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Odds & Ends: Stanton, Halladay, Sonnanstine

By Mike Axisa [July 11, 2009 at 3:02pm CST]

Even more links on a slow rumors day...

Joe Capozzi of The Palm Beach Post spoke to Marlins GM Larry Beinfest about top prospect Mike Stanton. Beinfest wouldn't say as much, but it sounds like Stanton is untouchable in trade talks.
ESPN's Keith Law tweets that a Roy Halladay trade was unlikely two days ago, but seems even less likely now after some conversations.
Andy Sonnanstine has been placed on the minor league disabled list with mononucleosis according to Joe Smith of The St. Petersburg Times. If he's out for a while, could it impact the club's ability to make a deal given the lessened pitching depth?
Southpaw reliever Alan Embree is out for the season with a broken tibia according to MLB.com's Cheng Sio. Just two games back of the wild card, will the Rockies look to add a reliever?
Maury Brown at The Biz of Baseball has a complete list of 2009 All Star bonuses.

Comments

"Southpaw reliever Alan Embree is out for the season with a broken tibia"

Shame on Martin Prado.

Posted by: BravesRed | July 11, 2009 at 03:05 PM

AS Game cost the Sox 275K, nearly enough to pay a 1st year player 2/3 of the season.

Posted by: johns | July 11, 2009 at 03:09 PM

"Southpaw reliever Alan Embree is out for the season with a broken tibia according to MLB.com's Cheng Sio. Just two games back of the wild card, will the Rockies look to add a reliever?"

Give the Red Sox a call about Hunter Jones or Javier Lopez. Both experienced AAA lefties. Maybe they can work something out.

Posted by: Little Bear | July 11, 2009 at 03:27 PM

Hey Rox, John Grabow makes even more sense now.

Posted by: xlazox | July 11, 2009 at 03:30 PM

"Just two games back of the wild card, will the Rockies look to add a reliever?"

Well, considering the fact that they were looking to add a reliever BEFORE the Embree injury, yes they will look to add a reliever. Though I don't know who they could add. I guess all of the Nats' pen is touchable.

Posted by: PWHjort | July 11, 2009 at 03:39 PM

Hey Rockies, how does Gonzo from Atlanta sound?

Posted by: The Atomic Punk | July 11, 2009 at 03:49 PM

Rockies will be "temporarily" moving De La Rosa since the allstar break allows a reset of the rotation.

Instead of looking for a reliever, they should try to land a 3rd or 4th quality starter and bump De La Rosa to the pen for the rest of the year.

Of course what they REALLY should be doing is packaging Gozalez, Chris Nelson, Franklin Morales and some other prospects for Halladay.

Posted by: ProgMatinee | July 11, 2009 at 04:13 PM

Halladay has a no-trade clause, and it is unlikely he would accept a trade to a place like Coors field.

Posted by: B3NG4L | July 11, 2009 at 06:02 PM

Halladay has already said he'd wave his no trade clause so he could come home to Colorado. Not all pitchers in the league are not afraid of Coors Field.

Posted by: srials | July 11, 2009 at 10:17 PM

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