Trade Market: Center Fielders

Upton should not be traded. Way too much talent to give up on this quickly.

Oakland might be looking to sell high on Raj Davis too, seeing as Ryan Sweeney is a very capable CF.

You didn't mention Melky Cabrera why? He must have some value?

Juan Pierre should be on this list.

Owed 2/18.5, I would think if the Dodgers ate half of that, someone would bite.

Posted by: surfacetear | November 03, 2009 at 05:34 PM"

If Manny keeps on being Manny in LA, I want Pierre there as the 4th outfielder.

I'm not sure what that means, you think Manny will be suspended again? Even if that is true, Juan Pierre is a black hole offensively. That's $4.5m per year you could save to help bolster 2B, the bench, or SP. X. Paul will give you enough as a 4th OF.

I don't think many teams would want Pierre for 9 million dollars over two years if he is a "black hole" on the offensive side.

I'll take granderson any day. He had a down year, that's all folks.

certain people seem to like Juan Pierre because he's fast, veteran-y, and a hard worker. The fact that with the exception of one incredible month, his OBP was .300 doesn't seem to scare them off.

yea pie aint going anywhere

Pierre's bat plays better at CF. Manny's suspension and Kemp's dominance is the only reason he played in LF much. I don't see other teams signing him to play LF unless they have bats in CF and RF.

"and you have Willie Mays Hayes Syndrome."

Posted by: scatterbrian | November 03, 2009 at 05:51 PM

High five for the Major League reference. :)

I'll be the first person to mention Jody Gerut. I don't think he's going anywhere, whether via trade or non-tender. I don't Cameron is coming back, and so we need Gerut as our 2010 center fielder. Now, if Lorenzo Cain makes some crazy run in Triple A during the first half of the season, then Gerut is an option to be traded at the deadline. Other than that, he's staying.

Re: Granderson
"As far as trade speculation, it stems entirely from Lynn Henning of the Detroit News."
That means there's nothing there. The single best way to predict what the Tigers will do is to read Henning and bet on the opposite. The guy has absolutely no clue what the Tigers will do. I'm still waiting for Bonderman to be traded for Teixeira.

"Granderson to angels for mathhews and two minor leaguers"

Please. The Angels are totally getting screwed, the Tigers have to throw in Porcello.

"Upton should not be traded. Way too much talent to give up on this quickly."

The real problem isn't his potential, it's his execution. He had a major breakout in 07 followed by a massive regression. I think the kid has talent, but really he has enough hype and potential surrounding him that his trade value isn't low. Sell him before he becomes a bust.

I am schocked that Grady Sizemore is nowhere on anyone's radar. He is a 5 tool stud who is stuck in the hellwhole of Cleveland. They have trade EVERYONE over the last two years...who is to say he stays long term there...

Send him to the Braves, Yankees, Mets, Red Sox, LA (either one) and he would be ten times more marketable. Reminds me of a younger Derek Jeter in the way he presents himself. No off the field issues and plays the game the right way.

Interesting that a lot people here think its too early to give up on Upton, but yesterday were throwing Delmon Young under the bus. Young is a year younger, and has a higher lifetime batting average (290 v 266). Different kind of players otherwise as Upton has more speed and is better defensively, Young has better power potential.

If the NYY bite on Granderson and his $25/3yr contract, Boras can forget pushing a Posada-esq deal for Damon to Cashman.