Links for Tuesday, as the Cliff Lee rumors get a little juicier…
- Kevin Millwood, who has pitched poorly since the beginning of June, is going on the DL with a right forearm strain, according to the Orioles. We can rule out a Millwood trade for the time being.
- The Cardinals say they won’t be big players in this summer’s international free agent market, according to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The Cards already agreed to a $1.5MM deal with pitcher Carlos Matias, though that has not been made official, due to an ongoing investigation.
- MLBTR's Tim Dierkes and Matt Cerrone of MetsBlog broke down the trade deadline in this video segment for SNY.tv.
- David Aardsma told ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick that he doesn't want to be traded since he loves playing for the Mariners.
- Rangers GM Jon Daniels told Richard Durrett of ESPNDallas.com that he isn't counting on the completion of the team's sale, but he plans to keep making the club better between now and the end of the month.
- Andy Pettitte told Chad Jennings of the Journal News that he doesn't see himself playing three or four years from now. As usual, Pettitte will play the season out and determine his future afterwards.
- Daniel Nava and Darnell McDonald each tell Yahoo's Jeff Passan that the other player took a more improbable path to major league success.
- Mark Zuckerman of NatsInsider.com wonders if the Nationals should trade Matt Capps, whose value may never be higher.
Of course they should trade Capps if they can get good value from him. They are now 12 games back in the NL East and 10 games back in the wildcard. Unless a player is a cornerstone guy to build around, he should be on the block.
I bet that if someone asked Andy the same question 3 or 4 years ago his answer would probably be the same. I’ve always heard that he is a guy that doesn’t want to play as he gets up there in age, yet he’s already 38 and still pitching, not that I’m complaining, I’ve always loved the guy and I got his autograph a few years ago.And I agree with bjsguess, Capps should absolutely be traded as long as Rizzo can get a package that’s worth it.
Please trade David Aardsma, I have a heartattack every time he comes to the mound. He’s the most stressful closer in all of baseball. For the love of god, trade him!
Yeah and we should throw in League as well way too inconsistent and neither of them are clutch at all. bullpen is our biggest need by far.
IMO, the Metsblog feature was more interesting in terms of what the Phillies might do, rather than the Mets, since it pretty much reviewed what most MLBTR readers already know about the Mets’ possible pitching targets. Still, interesting to contemplate Amaro’s next move.
sometimes its frustrating that the cardinals seem to have a refusal to invest big on international signings. their is matias..almost was that other outfielder last year who signed with the dbacks. can’t remember his name.
but thats about it.
Matias ($1.5M, 2010), Mateo ($3.1M, 2009), Roberto de la Cruz ($1.1M, 2008). While they may not make a huge splash, they still tend to spend a decent amount. Sure, it’d be nice if they would spend more internationally. However, I’d much prefer to see them spend more in the draft.