Rosenthal Discusses George Sherrill

Sherrill is a good pitcher but i hope the orials dont trade him to Florda. Sorry Florda but ur sliping out of the race i think they should keep Sherrill for this season and a possabile trade for next year.

I didn't even know it was possible to make 16 grammatical errors in 2 sentences.

Leave it to a Cubs fan.

@fitz

One for every beer consumed, I suspect.

As good as Baez has been for us, he's worth moving for almost nothing if the money saved is enough for the O's to sign Sano or Ryan Berry.

Obviously, they should try to get as much as they can for him, but I'd be shocked not to see him moved. Sherrill on the other hand, I'd be just as happy either way. On the one hand, part of me thinks the O's should sell high on him. On the other hand, it wouldn't suck to have a lights-out bullpen by the time Tillman/Matusz/Arrieta make their debuts.

I know the Yankees and O's are in the same division, but what about sending Sherill and Baez to NY for some salary relief. We could throw a few mid level prospects at them, b/c they are not going much of anywhere this year. It would sure lock up the Yankee pen problems...maybe like a Shelly Duncan + Eric Duncan + who knows maybe even give the Ian Kennedy...It would sure up the worst and most vunerable part of the Yankees

"but what about sending Sherill and Baez to NY for some salary relief. We could throw a few mid level prospects at them"

Sherrill will COST more than salary relief and Baez certainly more than retread AAAA types like Shelly Duncan that every team in baseball has AAA rosters full of.

If the Yankees are interested in Sherrill, they would have to bid against Anaheim, Texas, Florida, that can think of off hand that need a guy also like him. Market demands the type of return, same for even fringe effective guys like Baez, who may even get something back for the O's that would have been unheard of this past off season with so many teams needing relief help.

Sherrill will command a big package (and def. isn't a salary relief type of deal). TO add to Johns list I think the Rays may get in on him, as should the Phillies.

Mike a couple of problems with your post.

One both Baez and Sherrill have been pretty effective (Sherrill esp.). Combined any acquiring team would only be on the hook for $4.5 million for the two players ($3 mil for Baez, $1.4 for Sherrill) while sizable is much less than the initial contracts.

Second, Sherrill has been at an all-star level (maybe not a true all-star) for the past two years. He is under team control for 2 and a half more seasons. I don't care if you added H. Matsui's contract to the deal, you would get actual prospects (though admittingly not as good).

Three, The O's have shown that they will kick in some money (R. Hernandez), meaning that they'd likely pay a $1 plus of Baez's deal to get a better prospect return.

Four, Baez alone would require two prospects in the 12-25 range. And thats without the O's kicking in money.

With how the Cardinals and Brewers are playing this season I dont think the Cubs have a chance at winning the division, let alone making the playoffs.

In my opinion its gonna be:

NL
East- Marlins (yea i said it)
West- Dodgers
Central- Cardinals
Wildcard- Brewers/Phillies

AL
East- Red Sox
West- Angels
Central- Tigers
Wildcard- Yankees/Rangers

im a dodger fan, but that is too much for 2 relievers, and one is crap. They wouldnt move Wood for Peavy, but you want him and an arm for 2 relievers? Id say no...

Someone please tell Mr. WrigleyTerror that the Marlins are not slipping out of any race. They are tied for first place with the defending world champions. Wow.

By the way, no one wants Danny Baez. He has been good this season but he is not worth the salary he's collecting. Sherrill would be the only one worth trading for, but i don't know what they're smoking if they think they can get Coughlan. The Marlins will hang up the phone every time they mention his name.

I'd have to agree with the guys arguing down Mike asking for a Yankee trade. It just sounds like Mike's facts aren't straight. Baez has been actually really effective outside of a couple outings. Before 2-3 recent appearances he was throwing BBs and shutting everyone down for multiple inning outings. He is also a 95+ mph guy. Even though Sherrill's numbers might be better, and Sherrill has righted his early season struggles, and that Sherrill is a closer, I actually may prefer to have Baez. At this time of the year, you just don't find strikeout relievers with mid-90s gas with closer experience. Sherrill has been a good player but he isn't a typical closer. He gets saves with excellent pitch selection, guts, and deception.

Mike is arguing that the Os should trade these players because the Os aren't going anywhere, but, just because a team isn't making the playoffs doesn't mean you sell your better players for nothing. The Yankees don't have much to offer the Orioles. The Os are loaded with elite minorleague pitching and they are preparing their bullpen to support those arms when they start to arrive. That's the argument to keep these guys. The Os spent too many years trying to build up a rotation AND bullpen simultaneously, but end up ruining some young arms by having to stay with them too long in outings when they were struggling. Trading away key vet relievers could show up in injury issues of pitching prospects 2-3 yrs from now by limiting the manager's options.