summer trade deadline 2014

in pursuit of Burnett

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2014/7/20/5919151/trade-rumors-aj-burnett-phillies-orioles-giants-asdrubal-cabrera-mike-aviles

rosenthal says uggla to giants

So ends the Scutaro Experience.

Who would've thought it'd end like this.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qlA8RPV1mWA/Uqe83wGexhI/AAAAAAAAAA0/YxmepnOyTks/s1600/WELPFACE2.png

stoked for the badness

and to think that there were talks of Utley...

panik move amirite

giants second basemen have a 66 wRC+, so he *probably* won't be that much worse

he's so terrible. that second half he had in 2011 was incredible, though.

stoked for the hacking massness

How is he an improvement over hicks? I assume hicks can bat.175 with shitty defense too

No! Uggla really?

It's classic Sabean though.

chase headley to the bronx, apparently

good job good effort

yangervis, we hardly knew ye

2 years too late for the padres. they could have gotten jesus montero for him. lol

but in all seriousness, if they traded him after his mvp vote getting season they would have gotten a kings ransom. now they get a yangervis.

lol and the yanks also get $1 million, just to really make it sad

2012 - .286/.376/.498; 31 HR, 115 RBI

This will have implications for Sandoval's free agent summer, I guess.

I like any trade where we get the guy with the coolest name.

15 months ago:

Padres executive chairman Ron Fowler told U-T San Diego that the team is preparing to offer Headley a multiyear deal that would make him the highest-paid player in franchise history.

chase headley to the bronx

p sure somebody reputable forecast that recently, tho BP podcast joked Tulo-to-NYY a few days ago

darwin barney dfa'd

giants rumored to have interest in bartolo :

Colon and Sandoval walk thru door at same time.gif

The results of the Competitive Balance Lottery are as follows:

ROUND A
(Six Draft Selections Following First Round)
1. MIAMI MARLINS
2. COLORADO ROCKIES
3. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
4. MILWAUKEE BREWERS
5. SAN DIEGO PADRES
6. CLEVELAND INDIANS

ROUND B
(Six Draft Selections Following Second Round)
1. CINCINNATI REDS
2. OAKLAND ATHLETICS
3. SEATTLE MARINERS
4. MINNESOTA TWINS
5. BALTIMORE ORIOLES
6. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2014/7/23/5930899/competitive-balance-lottery-draft

otm

I don't remember knowing this even existed!

ya, wtf?!

it's only a couple years old. kind of intersting because the competitive balance picks can be traded, unlike regular picks

giants rumored to have interest in bartolo :

the couple times i saw bartolo take the plate (he was with the A's, playing an interleague game) were amazing. I'm not sure he even lifted the bat.

morbs and i saw him get a hit a few weeks ago!

Yeah, I was gonna say, didn't he have a comedy double recently?

heh just watched the video. He basically jogs all the way the 2nd

all the way TO second

Soria to Detroit for two prospects the 85-year-old owner does not care about.

relievers are curiously expensive this month

The Seattle Mariners made a move to upgrade one of baseball's weakest offenses Thursday when they acquired Kendrys Morales from the Minnesota Twins in a trade for relief pitcher Stephen Pryor.

-0.7 war in 39 games; quite an upgrade

Just needed to get away from the media circus in MN.

he'll flourish outside the cavernous target field

@MLBRosterMoves
The @SFGiants acquire RHP Jake Peavy from @RedSox for LHP Edwin Escobar, RHP Heath Hembree. http://atmlb.com/1AjDOmJ #OnTheMove

what? wow, Matt Cain has to be done this year.

Good trade for the Giants. Peavy in an N.L. pitchers park = a risk worth taking.

good trade for the sox -- escobar's having a bad year, but he's still a much better prospect than i'd have thought they could get for peavy

Fangraph's article on the Peavy / Escobar Hembree deal

btw Chris Capuano and his sculpted calves to the Bronx

Tulo to Mets rumors

http://www.amazinavenue.com/2014/7/28/5944829/mets-trade-rumors-tulowitzki-troy-noah-syndergaard

Rockies misspelling his promo jerseys lol

What's the breached unspoken rule?

just attending a game not involving your own team while on the DL i think

full deal:
Marlins have announced a multi-player trade with the Astros that will bring starter Jarred Cosart, shortstop Enrique Hernandez, and pitcher Francis Martes to Miami in exchange for third baseman Colin Moran, outfielder Jake Marisnick, outfielder Austin Wates, and the Marlins’ 2015 compensation pick.

For once, trade deadline day does not disappoint.

Would you rather have the return for Price or Cosart

guess it depends on the situation your team is in..

When was the last Red Sox - Yankees trade? I can't remember a single one, although for sure I'm forgetting a few?

Gerardo Parra to Milwaukee

last three Yanks/Sox trades:

August 13, 1997: The New York Yankees traded a player to be named later and Tony Armas to the Boston Red Sox for Randy Brown (minors) and Mike Stanley. The New York Yankees sent Jim Mecir (September 29, 1997) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

September 1, 1994: The New York Yankees purchased Scott Bankhead from the Boston Red Sox.

March 28, 1986: The New York Yankees traded Don Baylor to the Boston Red Sox for Mike Easler.

@Ken_Rosenthal
Keep in mind on #Rays: Return for Price would have paled in comparison in off-season. Big-time club control with Smyly, Franklin, Adames.

So wait, what have the Mariners given in the trade? Because getting Austin Jackson is pretty good in any case.

they gave up nick franklin, which isn't too bad given their glut of promising middle infielders (miller, franklin, taylor)

I forget tampa has no goddamn money.

@JaneMLB
Re: Price to Tigers, Beane "had a feeling it was going to happen." Dombrowski jokingly texted, "You have 1 minute to acquire Chris Sale"

@beckjason
Scherzer: "Dave was right there in the dugout. He's on the phone with [MLB], and he's screaming, 'You've gotta get Austin off the field!'"

listened to a bit of cherington's presser earlier. dude is fearless. you can argue w/the actual players received but he was super clear that the goal was getting a head start on fielding a better team in 2015.

Posted 'HOLY SHIT PRICE TRADED TO DETROIT' on facebook and the trolling. Oh how it worked.

lol

btw there's an old-school ilx0r named car3y pric3 -- she said she often gets emails, in french, praising her play or hoping that her injuries aren't too bad

that took me a while to get, well played

& I live here (mtl) too which is the sad part

ruben amaro swings into action:

the erstwhile fausto carmona to the dodgers for two ptbnl/cash considerations

only fitting they'll be named later

rangers remove catcher chris gimenez from paternity list, designate him for assignment

zing

lol @ bnw

The Dodgers on Saturday acquired pitcher Kevin Correia from the Twins for a player to be named later or cash.

in kevin correia's single all-star season (with the pirates!) he had a 78 era+

he's not even left-handed!

Gordon Beckham to Angels?

Gordon Beckham to Angels.

do they know he's not a pitcher?

Geovany Soto added to A's catcher collection

Bartolo clears waivers

http://www.amazinavenue.com/2014/8/26/6069441/new-york-mets-trade-rumors-bartolo-colon-dodgers-angels-royals

According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the Cubs rejected a trade offer that would have sent right-hander Edwin Jackson to the Braves for outfielder B.J. Upton.

your joke here