Links for Friday, after an impressive start from trade candidate Ted Lilly…
- Peter Gammons said on WEEI that he hears the Red Sox don't have interest in Kerry Wood.
- Five Cardinals writers confront the following question at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Has Cards GM John Mozeliak emerged from the shadow of his predecessor, Walt Jocketty?
- Joey Votto and Ryan Zimmerman are among the ten MLB players with the most trade value, if you ask Dave Cameron of FanGraphs.
- Cardinals GM John Mozeliak did not deny interest in Kelly Johnson and Dan Uggla while chatting to Jim Bowden of Sirius XM Radio (Twitter link).
- The Rockies are not discussing Dan Uggla with the Marlins, according to Tracy Ringolsby of FOX Sports (via Twitter).
- 2005 first rounders Justin Upton and Ryan Braun are 11th and 12th, respectively, on Dave Cameron's list of the MLB players with the most trade value.
- The Giants have a better chance of obtaining Jose Guillen than David DeJesus, according to MLB.com's Chris Haft. The Giants have said they'd prefer to avoid rental players, but Guillen could presumably be had.
- Cubs GM Jim Hendry met with Ted Lilly yesterday to discuss the left-hander's future, according to Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune. Lilly, a (projected Type A) free agent after the season, makes $12MM this year and has no-trade protection.
- Bobby Jenks told the Chicago Sun-Times that he is relieved not to spot his name in trade rumors – at least for now.
- Former MLB manager Don Baylor tells Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun that he would like the chance to interview for the upcoming managerial opening in Toronto.
Burrell in LF and Guillen in RF? Poor Andres Torres.
No thanks!
Lilly has been Hendry’s best free agent signing back in the Cub spending spree days. I hope Hendry can get a fair deal and move him though. This team has to move forward and lose salary.
If a good deal is not reached by someone soon, then go into the offseason and offer arbitration. Lilly will be offered a 2-3 year deal somewhere and the Cubs would get the picks. On the chance he accepts the one year arbitration, then having him back for another year would not be the worse thing. I’d rather have Lilly’s salary back for another year and see if the Cubs were willing to eat a portion of another contract and move them…say Zambrano or Fukudome…someone. But moving Lilly is the easiest option.
The only thing I worry about with Hendry moving players at the deadline is that he rarely if ever seems to get top notch prospects back. The best he’s done iirc is getting what he did for DeRosa, and even then they weren’t high end prospects but rather middle reliever types. Hendry seems to deal out of necessity and haste rather than studying the market and getting the most in return. Salary relief is fine but a good trader should also get value back. If Lilly goes, and I think he should, hopefully Jim has him positioned as one of if not the best available option on the market.
The only thing I worry about with Hendry moving players at the deadline is that he rarely if ever seems to get top notch prospects back. The best he’s done iirc is getting what he did for DeRosa, and even then they weren’t high end prospects but rather middle reliever types. Hendry seems to deal out of necessity and haste rather than studying the market and getting the most in return. Salary relief is fine but a good trader should also get value back. If Lilly goes, and I think he should, hopefully Jim has him positioned as one of if not the best available option on the market.
Really? Guillen is more attainable than DeJesus? If the White Sox wanted to just take Guillen and his salary like they did with Rios, they probably could. Only this one they’d regret.
I wish Dayton Moore would say this:
“We will pay all Jose’s remaining salary and you give us any one player in your system”.
Enough already. Get him out.
I wish Dayton Moore would say this:
“We will pay all Jose’s remaining salary and you give us any one player in your system”.
Enough already. Get him out.
Jenks will be back on the market sooner than later if santos/ putz/ and thonrton keep pitching like they are. Jenks has had a good season, only blowing one save and he could be a guy that gets us a nice starting pitcher or left handed bat if packaged with someone else
Jenks will be back on the market sooner than later if santos/ putz/ and thonrton keep pitching like they are. Jenks has had a good season, only blowing one save and he could be a guy that gets us a nice starting pitcher or left handed bat if packaged with someone else
Go Mo! Get Uggla, the Cardinals seem some infield help there. Just get the pair of Dan’s available in Uggla and Haren and win it this year.
I’d like to see Haren with the Cards, but I would think the farm system would be pretty thin already with all the trades they’ve made in the last few years. That’s speculation, anybody else know what they have down there?
still talent down their. and they had a very very solid draft. if the right player became available, they might make an offer.
that said, Haren isn’t that player.
as far as trades are concerned for this year, you just can’t consider guys drafted this year as they are not eligible to be traded until they have been in your organization for one year. It’s much to early to try to move them as a PTBNL
as far as trades are concerned for this year, you just can’t consider guys drafted this year as they are not eligible to be traded until they have been in your organization for one year. It’s much to early to try to move them as a PTBNL
still talent down their. and they had a very very solid draft. if the right player became available, they might make an offer.
that said, Haren isn’t that player.
I’d like to see Haren with the Cards, but I would think the farm system would be pretty thin already with all the trades they’ve made in the last few years. That’s speculation, anybody else know what they have down there?
Kelly Johnson is one of the most over-rated players right now, and Uggla shouldn’t play 2nd base.
agreed, he hould either DH in the AL or be a 1stbasemen
agreed, he hould either DH in the AL or be a 1stbasemen
Kelly Johnson is one of the most over-rated players right now, and Uggla shouldn’t play 2nd base.
I would say Braun has more trade value than anyone; an elite hitter who has 5 more years on his contract at a very low price (for the calibre of player he is)…
Longoria’s under a team friendly contract that has cheap club options until he’s 30 and offers a lot of defensive value in addition to his bat. I love Braun, but no, he doesn’t have more trade value than anyone.
Longoria’s under a team friendly contract that has cheap club options until he’s 30 and offers a lot of defensive value in addition to his bat. I love Braun, but no, he doesn’t have more trade value than anyone.
I would say Braun has more trade value than anyone; an elite hitter who has 5 more years on his contract at a very low price (for the calibre of player he is)…
Yeah Joey Votto would cost the moon probably in my mind and probably in Jockety’s too. Don’t even know why a anyone would even talk about trading Votto cause I will tell you right now unless you gave us the best prospects in baseball I don’t think you would even have a chance of acquiring him, so why even bother speculating. Geez I hate the Trade Deadline.
no one has said those guys are being traded. the writer did an evaluation … basically, he is saying these guys, with their contract situations and talent, are the best bargains in baseball. if i owned a baseball team and could trade for one position player it would be ryan braun.
Yeah Joey Votto would cost the moon probably in my mind and probably in Jockety’s too. Don’t even know why a anyone would even talk about trading Votto cause I will tell you right now unless you gave us the best prospects in baseball I don’t think you would even have a chance of acquiring him, so why even bother speculating. Geez I hate the Trade Deadline.