Billy Beane has finally lost it (1 Viewer)

[Capella]

Some executives believe Oakland closer Huston Street is available, for a price. And that price would be very steep. The A's obviously determined long ago that their time isn't now, but until now, Street's name hasn't often been linked to the fire sale that began with Rich Haren and Nick Swisher. Considering the supply and demand for top relievers, inquiring teams should expect to have to part with multiple top prospects. The A's asking price for Joe Blanton with the Yankees was Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes. Not one, but both.

wow

Not sure Blanton is worth Pettite, really. WTF is he thinking?

 

[Tremendous Upside]

Some executives believe Oakland closer Huston Street is available, for a price. And that price would be very steep. The A's obviously determined long ago that their time isn't now, but until now, Street's name hasn't often been linked to the fire sale that began with Rich Haren and Nick Swisher. Considering the supply and demand for top relievers, inquiring teams should expect to have to part with multiple top prospects. The A's asking price for Joe Blanton with the Yankees was Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes. Not one, but both.

wow

Not sure Blanton is worth Pettite, really. WTF is he thinking?

If the Yanks were going to trade Hughes AND Chamberlain, they likely could have gotten Johan Santana

Joe freakin' Blanton???

 

[Greco]

Brandon Inge would look great in Green and Yellow...

 

[NY/NJMFDIVER]

I think small market GMs are in a PR quandry when it comes to dealing with the Yanks. They are the face of big budget, blank check baseball, and as such, salary dump for marginal prospects takes on a different gravity when you deal with the Yankees versus the Dodgers or the Mets or Sox, or other big budget teams(who are admittedly not necessarily in the Yankees spending stratosphere). A "C" prospect from team X is better than a "B" prospect from the yanks, so you see teams asking for the moon. There was a bit more of a vendetta mentality as I recall, but I remember the price asked of the yanks when the Expos dealt Pedro, they apparently asked moreof the Yanks than any other team. Its newspaper rumors, so who knows, but I recall the Yanks final package being better than the one they eventually settled on(but Loria hated the Yanks, so thats not always the best sample). I also remember Terry Ryan catching flack for the Knoblauch deal.

Cashman has a yeoman, professional, likability that I think the Yanks DRASTICALLY underrate and he has respectable relationships around baseball, including with Beane. I know players are players, but they'll greatly miss Cashman's bedside manner with other GM's in softening the image of what could be seen as spending bully Yankees. I think Beane has to ask for this, and both he and Cashman knows what the message of that request is: I can't deal Blanton to you.

 

[shadyridr]

It doesnt hurt to ask

 

[Finless]

This was Beanes way of saying the price is high. Whether it should be nor not isn't the question. It's like the Eagles asking 3 first rounders for McNabb. When negotiating always shoot high.

 

[Billy Bats]

I think small market GMs are in a PR quandry when it comes to dealing with the Yanks. They are the face of big budget, blank check baseball, and as such, salary dump for marginal prospects takes on a different gravity when you deal with the Yankees versus the Dodgers or the Mets or Sox, or other big budget teams(who are admittedly not necessarily in the Yankees spending stratosphere). A "C" prospect from team X is better than a "B" prospect from the yanks, so you see teams asking for the moon. There was a bit more of a vendetta mentality as I recall, but I remember the price asked of the yanks when the Expos dealt Pedro, they apparently asked moreof the Yanks than any other team. Its newspaper rumors, so who knows, but I recall the Yanks final package being better than the one they eventually settled on(but Loria hated the Yanks, so thats not always the best sample). I also remember Terry Ryan catching flack for the Knoblauch deal. Cashman has a yeoman, professional, likability that I think the Yanks DRASTICALLY underrate and he has respectable relationships around baseball, including with Beane. I know players are players, but they'll greatly miss Cashman's bedside manner with other GM's in softening the image of what could be seen as spending bully Yankees. I think Beane has to ask for this, and both he and Cashman knows what the message of that request is: I can't deal Blanton to you.