It's been a busy day for baseball's Western divisions, with the Mariners agreeing to sign Corey Hart and acquiring Logan Morrison as well as the A's trading Jerry Blevins to the Nationals. Here's more out of each division…
- Astros outfielder L.J. Hoes has switched agencies, MLBTR's Tim Dierkes tweeted last night. Formerly a client of Excel Sports Management, Hoes will now be represented by the MVP Sports Group.
- The Nationals asked the Athletics about Sean Doolittle before acquiring Blevins, but Oakland didn't want to part with Doolittle, according to MLB.com's Jane Lee (on Twitter).
- The A's are excited about Drew Pomeranz as a potential replacement for Blevins, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Rosenthal adds that Oakland's interest was piqued by a handful of strong relief appearances by Pomeranz at the end of the season.
- Troy Renck of the Denver Post reports that the Rockies still want to add another bat, but relief help appears to be their priority. Colorado's prefernce is to add a left-handed arm, which is why they were so interested in Sean Marshall earlier in the week (Twitter links).
- Diamondbacks shortstop Didi Gregorius has drawn some interest from the Yankees, tweets Joel Sherman of the New York Post. The D-Backs reportedly could use their shortstop surplus to land a starting pitcher, but the Yankees are in the market for starters themselves and don't seem to be a good fit in that regard.
I figure Abad, Figueroa, or (since the Blevins trade frees up a 40-man spot) a Rule 5 draft pick would take Blevins’ spot in the bullpen
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Just curious Arizona fans, but would a Jeff Locke and Justin Wilson package for Didi Gregorius be interesting?
Interesting title
Just caught that. Good call Blue
I’d love to see Gregorious in pinstripes but don’t think NY has enough bullets in the gun to pull it of
It won’t happen, but I’d like the Reds and Rockies to match up on a deal for Marshall and Phillips. 2nd base has been a black hole for the Rockies for years. But there’s definitely too much money for Colorado to be involved.
I don’t know why everyone keeps saying we need a 2b. DJ was great there. Had a higher average than Phillips too. I like him a lot.
I don’t dislike DJ, I just think it could turn into Josh Rutledge 2.0.
I don’t think DJ’s make up will allow that. He’s a gap hitter and not a pop guy like Rutledge. And I’m not willing to give up on Josh either. He’s a good ballplayer.
I can see where your head is at, but it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense for the Reds either. They’re specifically asking for a package that makes them better in 2014 for Phillips, and the Rox won’t really be able to offer that.
Tulo definitely makes Reds better.
Yeah he would. Who would you give the Rockies?
No idea. I was just pointing out that Rockies do have someone that makes Reds a better team (not financially). From Cozart to Tulo, the upgrade is pretty significant. Middle order of Votto-Tulo-Bruce is pretty sweet.
Sure, just like Votto would make the Rox better too, but we all know that’s not happening either.
Pomeranz in the bullpen is a waste. If all he winds up being is a BP guy, the A’s should have kept Anderson.
Well of course they can have Doolittle for the small nominal fee of Rendon or Desmond or Harper haha