Post your trade rumors here.

[SamBam39]

Trading deadline is July 31st. So what are you hearing out there?

Saito seems to be the latest trade bait out of the Red Sox camp. Globe speculates that the Rockies may be in play for him.

[Major A$$hole]

Trading deadline is July 31st. So what are you hearing out there?

Saito seems to be the latest trade bait out of the Red Sox camp. Globe speculates that the Rockies may be in play for him.
Who would they give up for him?

[Mikiemo83]

Eric hinske to the yankees for a couple minor league players

[SamBam39]

BFD!!! The guy who struck out to end the World Series for two bodies.

[southcarolina]

Eric hinske to the yankees for a couple minor league players

http://cache.boston.com/images/bostondirtdogs//BDD_EH_posada_9.15.07_reu.jpg


I hope there are no hard feelings....

[SamBam39]

The MFY's are too dumb to remember! ;)

[southcarolina]

How about the Boston Bullpen for a bag of balls?

[dunaja]

You know, I actually can't think of a pressing concern with this team coming into the trade deadline.

Is there an upgrade available at SS? I love the job Green is doing but I would trade for experience there. I think you have to keep Lowrie as insurance for Lowell, even though we could just play Kotsay at 1st and Youk at 3rd. Lugo is the ideal guy to trade but if Green's value is high and the right name came along, I'd listen.

I'm not one to suggest ridiculous trades that are only pulled off in video games, so I really can't think of another feasible upgrade. I am a little stir crazy with our only blockbuster deadline deal of the last five years being to rid ourselves of a cancer (and get REALLY lucky to get Bay in return -- I still simply don't understand why Pittsburgh agreed to be the third party in that deal.) So I'd love to see the crazy, unexpected, anti-Gagne trade happen at the buzzer that scares the crap out of the fan base initially but ultimately propels us to the championship. (See: Nomar for O-Cab & Doug M.)

In reality, we probably do nothing again, just like '05, '06, '07 (Gagne amounted to nothing).

[southcarolina]

You know, I actually can't think of a pressing concern with this team coming into the trade deadline.

Is there an upgrade available at SS? I love the job Green is doing but I would trade for experience there. I think you have to keep Lowrie as insurance for Lowell, even though we could just play Kotsay at 1st and Youk at 3rd. Lugo is the ideal guy to trade but if Green's value is high and the right name came along, I'd listen.

I'm not one to suggest ridiculous trades that are only pulled off in video games, so I really can't think of another feasible upgrade. I am a little stir crazy with our only blockbuster deadline deal of the last five years being to rid ourselves of a cancer (and get REALLY lucky to get Bay in return -- I still simply don't understand why Pittsburgh agreed to be the third party in that deal.) So I'd love to see the crazy, unexpected, anti-Gagne trade happen at the buzzer that scares the crap out of the fan base initially but ultimately propels us to the championship. (See: Nomar for O-Cab & Doug M.)

In reality, we probably do nothing again, just like '05, '06, '07 (Gagne amounted to nothing).

I totally agree with thisd post. I think the Sox are sitting in the perfect position. If an upgrade presents itself at SS, or C, or wherever, they can snap it up. Or if some other team is desparate enough at the trade deadline the Sox can deal some of their depth for a premium prospect. Or they can stand pat and do nothing, and still most likely be in a great position to make a serios run at the WS.


One guy who i have to admit im a little intrigued by is Russel Branyan. If the Mariners were to fall a few more games off the pace before the deadline, he is a guy who i think could help provide some Mike Lowell insurance. He is having a career year with 20 HR, and a .997 OPS currently. He is signed pretty cheaply though, so the Mariners probably wont be desparate to trade him. Which means he might be expensive in terms of prospects to acquire.

But a guy can dream right?

[elsid13]

I wouldn't be surprise that if Lowell isn't health a trade for 1st baseman. Youks shift over and we pick a power hitter for lower in the lineup.

[elsid13]

By Ben Nicholson-Smith [July 3 at 1:41pm CST]

Jon Heyman of SI.com says the Red Sox will come calling if the Indians are willing to part with Victor Martinez. And take this for what it's worth, but the Indians were scouting Boston's best prospects this week. Here are details on those two clubs and the rest of Heyman's rumors:

* Clay Buchholz, Justin Masterson and Michael Bowden are just the sort of MLB-ready pitchers the Indians seek.
* Still, the Indians would require a stunning amount in return for Martinez or Cliff Lee, since both players can be part of a contending Indians club for affordable 2010 options.
* Generally speaking, the Red Sox are reluctant to deal their top young pitching.
* The Indians are relatively deep at catcher, with Kelly Shoppach and prospect Carlos Santana.
* Red Sox first base prospect Lars Anderson could also appeal to the Indians.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/

[3 Point Stan]

Victor Martinez is a great hitter but he is a gawd-awful catcher and not even an adequate first baseman. I liked the idea of him at DH if the worst was to occur with Papi, but when you'd have to actually play him defensively, I like the trade less and less and less and less.


And less.

[SamBam39]

I can't see the Sox giving up Buchholz, Masterson or Bowden for a DH.

[elsid13]

I can't see the Sox giving up Buchholz, Masterson or Bowden for a DH.


Neither can I, but if the right deal come along I could see them moving someone for Tek's replacement

[SamBam39]

Yes, that I could see.

[dunaja]

Victor Martinez is a great hitter but he is a gawd-awful catcher and not even an adequate first baseman. I liked the idea of him at DH if the worst was to occur with Papi, but when you'd have to actually play him defensively, I like the trade less and less and less and less.


And less.

Not to contradict my first post about avoiding video-game fantasy trades, but I do live in a dream world where the Sox one day acquire Joe Mauer, despite the 50,000 reasons that will never happen. I really REALLY like his game and wish he was our catcher everyday. He's only 26.

Getting Martinez -- which will further hurt the tiny chance that we get Mauer -- only buys us 4 years, max. He'll be 31 at the start of next season, and is indeed nothing but a great hitter.

[southcarolina]

Not a rumor.....

Padres trade Scott Hairston to the A's

Hairston was traded to the Oakland A's after Sunday's 7-6 loss in 13 innings to the Dodgers for two Minor League pitchers, right-handers Ryan Webb and Craig Italiano, as well as a player to be named, also a pitcher.

Webb, 23, will join the Padres in Arizona on Monday. He was 7-1 with a 4.34 ERA over 31 games for the A's Triple-A affiliate in Sacramento. Italiano, 22, was 5-6 with a 5.63 ERA for Class A Stockton. He'll likely join Class A Lake Elsinore.

The Padres sold high on Hairston -- who was hitting .299 with 10 home runs and 29 RBIs -- because, as general manager Kevin Towers said afterward inside an empty clubhouse, "we're looking for some good arms."

Linky link (http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090705&content_id=5720486&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb)


I wonder if this is a precursor move to the A's trading Matt Holliday. Holliday to Boston for Buchholz?

Or i suppose it could be a precursor move for the Padres acquiring a new centerfielder. Ellsbury Bowden and Buchholz to SD for A Gonzales and Tony Gwynn Jr?

LOL. Speculating is fun!

[Mikiemo83]

Halliday not Holliday to Boston please

I would love to see Doc in town

[southcarolina]

Halliday not Holliday to Boston please

I would love to see Doc in town

As much as halliday would be awesome, the team needs some offense. Badly.

[3 Point Stan]

First, I would imagine JP Riccardi would be looking to move Halladay to the NL first, Central/West AL clubs second, and AL East clubs last. And even if he would trade him within the division, I would imagine the mark-up for returned value would be somewhere in the 25-50% range.

In a place like Toronto where folks can easily find something else to do other than root for their baseball club, I would think trading Halladay to an AL East club would set that franchise back 2-3 years in revenue should he go there and be successful - particularly against Toronto in their own house.

[dunaja]

If I ever need a reminder why I fled screaming from the ESPN boards, I muster up the courage to go back and read a couple of posts. Found one today proposing we trade Penny, Anderson, and Papelbon for Albert Pujols.

*facepalm*

Call me crazy, but I'd go ahead and pull the trigger on this trade. I think Pujols has the potential to turn in to a decent ballplayer.

[SamBam39]

*cue Ahnold voice* That's a good one!

[southcarolina]

If I ever need a reminder why I fled screaming from the ESPN boards, I muster up the courage to go back and read a couple of posts. Found one today proposing we trade Penny, Anderson, and Papelbon for Albert Pujols.

*facepalm*

Call me crazy, but I'd go ahead and pull the trigger on this trade. I think Pujols has the potential to turn in to a decent ballplayer.

No way i give up Anderson for Pujols. Penny, Papelbon and Lugo for Pujols.


Besides, what woulod we do with him once Lowell got healthy?


:D

[Mikiemo83]

No way i give up Anderson for Pujols. Penny, Papelbon and Lugo for Pujols.


Besides, what woulod we do with him once Lowell got healthy?


:Dmove youk to SS

[3 Point Stan]

move youk to SS
Why has one one discussed moving Tim Wakefield to SS?

[Mikiemo83]

Why has one one discussed moving Tim Wakefield to SS?what he is a 1st baseman

Tim attended Florida Tech in Melbourne, and was named Panthers team MVP as a first baseman as a sophomore in 1987 and as a junior in 1988...holds the school record with 40 career home runs, and in 1987 set single-season school records with 22 homers and 71 RBI...was the first Florida Tech player to be drafted

[3 Point Stan]

what he is a 1st baseman
Yeah but we have one of those. Two, actually.

[dunaja]

I think we've stumbled upon a great budget-cutting strategy... play our pitchers in the field when they're not pitching. We could have great pitching AND only 9 men on our payroll!

TONIGHT'S LINEUP:
Okajima (because a Japanese lead-off guy isn't unheard of)
Delcarmen
Penny
Beckett
Smoltz
Wakefield
Lester
Masterson
Papelbon

Note the NL hitting experience of the heart of our lineup.

On the DL: clean-up hitter Van Every :)

[southcarolina]

Well i dont know about the middle part, but the end couldnt b any worse than Lugo/Green/Bates

[SamBam39]

I think we've stumbled upon a great budget-cutting strategy... play our pitchers in the field when they're not pitching. We could have great pitching AND only 9 men on our payroll!

TONIGHT'S LINEUP:
Okajima (because a Japanese lead-off guy isn't unheard of)
Delcarmen
Penny
Beckett
Smoltz
Wakefield
Lester
Masterson
Papelbon

Note the NL hitting experience of the heart of our lineup.

On the DL: clean-up hitter Van Every :)And we think the Sox have hitting problems now. ;)

[dunaja]

And we think the Sox have hitting problems now. ;)

Hey, I replaced our current cleanup hitter with a guy who's averaging one homer every five at-bats.

I defy you to find me a guy on this roster with a better ratio than that. I am a managing GOD. :)

[Mikiemo83]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/

-The Yankees and Reds are seriously discussing a Bronson Arroyo trade, according to Jeff Fletcher of AOL FanHouse. One of Fletcher's sources says the possible deal "will get done," though the two clubs haven't determined how much of the $4MM remaining on Arroyo's contract the Reds will pay. Arroyo will make $11MM next season and the same amount in 2011 if his team doesn't buy him out for $2MM.

Earlier this afternoon Fletcher reported that the Reds could be on the brink of making a move.


-•Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz says "I think I'll be here" after the trade deadline according to Amalie Benjamin of The Boston Globe. Here, of course, meant Boston.

-•The Red Sox are once again "kicking the tires" on Jack Wilson.
.

[Mikiemo83]

per msn

Lee-Martinez blockbuster in the works? — 11:36 a.m.

The Indians are indeed considering packaging left-hander Cliff Lee and catcher Victor Martinez in the same trade. But the possibility of such a deal occurring, one source said, is "very unlikely."

The Red Sox have the prospects and financial flexibility to obtain both players, but almost certainly would be reluctant to trade the number of quality prospects the Indians would require.

Informed of one report that said both the Red Sox and Rays were trying to negotiate a Lee-Martinez blockbuster, one Rays official said, "Please explain to me how we could do that."

The Rays have been talking to the Indians about Lee and Martinez in separate deals, but could not take on the remainder of both contracts without making significant payroll cuts in other areas.

Lee and Martinez are owed approximately $3.5 million combined for the rest of the season, and the Indians hold club options on them worth a combined $16 million for next season

[Mikiemo83]

per WEEI

Buchholz just added to Bowden and some single A outfielder Wilkerson, I think that is the name, to toronto for roy

[3 Point Stan]

per WEEI

Buchholz just added to Bowden and some single A outfielder Wilkerson, I think that is the name, to toronto for roy
Ryan Westmoreland

[Mikiemo83]

yeah my bad here he is at Lowell, not far from his RI home

2009 Season
Team League AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS
LOW NYP .279 32 122 20 34 6 2 6 21 62 21 31 11 0 .384 .508 .892
Minors .279 32 122 20 34 6 2 6 21 62 21 31 11 0 .384 .508 .892

[elsid13]

Gannons is reporting that Sox will NOT trade Westmoreland, via text scroll on ESPN. Thus the Yahoo rumor isn't going to happen

[patfan64]

Gannons is reporting that Sox will NOT trade Westmoreland, via text scroll on ESPN. Thus the Yahoo rumor isn't going to happen

The guy was awesome during the Tet Offensive but untradeable?

Come on.....

[Mikiemo83]

Gannons is reporting that Sox will NOT trade Westmoreland, via text scroll on ESPN. Thus the Yahoo rumor isn't going to happen

funny you should say ESPN calls Yahoo wrong


I think if Gammins was the 1st to write thi, Yahoo would say Bowden was untouchable


simple posturing because the odds are high teh deal doesn't happen

[Mikiemo83]

Mariners acquire Wilson and Ian Snell for Clement, Ronny Cedeno, Aaron Pribanic, Brett Lorin and Nathan Adcock.

[Mikiemo83]

The deal has not been completed, but the Philadelphia Phillies appear on the verge of acquiring left-hander Cliff Lee(notes) from the Cleveland Indians, according to multiple sources Wednesday morning.

In return, the Indians would receive right-handed pitching prospects Carlos Carrasco(notes) and Jason Knapp and at least two players from a group that includes catcher Lou Marson(notes), shortstop Jason Donald(notes) and outfielder Michael Taylor, according to sources. Carrasco was scratched from his start for Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Wednesday

[Mikiemo83]

Quiet Deadline For Yankees?
By Tim Dierkes [July 29 at 12:12pm CST]
Joel Sherman of the New York Post has the latest on the Yankees, and it sounds like they could have a quiet trade deadline. Sherman says the team is showing no inclination to pursue Roy Halladay or Cliff Lee, and has not engaged in extensive talks for Jarrod Washburn. They're not in on Bronson Arroyo, Doug Davis, or Jon Garland either. Sherman believes the Yanks might be content to let the Red Sox get Halladay:

A person close to the Steinbrenner family said that Cashman has not even asked permission to expand the 2009 payroll nor is there anticipation that ownership would allow a significant financial increase now. This is pertinent because the Yankees do believe that the Red Sox have put Clay Buchholz into a trade offer for Halladay and that Boston just might get the ace righty.

[3 Point Stan]

Looks like Cliff Lee is going to Philly!

That throws a big wrench in the Halladay saga.

[Mikiemo83]

Looks like Cliff Lee is going to Philly!

That throws a big wrench in the Halladay saga.yup to PHillies but

Joel Sherman of the New York Post says the Blue Jays wouldn't accept Jason Knapp as the centerpiece of a deal and instead insisted on obtaining Kyle Drabek. Sherman cites an executive who says the Red Sox have the best chance of obtaining Halladay now that the Phillies will acquire Lee.

1:17pm: Ricciardi tells Danny Knobler of CBS Sports that Halladay will "definitely" pitch for the Blue Jays tonight. Meanwhile, Heyman wonders if the Jays will be "stuck" with Halladay now that Boston's talking a lot about Victor Martinez.

[Mikiemo83]

Joel Sherman of the New York Post hears that the Giants are "definitely getting Freddy Sanchez." The Pirates already traded Jack Wilson today, so they could conceviably lose their entire double play combo in one day.

[Bases Loaded]

Heard on WBCN that peter gammons reported a three-way deal between the Yankees, Angels and Jays to send Halliday to NY. Can't find anything online right now tho. And it doesn't seem likely to me either.

[dunaja]

Joel Sherman of the New York Post hears that the Giants are "definitely getting Freddy Sanchez." The Pirates already traded Jack Wilson today, so they could conceviably lose their entire double play combo in one day.

Prior to the flurry of trades, the Pirates were a terrible team, yet they have traded away a team's worth of awesome, highly sought-after players.

I don't understand that at all. If playoff contenders want practically every one of your position players, from the Nady and Bay trades of last year on through today with Wilson and Sanchez, and several deals in between, why weren't the Pirates the most feared offensive team of the decade?

[dunaja]

Quiet Deadline For Yankees?
By Tim Dierkes [July 29 at 12:12pm CST]
Joel Sherman of the New York Post has the latest on the Yankees, and it sounds like they could have a quiet trade deadline.

The Yankees' loudest trade deadlines are the ones where they convince everyone they're going to have a really quiet deadline.

This is pertinent because the Yankees do believe that the Red Sox have put Clay Buchholz into a trade offer for Halladay and that Boston just might get the ace righty.

Yankees in 2004: Looks like we can't do anything but sit back and watch as Alex Rodriguez is acquired by Boston. Oh well, that sucks.

Yankees in 2008: Looks like we can't do anything but sit back and watch as Mark Teixeira is acquired by Boston. Oh well, that sucks.

Yankees in 2009: Looks like we can't do anything but sit back and watch as Roy Halladay is acquired by Boston. Oh well, that sucks.

[Major A$$hole]

Cliff Lee got traded to the phillies. That takes the phillies out of the Halladay sweepstakes.

[Mikiemo83]

Will Victor Martinez Be Next To Go?
By Ben Nicholson-Smith [July 29 at 2:31pm CST]
The Indians have traded Mark DeRosa, Rafael Betancourt and, now, Cliff Lee. Who's next? Executives tell ESPN.com's Buster Olney that they fully expect Victor Martinez to be traded in the next 48 hours. In the words of one AL official:

"I don't think they'd move one without moving the other."

Martinez, 30, makes $4.5MM this year and will earn $7MM in 2010 if his team picks up his option. Most expect the switch-hitting catcher's option to be picked up, regardless of who he plays for. Indians GM Mark Shapiro told FOX Sports that he's not under pressure to make deals for financial reasons, but some of Olney's sources say the team faces pressure to cut payroll.

[Mikiemo83]

The Yankees' loudest trade deadlines are the ones where they convince everyone they're going to have a really quiet deadline.



Yankees in 2004: Looks like we can't do anything but sit back and watch as Alex Rodriguez is acquired by Boston. Oh well, that sucks.

Yankees in 2008: Looks like we can't do anything but sit back and watch as Mark Teixeira is acquired by Boston. Oh well, that sucks.

Yankees in 2009: Looks like we can't do anything but sit back and watch as Roy Halladay is acquired by Boston. Oh well, that sucks.I know that is why I left off this part of the quote

So the first-place Yankees are tightening the purse strings, despite Chien-Ming Wang's season-ending shoulder surgery.

[elsid13]

The guy was awesome during the Tet Offensive but untradeable?

Come on.....

Theo has a thing for body counts. What can I tell you.

[Mikiemo83]

Royals Acquire Josh Anderson
By Tim Dierkes [July 30, 2009 at 11:36am CST]
According to a press release, the Royals acquired outfielder Josh Anderson from the Tigers for cash considerations. The speedster hit .242/.282/.315 with 13 steals in 15 tries for Detroit before being designated for assignment. The Royals say they'll make a corresponding roster move once they determine Anderson's reporting date.

MLB.com's Jason Beck notes that the Royals and Yankees also had interest in Anderson.

[southcarolina]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/07/olney-on-adrian-gonzalez-dbacks-mahay.html

The big news: the Red Sox and Padres talked "at length" about an Adrian Gonzalez trade Wednesday night. Those discussions are expected to resume today; of course you can expect top prospects to be involved.

[intoxicated12]

I'd rather get VMart, I know Gonzalez's HR numbers are better but his BA is only 250-something.... i wanna see Orlando Cabrera come back, but alas I don't believe that is to be.

[Mikiemo83]

Tigers Acquire Jarrod Washburn
By Tim Dierkes [July 31 at 10:27am CST]
The Tigers acquired pitcher Jarrod Washburn from the Mariners, according to Mike Salk of ESPN radio in Seattle. Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports agrees, saying the Mariners will get pitcher Luke French and another prospect. MLB Network tells us the other prospect is pitcher Mauricio Robles.

Washburn, a Scott Boras client and free agent after the season, projects as a Type B. If the Tigers offer arbitration to Washburn after the season and he signs elsewhere, they'll get a supplemental draft pick. The risk is that he could accept and the Tigers would owe him more than $10MM in 2010. Washburn has about $3.8MM left on his current contract, and the Tigers will presumably take all of that.

Washburn has a 2.64 ERA in 133 innings this year, so if he keeps it up to any extent he'll give the Tigers a strong front three with Justin Verlander and Edwin Jackson. The Tigers have a two-game lead over the Twins in the division, so every win counts.
_____________
Marlins "Appear To Be Moving Closer" To Nick Johnson Trade
By Tim Dierkes [July 31 at 11:07am CST]
ESPN's Peter Gammons reports that the Marlins "appear to be moving closer" to a Nick Johnson trade. Last we heard, the Fish offered pitcher Ryan Tucker to the Nationals and asked Washington to pay part of Johnson's contract (he has $2MM remaining).

Johnson, a free agent after the season, currently projects to fall short of Type B status, so it makes sense for the Nats to take what they can get. At the same time it'd be big for the Marlins to put a .408 OBP player in front of Hanley Ramirez.

[3 Point Stan]

That's a nice pickup for Detroit.

[Steve-o]

That's a nice pickup for Detroit.
:banana:

Seals the AL Central. Now, gimme a lefty bat!

[Mikiemo83]

JD Drew for Ordonez

[Steve-o]

JD Drew for Ordonez

If that's an offer, I'll take that in a heartbeat.

[3 Point Stan]

1:56 p.m. According to a tweet by USA Today baseball writer Bob Nightengale, the Red Sox are about to acquire Victor Martinez from the Indians. We'll have more on this report if/when it can be confirmed.

[Mikiemo83]

twins get Cabrera

and



Red Sox To Acquire Victor Martinez
By Tim Dierkes [July 31 at 12:55pm CST]
USA Today's Bob Nightengale via Twitter: the Red Sox are about to acquire first baseman/catcher Victor Martinez from the Indians. Ed Price of AOL Fanhouse, trying to confirm, says it "looks good." FOX Sports agrees, and notes a lack of a third team involved. They also believe this kills the Adrian Gonzalez talks.

[3 Point Stan]

Originally Buchholz was reported to be part of the Martinez deal, but:

MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo says (via Twitter) pitchers Nick Hagadone and Justin Masterson are in the deal

[dunaja]

Ok, this I don't understand. We had too many first basemen after the Martinez trade, so we sent LaRoche to Atlanta for... a first basemen?

EDIT: The headline on redsox.com is "LaRoche getting comfortable in Boston"... haha

[southcarolina]

If that's an offer, I'll take that in a heartbeat.

You dont want JD Droo. He is overpaid and doesnt care.

[Joolz]

You dont want JD Droo. He is overpaid and doesnt care.

And has too many little boo boos. ;)

[Steve-o]

You dont want JD Droo. He is overpaid and doesnt care.

Yeah, but I don't want Magglio anymore, either. :punchballs:

The upside is Magglio's contract is up this year, I believe.

Ahh, well. I like the Tigs chances. From the Freep:

The Tigers are not a great team. We all know that. But they are as good as anybody in the weak American League Central, and if they win the division, Verlander-Washburn-Jackson-Somebody Else gives them a real chance in a playoff series.

As of this afternoon, Jackson was second in the American League in ERA. Washburn was third. Verlander was seventh.

And among pitchers on potential AL playoff teams, they were Nos. 1, 2, and 3. If that doesn’t get your blood flowing, you must live in a freezer.