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Brent Lillibridge

White Sox Done With Free Agent Market

By Alex Walsh | January 31, 2009 at 3:13pm CDT

An AP report posted at ESPN.com says the White Sox are not expecting to sign any more free agents.

This means the White Sox will go with one of either Chris Getz, Brent Lillibridge or Jayson Nix at second base in 2009, as 2008 second baseman Alexei Ramirez moves to shortstop.

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Javier Vazquez Trade Reactions

By Tim Dierkes | December 3, 2008 at 9:28am CDT

The word yesterday evening was that the Braves acquired starter Javier Vazquez and lefty reliever Boone Logan for Tyler Flowers, Brent Lillibridge, Jon Gilmore, and Santos Rodriguez (MLB.com’s Mark Bowman confirms the prospects).  Look for the trade to become official tommorrow.  Reactions to the deal:

  • South Side Sox expects a couple of accompanying moves: the trade of Jermaine Dye for a young starter and the signing of an affordable free agent outfielder.  They don’t see the White Sox benefitting from the Vazquez trade in 2009, but at least Ozzie cleared out his doghouse.
  • Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune says the Sox will still have power if Dye is dealt.  Gonzales also provides info on the prospects received for Vazquez.
  • Yahoo’s Tim Brown says the White Sox are also willing to trade Paul Konerko and Jim Thome.
  • Sox Machine provides a more in-depth look at the prospects.
  • From the Braves’ point of view, J.C. Bradbury sees this as a solid win-now move that won’t affect the ’09 team.
  • Ken Davidoff says the Braves will now have less of a need for Jake Peavy or A.J. Burnett.  I think, though, that they’ll still aggressively try to acquire one of the two.  Most of the rumored packages for Peavy didn’t involve the prospects sent to Chicago, with the possible exception of Flowers.
  • Dave Cameron notes Vazquez’s career-long underachievement.  This always baffled me when trying to do fantasy baseball projections based on component stats.
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Braves To Acquire Javier Vazquez

By Tim Dierkes | December 2, 2008 at 7:42pm CDT

7:42pm: O’Brien believes Chicago’s return to be Flowers, Lillibridge, third baseman Jon Gilmore, and pitcher Santos Rodriguez.

7:05pm: MLB.com’s Mark Bowman says the White Sox will actually receive four players in the deal.  They’ll choose from a list of five, with Flowers and Lillibridge their top targets.

5:34pm: Rosenthal says an announcement could come Wednesday or Thursday.  He says Lillibridge is in the deal along with a young starter, but it’s not Reyes.  Additionally, highly regarded catcher Tyler Flowers might be the third prospect (which would improve the trade quite a bit for the Sox).  Baseball Prospectus’ Kevin Goldstein says Flowers profiles as an offense-first catcher, but there are questions about his ability to stay behind the plate.  Dave O’Brien notes that Sox GM Ken Williams saw Flowers play in Arizona and "practically drooled over him."

5:19pm: ESPN’s Peter Gammons says Vazquez is flying to Atlanta tomorrow for a physical; the deal will be finalized then.  The White Sox will send Vazquez and lefty Boone Logan to the Braves for Reyes, Lillibridge, and another prospect.  I’m wondering – with Reyes and another prospect gone, do the Braves still have the goods to pull off a Jake Peavy trade?  With Vazquez added, the Braves should be less desperate if talks for Peavy resume.

4:53pm: Rosenthal now says the Braves are on the verge of acquiring Vazquez. 

4:22pm: According to Ken Rosenthal, the Braves are in serious discussions with the White Sox for starter Javier Vazquez.  The White Sox could receive as many as three players, with Jo-Jo Reyes and Brent Lillibridge among the names discussed.  Vazquez is set to earn $11.5MM in each of the 2009 and 2010 seasons.  Acquiring him would definitely take some pressure off the Braves, who aim to add two quality starters to put in front of Jair Jurrjens.

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Pirates Owners Did Not Kill Bay-Braves Trade

By Tim Dierkes | July 29, 2008 at 8:18am CDT

TUESDAY: Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette talked to sources with the Pirates and Braves, who said there is no truth to the report.  New ownership has not vetoed any trades.

MONDAY: According to Mark Bowman of MLB.com:

A proposed deal, which would have brought Jason Bay to Atlanta in exchange for four Minor Leaguers, was killed when presented to the Pirates owners for approval.

Bowman believes Pirates targets might include Brent Lillibridge, Brandon Jones, a talented A ball pitcher, and a marginal position player prospect.  He says the Braves will continue to pursue Bay.

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Pirates Rumors: Wilson, Bay, Nady, Marte, Grabow

By Tim Dierkes | July 21, 2008 at 3:45pm CDT

Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has the latest Pirates hot stove chatter.

  • The Pirates are not opposed to creating a hole at shortstop for the rest of the year by trading Jack Wilson.  They would just need the right return.  Teams are still calling on Wilson, with the Dodgers confirmed and the Tigers possible.
  • A Jason Bay deal seems less likely – the Pirates’ price is high for their star.
  • Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte continue to draw interest, with John Grabow in the mix as well.  Nady or Marte would require two prospects each.  Nady’s suitors are the Rays, Mets, Yankees, and Braves.  Marte has roughly a dozen suitors.
  • Ed Price of the Newark Star-Ledger says the injury to Hideki Matsui led to heightened interest from the Yankees in Nady and Bay.  They’re also in on Marte and Grabow.  The Bucs aren’t interested in Melky Cabrera.
  • Interesting stuff in this John Perrotto article found via DRays Bay.  He names the Red Sox, Tigers, Mets, Yankees, Phillies, Cardinals, and Rays as teams interested in Marte.  The Tigers, Phillies, and Cardinals also have an eye on Grabow.
  • Perrotto runs through all kinds of names of interest to the Pirates: Anthony Reyes, Chris Duncan, Jeff Larish, Matt Joyce, Ross Ohlendorf, Brent Lillibridge, Brandon Jones, Jeff Niemann, Jon Niese, Eddie Kunz, and Bobby Parnell. 
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Braves Stuck In The Middle

By Tim Dierkes | July 8, 2008 at 4:50pm CDT

MLB.com’s Mark Bowman writes about the Braves’ trade deadline situation at the Trade Talk blog.  The Braves are in that gray area between sellers and buyers at six games out.

Bowman says Braves GM Frank Wren isn’t finding a reasonable deal for a power-hitting outfielder, but he’s also disappointed by the Mark Teixeira market.  Bowman believes the picture will be clearer and the offers better a few weeks from now.  He adds that the Braves would seek a first baseman in a Teixeira trade.  Perhaps James Loney, Casey Kotchman, or Kevin Youkilis would work.

If the Braves buy, Xavier Nady is one possibility.  Bowman wonders if the Bucs could look to reacquire Brent Lillibridge.

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Schreiber DFA’d, Lillibridge Called Up

By Sarah Green | April 26, 2008 at 2:23pm CDT

In a move that could have trade implications for both players involved, Braves prospect Brent Lillibridge is making his major league debut today, as shortstop Yunel Escobar suffered a shattered fingernail in last night’s game. To make room for Lillibridge on the 40-man roster, the Braves designated righty reliever Zach Schreiber for assignment. Lillibridge is pretty much blocked by Escobar, unless the Braves want to make him into a utilityman. However, with Escobar out until at least Tuesday, the slumping Lillibridge will have a chance to make an impression. Whether he’ll be auditioning for manager Bobby Cox or for the many other organizations that covet him, however, is a toss-up.

Schreiber, for his part, is just 25 years old and posted a 2.43 ERA in 33 and a third innings at AAA Richmond last year and a 2.22 ERA in 44 and two-thirds innings in Double A. The Braves drafted Schreiber, then a starter, out of Duke in the 16th round back in 2004. Though he’s struggled with his control so far this year, someone will want him.

Sarah Green writes for the Boston Metro and UmpBump.com. She can be reached here.

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Blocked Prospects: Brent Lillibridge

By Aaron Shinsano | March 30, 2008 at 10:04pm CDT

One of the key components of the Adam LaRoche to Pittsburgh deal in early 2007 was shortstop Brent Lillibridge, who came over to the Braves along with Mike Gonzalez. Lillibridge, who had a decent shot of making the Braves as a utility player this spring, was one of the team’s final cuts and will start the year in Richmond.

Lillibridge’s instincts have always drawn raves and he’s matured quickly. Many would argue he’s Major League ready now. But for the foreseeable future he’s blocked by Yunel Escobar, himself a newly appointed starter. Lillibridge managed a .400 OBP during two Class-A stops in 2006. In 2007 he hit 10 homers in 87 games at Triple-A Richmond and projects as a 15-20 HR guy in the bigs. He’s got good, but not blazing speed. Yet in 309 minor league games he’s swiped 105 bases, including 28 with an 85% success rate in Richmond. It’s the instincts, man.

However, with Escobar’s fantastic close to the 2007 season there was little doubt who the Braves starting shortstop would be going into 2008. Lillibridge had a shot to make the team as a utility player, and in early March was even given a surprise start at third by manager Bobby Cox despite not having played the position since the 2004 Cape Cod summer league. "He can play, man," said Cox after the game when questioned about the move. Lillibridge also saw time at second and in center (where he spent two seasons in college) during the spring.

The reason he didn’t head north with the team this year was partly because he hit just .224 this spring (and led the team with 18 whiffs), but also because the team would like to get him regular at bats, something that wouldn’t happen if he’d made the team as a bench player. At the very least a late season callup seems in order, but it’s not out of the realm of possibility that he’d get some starts in center should Mark Kotsay’s back flare up.

You get the feeling Cox would like to find a place for Lillibridge. His name often surfaces in trade talks, but that probably has more to do with other GMs coveting him than any willingness to deal on the part of the Braves. Still, it’s fun to think about what an "intangibles" kind of player like Lillibridge might fetch. He could end up being a key piece to the Braves getting a top player for the stretch run.

Aaron Shinsano writes for East Windup Chronicle.

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Latest Mark Teixeira Trade Rumors

By Tim Dierkes | July 30, 2007 at 8:22am CDT

Now we’re really getting down to the wire; will Jon Daniels take this thing all the way to tomorrow’s deadline, knowing that some teams will move on if he doesn’t commit soon?

  • Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News writes of serious talks with the Angels, Dodgers, and Braves.  Grant was the one who still saw the Dodgers involved yesterday, and he’s held fast to that.  He believes Arizona’s late interest may kick the Dodger talks back into high gear.  Inclusion of Clayton Kershaw would get it done pretty quickly, it seems.  In that scenario a reliever would go to L.A. as well.
  • Tony Jackson of the Los Angeles Daily News has a source saying an Internet report that the Dodgers offered James Loney, Andre Ethier, and Jonathan Meloan to the Rangers for Teixeira and Joaquin Benoit is false.  I’m not sure what Internet report Jackson is referring to; Jayson Stark mentioned Meloan recently but said nothing about an offer.
  • David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal Constitution adds that the shortstop going to Texas could be Brent Lillibridge instead of Elvis Andrus.  John Schuerholz is still engaged in talks.  Neither O’Brien or Grant mentions Matt Harrison’s injury.  Harrison is a top pitching prospect who was supposed to be included in the deal.  O’Brien has the Braves, Angels, and Diamondbacks as the teams in the mix for Teixeira.  In a separate article O’Brien adds that the Braves might be able to get southpaw Ron Mahay added to the deal.
  • Yahoo’s Jeff Passan says righty Tommy Hanson could replace Harrison in the deal.  Hanson is 6-foot-6 but only throws in the 88-92 range.  He’s more known for his excellent command and is currently working on his secondary pitches in High A ball.
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