Who Goes In A Pittsburgh Firesale?

I would guess Grabow and potentially Yates or Hinske if they get hot before the deadline.

Freddy at short? No way.

Rather Freddy than what Sox have currently active.....at least he hits well.

Detroit needs some offensive help. I'd take Adam LaRoche, Miguel Cabrera could use some protection in that lineup. Even Freddy Sanchez because Polanco just isn't hitting.

Eddie Kunz, Jeffrey Marte, and Nick Evans for Adam Laroche? Met fans what do you think?

In re to Wilson ...

"... means the haul Pittsburgh gets for Wilson could be limited."

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Salary relief only

No way a team is shelling out a prorated $7m + giving Pittsburgh any prospects. Wilson is a liability - they should have moved him last year when teams were somewhat interested.

how good of a prospect would Pitt want for LaRoche. Obviously the Giants should have some interest.

@ johan. I think that is a little too much. Maybe Kunz or Rustich and the add a lower level prospect, maybe a guy like Duda or Lutz. With the way Thole is hitting, I wouldn't be surprised of the Mets would trade Pena away. I think three prospects or two plus Evan is a little too much for a .220 hitter when if I think the Mets call up Evans he could put up the same numbers dispite his poor production this year.

As much as I think Pittsburgh should go ahead and trade them all. I don't think they will right now. If they are smart they will wait till closer to the deadline for LaRoche. He'll be a free agent and his return is going to be minimal and he hasn't heated up and done his annual hot streak in the second half. He'd net a decent prospect or two, but I don't think he'll break the bank.

If there is a need for a second baseman, Freddy could be the next one to be traded. He could net something pretty good. In spite of the author's assertion that he's below average defensively, he's actually a pretty good defender. He doesn't have Brandon Phillips range, but he turns the double play pretty well. He doesn't have much speed though.

I don't think they'll make any trades immediately, but before the deadline, I think they'll try and move the pending free agents.

The Pirates should have a fire sale and they should do it asap.

I had thought Wilson could go to the Mets and he still probably could but will the Mets pull the trigger or not? Sure Wilson isnt much with the bat but defensively he is unreal and he still hits better than John MacDonald. Itll depend what the Pirates want for him.

Adam LaRoche said before that he wants to stay in Pittsburgh with his brother but I get the feeling that even the family ties arent strong enough to make him happy in steel town now. The question is, who wants LaRoche? I would have also said the Mets before but at this point I dont think the Mets have enough in the farm system to get it done unless they want to trade Murphy but they wont and even then I dont think thatd get it done for Pittsburgh since LaRoche is a pretty great offensive/defensive/leadership addition. Apart from the Mets, what other teams could be interested?

Sanchez in my opinion will fetch the biggest return because he has all the tools. He is great defensively, he can play multiple positions, he can hit for contact and can still crush mistakes, he can run well and he is a good clubhouse guy. In my opinion, he will bring in the biggest haul for the Pirates. I would have to assume the Giants are interested, but aside from that, the options are pretty wide open because of Sanchez' ability to play a number of positions effectively.

"the thing about jack is that SS is SOOOO valuable a defensive position, and getting someone with the ability to field the position is REALLY hard."

While that is all true, what really hurts Wilson's trade value is that Clint Barmes is also probably available to free up the Colorado logjam. Barmes is very close to Wilson defensively, probably a little better offensively, and does not have the multimillion dollar salary.

And because he largely flies under the radar, the asking price might actually be lower for Barmes, though it really shouldn't be...

I like your style but what about a bigger deal like LaRoche and Sanchez over to SF in exchange for Velez, Frandsen, Ishikawa and a pitching prospect like Matos perhaps?

While that is all true, what really hurts Wilson's trade value is that Clint Barmes is also probably available to "Barmes is very close to Wilson defensively, probably a little better offensively, and does not have the multimillion dollar salary.

And because he largely flies under the radar, the asking price might actually be lower for Barmes, though it really shouldn't be..."

No, it won't be, because GM's aren't idiots, they value skill over the name. Still, Barmes isn't going to get that much when he can only walk 20-30 times a year and play an average SS and an above average second, and is around 30, even if he's a good pure hitter with speed....