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Odds & Ends: Lee, DeJesus, Padres, Drew

By Mark Polishuk | July 9, 2010 at 8:35pm CDT

Some news from around the majors tonight, including a bit more on (you guessed it), Cliff Lee joining the Rangers…

  • Newsday's David Lennon tweets that the Mariners/Mets negotiations for Lee fell through when Seattle wanted Ike Davis as part of the trade package.
  • The Mariners were after James Loney or Chad Billingsley from the Dodgers in a possible Lee trade, reports Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times.  (Twitter link)
  • Most teams feel the Royals will wait until closer to the trade deadline before thinking about a David DeJesus trade, tweets ESPN's Buster Olney. 
  • Dan Hayes of the North County Times reports (via Twitter) that the Padres have heard some inquiries about right-handed prospect Keyvius Sampson, among other notable minor leaguers in the San Diego system.
  • Jamie Samuelsen of the Detroit Free Press says the Tigers are virtually obligated to make a move at the trade deadline.
  • Blogger El Lefty Malo thinks the Giants should make an offer on Stephen Drew.  Not a bad idea, but it's hard to believe that San Francisco would give up Jonathan Sanchez for Drew, as E.L.M. proposes.
  • Speaking of Drew, MLB.com's Jason Beck thinks that he's "a more realistic target" than Dan Haren in a potential Tigers/Diamondbacks trade.
  • Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette discusses the Pirates' international scouting system.
  • Milwaukee GM Doug Melvin says his team isn't in out-and-out "seller" mode, reports MLB.com's Adam McCalvy.
  • Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com writes that the Cubs could be contenders again in the near future.
  • And finally, Fangraphs' Matt Klaaseen pokes some fun at the newest members of the Miami Heat by predicting a familiar scenario for some of this winter's top free-agent outfielders.
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  1. Hank Hill

    13 years ago

    Good thing the Dodgers werent willing to give up Loney or Billingsley for 2 months of Lee. They should go after Carmona of the Indians or Marcum of the Jays.

    Reply
    • Zach

      13 years ago

      Seriously, I would have flipped if the Dodgers did that

      Reply
  2. baseball52

    13 years ago

    What did the Mets think? They were gonna get him for a bag of beans?

    Reply
    • antor

      13 years ago

      Thats how they got Santana

      Reply
      • baseball52

        13 years ago

        Ahh, touche.

        Reply
        • kelvin84

          13 years ago

          Thats what the rangers basically traded for Lee SMoak is no where near ike davis league, smoak has not even hit over 8 hrs in his minor league career, asking for ike davis is like asking the braves for heyward. Davis in his first minor league year (2009) hit 20hrs and 70 something rbis. Mejia,Thole,Fmart and another prospect would of been better than what the M’s recieved,

        • BaseballFanatic0707

          13 years ago

          LOL. Justin Smoak is above and beyond better than Ike Davis. Ike Davis’s ceiling is no where near as high as Heyward’s or Smoak’s. Thanks for showing your naivety, sir.

        • baseball52

          13 years ago

          Ike Davis=High Floor

          Smoak=High Ceiling

          Heyward=High Everything

        • Cameron Nelson

          13 years ago

          I thought Tim Lincecum = High Everything. That’s what the cops said.

        • baseball52

          13 years ago

          Justin Smoak>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Ike Davis

        • kelvin84

          13 years ago

          lol smoak is the same age as davis and like i pointed out before he hasnt hit more than 8 hrs in a season as per davis he hit 20 last yr in his full year, he already has 10hrs in the majors and is 2nd in rbis trailing heyward by like 6 rbis, sorry to burst your bubble smoak has not shown anything, im proving facts and you guys are just giving your opinion

        • BaseballFanatic0707

          13 years ago

          My replies have links, they will take time to show up, but don’t worry, since you are proving nothing (citing only numbers and not scouting reports), i think i’ve got you covered. In essence, they will show that Smoak is still learning, whereas Davis is more polished and may not show much more production than he is already, though he does have 30 HR potential, but not nearly the potential to hit .300, which is one of the edges Smoak has over Ike.

        • CitizenSnips

          13 years ago

          Maybe if he reaches his ceiling but you can’t deny that Ike has done a much better job adjusting to Major league pitching. The one thing I don’t know about Smoak is his defense. Ike seems to have a really good glove for first.

    • Devanand

      13 years ago

      Calm down Sparky, unlike Texas we don’t have another viable 1B that could match the output Davis can produce. Who would you recommend playing 1B if we traded Davis?

      Reply
      • icedrake523

        13 years ago

        Exactly. Davis is their starting 1B. They’re not giving him up for 2 months of Lee. If they had a window for an extension, then it’s a different story.

        Reply
      • baseball52

        13 years ago

        They ask for Davis, why not go, “Here’s Jenry Mejia! He’s good too!” instead of just making the talks go mum.

        Reply
        • Devanand

          13 years ago

          Yeah like Seattle is stupid enough to take Mejia FRESH off a Minor League DL stinit.

        • baseball52

          13 years ago

          Unless I’m mistaken, I believe that was to stretch him out to start.

        • Devanand

          13 years ago

          Kind Sir, you misread my post, Mejia just got off a Minor League DISABLED LIST stint with a Posterior Cuff Strain suffered while stratching out to be a starter in Double A.

        • baseball52

          13 years ago

          I thought it might have been a rehab assignment to begin with. My mistake.

    • Msforever

      13 years ago

      Yes, they did. Josh Thole anybody?

      Reply
  3. sdsuphilip

    13 years ago

    Im not trading Sampson unless I get a star I would guess his trade value will only rise

    Reply
  4. jwkc

    13 years ago

    Do most teams “fill” the Royals will wait until closer to the trade deadline, or do they feel the Royals will wait?

    Reply
  5. verlander

    13 years ago

    Well, if Jason Beck says so . . .

    Reply
  6. Michael Wahl

    13 years ago

    “Most teams fill the Royals”. Yes they do. The Royals “suck”

    Reply
  7. johnsilver

    13 years ago

    Good luck signing Lee to a LT deal. After the Yanks got blind sided 1 time for lee, the Steinbrenner’s won’t let it happen again. Pure vanity if nothing else. Like a child without a new toy.

    Reply
  8. Cyyoung

    13 years ago

    Probably Yanks will go on a vengence, sign Lee, Crawford, and Werth. Oh wait…normal off-season, sorry.

    Reply
  9. Martin

    13 years ago

    what would it take to get Stephen Drew to the Giants? maybe Brandon Crawford or Nick Noonan and Roger Kieschnick and Clayton Tanner or something like that?

    Reply
  10. leftymalo

    13 years ago

    In case you read Mark’s summary without clicking through to my post, I should clarify. I first said I think the Giants might be better served going after a right-handed bat, but if they insist on a LH bat, I threw Drew’s name out there and asked if J. Sanchez was a fair swap. If not, who would be? I appreciate the shout-out and the link, but I don’t appreciate being misquoted.

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