, 2009 at 12:12 PM

If any team is dumb enough to go overboard for Holliday they better have one of the best hitter's park in baseball.

Posted by: Baseball Nut | May 22, 2009 at 12:15 PM

The Mets should go after Dunn instead of Johnson IMO.

He can fill in at 1B until Delgado returns and then shift over full-time to LF.

Trade away Dan Murphy, Eddie Kunz, etc. for him.

He's worth a bunch to a team like the Mets who have been platooning like crazy in the OF corners and are without a 1B for an extended period

Posted by: jza1218 | May 22, 2009 at 12:18 PM

Holliday being the righthanded power bat in left field in Great American makes sense for the Reds.

Posted by: aj7380 | May 22, 2009 at 12:19 PM

The Rockies should try to trade back for Holliday for pennies on the dollar now and sign him to an extension.

I'm sure that Holliday would jump at the chance to get his regular numbers in Coors again after seeing how horrid he's done in a pitcher's park

Posted by: jza1218 | May 22, 2009 at 12:20 PM

I like how all the people bashing Dunn before this season have seemingly disappeared, as they've all accepted that Dunn is legitimately one of the best hitters in the game, even if he's pretty bad defensively.

Dunn could be a great addition to a few teams because of his offensive value and the fact that he's under contract reasonably for next season as well.

I feel like some teams, such as the Angels and Braves, are kinda kicking themselves for not going after Dunn.

Dunn would've been an excellent fit at DH in Los Angeles.

Posted by: scribbletone | May 22, 2009 at 12:44 PM

Greene is batting .202 and hasn't gotten a hit in the past week and a half.
Sounds like the next SS for the sox to me!

Posted by: wickedsmaht | May 22, 2009 at 12:51 PM

Seriously, Morton for Willingham

Posted by: BravoFan3736 | May 22, 2009 at 12:08 PM

I'm with you on this one....he's a perfect fit being able to play 1B and corner OF. He has good power too. Get it done Wren!!!

Posted by: RaginCajun6 | May 22, 2009 at 01:00 PM

"I'm with you on this one....he's a perfect fit being able to play 1B and corner OF. He has good power too. Get it done Wren!!!"

I'll third this.

Willingham may suck defensively, but he's a good platoon bat that has some power, and the cost will be pretty low.

He could be a big upgrade on Anderson in left field, at least with the bat.

Posted by: scribbletone | May 22, 2009 at 01:02 PM

How about something like Atkins, Seth Smith and Manny Corpas for Holliday plus a starting pitcher?

Posted by: ProgMatinee | May 22, 2009 at 02:20 PM

I would love to see Holliday in pinstripes! Trade Matsui and they could have a line up of-
LF Damon
SS Jeter
1B Teixeira
DH Halladay
RF Swisher
2B cano
CF Melky
C Cash/Cervelli
and by the time they get posada back, they can have a lineup like this-

Lf Damon
SS Jeter
1B TEixeira
3B A-rod
DH Holliday
RF Swisher
C Posada
2B Cano
CF Melky

trade matsui and prospects for Holliday!!!!!!!!!!*

Posted by: Okaypoppi | May 22, 2009 at 07:52 PM

Okaypoppi, you really need to find out what course of action needs to be taken in order to become a GM, because clearly you have the brains necessary for such an occupation.

*translation*

You're a freakin moron.

Posted by: bucs_lose_again | May 22, 2009 at 10:58 PM

As much as I as a Yankees fan would love to see that lineup (especially without the long-term contract to Holliday that he will undoubtedly require), I'm with bucs lose. No way on Earth is Billy Beane engaging in exchanging contracts on Holliday. He's dumping him for top prospects, as many of them as he can get, or he's not trading him at all. This ain't video games or fantasy baseball, there's no way Beane considers a 35-year-old average-hitting DH a major piece in a trade for Matt Holliday.

-JM

Posted by: jagteq | May 22, 2009 at 11:17 PM

okaypoppi get off the rocker and drop the xbox controller because that will never happen. This is real stuff and Matsui has no value. Unless you put names like Chamberlain, Cano, Montero, and Jackson in there you are as close to completeing that trade as you are turning off your Xbox.

Posted by: yanksfan4ever | May 24, 2009 at 10:23 AM

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