Headlines

  • Mets Option Kodai Senga
  • NPB’s Kazuma Okamoto, Tatsuya Imai Expected To Be Posted For MLB Teams
  • Shelby Miller Likely Headed For Tommy John Surgery
  • Red Sox To Place Roman Anthony On Injured List
  • Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Diagnosed With Torn ACL
  • Braves Claim Ha-Seong Kim From Rays
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Rumors

MLB Trade Rumors

Remove Ads
  • Home
  • Teams
    • AL East
      • Baltimore Orioles
      • Boston Red Sox
      • New York Yankees
      • Tampa Bay Rays
      • Toronto Blue Jays
    • AL Central
      • Chicago White Sox
      • Cleveland Guardians
      • Detroit Tigers
      • Kansas City Royals
      • Minnesota Twins
    • AL West
      • Houston Astros
      • Los Angeles Angels
      • Oakland Athletics
      • Seattle Mariners
      • Texas Rangers
    • NL East
      • Atlanta Braves
      • Miami Marlins
      • New York Mets
      • Philadelphia Phillies
      • Washington Nationals
    • NL Central
      • Chicago Cubs
      • Cincinnati Reds
      • Milwaukee Brewers
      • Pittsburgh Pirates
      • St. Louis Cardinals
    • NL West
      • Arizona Diamondbacks
      • Colorado Rockies
      • Los Angeles Dodgers
      • San Diego Padres
      • San Francisco Giants
  • About
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Tim Dierkes
    • Writing team
    • Advertise
    • Archives
  • Contact
  • Tools
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • 2026-27 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Agency Database
  • NBA/NFL/NHL
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • App
  • Chats
Go To Pro Hockey Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

AL East Notes: Jones, Cooper, Ellsbury

By Mark Polishuk | April 16, 2012 at 10:10pm CDT

It was on this day in 1945 that Jackie Robinson (along with fellow Negro League players Marvin Williams and Sam Jethroe) participated in a tryout for the Red Sox at Fenway Park.  None of the trio were signed and Robinson signed his ground-breaking contract with the Dodgers later in the year.  The Red Sox ended up being the last team to integrate its roster — Pumpsie Green appeared in a game as a pinch-runner on July 21, 1959, over 12 years after Robinson's Major League debut.

Here's the latest from the AL East…

  • If Adam Jones hasn't signed a contract extension with the Orioles by July, the team should consider a trade, opines Steve Melewski of MASNsports.com.  Jones and the O's discussed a multiyear deal over the winter but talks were tabled.  The 26-year-old has only helped his case for a big contract with a hot start to the season (a 1.052 OPS though Sunday's action) and has one more year of arbitration eligibility before potentially hitting the free agent market after the 2013 season.  A Jones trade would be an unpopular move in Baltimore but the Orioles would undoubtedly receive a good haul of prospects in return for the center fielder.
  • With Edwin Encarnacion and Adam Lind filling the Blue Jays' DH and first base spots, minor league first baseman David Cooper could become trade bait later this year, writes MLB.com's Gregor Chisholm.  Cooper posted a .974 OPS at Triple-A last season and led the Pacific Coast League with a .364 average but hit just nine homers, leading to doubts about whether he has the power to contribute at the Major League level.
  • The Red Sox have enough hitting to weather the loss of Jacoby Ellsbury, writes Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports, but the team's key problem is still its lack of rotation depth.  In the same piece, Morosi notes that the Giants also have the bullpen arms to survive Brian Wilson's season-ending elbow injury but could have an unexpected starting pitching problem of their own if Tim Lincecum continues to struggle.
Share 0 Retweet 14 Send via email0

Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox San Francisco Giants Toronto Blue Jays Adam Jones David Cooper

Brewers Notes: Greinke, Gibbons, Payroll
Main
Quick Hits: Hamels, Athletics, McCarthy, Rockies
View Comments (23)
Post a Comment

23 Comments

  1. Jeff 30

    13 years ago

    Wonder what kind of package Jones could command…

    Something like Gio maybe?!?!

    Reply
    • MB923

      13 years ago

      Let’s see how he’s doing by the time July gets here. I’m pretty sure a team is not going to trade multiple top prospects for a guy with a career .320 OBP and 103 OPS+

      If he has MVP caliber numbers by the trade deadline, could be a different story.

      Reply
  2. mstrchef13

    13 years ago

    The Orioles need to step up and make a fair market value offer for Jones, something on the order of 5 years and $75MM. If he doesn’t want to stay, then he doesn’t want to stay and then the O’s need to trade him. However, if he wants to stay (or, to be honest, “is willing” to stay) then the team needs to do the right thing and pony up.

    Reply
    • MB923

      13 years ago

      Do you really think Adam Jones is worth $15 mil a year? 

      Reply
      • mstrchef13

        13 years ago

        Looking at his comparables on FanGraphs (article from 2/16/12), perhaps the right figure is 5 years and $60MM or 6 years and $72MM. Still, my desire to see the team make a decision one way or the other sooner rather than later, especially given his dynamic start to the season, is still there.

        Reply
  3. Holidayjesus

    13 years ago

    Train Larvanway to play RF/LF in Pawtucket. Platoon him next season in Fenway. Crawford can be CF, we don’t need Ellsbury for that kind of money to be an injury risk. 

    Reply
    • Tko11

      13 years ago

      Ellsbury is not an injury risk…

      Reply
      • Holidayjesus

        13 years ago

        Yeah, a person who was out for an entire season isn’t an injury risk. Also a person that has to be handled delicately isn’t an injury risk. LOL

        Reply
        • Tko11

          13 years ago

          He’s not look at his injury history…all his injuries are simply bad luck. Prior to 2010 he has never had an injury. Handled delicately? Ellsbury is a fast guy and running into Beltre at that speed would injure anyone…same thing with Brignac who is a huge guy compared to Ellsbury. No one is handling him delicately. “LOL” 

          Reply
        • mainesox

          13 years ago

          It’s not like he pulled him hamstring, or has a balky knee/shoulder; he took a knee to the ribs and had a 200lb SS fall square on his shoulder.

          There really is a huge difference there.

          Reply
    • User 4245925809

      13 years ago

       Thought of Lavarnway playing FL is scary, much less RF at Fenway. Sure he played OF when he 1st started at Yale, but they quickly figured out it wasn’t in the cards and tried to find another position.. He just is not very mobile.

      1b is out with AGone, it looks like he is going to DH next year and catch P/T is about it to get his bat into the lineup. Sure is a shame he isn’t able to play an even adequate LF though so they could at least move CC to RF and let him play left.

      They are having Lars Anderson play LF at Pawtucket this year, though think that is more to try and get some trade value more than anything from him with versatility.

      Reply
      • chico65

        13 years ago

        Marlins on the mind, John?

        Reply
        • User 4245925809

          13 years ago

           LF-FL.. Never know what’s going on with me when it comes to typing sometimes huh…

          Boston does recycle enough Fish OF, shame they never could get Hammer Willingham after Hermida and now Ross. That way would have had the entire OF from the mid 2000’s at one time which was pretty good for several years.

          Reply
          • chico65

            13 years ago

            I agree.  It seems to me that we missed out on the best of the bunch.  Ross has done well so far, though.  Of course, Hermida did during April as well.

            Reply
  4. ron

    13 years ago

    Trade Adam Jones?  Wasn’t the whole point of trading our best pitcher to Seattle (Bedard) to get a young piece that we could build with?  Now we should trade that piece?  When does it end?  When do we actually keep our stars and begin to SIGN real free agents? 

    Reply
    • Charles Tetrick

      13 years ago

      I agree, however if AJ is not going to sign AND we are looking at another losing season this July (Probably because of pitching) We can get a nice arm or 2 to rebuild with a AJ trade. If he keeps playing like he is now he will get a good haul. 

      Reply
    • User 4245925809

      13 years ago

       No insult here to O’s fans, but you watch Jones long enough and you come away with the impression he’s a BJ Upton that just doesn’t steal bases.. Both are good defenders who are prone to extreme mental lapses in the field. Have power, yet K at horrible amounts and are going to be shortly making more than they are probably worth for their output on the field.

      If was Angelos? See what Upton gets via FA this offseason and not even consider offering Jones 1c more LT if even as much is my 2c.

      Reply
  5. Jose_Bautista

    13 years ago

    David Cooper is Casey Kotchman clone.

    Many teams will take a very good defensive 1B with excellent eye and high obp.

    Reply
    • Johnnie

      13 years ago

      Just ask Kotchman about all the offers he got this offseason.

      Reply
    • Sniderlover

      13 years ago

      He’s not a good defensive 1B, let alone a very good one. I don’t even think he is average.

      Maybe he could be something similar to Loney but he is probably an organization filler. 

      Reply
    • iorekk

      13 years ago

      except he is not a good defensive 1b

      Reply
    • go_jays_go

      13 years ago

      David Cooper.

      Best Case Scenario:

      – He has a John Olerud type of evolution.

      – great BB%, great BB/K, high BA, and OBP

      – defense improves with experience

      Worst Case Scenario:

      – he becomes the next Matt LaPorta

      It’s likely that David Cooper will either be traded or becomes another
      James Loney (just a backup player). Unfortunately, the Blue Jays are
      lacking any star 1B prospects; Mike McDade is okay, but not a star.

      If Cooper is moved, it will likely be at the trade deadline, probably
      along with Cordero and/or Oliver. The question is, to whom?

      Reply
    • vilifyingforce

      13 years ago

      Except Cooper is a pretty bad fielder and has even less power then Kotchman. How many teams will take a poor fielding 1b with no power?

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.

Log in Register

    Top Stories

    Mets Option Kodai Senga

    NPB’s Kazuma Okamoto, Tatsuya Imai Expected To Be Posted For MLB Teams

    Shelby Miller Likely Headed For Tommy John Surgery

    Red Sox To Place Roman Anthony On Injured List

    Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Diagnosed With Torn ACL

    Braves Claim Ha-Seong Kim From Rays

    Jason Adam Likely Headed For Season-Ending Quad Surgery

    Mariners Promote Harry Ford, Release Donovan Solano

    Phillies Sign Walker Buehler To Minors Contract

    Red Sox Extend Aroldis Chapman

    Administrative Leave For Emmanuel Clase, Luis Ortiz Extended “Until Further Notice”

    Cubs To Sign Carlos Santana

    Red Sox Release Walker Buehler

    Pirates Place Isiah Kiner-Falefa On Outright Waivers

    Randy Rodriguez Recommended To Undergo Tommy John Surgery

    Padres Place Xander Bogaerts On IL With Foot Fracture

    Cardinals To Promote Jimmy Crooks

    Red Sox To Promote Payton Tolle

    Corey Seager To Undergo Appendectomy, Not Ruled Out For Season

    Frankie Montas To Undergo UCL Surgery

    Recent

    Mets Option Kodai Senga

    Dodgers Notes: Glasnow, Smith, Rushing

    Nick Castellanos Losing Playing Time In Phillies’ Outfield

    Fantasy Baseball: Chasing Categories for Championships (Hitters)

    9 Contract Options To Keep An Eye On In September

    Padres Place Nestor Cortes On Injured List

    Willson Contreras’ Suspension Reduced To Four Games

    Aaron Judge Returns To Right Field

    Rangers To Place Adolis Garcia On Injured List

    Front Office Subscriber Chat Transcript

    MLBTR Newsletter - Hot stove highlights in your inbox, five days a week

    Latest Rumors & News

    Latest Rumors & News

    • Every MLB Trade In July
    Trade Rumors App for iOS and Android App Store Google Play

    MLBTR Features

    MLBTR Features

    • Remove Ads, Support Our Writers
    • Front Office Originals
    • Front Office Fantasy Baseball
    • MLBTR Podcast
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • 2026-27 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Agency Database
    • MLBTR On Twitter
    • MLBTR On Facebook
    • Team Facebook Pages
    • How To Set Up Notifications For Breaking News
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors

    Rumors By Team

    • Angels Rumors
    • Astros Rumors
    • Athletics Rumors
    • Blue Jays Rumors
    • Braves Rumors
    • Brewers Rumors
    • Cardinals Rumors
    • Cubs Rumors
    • Diamondbacks Rumors
    • Dodgers Rumors
    • Giants Rumors
    • Guardians Rumors
    • Mariners Rumors
    • Marlins Rumors
    • Mets Rumors
    • Nationals Rumors
    • Orioles Rumors
    • Padres Rumors
    • Phillies Rumors
    • Pirates Rumors
    • Rangers Rumors
    • Rays Rumors
    • Red Sox Rumors
    • Reds Rumors
    • Rockies Rumors
    • Royals Rumors
    • Tigers Rumors
    • Twins Rumors
    • White Sox Rumors
    • Yankees Rumors

    Navigation

    • Sitemap
    • Archives
    • RSS/Twitter Feeds By Team

    MLBTR INFO

    • Advertise
    • About
    • Commenting Policy
    • Privacy Policy

    Connect

    • Contact Us
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • RSS Feed

    MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com

    Do not Sell or Share My Personal Information

    hide arrows scroll to top

    Register

    Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version