Anyone see any big moves happening?

Mark Teixeira is by far the biggest name circling the rumor mill. He's also on my fantasy team. Interested teams are Dodgers, Angels, Atlanta and Boston. The Yankees, Baltimore and San Francisco have also been mentioned.

My question is: If he's traded to an NL squad, do I bench him and play him as my backup 1B since he'll have very little experience hitting against the pitchers he will face?

7/25/2007 8:41:38 AM

I just want the Mariners to finally make a move. If they get a decent pitcher to add to their stuggling rotation then I can see them winning the west.

I've heard talks of trade for Dontrelle Willis and Scott Olsen.


[Edited on July 25, 2007 at 8:48 AM. Reason : Peter Gammons mentioned the other day that the M's were also looking at trying to get Adam Dunn]

7/25/2007 8:47:32 AM

I don't think Dontrelle will leave Florida. The Marlins want way too much for the mediocrity he produces. He would be a good 3rd or 4th starter, but not with his price tag.

7/25/2007 8:50:51 AM

Some TV announcers a couple of games ago said the Braves may go after Millwood. Bringing him back makes sense seeing that he began his career as a Brave and he is a horse which the Braves need since you never know how many innings you will get out of James, Davies, Carlye, Reyes.

7/25/2007 9:25:18 AM

I wish we could get back to Mazzone ball... ATL Mazzone Ball, not NCSU MAZZOWND Ball

7/25/2007 9:29:57 AM

I don't know about the M's winning the west. They need to figure out how to win a game first. Aren't they on a 5 or 6 game slide right now? The Angels play good ball pretty consistently. They will be hard to overtake. Teixeira to the Braves would be great. Get grandpa Franco off the field.

7/25/2007 9:33:02 AM

^ why? he has about the average of andruw jones

7/25/2007 9:38:28 AM

with 18 less homeruns and 0 stolen bases. Andruw is still a great defensive player. Franco can't even claim that.

7/25/2007 9:45:22 AM

I know, I was just hating on Andruw's average

7/25/2007 9:51:19 AM

Teixeira did play for GT didnt he

7/25/2007 9:53:59 AM

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""The Braves and White Sox may have discussed a trade that would send shortstop Edgar Renteria to Chicago in exchange for starting pitcher Jon Garland. The move would be made to give Atlanta rookie Yunel Escobar the every day job at shortstop and make Kelly Johnson once again the full-time second baseman. Garland is making $10 million this season and is due $12 million is 2008. -- Jeffrey D. Lutz""

someone needs to die if that happens

7/25/2007 9:54:03 AM

If this does happen, I would be for Scheurholz getting the boot

7/25/2007 9:59:12 AM

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"I don't know about the M's winning the west. They need to figure out how to win a game first. Aren't they on a 5 or 6 game slide right now? The Angels play good ball pretty consistently. They will be hard to overtake. Teixeira to the Braves would be great. Get grandpa Franco off the field."

5 game slide but luckily the Angels have done just as bad. Before the 5 game slide, the M's were only down 1 game. Now they are down 2.5 games in the west.

If they pick up another quality starter then there is a possibility of them winning the west. I was just reading about a Sexson for Matt Morris deal. I think this deal would be somewhat stupid on both parts even though I'd rather have Morris over Sexson at this point. The M's would be getting a solid starter but they would have to eat a bunch of Sexson's ridiculous salary to move him.

7/25/2007 10:03:29 AM

Cubs need a closer. Dempster is not World Series capable.

7/25/2007 10:27:44 AM

can we trade wickman to the cubs for a bag of balls and a helmet?

7/25/2007 10:35:45 AM

Oeuvre you idiot. get a bucket of sunflower seeds out of the deal.

7/25/2007 10:49:46 AM

I don't think they'd go for that... They'd be giving way too much... See I'M THE ONE THINKIN HERE!

7/25/2007 10:59:05 AM

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"I've heard talks of trade for Dontrelle Willis and Scott Olsen"

haa Scott Olsen... http://www.sportech.info/2007/07/17/scott-olsen-suspended-two-games-for-being-a-d-bag/

7/25/2007 11:53:01 AM

^not to mention he also got caught drinking and driving this week too

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"Cubs need a closer. Dempster is not World Series capable"

Neither are the Cubs

[Edited on July 25, 2007 at 1:29 PM. Reason : yo]

7/25/2007 1:29:11 PM

Some rumors starting to fly.

Grudzielanek to the Mets? Probably only would take a mid-level prospect or two.

Texeira/Millwood to Atlanta? It would take Salty, Andrus, + for that likely from what I've read.

Gagne to Detroit?

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Today Scott Linebrink was traded to MIL for 3 minor leaguers. He hasn't been that great anyway recently though...

[Edited on July 25, 2007 at 11:11 PM. Reason : I'm not getting my biannual Lastings trade rumor ]

7/25/2007 11:11:08 PM

^you want to get rid of him?

7/25/2007 11:19:48 PM

Yeah sure. For Philip Hughes.

7/25/2007 11:22:01 PM

i'd be fine with sending Garland to ATL in exchange for Ed-gah

he isn't the same Ed-gah that he was with the Cards, but hell, I think i'm a better hitting shortstop than Juan "Mendoza" Uribe

7/25/2007 11:27:27 PM

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"Neither are the Cubs"

now might be a good time to start paying attention to baseball

can the cubs upgrade from dempster? probably not given the market

7/25/2007 11:57:41 PM

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"can the cubs upgrade from dempster? probably not given the market"

Yeah, they can't but they need to.

THe heads keep saying they need another right handed bat but I just hate to fuck up the roster that is doing so well top to bottom.

[Edited on July 26, 2007 at 10:23 AM. Reason : .]

7/26/2007 10:22:17 AM

I just heard the Braves offered Salty, Andrus and some AA pitcher named Harrison for Texeira by himself.

You better be god damn sure you are going to sign him long term after '08 if you make that trade... I still don't think it's enough to beat a healthy Mets team...

7/27/2007 10:35:58 AM

is Gotay the answer at 2B for the rest of the season?

7/27/2007 10:37:57 AM

If you're asking me then yes.

If you're asking do I think they'll make a deal for a 2B then I think that either Grudzielanek or Luis Castillo (who you're familiar with I'm sure) will be the everyday 2B by Aug 1...

7/27/2007 10:43:45 AM

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"just heard the Braves offered Salty, Andrus and some AA pitcher named Harrison for Texeira by himself. You better be god damn sure you are going to sign him long term after '08 if you make that trade"

You said it. It's a shit trade in my opinion. Shores up first base problems, but still leaves the horrible pitching issue.

7/27/2007 10:51:51 AM

^ I hope they don't make that deal.

Also:

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"he isn't the same Ed-gah that he was with the Cards,"

Have you even looked at Edgar's stats this year - you tell me that he isn't on par with his seasons with the Cards.

7/27/2007 6:37:13 PM

^his stats are sick, but he also does all the little shit that people don't notice (makes tough D look routine, advances runners, etc.), he's a lot more valuable than his stats show.

7/27/2007 6:45:24 PM

I heard Buster Olney say that there is a lot of interest in Igawa, which is strange, seeing as how he has sucked so bad. I'd deal him in a second.

I wouldnt mind if the Yanks picked up Gagne to set up for Rivera.

7/27/2007 6:58:45 PM

from atlantabraves.com

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"But one Major League scout confirmed the Braves and Rangers are still discussing a trade that would be headlined with Teixeira and almost definitely include Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Atlanta's 22-year-old switch-hitting catcher who stands as one of the most attractive prospects on the trade market. Another National League scout said the Braves might be discussing also including a young pitching prospect (possibly Jo-Jo Reyes) and Elvis Andrus, the 18-year-old phenom shortstop who is currently experiencing the struggles of the maturation process with Class A Myrtle Beach. "

I thought the mess fan up there was being silly an calling Andruw, Andrus...


Anyways.. I hate to get rid of Salty but we do have a logjam at 1B now that Julio is back. I would rather just throw Thorman in a deal and keep Salty as backup catcher/sometimes 1B. We need to go after some pitching if we're going to trade some of our best young guys.

7/27/2007 7:00:02 PM

Kinda like how you are trying to be silly by calling the Mets the Mess?

7/27/2007 8:22:30 PM

I hope my orioles can get A-Rod

7/27/2007 8:34:30 PM

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"currently experiencing the struggles of the maturation process with Class A Myrtle Beach."

Almost all players struggle at Myrtle Beach. The stadium is the best pitcher's park in all of pro baseball.

7/28/2007 1:44:17 AM

even more so than the ghastly gargantuan RFK?

7/28/2007 8:51:06 AM

^^And probably getting drunk with high school girls at the Freaky Tiki

My Cards need to start dumping anyone they can....preferebly Kip Wells, Juan Encarnacion, and Braden Looper if possible.

7/29/2007 8:56:23 PM

^Cards are only like 5.5 or something games back in the central, although the cubs probably have that division locked up

7/29/2007 10:00:29 PM

Texiera to Braves for Salty, and 3 minor leaguers

7/30/2007 12:03:38 PM

My sources (metsblog) say the Mets are closing in on Chad Cordero to be the 8th inning guy. Philip Humber's name is coming up in talks. Can you say best bullpen in baseball?

Wagner, Cordero, Heilman, Feliciano... wow!

7/31/2007 1:49:01 PM

Wilson Betimet (sp?) traded from the Dodgers to the Yankees for Scott Proctor.


Eric Gagne about to go to the Red Sox

7/31/2007 1:52:40 PM

I just don't see Gagne...Dye, yes...but Gagne, no

[Edited on July 31, 2007 at 2:16 PM. Reason : .]

7/31/2007 2:16:05 PM

how would they work innings between Gagne and Papelbon?

7/31/2007 2:33:48 PM

they have been planning to move Papelbon to a starter anyway, this is the start of that. plus Papelbon is getting tired and has blown some saves as of late

7/31/2007 2:37:42 PM

he's getting tired so they're going to make him a starter??

7/31/2007 2:38:23 PM

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"they have been planning to move Papelbon to a starter anyway, this is the start of that. plus Papelbon is getting tired and has blown some saves as of late"

No they aren't. The plan this past spring was to move him to a starter because it is easier on the arm (instead of the constant warming up/tossing/throwing 3-5 times a week in a game). However, they scrapped that when Papelbon said he really feels like he is a closer now and both the team and him feel his career will be as a closer.

I doubt he ever goes back to being a starter.

7/31/2007 2:44:13 PM

anything new on Dotel to the Braves?

7/31/2007 2:46:30 PM

75 minutes until no more trades, correct?

7/31/2007 2:47:03 PM

nothing can happen until the tex trade is finished

JS has told the GM of the Royals that if something better comes along for Dotel...take it

7/31/2007 2:47:59 PM