***Official MLB 2013 Season Thread (1 Viewer)

[Premier]

@TBTimes_Rays: Can confirm #Rays have acquired Crain from #WhiteSox

 

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@TBTimes_Rays: Can confirm #Rays have acquired Crain from #WhiteSox

Buyers!

 

[Raider Nation]

I wish home plate umps would start calling strikes every time meathead Jonny Gomes steps out of the box in between pitches for more than 15 seconds... which is to say, EVERY time. Jesus Christ, dude. Get back in the f--kin box already!!!

32 seconds between pitches when he takes the pitch. Over a MINUTE after a foul ball. Dipshit.

 

[shuke]

I wish home plate umps would start calling strikes every time meathead Jonny Gomes steps out of the box in between pitches for more than 15 seconds... which is to say, EVERY time. Jesus Christ, dude. Get back in the f--kin box already!!!

32 seconds between pitches when he takes the pitch. Over a MINUTE after a foul ball. Dipshit.

Come on, guys. He has to fix that helmet.

 

[Raider Nation]

I wish home plate umps would start calling strikes every time meathead Jonny Gomes steps out of the box in between pitches for more than 15 seconds... which is to say, EVERY time. Jesus Christ, dude. Get back in the f--kin box already!!!

32 seconds between pitches when he takes the pitch. Over a MINUTE after a foul ball. Dipshit.

Come on, guys. He has to fix that helmet.

11 times. He needs a psychiatrist.

 

[Premier]

I wish home plate umps would start calling strikes every time meathead Jonny Gomes steps out of the box in between pitches for more than 15 seconds... which is to say, EVERY time. Jesus Christ, dude. Get back in the f--kin box already!!!

32 seconds between pitches when he takes the pitch. Over a MINUTE after a foul ball. Dipshit.

Come on, guys. He has to fix that helmet.

11 times. He needs a psychiatrist.

Considering it's Gomes, he probably needs a drink.

 

[Raider Nation]

101 mph goes pretty far when you square it up.

 

[Billy Bats]

I have a question on trade value. With the Red Sox reportedly in Cliff Lee trade rumors, any Phillies fan hoping to land Bogaerts in a Lee deal is smoking the good stuff, correct?

eta: Just found this article by Rosenthal today, he thinks they should do a Bogaerts/Lee deal but says they won't.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/boston-red-sox-will-not-trade-top-prospect-xander-bogaerts-for-cliff-lee-073013

 

[E-Z Glider]

I have a question on trade value. With the Red Sox reportedly in Cliff Lee trade rumors, any Phillies fan hoping to land Bogaerts in a Lee deal is smoking the good stuff, correct?

eta: Just found this article by Rosenthal today, he thinks they should do a Bogaerts/Lee deal but says they won't.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/boston-red-sox-will-not-trade-top-prospect-xander-bogaerts-for-cliff-lee-073013

The Sawx are grooming him to play 3B for them down the stretch and he'll take over SS next year. There's really no way they're trading him, IMO. Especially when they have enough other decent prospects to get Lee/Peavy if they really want to.

 

[dparker713]

I have a question on trade value. With the Red Sox reportedly in Cliff Lee trade rumors, any Phillies fan hoping to land Bogaerts in a Lee deal is smoking the good stuff, correct?

eta: Just found this article by Rosenthal today, he thinks they should do a Bogaerts/Lee deal but says they won't.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/boston-red-sox-will-not-trade-top-prospect-xander-bogaerts-for-cliff-lee-073013

The Sawx are grooming him to play 3B for them down the stretch and he'll take over SS next year. There's really no way they're trading him, IMO. Especially when they have enough other decent prospects to get Lee/Peavy if they really want to.

Law gave the Sox 4 prospect in his midseason top 50, Bogaerts at 3 and a 3 players outside the top 20. Lee is under contract for 2 more years with a club option. He's not really a rental and he's still a fantastic pitcher. Considering the gulf in value between top 3 and outside the top 20, I'm not so sure the Sox do have enough to make a deal for Lee without including Bogaerts.

 

[The Flying Elvis]

I have a question on trade value. With the Red Sox reportedly in Cliff Lee trade rumors, any Phillies fan hoping to land Bogaerts in a Lee deal is smoking the good stuff, correct?

eta: Just found this article by Rosenthal today, he thinks they should do a Bogaerts/Lee deal but says they won't.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/boston-red-sox-will-not-trade-top-prospect-xander-bogaerts-for-cliff-lee-073013

The Sawx are grooming him to play 3B for them down the stretch and he'll take over SS next year. There's really no way they're trading him, IMO. Especially when they have enough other decent prospects to get Lee/Peavy if they really want to.

Law gave the Sox 4 prospect in his midseason top 50, Bogaerts at 3 and a 3 players outside the top 20. Lee is under contract for 2 more years with a club option. He's not really a rental and he's still a fantastic pitcher. Considering the gulf in value between top 3 and outside the top 20, I'm not so sure the Sox do have enough to make a deal for Lee without including Bogaerts.

He is also due a ton of money. This isn't Cliff Lee on a reasonable contract. Not a chance they trade Bogaerts and yes they definitely have enough to get Lee without Bogaerts if they wanted to. With the way Philly is going and their horrendous farm system if the Sox hypothetically offered Bradley, Barnes and Henry Owens, that should get it done with a reasonable GM not name Amaro.

If you are trading Bogaerts, he is the type of player who is the centerpiece for a Stanton deal not for a very good but very expensive and aging Cliff Lee.

 

[dparker713]

I have a question on trade value. With the Red Sox reportedly in Cliff Lee trade rumors, any Phillies fan hoping to land Bogaerts in a Lee deal is smoking the good stuff, correct?

eta: Just found this article by Rosenthal today, he thinks they should do a Bogaerts/Lee deal but says they won't.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/boston-red-sox-will-not-trade-top-prospect-xander-bogaerts-for-cliff-lee-073013

The Sawx are grooming him to play 3B for them down the stretch and he'll take over SS next year. There's really no way they're trading him, IMO. Especially when they have enough other decent prospects to get Lee/Peavy if they really want to.

Law gave the Sox 4 prospect in his midseason top 50, Bogaerts at 3 and a 3 players outside the top 20. Lee is under contract for 2 more years with a club option. He's not really a rental and he's still a fantastic pitcher. Considering the gulf in value between top 3 and outside the top 20, I'm not so sure the Sox do have enough to make a deal for Lee without including Bogaerts.

He is also due a ton of money. This isn't Cliff Lee on a reasonable contract. Not a chance they trade Bogaerts and yes they definitely have enough to get Lee without Bogaerts if they wanted to. With the way Philly is going and their horrendous farm system if the Sox hypothetically offered Bradley, Barnes and Henry Owens, that should get it done with a reasonable GM not name Amaro.

If you are trading Bogaerts, he is the type of player who is the centerpiece for a Stanton deal not for a very good but very expensive and aging Cliff Lee.

He's due 25 mil per with a 12.5 mil buyout or a 27.5 mil option. A win is atleast 6 mil per WAR at this point and trending higher quickly. He's on pace for a 4.5 fWAR season, or slightly worth more than his contract. He's priced reasonably given his track record and the market. So unless the Phils are going to do a major tear down, I fail to see their incentive to move him without getting a substantial asset in return. Bradley, Barnes and Owens are nice enough prospects, but they're hardly slated to be stars.

I'm sure the Phils would need to eat some money to get Bogaerts, but they hardly need to sell Lee. Besides, odds are the Dodgers would take Lee AND Howard and return something if they wanted to actually clear the decks.

 

[TobiasFunke]

I have a question on trade value. With the Red Sox reportedly in Cliff Lee trade rumors, any Phillies fan hoping to land Bogaerts in a Lee deal is smoking the good stuff, correct?

eta: Just found this article by Rosenthal today, he thinks they should do a Bogaerts/Lee deal but says they won't.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/boston-red-sox-will-not-trade-top-prospect-xander-bogaerts-for-cliff-lee-073013

The Sawx are grooming him to play 3B for them down the stretch and he'll take over SS next year. There's really no way they're trading him, IMO. Especially when they have enough other decent prospects to get Lee/Peavy if they really want to.

Law gave the Sox 4 prospect in his midseason top 50, Bogaerts at 3 and a 3 players outside the top 20. Lee is under contract for 2 more years with a club option. He's not really a rental and he's still a fantastic pitcher. Considering the gulf in value between top 3 and outside the top 20, I'm not so sure the Sox do have enough to make a deal for Lee without including Bogaerts.

He is also due a ton of money. This isn't Cliff Lee on a reasonable contract. Not a chance they trade Bogaerts and yes they definitely have enough to get Lee without Bogaerts if they wanted to. With the way Philly is going and their horrendous farm system if the Sox hypothetically offered Bradley, Barnes and Henry Owens, that should get it done with a reasonable GM not name Amaro.

If you are trading Bogaerts, he is the type of player who is the centerpiece for a Stanton deal not for a very good but very expensive and aging Cliff Lee.

He's due 25 mil per with a 12.5 mil buyout or a 27.5 mil option. A win is atleast 6 mil per WAR at this point and trending higher quickly. He's on pace for a 4.5 fWAR season, or slightly worth more than his contract. He's priced reasonably given his track record and the market. So unless the Phils are going to do a major tear down, I fail to see their incentive to move him without getting a substantial asset in return. Bradley, Barnes and Owens are nice enough prospects, but they're hardly slated to be stars.

I'm sure the Phils would need to eat some money to get Bogaerts, but they hardly need to sell Lee. Besides, odds are the Dodgers would take Lee AND Howard and return something if they wanted to actually clear the decks.

I know the Dodgers have gotten pretty silly about absorbing expensive deals, but I can't imagine they're "bail out the Ryan Howard deal" silly. The only comparable deal to Howard's that they've eaten is Crawford's, and Crawford was three years younger and came with Adrian Gonzalez.

 

[E-Z Glider]

I have a question on trade value. With the Red Sox reportedly in Cliff Lee trade rumors, any Phillies fan hoping to land Bogaerts in a Lee deal is smoking the good stuff, correct?

eta: Just found this article by Rosenthal today, he thinks they should do a Bogaerts/Lee deal but says they won't.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/boston-red-sox-will-not-trade-top-prospect-xander-bogaerts-for-cliff-lee-073013

The Sawx are grooming him to play 3B for them down the stretch and he'll take over SS next year. There's really no way they're trading him, IMO. Especially when they have enough other decent prospects to get Lee/Peavy if they really want to.

Law gave the Sox 4 prospect in his midseason top 50, Bogaerts at 3 and a 3 players outside the top 20. Lee is under contract for 2 more years with a club option. He's not really a rental and he's still a fantastic pitcher. Considering the gulf in value between top 3 and outside the top 20, I'm not so sure the Sox do have enough to make a deal for Lee without including Bogaerts.

He is also due a ton of money. This isn't Cliff Lee on a reasonable contract. Not a chance they trade Bogaerts and yes they definitely have enough to get Lee without Bogaerts if they wanted to. With the way Philly is going and their horrendous farm system if the Sox hypothetically offered Bradley, Barnes and Henry Owens, that should get it done with a reasonable GM not name Amaro.

If you are trading Bogaerts, he is the type of player who is the centerpiece for a Stanton deal not for a very good but very expensive and aging Cliff Lee.

He's due 25 mil per with a 12.5 mil buyout or a 27.5 mil option. A win is atleast 6 mil per WAR at this point and trending higher quickly. He's on pace for a 4.5 fWAR season, or slightly worth more than his contract. He's priced reasonably given his track record and the market.

Not only priced reasonably, but on a 2-year deal. If Lee were on the open market right now, there's no way he signs a 2 year deal for $50m. Its a valuable trade asset for sure, but I still dont see them giving up Bogaerts.

 

[sporthenry]

I have a question on trade value. With the Red Sox reportedly in Cliff Lee trade rumors, any Phillies fan hoping to land Bogaerts in a Lee deal is smoking the good stuff, correct?

eta: Just found this article by Rosenthal today, he thinks they should do a Bogaerts/Lee deal but says they won't.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/boston-red-sox-will-not-trade-top-prospect-xander-bogaerts-for-cliff-lee-073013

The Sawx are grooming him to play 3B for them down the stretch and he'll take over SS next year. There's really no way they're trading him, IMO. Especially when they have enough other decent prospects to get Lee/Peavy if they really want to.

Law gave the Sox 4 prospect in his midseason top 50, Bogaerts at 3 and a 3 players outside the top 20. Lee is under contract for 2 more years with a club option. He's not really a rental and he's still a fantastic pitcher. Considering the gulf in value between top 3 and outside the top 20, I'm not so sure the Sox do have enough to make a deal for Lee without including Bogaerts.

He is also due a ton of money. This isn't Cliff Lee on a reasonable contract. Not a chance they trade Bogaerts and yes they definitely have enough to get Lee without Bogaerts if they wanted to. With the way Philly is going and their horrendous farm system if the Sox hypothetically offered Bradley, Barnes and Henry Owens, that should get it done with a reasonable GM not name Amaro.

If you are trading Bogaerts, he is the type of player who is the centerpiece for a Stanton deal not for a very good but very expensive and aging Cliff Lee.

He's due 25 mil per with a 12.5 mil buyout or a 27.5 mil option. A win is atleast 6 mil per WAR at this point and trending higher quickly. He's on pace for a 4.5 fWAR season, or slightly worth more than his contract. He's priced reasonably given his track record and the market. So unless the Phils are going to do a major tear down, I fail to see their incentive to move him without getting a substantial asset in return. Bradley, Barnes and Owens are nice enough prospects, but they're hardly slated to be stars.

I'm sure the Phils would need to eat some money to get Bogaerts, but they hardly need to sell Lee. Besides, odds are the Dodgers would take Lee AND Howard and return something if they wanted to actually clear the decks.

I know the Dodgers have gotten pretty silly about absorbing expensive deals, but I can't imagine they're "bail out the Ryan Howard deal" silly. The only comparable deal to Howard's that they've eaten is Crawford's, and Crawford was three years younger and came with Adrian Gonzalez.

He also came with Beckett at $17 million per so they essentially paid $134 (excluding last year) just to get Gonzo and pay him $120 million. Howard is only owed $85 (not including this year). I doubt it happens especially since the Dodgers have no place for Howard (I guess they could move him and eat some of his contract) but that deal would be on par with the Sox deal.

 

[shadyridr]

Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe writes that "every indication" says the Phillies won't settle for anything less than prospect infielder Xander Bogaerts as the center piece in a trade with the Red Sox involving Cliff Lee.
CBS Sports' Jon Heyman reports that the Red Sox are "the biggest player" for Lee at the moment, but there's nothing to indicate that they are willing to part with Bogaerts or even Jackie Bradley, Jr. Unless someone budges by Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET, it appears the southpaw might stay pat in Philly.
Source: Nick Cafardo on Twitter
Jul 30 - 12:15 PM

 

[TobiasFunke]

I have a question on trade value. With the Red Sox reportedly in Cliff Lee trade rumors, any Phillies fan hoping to land Bogaerts in a Lee deal is smoking the good stuff, correct?

eta: Just found this article by Rosenthal today, he thinks they should do a Bogaerts/Lee deal but says they won't.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/boston-red-sox-will-not-trade-top-prospect-xander-bogaerts-for-cliff-lee-073013

The Sawx are grooming him to play 3B for them down the stretch and he'll take over SS next year. There's really no way they're trading him, IMO. Especially when they have enough other decent prospects to get Lee/Peavy if they really want to.

Law gave the Sox 4 prospect in his midseason top 50, Bogaerts at 3 and a 3 players outside the top 20. Lee is under contract for 2 more years with a club option. He's not really a rental and he's still a fantastic pitcher. Considering the gulf in value between top 3 and outside the top 20, I'm not so sure the Sox do have enough to make a deal for Lee without including Bogaerts.

He is also due a ton of money. This isn't Cliff Lee on a reasonable contract. Not a chance they trade Bogaerts and yes they definitely have enough to get Lee without Bogaerts if they wanted to. With the way Philly is going and their horrendous farm system if the Sox hypothetically offered Bradley, Barnes and Henry Owens, that should get it done with a reasonable GM not name Amaro.

If you are trading Bogaerts, he is the type of player who is the centerpiece for a Stanton deal not for a very good but very expensive and aging Cliff Lee.

He's due 25 mil per with a 12.5 mil buyout or a 27.5 mil option. A win is atleast 6 mil per WAR at this point and trending higher quickly. He's on pace for a 4.5 fWAR season, or slightly worth more than his contract. He's priced reasonably given his track record and the market. So unless the Phils are going to do a major tear down, I fail to see their incentive to move him without getting a substantial asset in return. Bradley, Barnes and Owens are nice enough prospects, but they're hardly slated to be stars.

I'm sure the Phils would need to eat some money to get Bogaerts, but they hardly need to sell Lee. Besides, odds are the Dodgers would take Lee AND Howard and return something if they wanted to actually clear the decks.

I know the Dodgers have gotten pretty silly about absorbing expensive deals, but I can't imagine they're "bail out the Ryan Howard deal" silly. The only comparable deal to Howard's that they've eaten is Crawford's, and Crawford was three years younger and came with Adrian Gonzalez.

He also came with Beckett at $17 million per so they essentially paid $134 (excluding last year) just to get Gonzo and pay him $120 million. Howard is only owed $85 (not including this year). I doubt it happens especially since the Dodgers have no place for Howard (I guess they could move him and eat some of his contract) but that deal would be on par with the Sox deal.

Trading for an injured 33 year old replacement level player on a terrible deal and an elite 34 year old starting pitcher owed around $30 million for a year and two months of club control is not the same as trading for 29 year old Adrian Gonzalez on a long term deal plus a 30 year old Carl Crawford, even after you account for the Beckett throw-in.

 

[dparker713]

I have a question on trade value. With the Red Sox reportedly in Cliff Lee trade rumors, any Phillies fan hoping to land Bogaerts in a Lee deal is smoking the good stuff, correct?

eta: Just found this article by Rosenthal today, he thinks they should do a Bogaerts/Lee deal but says they won't.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/boston-red-sox-will-not-trade-top-prospect-xander-bogaerts-for-cliff-lee-073013

The Sawx are grooming him to play 3B for them down the stretch and he'll take over SS next year. There's really no way they're trading him, IMO. Especially when they have enough other decent prospects to get Lee/Peavy if they really want to.

Law gave the Sox 4 prospect in his midseason top 50, Bogaerts at 3 and a 3 players outside the top 20. Lee is under contract for 2 more years with a club option. He's not really a rental and he's still a fantastic pitcher. Considering the gulf in value between top 3 and outside the top 20, I'm not so sure the Sox do have enough to make a deal for Lee without including Bogaerts.

He is also due a ton of money. This isn't Cliff Lee on a reasonable contract. Not a chance they trade Bogaerts and yes they definitely have enough to get Lee without Bogaerts if they wanted to. With the way Philly is going and their horrendous farm system if the Sox hypothetically offered Bradley, Barnes and Henry Owens, that should get it done with a reasonable GM not name Amaro.

If you are trading Bogaerts, he is the type of player who is the centerpiece for a Stanton deal not for a very good but very expensive and aging Cliff Lee.

He's due 25 mil per with a 12.5 mil buyout or a 27.5 mil option. A win is atleast 6 mil per WAR at this point and trending higher quickly. He's on pace for a 4.5 fWAR season, or slightly worth more than his contract. He's priced reasonably given his track record and the market.

Not only priced reasonably, but on a 2-year deal. If Lee were on the open market right now, there's no way he signs a 2 year deal for $50m. Its a valuable trade asset for sure, but I still dont see them giving up Bogaerts.

Oh, I don't think they're giving up Bogaerts, I just don't think the Phillies do the deal without him included.

 

[dparker713]

I have a question on trade value. With the Red Sox reportedly in Cliff Lee trade rumors, any Phillies fan hoping to land Bogaerts in a Lee deal is smoking the good stuff, correct?

eta: Just found this article by Rosenthal today, he thinks they should do a Bogaerts/Lee deal but says they won't.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/boston-red-sox-will-not-trade-top-prospect-xander-bogaerts-for-cliff-lee-073013

The Sawx are grooming him to play 3B for them down the stretch and he'll take over SS next year. There's really no way they're trading him, IMO. Especially when they have enough other decent prospects to get Lee/Peavy if they really want to.

Law gave the Sox 4 prospect in his midseason top 50, Bogaerts at 3 and a 3 players outside the top 20. Lee is under contract for 2 more years with a club option. He's not really a rental and he's still a fantastic pitcher. Considering the gulf in value between top 3 and outside the top 20, I'm not so sure the Sox do have enough to make a deal for Lee without including Bogaerts.

He is also due a ton of money. This isn't Cliff Lee on a reasonable contract. Not a chance they trade Bogaerts and yes they definitely have enough to get Lee without Bogaerts if they wanted to. With the way Philly is going and their horrendous farm system if the Sox hypothetically offered Bradley, Barnes and Henry Owens, that should get it done with a reasonable GM not name Amaro.

If you are trading Bogaerts, he is the type of player who is the centerpiece for a Stanton deal not for a very good but very expensive and aging Cliff Lee.

He's due 25 mil per with a 12.5 mil buyout or a 27.5 mil option. A win is atleast 6 mil per WAR at this point and trending higher quickly. He's on pace for a 4.5 fWAR season, or slightly worth more than his contract. He's priced reasonably given his track record and the market. So unless the Phils are going to do a major tear down, I fail to see their incentive to move him without getting a substantial asset in return. Bradley, Barnes and Owens are nice enough prospects, but they're hardly slated to be stars.

I'm sure the Phils would need to eat some money to get Bogaerts, but they hardly need to sell Lee. Besides, odds are the Dodgers would take Lee AND Howard and return something if they wanted to actually clear the decks.

I know the Dodgers have gotten pretty silly about absorbing expensive deals, but I can't imagine they're "bail out the Ryan Howard deal" silly. The only comparable deal to Howard's that they've eaten is Crawford's, and Crawford was three years younger and came with Adrian Gonzalez.

He also came with Beckett at $17 million per so they essentially paid $134 (excluding last year) just to get Gonzo and pay him $120 million. Howard is only owed $85 (not including this year). I doubt it happens especially since the Dodgers have no place for Howard (I guess they could move him and eat some of his contract) but that deal would be on par with the Sox deal.

Trading for an injured 33 year old replacement level player on a terrible deal and an elite 34 year old starting pitcher owed around $30 million for a year and two months of club control is not the same as trading for 29 year old Adrian Gonzalez on a long term deal plus a 30 year old Carl Crawford, even after you account for the Beckett throw-in.

Lee is under club control for through the 2015 season with a team option for 2016. And by all indications, money just doesn't matter to the Dodgers.

 

[TobiasFunke]

Lee is under club control for through the 2015 season with a team option for 2016. And by all indications, money just doesn't matter to the Dodgers.

I thought he was only signed through 2014 for some reason. My bad. That makes it more palatable. Still doubt it would work for the Dodgers though. Although it is intriguing. Another complication is that the Dodgers may see the Phils as one of their few large market NL rivals and thus might be less inclined to help them get out from under the Howard deal.

 

[sporthenry]

It doesn't make sense for either team. Dodgers could do the Gonzalez deal b/c even if they are overpaying for Crawford, he still fills a need (at least for now). Howard is too redundant. Now I guess they could eat $10-15 million a year and give him to an AL team but they might as well just make it a 3 team deal then.

As for the Phillies, as others have mentioned, while getting rid of Lee/Howard would clear up a ton of space, they won't get anything back and with free agents becoming more and more scarce, its not like they could go out and spend that $100 million wisely. They'll just end up overpaying on more aging free agents. The Phillies might as well just eat Howard's contract since he isn't blocking anyone and they'd have to go out and spend $10 million plus on an equally able 1B.

It makes much more sense for the Phillies to cover a decent amount of Lee's contract and get 1-2 top prospects who they can bring up and get great value in terms of production for actual salary (it evens out the fact that they are paying for Lee). Then by the time they are ready for their big contracts, Lee is off the books.

 

[Wrigley]

Gallardo leaves game w/injury

 

[collective]

Gallardo leaves game w/injury

RW is saying "apparent left hamstring injury".

 

[dparker713]

Why did Gomez leave after 3 PAs?

 

[eurotrashman]

Peavy has been pulled from tonight's game....

 

[fred_1_15301]

Peavy has been pulled from tonight's game....

So has Bud Norris

 

[Billy Bats]

Chad Qualls.

 

[shuke]

Chad Qualls.

How is that even possible?

 

[shadyridr]

Sounds like peavy is changing his sox

 

[Swing 51]

Sounds like peavy is changing his sox

Yeah ESPN says CHI sent his medical records to BOS and that some outlets are reporting the deal as done. Kirkjian said Jose Iglesias is involved.

 

[Billy Bats]

Maybe a little 3 way action:

Rosenthal:Execs speculation: Peavy to BOS, Iglesias to DET (to cover for Peralta suspension) and A. Garcia to CWS. Just speculation at this time.

10:49pm - 30 Jul 13

 

[Billy Bats]

Chad Qualls.

How is that even possible?

Easy to believe since he once pulled off this move.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

seriously, there is no terrible thing that Chad Qualls cannot do.

 

[Raider Nation]

Vin Scully just called Vernon Wells a "powerhouse"...


What year is this?

 

[E-Z Glider]

The Phillies might as well just eat Howard's contract since he isn't blocking anyone and they'd have to go out and spend $10 million plus on an equally able 1B.

Its not like Howard has no value. He just shouldn't face any lefties. He needs to be platooned.

 

[Brady Marino]

The Phillies might as well just eat Howard's contract since he isn't blocking anyone and they'd have to go out and spend $10 million plus on an equally able 1B.

Its not like Howard has no value. He just shouldn't face any lefties. He needs to be platooned.

Darin Ruf eats lefties alive. Why not him?

 

[sporthenry]

The Phillies might as well just eat Howard's contract since he isn't blocking anyone and they'd have to go out and spend $10 million plus on an equally able 1B.

Its not like Howard has no value. He just shouldn't face any lefties. He needs to be platooned.

Agreed. He was a .5 WAR player and he can't play much worse. He is just being paid 2.5X-3X his worth. I agree that he needs to be platooned or at the very least, dropped in the order b/c he is a black hole in the clean up position.

 

[shadyridr]

Kennedy to the Pads for Thatcher, a minor leaguer, and plan B comp

 

[Wrigley]

Kennedy to the Pads for Thatcher, a minor leaguer, and plan B comp

Can only help Kennedys value.

 

[Eephus]

Kennedy to the Pads for Thatcher, a minor leaguer, and plan B comp

The minor leaguer is AA reliever Matt Stites who's followed up his ridiculous 20 SO/BB ratio last year with a still impressive 6.4 SO/BB.

Kennedy is still under team control through 2015. Maybe Petco will help with his longball problems. His numbers aren't that far off from the year where he went 21-4 but he's dropped off just a little in virtually every category each of the past two years. Pitching is a funny business.

 

[shadyridr]

Kennedy to the Pads for Thatcher, a minor leaguer, and plan B comp

Can only help Kennedys value.

his road & home splits are both horrible. stay away

 

[pantagrapher]

Dude. How come I never heard of the Baseball Reference Event Finder?

I've lost an hour on this thing already.

 

[Wrigley]

Kennedy to the Pads for Thatcher, a minor leaguer, and plan B comp

Can only help Kennedys value.

his road & home splits are both horrible. stay away

learned my lesson after our draft.

 

[Annyong]

Bud Norris is heading to Baltimore for Hoes

 

[shadyridr]

The 2nd WC has killed the trade deadline. They really need to move it back to Aug 31

 

[Wrigley]

Bud Norris is heading to Baltimore for Hoes

Joe Sheehan ‏@joe_sheehan 4m

Probably not the first time someone's traded Bud for Hoes.

 

[collective]

The 2nd WC has killed the trade deadline. They really need to move it back to Aug 31

August 15 would be better and then have two weeks of the waiver trade deadline.

 

[JZilla]

We've got bud and hoes to spare here in charm city

 

[pantagrapher]

Well that was boring.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Heard this on the radio today.

Before tonight, Adam Wainwright had never thrown a major league pitch to anyone other than Yadier Molina. Waino misses his battery mate tonight it seems.