Trade Candidates: Outfielders

The Cubs could deal for any left-fielder and move soriano to second. So don't write them off for getting an OF.

A little off-topic but the Hairston deal got me thinking of how the Padres are doing an impressive job of stripping down the roster for their youngsters and setting themselves up for a new era with the new ownership.

Donovan Tate represents a shift in previous draft strategy and definitely makrs what could be a long-term small-market success plan for San Diego.

With Brian Giles gone after this season and Jake Peavy very likely being traded this off-season (Angels? Brewers? Phillies? Rangers? White Sox?), their only big commitments are to Chris Young and Adrian Gonzalez, the former of whom could very likely be traded by '10, as well.

It's just a shame that Giles isn't playing well enough to be on this list of trade candidates 'cause it'd be nice to pick up a prospect or two for him.

I would add the Cardinals to the list of teams that need outfield help (especially from the right side). There is no reason to keep two poor left-handed hitters (Duncan and Ankiel) on the roster, and Nick Stavinoha is a stop-gap at best.

I would definitely list the Ranger's OF as a trade candidate... One of Byrd, Murphy or Jones could be available.

Get Luke Scott out of the AL East and hopefully out of the AL period, a 1 man wrecking machine against the Red Sox.

Why the Fish would be shopping Cody Ross is strange, especially while they are 2 games out of 1st place and he is the 2nd best hitter right now on the team.. Anybody wanting Ross will probably have to wait until after the season is over more than likely for the yearly salary dump they have to have a chance at his bat more than likely, or offer a top closer in exchange under team control for years to come.

"David Dejesus - Under contract for $3.6MM this year, he can play all three outfield positions, but his .714 OPS is ordinary."

Braves' fans would crawl over broken glass for "ordinary."

"The Giants are not looking for OF bats...OF is the last source of need. Don't just randomly throw out team names...doens't hurt to do a little research. Giants need a 2b or a 1b.

Posted by: lincecum4cy"

Umm you might want to check your team's roster again. Roward is in center so outside of Rios they probably won't find an upgrade there. But at the corners they have Winn, Lewis and Torres and Schierholtz. Schierholtz is a platoon player at best, and has been extremely lucky. In particular match-ups he's good but he can't be a starter. Winn, Lewis and Torres have just 8 HR's in over 500 at bats. They desperately, need some corner outfield help.

"The Cubs could deal for any left-fielder and move soriano to second. So don't write them off for getting an OF."

Or release Milton Bradley and save themselves a ton of money in 2011, especially since Bradley is a below replacement level player and that option ain't cheap.

The A's are most likely willing to eat salary looking at their past under Wolff, so don't rule the Cubs trading for Holliday out of the question.

And of course its obvious what the A's would want in such a deal. The two teams match up well.

The Scottbino!

(tearing it up this year)

Luke Scott will probably be a reasonably priced LFer with pop the Giants are looking for.

Steve O: It is the cost in prospects for Scott and the lesser defensive position the puts him below Rios in my eye. I am assuming Rios plays significant amounts time in CF. I know assuming is dangerous. There are not a lot of teams willing to take on a lot of wages now days but if your team is it might be possible a dramatically reduced rate in prospects paid in exchange for eating that big part of that contract.

What's the chances the Braves trade for Rios? He's got a halfway decent salary to take on, but if the Braves can somehow get the Jays to take Frenchy, Medlen and I dunno who else to make it work...but is that completly bogus??

Another overpaid outfielder in LA? ANAHEIM IS NOT IN LA; it's not even in the same county. Stop perpetuating the ignorance around the Angels' pathetic attempt at grabbing a major market.

I doubt the Rangers would part with Murphy since they have him under team control for awhile. Byrd who can play all OF positions and a free agent next year would be appealing with only 1.5M left on his contract, Jones would also be a candidate now that his hitting has come around. They won't be given away, that's for sure, not with the amount of their salaries.

HoleeeeCrap! I didn't realize Alex Rios was making less than $6 mil. Wow, I'd love to see him in RF for the Braves asap!

Posted by: drphonic7 | July 09, 2009 at 06:17 PM

I guess you skipped over this: has $60MM more coming his way between now and 2014. Rios is way overpaid and there are better options ie Willingham for 3M, Holliday as a FA in the off-season, or Nelson Cruz as part of a Vazquez trade during the off-season. The Braves options for an in-season trade are very limited but if they wait to go all out for next year and the future then there are many choices. Rios is OPS'ing .729 this year, that's mediocre. if they're willing to give him away I might be interested but if we have to give up anything of value then no

Ben-
There is no way the Giants sit Randy Winn. Secondly, to acquire any of those guys will take a significant amount of prospects that Sabean has already said he won't deal top prospects. 3rdly, the Giants called up John Bowker...lets see how he does. I don't see the Giants pursing any OF bat... there is absolutely no way they sit winn...no matter if hes not hitting that well.

I would love to see Rios on the Mets. I think he is a tremendous outfielder, both defensively and with the bat. He's also only 28 so he's just hitting his prime. I would guess he'll probably cost too much but maybe we can pull something off. I want Omar to at least be in the mix for Rios. Holliday we can sign next year, but at least ask about Rios.

I would love if the Tigers picked up Luke Scott. He's not the best fit, but he has some pop and he will stop terrorizing Tigers pitching.

Oh and whoever posted that Alex Rios is the best defensive OF in baaseball a certain Carlos Beltran would like you to watch him play.

there is absolutely no way they sit winn...no matter if hes not hitting that well.

Posted by: lincecum4cy |

They are already sitting him against lefties. He's been terrible from the right side. The Giants need a righty with a little pop. What would it take to get Willingham? To me he's more the type of player the Giants could use.

Luke Scott is actually a good fielder, with average range, and average arm. I wouldn't say he's weak there at all. The reason why he was always platooned on other teams was because he was thought to struggle vs. LHPs, but he's really never been given a consistent shot at it. On the Orioles he has received that in exchange for being the fulltime DH. Right now, he's actually hitting over .300 and 8 HRs off them so it's been a super move.

That being said, vs. Rios, Scott is not as good as him on defense but that's because Rios has one great range and an excellent arm, one of the best in the league...tho Scott is not a liability there at all. There's an assumption that something about his game must be off because of his past lack of playing time. He's just one of those players who's always played for clubs with a young studin the OF.