Former University of Florida catcher Mike Zunino was named the Golden Spikes Award winner today, which recognizes him as the best amateur player in the county. Zunino was the third overall pick by the Mariners in last month's draft and recently signed for $4MM. Here's the latest from his new division, the AL West…
- Athletics GM Billy Beane did not deny that he has spoken to the Rays about catcher Kurt Suzuki, reports ESPN's Jim Bowden (on Twitter). Beane did say that he speaks to Tampa GM Andrew Friedman regularly, however.
- Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik has given no indication that he's willing to trade Felix Hernandez, but SI.com's Tom Verducci says they should make their ace available. He says the reality of Hernandez's age, workload, and contract should not make him untouchable.
- The Mariners designated Adam Moore for assignment last Sunday and have yet to make a decision about what they're going to do with him according to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick (Twitter links). The backstop has battled knee problems but agent Mike McCann insists his client is healthy.
The Yankees would probably send the whole farm for Felix. Seems like they’ve wanted that guy for years.
And that’s why I’d rather seem him go to Boston if those were the only two choices.
New york would hate that lol from my knowledge I’m pretty sure he owns the Yankees.
Exactly. 😉
6-5 3.45 vs Yankees.
6-2 3.18 vs Boston and worse peripherals in almost every category against the Yankees.
May want to double check your “knowledge”
baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?id=hernaf…
Sorry I just remember seeing his stats last year at Yankee Stadium on MLB network and they were really good. Either way though he is arguably the most dominating righty besides Verlander.
Yup, that’s more fair. He had I think a five start stretch where he dominated at Yankee Stadium.
He would be way more of a necessity to the Red Sox than the Yankees in my opinion and I also think they would be more likely to engage in a trade like that.
For some reason, the Red Sox have the worst luck when it comes to big name players. They all seem to get hurt for long parts of the season.
The yankees wouldnt let that guy go to boston. the yankees would give up Mason WIlliams,tyler austin,gary sanchez,banuelos,phelps,cito culver and nova with prob one or two more players for hernandez. not to mention the yankees always make a call to seattle for hernandez. but i have a feeling he goes to one of the big market teams he would start sucking.
You have nothing we want though… I want Jack to talk to the Jays!
Not a Yanks fan here, I’m a Reds fan. I’d say though that the Jays could match up very well if AA ever decides to make the trade he always talks about.
Tom Verducci: “…he’s (Hernandez) extremely popular among an increasingly disillusioned fan base…”
He goes on to say: “The All-Star Game Tuesday stands as one indication why Seattle is in
this predicament. There you will find Asdrubal Cabrera, Adam Jones,
Bryan LaHair and R.A. Dickey, all former Mariners. In fact, in 2006, the
Mariners had in their system Cabrera, Jones, LaHair, Pineda, Jesus
Guzman, Michael Morse, Shin-Soo Choo, Scott Achison, Travis Blackley,
Doug Fister, Mark Lowe, Brandon Morrow, Eric O’Flaherty and Chris
Tillman. All are gone with very little to show for their departures.”
Thank you Tom Verducci! This certainly won’t change any of the “He’s ours and you can’t have him” crowd… but maybe some of them will think about the option a little more now.
“Asdrubal Cabrera, Adam Jones… Shin-Soo Choo… Doug Fister, Mark Lowe, Brandon Morrow”
His argument for why the Mariners should consider trading Felix is to list players the Mariner’s traded who did better on other teams
Check the guys you listed on Baseball Reference site and tell me how each and everyone of those players you listed isn’t better this year than years in Seattle.
Suzuki would likely show signs of life in that indoor park. No homers this year, but plenty of warning tack power. He handles the picking staff in Oakland pretty well, and plays great defense. Could be a good pickup for Rays.
Trumbo and Richards For Felix
how about trumbo, trout and pujols. Jack Z might even have a meeting if that was offered, then decline it
Well yeah, because Pujols is in the offer. Take him out and that’s actually not a bad return.
Not sure what the A’s would realistically want for Suzuki. I know in the offseason they discussed Wade Davis for Suzuki, but the report was that beane wasn’t hot on Davis. They have Norris who although has only played 9 games, looks big league ready. Davis and Brignac for Suzuki?
Yeah, wouldn’t take much more than a Brignac or one of your 6th starters.
Almost which 6th SP with the Rays you know? they are a machine for them.
If they could *still* somehow get a package deal for Davis somehow put together and include Suzuki, it would be a coup. Not sure how/who would end up paying Kurt however as Friedman may be one of the guys Beane won’t be able to convince into taking his contract that needs a catcher in a bad way.
Cobb, Brignac, and Lobaton for Suzuki and Crisp. We need someone to fill in after Upton leaves next year anyways.
Coco Crisp and James Shields in the same locker room… uh oh.
Easy win for Crisp if the entire Rays IF doesn’t tackle him and gang up on him again.. Crisp was a GG boxer in his youth, vs a pudgy pitcher.. Easy TKO for Crisp…
Edit:
Apologies.. His dad was the heavyweight pro boxer and his son never fought as a pro, just taught him how to fight.. Had always thought crisp fought as an amateur in the GG ranks until just looking it up.
Lol did Verducci just call us delusional for likeing a guy like Felix who actually stays loyal with the team he has been with his whole career? Go fly a kite dude you and Ken Rosenthall need to stay quiet about trading Felix Z has said no and won’t trade him so your wasting time by writing this garbage.
Jeez another article?!?!?! Oh well, you can ask a much as you want but he’s not going anywhere.
I know i don’t get it lol these articles about trading Felix are a waste of time i don’t see it you don’t trade your horse for a bunch of prospects that probably won’t even pan out when Felix has indicated that he will stay in Seattle his entire career.
I would be open to a trade if the proposal people offer up aren’t ridiculous. I read an article that a Boston writer offered Lester and Ellsbury for Felix. I mean, seriously? You need to pony up a little (and by little I mean lot) more than that.
Yeah that was Cafardo. Helpful hint for the future, he ain’t the sharpest tool in the shed.
Boston has redeveloped the farm system to the point where they could make a real offer for Hernandez unless the Mariners want major league ready talent. I’d think 2 of Barmes/Bradley/Bogaerts + 2 other prospects.
Yeah like Middlebrooks for starters haha.
Verducci has been preaching to trade Felix for close to 3 years now. Considering his age and contract I have yet to figure out why Verducci insists on this. Hernandez is not even at his prime years despite his mileage on his arm. His best years are still ahead of him much like Justin Upton. With the plethora of up and comers the M’s have it makes more sense to keep him and let this young team gel. I am an Angels fan but I see the M’s as a serious threat in about 2 years. The Rangers and Angels both better take note of them and all that young and above average talent they have going for them with the arms and the bats. Only aging stars they have are Ichiro and Ryan (he is not a star but you get the gist of what I mean). But what a core they have with Felix, Walker, Hultzen, Furbush, Noesi (yes he struggled but is young enough to figure things out) on the arms. Ackley, Liddi, Seager, Smoak, Montero, Carp, Saunders and a few others down on the farm. This team has talent they just need to harness it. I would not be shocked if they are division contenders in 2 years as I said before.
Cashman has got to be like “Really? The year after I trade Montero to you for Pineda, you make Felix available? REALLY?!?!?!”.
There have been no indications that Felix has been made available.
At the start of the year i wanted to M’s to have a go at Trumbo. He seemed to be the odd man out at the Angles. So what if he had a low OBP in his rookie year, he had monster power.
David Wright and Joey Votto seemed up for grabs too. Wright could have been had cause Jose Reyes left without being traded.
The Reds could have used the farm help after they traded everything for Mat Latos.
M’s need to trade Ichiro to a National League team in contention that is willing to pay the remaining 7-8 million left on his contract this year and give up the necessary MLB ready talent to secure it. Ichiro goes to a league that is unfamilar with him and he flourishes in a role to help a team to the post season and the M’s get a few more building blocks to the future.
P.S. Throw in Figgy, League and Olivo also.