26 Jan 2012 23:54:51
By Dan Mennella [January 26 at 4:20pm CST]
Cuban left-hander Gerardo Concepcion, an 18-year-old free agent, is very close to signing with a team, according to Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportes.com (story is in Spanish).

Concepcion's agent, Jaime Torres, tells Rojas that the lefty has offers from as many as 10 teams and could sign as soon as this weekend. Earlier this week, Torres said the Rangers, Yankees, Cubs and White Sox have expressed the most interest in Concepcion so far.

The Cuban defector recently established residency in Mexico and was declared eligible for free agency thereafter.

Les go Rangerssss. Cant go wrong with an 18 year old!

25 jan 2012 09:47:25
well cabrera and fielder are the best hitting dou in baseball

better then any teams duo

bos: gonzalez & youkilis
nyy: cano & teixera
tex: beltre & hamilton
fla: reyes & ramirez
stl: berkman & holliday
col: gonzalez & tulowitski
det: cabrera & fielder


so which is the best out of the ones i named???

Good point id take votto over prince

Maybin/quentin

IM ONLY SAYING BEST HITTING DUO....NOT LINEUP CAUSE I DO SAY TEXAS HAS THE BEST COMPLETE LINEUP BUT BEST HITTING DUO IS THE FIELDER AND CABRERA


IM A HUGE TIGERS FAN AND I WAS SHOCKED WHEN THEY GOT FIELDER...I STILL THINK IM IN A DREAM....

ITS LIKE A HANGOVER PART 3 WITH THIS FIELDER SIGNING....LOL

@We are talking about 2 best hitters not an entire lineup DA

I know that. Miggy and Fielder is the best duo but Texas is still the best complete line up. People think just because a team gets two great hitters it makes there lineup the best..not true.

We are talking about 2 best hitters not an entire lineup DA

Texas still has the best complete lineup in all of baseball. Their 7th hitter(Napoli) would hit 4th on most teams.

McCutchen and Garrett Jones. haha jk im just an optimistic pirates fan -_-

By the way, I didn't say Votto and Bruce are the best but they are certainly in the running.

I guess I should have said Votto and Bruce*. *= When Bruce is actually being patient, he is pretty freaking good. When he is frustrated, he will swing at the family dog if the pitcher threw it up there. In this case, a patient Jay Bruce.

There's a couple lefty's I'd rather have than Prince, Votto for certain probably Hamilton too, but Miggy I'd take over anyone.

Give me a better riger hand hitter then my boy miggy and a better left hand hitter then my boy prince

The Reds are my boy's but I can't put that duo against Prince and Miggy. Miggy's the best hitter in the bizz

I like votto and bruce ever since their 1st at bat in the majors but bruce is not that guy to be called a slugger like votto is

but id put them in my top 10

Umm. Votto and Bruce

Castro and LaHair, hehehe

Yes it's a big if but hey who knows Anything can happen.

Thats a big IF

Well if Morales comes back healthy to his 09 season with 34 Homers, 100+ RBIs, and 304 batting Average. Pujols and Morales could rank up very high. Maybe second best behind Fielder and Cabrera

Here is how i would rank them

1. Fielder and Miggy
2. Cano and Teixera
3. Cargo and Tulo
4. Youkillis and Agon
5. Beltre and Hamilton
6. Berkman and Holliday
7. Reyes and Hanley

25 Jan 2012 03:35:23
Toronto Blue Jays should claim Rick Vanden Hurk P

25 Jan 2012 00:34:30
Roy Oswalt said he does not want to play in Detroit! Maybe he could sign as Red Sox for 2 years and Edwin Jackson a 1 year deal to Detroit!

LAA? They will not sign another starter. I say TEX, BOS, STL are the possible destinations.

Oswalt said that before they got fielder

BUT NOW THE TIGERS CAN BE A DESTINATION OTHER THEN BOS, NYY AND LAA TO WHERE THE WHOLE TEAM IS GOOD AND SURROUNDED BY GOOD HITTERS

He might want to play in Detroit now....lol

Boras does owe them a favor for inking Prince longterm. Maybe he can convince Edwin it's in his best interest to sign a 1 yr deal with DTown

24 Jan 2012 22:10:36
update with francisco cordero signing
1 year 4.5 million dollar contract will serve as setup man to sergio santos
the blue jays bullpen has been beefed up drastically

Cordero could of had a 12mill for 2 yrs with the reds and he turned it down. So he gets a 1 yr 4.5 mill with Blue jays. Pretty funny I wish him luck. I'm glad who the Reds got instead.. Go Reds

4.5 makes this deal okay, Cordero is one of the least effective closers but at 4.5 he's fine.

24 Jan 2012 21:42:22
blue jays have officially signed francisco cordero this true

Blue Jays To Sign Francisco Cordero
By Ben Nicholson-Smith [January 24 at 3:26pm CST]
The Blue Jays agreed to sign right-handed reliever Francisco Cordero to a one-year, $4.5MM contract, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports tweets. The Proformance client will set up for closer Sergio Santos, Rosenthal writes.

Cordero, 36, posted a 2.45 ERA with 5.4 K/9, 2.8 BB/9 and a 50% ground ball rate in 69 2/3 innings for Cincinnati this past season. He drew interest from other clubs, including the Angels, Orioles and Phillies.

The Blue Jays' bullpen will look considerably different in 2012, with newcomers Cordero, Jason Frasor, Sergio Santos and Darren Oliver joining holdovers Carlos Villanueva, Luis Perez, Jesse Litsch and Casey Janssen.

my source in mlbtraderumours.com and jays fans whether u don't want to believe it A.A has done some great things for this franchise.

24 Jan 2012 21:28:17
Tigers sign Prince Fielder 9 yrs 214 mil

Tigers are now the favorite in the AL

AL East: Yankees (2)
AL Central: Tigers (3)
AL West : Angels (1)
AL Wild Card: Rangers (4)
AL Wild Card: Red Sox (5)

NL East: Phillies (1)
NL Central: Cardinals (3)
NL West: Dbacks (2)
NL Wild Card: Braves (4)
NL Wild Card: Marlins (5)

ALWS: Rangers vs. Red Sox
NLWS: Marlins vs. Braves

ALDS: Angels vs. Rangers
ALDS: Yankees vs. Tigers
NLDS: Phillies vs. Braves
NLDS: Dbacks vs. Cardinals

ALCS: Angels vs. Tigers
NLCS: Phillies vs. Cardinals

WORLD SERIES: Angels vs. Phillies

WINNER: Phillies

You guys dont seem to realize that there are 5 playoff teams in each league

I didn't mean to do that my iPhone does that some times. Also you watch and see how dominant they are this year

@Really they Won't win the WS with one Of the best rotations in baseball, the best hitter in baseball and alsO the return of Morales and Wells boUnce back year also Mathis is gone so our black hole in the lineup is gone.
Get over it Hater the Angels are gonna do it this year.

Is there a reason you randomly capitalize letters? Angels won't win the WS. COUNT ON IT.

Really they Won't win the WS with one Of the best rotations in baseball, the best hitter in baseball and alsO the return of Morales and Wells boUnce back year also Mathis is gone so our black hole in the lineup is gone.
Get over it Hater the Angels are gonna do it this year.

Must be an Angel fan. Angels won't win the WS this year.

AL East: Rays (3)
AL Central: Tigers (2)
AL West : Angels (1)
AL Wild Card: Rangers (4)

NL East: Phillies (1)
NL Central: Reds (3)
NL West: Dbacks (2)
NL Wild Card: Braves (4)

ALDS: Angels vs. Rangers
ALDS: Tigers vs. Rays
NLDS: Phillies vs. Braves
NLDS: Dbacks vs. Reds

ALCS: Angels vs. Tigers
NLCS: Reds vs. Braves

WORLD SERIES: Angels vs. Braves

WINNER: Angels

Al east: yankees (3)
al central: tigers (1)
al west: rangers (2)
al wild card: angels (4)

nl east: phillies (1)
nl central: cardinals (2)
nl west: diamondbacks (3)
nl wild card: marlins (4)

alds:(1) tigers vs (4) angels
alds: (2) rangers vs (3) yankees
nlds: (1) phillies vs (3) diamondbacks (due to phillies cant play wildcard bc wildcard is from their own division)
nlds: (2) cardinals vs (3) diamondbacks

alcs: (1) tigers vs (2) rangers
nlcs: (1) phillies vs (2) cardinals

world series: (1) tigers vs (2) cardinals

winner: (1) tigers

The rangers are the same team even with the addition of darvish cause wilson was good so they void each other

the angels went all in and got 2 of the top 3 free agents and so they will finish higher then the rangers

the tigers are now up there competing as the top team even without martinez

so far heres my playoff look-out:


al east: yankees (3)
al central: tigers (1)
al west: angels (2)
al wild card: rangers (4)

nl east: phillies (1)
nl central: cardinals (2)
nl west: diamondbacks (3)
nl wild card: marlins (4)

alcs: (1) tigers vs (2) angels
nlcs: (3) diamondbacks vs (4) marlins

world series: (1) tigers vs (4) marlins

winner: (1) tigers

You can't just say the Angels are the best because of 2 players. Albert is great and CJ is alright/goodish. He isn't good in the playoffs. Angels haven't played one game and they lost last year by 10 games. I don't think CJ and Albert make them win 10 more. Maybe 7 or so. Rangers were the best team in the AL last year and they got better. Still the best team in the AL.

The Angels haven't been to the playoffs for only two years, Before that they were one of the most dominant teams from 02 to 09.

Angels havent even bee to the playoffs yet tigers r the best and rangers rays and yankees will finish with a better record

Tigers, yankees, angels

I think the yankees are not above them now. it goes angels, tigers, rangers and then yankees

im a major pujols fan but also a fan of the tigers. i read that prince will be the 1b but i rather have that cabrera is 1b and then fielder is dh......but i can deal with cabrera moving to 3b and then the tigers getting a cheap dh. now since they got fielder.....they are going to win the division and more good free agents will come here.....maybe roy oswalt will come to help us out

**thanks for martinez....sorry you got the injury but at the same time you gave the tigers an opening to fill and we got the 2nd best free agents". i wasnt a fan of fielder but now i am....lol

heres the current lineup:

if they move cabrera to 3b=

c= avila
1b= fielder (cabrera)
2b= santiago (raburn)
ss= peralta
3b= cabrera (inge)
lf= raburn (young)
cf= jackson
rf= boesch
dh= young (fielder)

imagine when martinez comes back...oh man would that be lethal. now they found a lethal guy to hit behind cabrera. they can go out and get cepedes now and a 5th starter

cepedes = 4 yrs $35 million
oswalt = 1 yr $6 million

trade for a 2b (a trade for mets murphy by giving them dirks and something else) then we would be set as a team and compete for the #1 team after the angels.

thanks illitch you are the best owner in sports and im glad you are with the tigers cause this wouldnt have happened if you werent there

Angels?? Rangers are. Then Yankees, Angels Tigers.

Angels are still the favorite

24 Jan 2012 19:13:54
jays sign Fielder on a 1 year contract for $20 mil

Angels, Tigers, Rays, Rangers

^^Rangers, Yankees, Tigers, Angels

Tigers, rangers, yankees, angels

9 yrs 214 for detroit. nobody wants to play in toronto lmao

24 Jan 2012 14:39:44
Jays sign brandon morrow 3 year deal 20 mil with a club option for a 4th year.

Source: Me

LOL @ Source: Me


That was pretty funny.

24 Jan 2012 04:17:21
MIN: Francisco Liriano SP

for

NYY: Phil Hughes SP & Ramiro Pena SS

or

MIN: Francisco Lirano SP

for

TOR: Drew Hutchingson SP, A.J Jimenez C & Justin Jackson OF

24 Jan 2012 03:41:50
TEX: Koji Uhera RP

for

TOR: Chad Beck RP & Alan Farina RP

Koji Uhera has a partial trade clause on his contract where he can reject trades to only 6 teams and the Blue Jays were one of the 6 teams. He rejected the trade that would have sent him to Toronto.

24 Jan 2012 03:38:08
Bloue Jays signed 44 year old Omar Vizquel 3B/2B add some depth and leadership!

Heck i wouldve signed him also

yeah hes 44 but he can start in about 1/5 of 162 games (about 32 games) and have about 200 some at bats


hes a great guy to have in the club house cause hesa great guy and hitter


suprised the white sox got rid of him

24 Jan 2012 02:28:57
Jays fans more news about the jays
looks like A.A is really trying to beef up the bull pen.
His next target is Koji Uehera

The Rangers are discussing reliever Koji Uehara with several teams, one of whom are the Blue Jays, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (Twitter link).

Source Ken Rosenthal

24 Jan 2012 01:03:15
More info about Brandon Morrow's extension

The Toronto Blue Jays and Brandon Morrow appear set to avoid arbitration by closing in on a US$20-million, three-year contract extension, according to a source.

The deal, which could be announced as early as Tuesday, includes a $10 million option or a $1 million buyout.

Morrow and the Blue Jays were only $300,000 apart (he asked $4.2 million, the club offered $3.9 million) on a 2012 contract last week when players and clubs exchanged arbitration figures.

It turns out that was a mere formality, as the sides were working toward a longer-term agreement.

The looming signing leaves reliever Casey Janssen as the club's only arbitration player.

GM Alex Anthopoulos's policy is to go to a hearing once numbers are exchanged unless a multi-year deal is worked out.

Source Shi Davidi and sportsnet.ca

23 Jan 2012 20:05:05
Padres get Hamels and Polanco
Phillies get Headley, DeNorfia, Cory Spangenberg, Volquez and prospects

23 Jan 2012 09:07:06
Rangers sign Prince Fielder.....No Joke!!!!

There not going to sign him

23 Jan 2012 00:00:01
There's no vailidity to this rumor but, I could imagine Hanley Ramirez being traded back to Boston for a s**t ton of prospects, and both teams benefiting.

You could be right on this one, after all the Sox trade their shortstops from last year....bring Hanley to REDSOX NATION !

And Boston still miss the playoffs. Lol

22 jan 2012 23:26:15
these are actual rumors and not me thinking of them.......

the tigers are in need of a dh since martinez is 99% sure hes out for the year

with that in mind there has been a few names that have surfaced to be on the tigers radar

(let me remind you this in not my rumors, its actual rumors)

1) johnny damon
(1 yr $3,000,000)

2) derrek lee
(1 yr $4,000,000)

3) vlad guererro
(1 yr $3,000,000)

4) raul ibanez
(1 yr $2,000,000)

5) hideki matsui
(1 yr $2,000,000)

6) jd drew
(1 yr $2,000,000)

7) magglio ordonez
(1 yr $4,000,000)

8) alfonso soriano
(in a trade)

9) marlon byrd
(in a trade)

10) juan pierre
(2 yrs $10,000,000)

11) carlos lee
(in a trade)

12) yeonis cepedes
(5 yrs $45,000,000)

13) manny ramirez
(1 yr $2,000,000)

14) cody ross
(1 yr $3,000,000)

15) prince fielder
(3 yrs $60,000,000)

then my pick for a rumor:
16) pudge rodriguez
(1 yr $2,000,000)

these are actual 15 names (and then one of mine) that have surfaced to be a tigers since the injury of martinez last week


theres a few that i wish was on there but mostly pudge rodriguez who will give us a platoon at dh and a 3rd catcher.....we need that


the fielder one is true...people asked dombrowski if he would consider fielder and he said: we have that in mind and we could offer a contract but not at the level he wants, most likey what he would want per year but not the amount of years

they can sign fielder to a 3 yr $60 million contract

the money is what i believe is what they are worth and what they will get

I agree them or another contender should pursue Bonafacio, He's super versatile and a great table setter. I'd love the Red's to target him but they don't have the resources. Detroit could definately pull it off though

So we can get pierre and cepedes

if these 2 happen

TRADE FOR MURPHY( NYM) OR BONIFACIO (FLA) OR PRADO (ATL)

then heres the lineup

C: AVILA
1B: CABRERA
2B: RABURN/SANTIAGO
SS: PERALTA
3B: INGE (BONIFACIO/PRADO/MURPHY)
LF: PIERRE/BOESCH
CF: JACKSON
RF: CEPEDES
DH: YOUNG

1) CF JACKSON
2) LF BOESCH/PIERRE
3) RF CEPEDES
4) 1B CABRERA
5) DH YOUNG
6) SS PERALTA
7) 3B INGE (BONIFACIO/MURPHY/PRADO)
8) 2B RABURN/SANTIAGO
9) C AVILA

I like the idea of Damon or Pierre. All the run producers are washed up, go with one of these guy because Delmon's gonna have a huge year anyway.

I just want Vladi to get a ring! Idc where he goes! If Tigers win a WS with Vlad I will be stoked for him! He deserves it.

Pudge would be a bad idea. Well past his prime.

Could get Soriano and Garza in the same trade.

22 Jan 2012 06:20:19
Phil Hughes to the Astros for Carlos Lee (and cash).

I think this trade could benefit both teams immensely because Phil Hughes has fallen out of favor in New York, and costs a considerable amount to fill a long-relief role. And he would help solidify an Astros rotation in the process of rebuilding.

And Carlos Lee would provide an adequate alternative to Andrew Jones playing regularly at DH. He would provide about the same power, with a little more on-base capability. (But both are right-handed, so NO PLATOON SUGGESTIONS.)

22 Jan 2012 06:15:03
Marlon Byrd to the Red Sox for a pitching prospect.

Boston will get a top prospect

They will not get Jackson or McNutt. The best they will get is a midlevel prospect or two.

I wonder if people think Epstein is God? He only had one year left on his contract with Boston. When he took over in Boston, most of the team that won the WS was already there.

Red sox want prospects for compensation for theo like jackson, or mcnutt

And to finish the Theo deal

22 Jan 2012 03:21:33
TOR: Felix Hernandez

SEA: Drabek, Arencibia, AA

You would have to add lawrie and more.

Yes because Drabek who right now in his career is 4-8 with a 5.83 ERA and Arencibia though he has power has a career batting average of .213 along with who for king Felix who is much better than Drabek plus the Mariners are set up with Montero who they just got who can hit for average and power so you might want to consider a different trade.

22 Jan 2012 01:45:16
With Scutaro being dealt to the Rockies, the Red Sox now have enough money to sign another starter. Though Boston has been highly rumored to be in discussions with Roy Oswalt, would Edwin Jackson or Gavin Floyd make more sense?

Oswalt would be a definite one year deal, and with the Red Sox having three quality starters are hoping that Bard could fit in nicely as a 4th. If they sign Jackson to a 3-4 year deal, they'd have a set rotation for a good 3 years (on paper of course). Same would be true if they traded for Gavin Floyd. After Oswalt's deal is done (if they do sign him), they are stuck again looking for their fifth stater, possibly a fourth as well if Bard doesn't work out.

Would be good, but I don't think Boston has the money to just spend 15-20 million a year on a guy.

21 Jan 2012 14:57:13
Would you do this trade?

Cincinnati Gets:Eric Young Jr. , Plus one other player

Colorado Gets:Bronson Arroyo

The greatest player ever to wear a phillis jersey is mike schmit.

is pete rose in the hof?

oh thats right he not.

He already won 2 in Cincy. And speaking of Pete, the greatest player to ever wear a Phils jersey calls himself a Red. Case closed.

Im sorry where did pete rose flee to to win a championship in 1980. oh ya PHILLY!

The reds can't trade Bronson Arroyo, because they would have to pay all of the 15 million dollars that is deferred if traded. Plus Bronson will have a good season this year 14 wins and 200 innings pitched.

If Philly's teams were as good as their fans are obnoxious people might worry about em. 75 Reds, GREATEST TEAM EVER, holla back son

I hope Philly budgeted for walkers this season with that old ass line up. Rollins, Utley, and Howrad LMFAO that don't strike fear in nobody.

Q: What do the Cincinnati Reds and lawn furniture have in common?
A: They both fold and end up in the cellar after Labor Day!

Q: What's the difference between a Great American Ballpark hotdog, and a Citizens Bank Park hotdog?
A: You can buy a Citizens Bank Park hotdog in October!

Q: What is a Cincinnati Reds fan's favorite whine?
A: "We can't beat Philadelphia."

Doubt it's a Reds fan, Why the hell would trade Pitching depth for a backup

Its a red fan what do u expect?

Colorado might be trying to trade him to the Mets for Justin Turner.

As for this rumor, it's stupid, why would Colorado want to add an extreme fly-ball pitcher who gave up the most homeruns last year? It wouldn't help them at all.

What if they traded Arroyo and then signed Roy oswalt

The Reds are looking at acquiring another infielder and in a perfect world would love to shed themselves of Arroyo's contract. I just don't think they have enough pitching depth to lose an innings eater like Bronson this year.

21 Jan 2012 00:29:27
Albert Pujols 2005-2011:
ISO .279/.340/.241/.296/.331/.242
BAPIP .316/.292/.317/.340/.299/.277
wOBA .436/.448/.414/.458/.449/.420/.385

All three sabrmetrics-statistics measure a players batting performance more effectively than the simple statistics used in a previous post to show Pujols' regression. First, he failed to show the longterm effects, and only showed the last few seasons, which can lead to unfair trends. And he failed to mention that Pujols dealt with several lasting injuries during the 2011 season.

I--by no means--am proposing that Pujols will continue to be a 8 win player, but I'm simply stating that previous posts explaining how Pujols will somehow regress to a dismal state in a matter of two or three years is absurd.

Cj also won't be pitching in 110 degrees heat for the whole year which can wear on a pitcher

Im not a rangers fan LMFAO. CJ cant pitch in the big games he fades. Everyone saw it during the postseason. Theres a reason why rangers didnt resign him and went after darvish

Texas fans are mad at CJ and think he is bad because he didn't win in the playoffs. Well here's the thing about the Angels. We have Weaver, Haren, and Santana to go along with CJ so I will bet he will do much better in the post season this year knowing he doesn't need to be that guy to get it done.

How did cj wilson pitch in the playoffs? oh thats right he lost in every round and didnt win a playoff game.

yu wins one playoff game and he is better

As a Ranger fan...I wouldn't say the Angels overpaid. They just gave him too many years. Obviously Albert wanted ten but I would give him 5 with a player option, take it or leave it. Adding in the no trade clause and continuing to pay him 250 Million Dollars into his 40's is absurd. Just saying. He will be very good for 5 or 6 years then just be good or decent. Still, they got Albert and are going to make LOTS of money off of him with revenue.

Until Darvish proves everyone wrong im with Wilson he only took the Rangers to the world series twice just like Pujols soo yea im saying Angels over Rangers

And even if you consider the contract an "overpay" for the tailend years of Pujols' career, the Angels get 10 years of a premier player, who might be considered one of the top hitters to ever play the game. So paying a little extra is worth while, no?

Nice vocabulary, I never knew Pujols could be described as "declining" so many times without any substantial evidence to support it.

Of course he's not going to be a 6 win player for the contract's entirety. The Angels are hoping for him to produce at a high level for the next few years, and bring a championship, anything else is a bonus.

Im just saying the angels way overpaid for a guy who is declining

I see you're the same one who posted that earlier. I clearly stated that you used very simple statistics that are often misleading, which is why I chose to use several sabrmetric statistics to show Pujols' actual worth over the last few years. I never stated that Pujols was going to maintain that value (in fact I stated that he wouldn't maintain it). I simply said, that his regression won't be as dramatic as you keep saying.

For all angel fans who think the angels are the best team now with pujols

year avg/ obp/ slg/ ops
2008 .357/ .462/ .653/ 1.115
2009 .327/ .443/ .658/ 1.101
2010 .312/ .414/ .596/ 1.010
2011 .299/ .366/ .541/ .907

as you can see by the stats his average, on base percentage, slugging percentage, and ops have all been declining since 2008. so the angels are getting is bad years but paying him for good years.

rangers still have a better lineup and they also upgraded their rotation by getting rid of overrated cj wilson and getting yu darvish

For people who think he will continue to hit like he did in st.louis is absurd. he is 31 and been declining since 2008 but the angels are paying him for .300 ba, 35 hr and 100 rbis but he wont produce that due to him declining.

20 Jan 2012 23:32:39
miami Transactions:

sign prince fielder

trade

miami: Adam Jones

baltimore: gaby sanchez

If Baltimore rejected Jurrjians and Prado for him why would they take sanchez...

Adam jones is worth more then gaby sanchez who is average at best

Take the force trades and ignore budget off mlb the show.
this isn't a video game

20 jan 2012 06:18:50
and if that trade aint good a nuff to land andrew micuchan throw in danny worth or clete thomas

Cutch isn't going anywhere. We are almost where we need to be in terms of a true contender. You've seen peeks of it last season, but this could be the year they finally break through. We've got a slurry of young arms, a great outfield (Mccutchen, Tabata, Presley) A decent infield (Alvarez, Barmes, Walker, and G. Jones/Casey McGee) and Rod Barajas catching. Don't forget "the hammer" to close games. Buccos 2012! before the world ends lol

It. Would take more than that. Besides pirates are in rebuild moder constantly and will not part with one of the main parts of there future

20 Jan 2012 06:08:00
tigers pirites
tigers get andrew micuthen and mid level prospect
pirites get austin jackson andy oliver below and dirks

20 Jan 2012 03:44:22
ANA: Kendry Morales 1B

for

TOR: Carlos Villanueva RP & Luis Perez LP

I know it's LAA buut i just dis'like the name Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim soo i just stay with Anaheim Angels & why wont they need to trade him? and ANAHEIM needs bullpen help

Angels have 3 first basemen going to have to trade one of them eventually

First off its LAA. Second off the Angels aren't trading Morales. Maybe later but I hope not

20 Jan 2012 03:36:59
NYY: Freddy Garcia SP & Austin Romine C

for

TOR: Kyle Drabek & A.J Jimenez C

Sure you can keep Drabek or can go after a guy like Garza

Why not just keep their starter?

Just think about it though! the Blue Jays will have a surplus of MLB ready catchers and they can use it to their advantge and trade for maybe a starter!

Why would the jays do that they have one of the best catching prospects in AAA and we have JP on the jays rethink the trade

20 Jan 2012 02:45:35
Cubs still in on Fielder I was told today. Talking 6 years with opt out clause after 3 years @ 150M.

Lol in your dreams. You don't know any cubs executives.

Why would I want to tell him? Im young. I don't know him either. But go ahead make fun of us Cub fans. That's okay.

"I'm a close friend to one top Cubs exec."
LMAO. If you were that then you would be telling Buster Olney, not mlb-trade-rumors.com....Keep dreaming. Cubs suck anyways!! Have fun being a Cubs fan and losing for another century!!

I'm a close friend to one top Cubs exec.

Where's this "inside info" come from?

Well I guess we will all just fond out over the next few days.

He's obviously an insider, I mean he's posting on this site(;

And bleacherreport is a joke. That's about the least informed website on the web

Why do people on here think they are MLB insiders? Lol you're just a goob sitting behind a computer on twitter and bleacherreport.

This is a deal in the works

20 Jan 2012 01:58:06
come on jays just sign fielder already u already said there was a deal in place

Jays fan disagree? LOL Doesn't Fielder want to win. The only chance he has at winning is with the Rangers. Jays won't even take him to the playoffs, same with Nationals. Jays organization is content with being a middle of the pack team. Rangers organization actually makes strides to make their team and franchise better.

He's going to be a Ranger or a National.

19 Jan 2012 16:42:52
Yanks and Cubs swap problems. Yankees send AJ to Cubs for Soriano and Dillon Maples + Cash.

I say just Soriano and cash nothing more if the Yankees want a deal they have to do this deal or I wouldn't do it. That is if I were Theo!

Gr8 trade for both sides

19 Jan 2012 15:38:33
Nationals sign Fielder
trade Morse to Seatle for pitching prospects.

I think this would work because if the Nats signed Fielder Morse could be expendable and Seatle could use a better 1st baseman, and seem to have lots of pitching prospects.What do you think?

Morse would play left field, making laroche expendable

I realize the nats have Laroche, but they are rumored to still be interested in Fielder so he can't mean that much to him

What a bout Adam LaRoche?

19 Jan 2012 12:59:02
Redsox and athletics
A's send Kurt suzuki
Redsox send Ryan kalish and desclosed prospect

What are you on?

Poor red sox fan

While I understand oakland seems to be gettinng rid of their veterans it seems like they should target somewhere that needs a catcher. Maybe as a back up in minnesota. The Red Sox definitely won't go for it

19 Jan 2012 02:31:52
JAMIE MOYER SIGNED A MINOR LEAGUE CONTRACT WITH AN INVITATION TO SPRING TRAINING

BUT HE WILL BE AT THE RIPE AGE OF 49....WAY TO GO MOYER

i like moyer cause hes not a pussy like most athletes now adays....like sidney crosby for the NHL

he got tommy john surgery this past year and he still gets a contract when younger guys like jeremy bonderman is not in baseball or brandon webb hasnt pitched much in 3 years or johan santana.....MOYER IS A WORKHORSE


hope he makes the majors and gets a complete game or a perfect game...LOL

Webb and Santana both had should surgery which is not tommy john (no duh).

This is great go moyer

I agree its nice to see moyer still pitching even at 49.

18 Jan 2012 23:14:47
Tigers sign Prince Fielder to a 1 yr deal worth $18 million

Yeah Cecil played for the Tigers but I don't think that matters to Prince.

Didnt his dad or some one play for the tigers because ive heard storys about when prince was 12 his dad would give him batting practice at the old tiger stadiam and he was hitting boms

No he's from ontario california, not Michigan or canada

Feilder is from michigan right

It would have to be 19 million like cabrara

He Wants something over at least 10 years

18 Jan 2012 22:30:23
Yankees: Phil Hughes SP & Austin Romine C

for

Royals: Billy Butler DH, Salvador Perez & Nathan Adcock RP

18 Jan 2012 20:17:15
For all angel fans who think the angels are the best team now with pujols

year avg/ obp/ slg/ ops
2008 .357/ .462/ .653/ 1.115
2009 .327/ .443/ .658/ 1.101
2010 .312/ .414/ .596/ 1.010
2011 .299/ .366/ .541/ .907

as you can see by the stats his average, on base percentage, slugging percentage, and ops have all been declining since 2008. so the angels are getting is bad years but paying him for good years.

I don't even think the Angels will win one World Series with this team. The Rangers are still better. They have the best line up in all of baseball and (Possibly?) could still sign Prince Fielder. Their rotation isn't that bad. They had the 7th best ERA last year and finally got rid of the overrated, non playoff pitching pitcher CJ Wilson. Still better than Angels. I say Rangers win division by 6 games.

3 world series in the next 10 years. lmao

the american league has alot of good teams in rangers, tigers, red sox, yankees, rays.

Being in the same division as Texas is gonna make that tough. If Trout is as good as advertised they will be perineal contenders, if he busts then tat lineup is really weak

So here's the question: would you trade a 10 yr. $250 million contract for 3 plus world series championships? That is essentially the position that the Angels are currently in. With the pitching they have, plus a solid bullpen, and obviously a dangerous offense, they really have a good chance of winning multiple championships while Pujols is still in his prime. He will start downhill at some point in the contract; but by then, it could just be worth it for the city of Los Angeles an the Angels franchise...worth it enough that they won't mind paying that 25 mil/year for the past couple of seasons

We will see in 5 years how pujols is. im betting in 2017 he will hit .270 23 home runs 67 rbis

I dont think he will get in the Top 5 MVP for 10 years. He will get that for Majority of his contract though. Also just to let you guys know. Albert isn't like every other player who is good for a half his career. Albert Pujols is a Once in a generation player. You can make an arguement that he is better than Babe Ruth and I actually think that. He is playing in a time in baseball where hitting has gotten alot harder because of much better pitching. And also now every ethnicity is able to play now. When Ruth played, it was only white people. I bet if Ruth had to face people of all races, he would of had a problem and you probably had the same decline. So honestly Pujols will be unvelievable here in SoCal and anyone who thinks he is just gonna suck is just Mad that he took the money and left. Honestly ask yourself. If you were put in the same situation as Pujols. Would you take less and stay in St. Louis Missouri Or would you take much more money and go to Anaheim California. If you dont know what else is in Anaheim, Disneyland is there and I have a feeling his son kinda pushed for that . So GO ANGELS!!!!!!!!!!

If you think pujosl will finish in the top 5 for mvp for the next 10 years you must be smoking something

1. he has no opt out

2. he is only going to get worse. so he may finish top 5 in 2012, then top 10 in 2013 but soon will not hit or do anything.

sorry to burst your bubble angles fan

Listen I am an Angel Fan. We Angel fans dont care how much he is getting paid. We are just happy he is here. Also if his declining years make him in the top 5 for MVP each year then I am fine with that

I'd be willing to bet he has an opt out somewhere around year four.

Yea. for the first 5 or 6 years pujols will prob be worth his salary but the last 4 years he will be a burden

Wow. Never knew that until you actually post the stats. Very true. And they are paying him for TEN years. How stupid. He will be good for 5 maybe 6 years then be on a rapid decline while still making 25 million a year...

18 jan 2012 12:18:03
so far i give the tigers a (c) for the offseason cause they really didnt do much but now they will have to with that injury to martinez


any injury to any player is bad but it would be worse for the tigers if it was cabrera


anywho..........

they went into arbitration with 5 players and signed all 5 to a contract

delmon young: ($6,750,000)
rick porcello: ($3,100,000)
phil coke: ($1,100,000)
max scherzer: ($3,750,000)
don kelly: ($900,000)

i happen to agree with all 5 deals cause its small but worth what the player deserves
---------------------------------


then they traded rp ryan perry to nationals for rp collin ballester

this trade was a bit of a shock to me cause i like perry but he was out of control in the last year and a half
---------------------------------
then they signed:

-rp octavio dotel
-c gerald laird

resigned:
-if ramon santiago

excerised option:
rp jose valverde

signed to minor league deals:

rp chris bootcheck
of niuman romero
of matt young
of eric patterson
if argenis diaz
if audy ciracio
rp roman garcia
of jerad head
rp quentin berry
ro darin downs


these are 10 names....only matt young. eric patterson, audy ciracio, argenis diaz and jerad head im familiar with

but out of the names for minor league deals....eric patterson is the biggest name cause now they would need an outfielder which most likely one of the outfielder (other then jackson) will be dh unless they sign a big name for that dh spot


so in my book the tigers get a grade of: c

Without the VMart injury I would give them a solid B. They didn't bring in a big name but they didn't need to. Sometimes staying pat is the best move.

18 Jan 2012 12:03:28
SHOULD THE TIGERS CONSIDER RESIGNING MAGGLIO ORDONEZ TO A 1 YR $3 MILLION DEAL???

for less then $5 million i would but higher then that....NO

18 jan 2012 09:53:39
which trio is best in los angeles?

angels:
j. weaver, c.wilson, a. pujols

dodgers:
c. kershaw, a. ethier, m. kemp

clippers:
b.griffin, c. paul, c.butler

lakers:
k. bryant, p. gasol, a. bynum


heres my rankings of the 4

1) angels
2) clippers
3) dodgers
4) lakers


los angeles sports gained huge in the past 6 months by getting:

pujols, wilson, paul and possibly dwight howard

Angels
lakers
clippers
dodgers

Who cares. The only team in LA that will do anything in the next 5 years is the Lakers when they get another star player. We all know where CP3 WANTS to be. He said in his press conference "Its great to be on a team where the franchise has so much history" LOL I think he was still dreaming of being a Laker...

I live in LA and I am a Huge Angels Fan. Wilson isn't our third best player. It goes Pujols, Weaver, Morales. If he returns to normalcy if not it would be eitherHarn or Hunter.
The ranking would be
Angels
Clippers
Dodgers
Lakers
GO ANGELS!!!!

Kershaw >>> weaver
kemp = pujols now
kemp >>> pujols future. (pujols has been declining since 2008 check his ba, ob, slg,ops)

wilson= ethier (hard to compare seeing one is a pitcher and one is a hitter)

my 4.

1. dodgers
2. lakers
3. angels
4. clippers

Philly

18 Jan 2012 05:20:02
tigers royals
tigers get billy butler
royals get ryan raburn david pauley andy oliver and mid level minor league player

Take off oliver i guess

Im a desperet tigers fan

Butler aint that good to give up that much

18 Jan 2012 05:07:52
tigers mets
tigers get david wright dan murphy
mets get inge oliver pauley dirks and mark shlariths kid
cant spell

Give them oliver then or a mid level prospect

Its a good trade...id do it in a heartbeat but you might have to add 1 more prospect

well i mispell all the time but his name is

DANIEL SCHLERETH

17 Jan 2012 23:04:16
ATL: Jair Jurrjens SP

for

TOR: Carlos Perez C & Luis Perez RP

17 jan 2012 22:49:10
a few trades the tigers need to look at to fill in for the recently injured victor martinez

there are a few things they can look at doing to fix that problem

1) trade for votto (cin)
2) trade for wright (nym)
3) trade for prado & jurrjens (atl)
4) trade for soriano & garza (chc)
5) trade for young (tex)

1) sign damon (1 yr $3 million)
2) sign guerrero (1 yr $3 million)
3) sign cepedes (5 yrs $45 million)
4) sign pena (2 yrs $15 million)
5) whatever else
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heres a trade with det and tex

det gets:
if young
cash

tex gets:
rp pauley

this is in a magazine and they state that this would work cause the rangers would have room in the salary cap to get darvish and they get an extra bullpen arm with the possiblity of feliz going to the rotation


with this in mind

If they get fielder then this is their team

C: NAPOLI
1B: MORELAND
2B: KINSLER
SS: ANDRUS
3B: BELTRE
LF: HAMILTON
CF: GENTRY
RF: CRUZ
DH: FIELDER

the only chance the put him in the field is to sit moreland and moreland is an up and coming star and the rangers like moreland more then young.....a fact that its true is that young shouldve been the 2B but kinsler came, then 3B but they went and signed beltre, then 1B but they rather have moreland there and so they put him at the DH when young wants to play in the field....he said many times (hence him wanting to be traded) that he wants to be in the field and now since VICTOR MARTINEZ IS HURT then the tigers can trade for him for practically nothing and they wont have enough money to get fielder so if they do end up getting him they would have to trade young this offseason or keep him and risk losing hamilton next year....9/10 people would rather want hamilton

SO IF THEY GET FIELDER WHICH I GIVE IT A 15% CHANCE....THEY HAVE NO NEED FOR YOUNG CAUSE HES GETTING UP IN AGE AND HES GETTING LITTLE OVER $30 MILLION FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS OF HIS CONTRACT....SO THEY CAN USE THAT TO GET FIELDER


BUT MORELAND IS 25 AND A UP AND COMING STAR

YOUNG IS ALMOST 10 YEARS OLDER THEN MORELAND AND USUALLY WHEN A PLAYER HAS DONE SO WELL HIS ENTIRE CAREER AND WHEN HE REACHES 35...HE STARTS TO GO DOWN


THEY CANT AND WONT GET FIELDER AND KEEP YOUNG TOO ALONG WITH HAMILTON BECOMING A FREE AGENT NEXT YEAR

Young is a dh/3b/1b

even if the ranges got prince. young could play dh and play 3b/1b when beltre or prince needs a rest

^^

WELL NOONE THOUGHT OF MIGUEL CABRERA COMING TO THE TIGERS BUT YET IT HAPPENED


votto most likely not but i added him cause hes been in rumors and now since martinez is hurt....they need a good player for DH and thats where cabera goes....then i had wright cause hes always been in tigers rumors of the last 3 or so years and tigers have had trades with the mets during dombrowskis tenure as tigers GM.....then i had prado and jurrjens cause they are supposively being traded as a package and that cures a rotation spot and 2B OR 3B problem that we have.....the soriano and garza maybe not but garza maybe but just added soriano cause he can be the DH......then i had young cause everyone has young going to the tigers if he gets traded and they can trade pauley for young cause the rangers would have more flexibility in the salary cap when young gets traded cause they get rid of a guy thats due $30 some million over the next 2 years while pauley will be at most $5 million for them 2 years and that gives them $25 million to use to get darvish



FORGOT TO ADD POLANCO.....HE CAN BE OUR 2B WHILE RABURN IS IN THE OUTFIELD AND BOESCH OR YOUNG IS THE DH

But if they get fielder...then they wont need young do they???

the tigers looked at young years ago, before this year they looked at him

if he gets traded, it be the tigers as the leading team to get him

Okay the first 5 players have no chance of coming to the Tigers at all haha. Come on man Votto really. The Reds are going for it this year so he is blocked

Rangers wont trade young for a bullpen pitcher. rangers are contending not rebuilding

17 Jan 2012 22:06:30
The Red Sox are rumored to be interested in Roy Oswalt's services. If they were to sign him, what would be a good deal, $6M?

Rotation:
Lester
Beckett
Buchholz
Bard
Oswalt

Wont matter either way there be a bad team...there never be better than the Yankees and Rays.

17 Jan 2012 21:54:22
Victor Martinez injures knee. Out for 2012 Season.

Tigers were already rumored to be interested in Garza from the Cubs.

Possible trade #1= Soriano, ca$h relief, and Garza

Possible trade #2= Byrd and Garza

Whom would the Cubs get in return for these two deals?

In trade 1 i would do this

tigers get:
sp garza
of soriano

cubs get:
sp oliver
of dirks
3 mid level prospects

17 Jan 2012 18:33:42
yanks and giants trade

yanks get: matt cain

giants get: betances,swisher(after he signs a 3 year contract with the yanks)eduado nuenez,aj burnett(yanks pay 23 of 33 mill left)brackman

***yanks sign cespedes thats y they trade swish

yanks rotation
cc
pineda
cain
nova
kuroda

line up****
jeter
granderson
teixeria
arod
cano
butler
cedspedes
gardner
martin

giants rotation
lincicum
betances
aj burnett
vogelsong
bumgarner

giants lineup****
sanchez
nunez
sandavol
buster posey
swisher
melky
huff
pagan

***yanks also trade phil huges too royals for billy butler***

i think this trade works well for both teams cause it give sanfran a great young ss in nuenez and great young pitcher in betenes and yanks get there ace


tell me wat u think

Not gonna happen, and no way betances and Burnett pitch in front of bumgarner and volgeson(w.e) his name is lol.

No way the Yankees the best team in baseball give up that much for a soon to be free agent. Also they have room right now 4 Cespedes at DH and can fill in at OF when Swisher/Granderson/Gardner need a day off.

Cedspedes says the Yankees aren't interested.

To bad hes not

Well Brackman's a Red now

17 Jan 2012 06:50:29
Giants trade Barry Zito to Yankees for AJ Burnette

Way to good for Giants.....Yankees would never do this.

Since martinez is hurt now......i wonder what the tigers will do

trade for votto
trade for wright
trade for soriano & garza
trade for prado & jurrjens
sign fielder
sign cepedes & vlad guererro

dont know cause this came out of nowhere and i have no clue what they can do at that part


but i have a feeling they will sign damon but i dont want that...we need a power bat who dont strike out that much

Zito bad contract just shows why players shouldnt get 7+ years.

There's no way the Yankees do this, Barry zito has two years left with a club option

2012-19Million
2013-20Million
2014-18Million Club Option with a 7Million Buyout.

I don't see the yankees trading Burnett with 33Mill on his contract for someone who they are going to have to pay 46Million in two years. Might as well keep Aj

This is actually good but the yankees might have to give up a little more in return

17 Jan 2012 03:24:10
the reds signed ryan ludwick to a 1year deal

16 Jan 2012 20:31:28
2012 Cincinnati Reds

Line Up:
2B Brandon Phillips
SS Zack Cozart
1B Joey Votto
3B Scott Rolen
RF Jay Bruce
CF Drew Stubbs
LF Chris Heisey
C Ryan Hanigan

Bench:
Devin Mesoraco
Todd Frazier
Miguel Cairo
Juan Francisco
Paul Janish or Chris Valaika

Starting Rotation:
Johnny Cueto
Matt Latos
Mike Leake
Bronson Arroyo
Homer Bailey

Bullpen:
Ryan Madson
Sean Marshall
Bill Bray
Logan Ondrusek
Nick Masset
Sam Lecure
Aroldis Chapman
Jose Arredondo ( If Chapman becomes starter and begins in AAA)

I am hoping the reds sign jeff keppinger

Now Ludwick platooning with Heisey and now look for Keppiger or Theriot to sign

Add Ryan Ludwick to play left field.

I think Mes will get the starting job and Hannigan will play every 5th day, catching Bronson.

16 Jan 2012 06:47:43
if tim lincecum doesnt sign an extension with the giants, what teams do you think he could land? in my opinion i say his hometown seattle because they have young peices to give the giants unlike most teams in the mlb and he and felix would makeup a great rotation if hultzen comes in the mlb a little early? tell me were think he could go.

If it was any team it would be the Blue Jays. All the young prospects in their system could get them almost any touchable pitcher in the league. Also the Blue Jays are always looking for improvements on their rotation so yeaaah.

Hamels is gonna stay in philly so i would not bank on the dodgers signing him. I doubt the phills would put themselves in teh situation were they were unable to sign their own talent

Then the angels can afford him. i didnt know hunter was a free agent next year. my bad

Well Hunter is a free agent next offseason and that is 18.5 million right there. So the Angels could afford him

Even with santana being a free agent they wont be able to afford timmy who will demand 20 mil

Both the LA teams will have interest in him. The Dodgers more so because of new Ownership but as for the Angels, well Ervin Satana will be a free agent that same year so think of that Rotation

**ANGELS ROTATION
Jered Weaver
Tim Lincicum
Dan Haren
CJ Wilson
Garrett Richards
That is insane

**DODGERS ROTATION
Clayton Kershaw
Tim Lincicum
Chad Billingsley
Aaron Harang
Chris Capuano
Also Very Good

Though for the Dodgers I dont think they will go after Lincicum. I feel as though they will sign Cole Hamels instead and as for the Angels. Well I don't think we will be spending for a while haha

If he gets moved you'll see teams lining up to go after him. LA(n)'s TV deal and ownership will be in place so if I had to guess thats what I'd go with.

16 Jan 2012 05:33:19
THREE TRADES THAT SHOULD HAPPEN

Trade 1. CUBS and ORIOLES

**Orioles Get
Alfonso Soriano plus most of his contract

**Cubs Get
Joe Mahoney
Dan Klein

Trade 2. ANGELS and ROYALS

**Royals Get
Bobby Abreu plus 6 million Dollars

**Angels Get
Kelvin Herrera
Cheslor Cuthbert

Trade 3. YANKEES and NATIONALS

**Nationals Get
AJ Burnett plus most of his contract

**Yankees get
Steve Lombardozzi
Rick Hague

16 Jan 2012 02:55:57
joel pineiro is officially signed with the phillies to a minor league contract and jarrod saltamacchia is officially resined with red sox
sources: rds.ca

15 Jan 2012 23:26:08
yankees and cubs


yankees get matt garza

cubs get betances,swisher and aj burnett(yankees pay 20 of the 33 million left on his contract)

Its another desperate cub fan.

NO WAY YANKKES DO THIS! Get over it yankee hater!

15 Jan 2012 23:04:45
yankees and royals trade

yankees get billy butler too fill dh role after montero is traded

and royals get phil hughes and gary sanchez

Royals dont need a catching prospect but nunez could be solid at 2nd

Gary is gonna be a good player so not a good deal. Phil and a different prospect will get it done.

I think the Yankees can get him for Aj burbbett(with 22million payed off), Eduardo Nunez and another prospect.

Switch sanchez with eduardo nunez and i think you got a good deal both ways

Montero is in seattle now dude for pineda

15 Jan 2012 21:38:38
Bartolo Colon officialy signed with the Oakland Athletics for 1 year and the Blue Jays officially resigned Colby Rasmus to a 1 year deal...

sources rds.ca

15 Jan 2012 19:38:33
Brad Lidge signs with Atletics and become their closer...

I say yes to athleticks cause they need a closer but astros too

15 Jan 2012 18:35:25
Rays sign D-Lee. Go vet. and he'll play Firstbase well and hit them 280 Avg. 20 hrs 25 doubles and 80 to 90 RBIs. He won't cost more than 7.5M on a one year deal.

15 Jan 2012 17:25:34
Bartolo Colon has signed. Though, we don't quite know who he signed with yet. It isn't the Diamondbacks or the Yankees. It is probably the Oakland Athletics. Does Colon make sense for the A's? Could you think of any other teams besides the A's it could be? Red Sox? Phillies? Mets? Cubs? Indians? Royals? Please reply below to give ur opinion(s)

I say astros or mets

Who cares... It better not be the Cubs though!

15 Jan 2012 14:21:54
Cubs get: Wandy Rodriguez
Chris Johnson


Astros get: James McDonald
Aramis Ramirez

This trade makes a lot of sense....trade 2 players that aren't even on your team. if you can pull this off, then God bless you!

James McDonald is with Pittsburgh too

It is people like that, that make me want to post this... GO CUBBIES! If there is anybody that can trade a player that is not on their team, it is Theo...

Aramis Ramirez signed with the Brewers

Someone still in 2010 offseason lol smh

How can the cubs trade aramis rameriz when he plays for the brewers

lmao desperate cub fans da

15 Jan 2012 02:40:05
yankees sign fielder for 1b and put Teixeira at DH or yankees sign Fielder and put him at DH... Yankees got all the money in the world!

Nice try

There technicaly is a cap but you just have to pay luxury tax when you exceed it. They can sign whoever they want.

Hhah "salary cap". hhhahahhahah. this is baseball

Trading Adam Lind & Eric Thames OF for Alfonso Soriano LF

Blue jays will be signing fielder for 6 years 122 million and sending Lind to left field

Yeah they may have all the money in the world but there is a SALARY CAP and they would exceed it

Why would you put teixeira at DH?! he's 1000x a better fielder than fielder. no pun intended.

I agree bud

15 Jan 2012 01:42:54
the reds sign

1. ryan theriot
2. rick ankiel

Now the infielder will be Theriot or Keppinger.

If the reds get ludwick they need a infielder to

I think they'll go after Ludwick but if he can't be had they'll sign Ankiel

The reds gm said that they were going to try to have everything finished bye end of the week

15 Jan 2012 01:39:04
Garza to the blue jays for hecivaria,perez,sanchez,thames.

O.K enough of these stupid Cub fans.If Garza is as good as you think he is somebody would have dealt for him already. He is at best a soild #2 starter. That is worth 2 top 10 prospects or 1 prospect and 1 mlb player. That's all

14 Jan 2012 21:36:49
Phillies get: Adrian Gonzalez
Kevin Youkilis


Red Sox get: Ryan Howard
Placido Polanco

just made this trade up lol

So basically it's Howard for Gonzalez and Polly for Youkilis? Not gunna happen bud. Sorry it just won't. Nobody wants Polanco. The phillies dont even want him!

Your last sentence was stating the obvious.

Stop using polanco in every trade u use. nobody wants him

Did you have to say you made it up? Nobody with a single brain cell would have thought you didnt.

14 Jan 2012 16:24:21
Cubs send Soriano (35M) and Garza to the Blue Jays. Who do the Jays send back to Chicago? I would think at least 4 or 5 players with three top ten prospects from the jays and a couple MLB ready pitchers and OF.

No DA top three from the Jays

I think Eric Thames OF, Adeiny Hechavarria SS, Carlos Perez C, Luis Perez P & Joel Cerreno P

For what? a 2nd or 3rd pitcher and an overpaid bum. get real

Three top ten prospects. NO FARM HAS THAT!!!

14 Jan 2012 01:05:48
Sea: Jesus Montero
Nyy: Michael Penida.

The Reds used 10 starters this year. A couple were due to injury but they cosistantlly used 6 to limit innings.

Ummmmm yeah you can platoon 2 starters

Its not like in the outfield with 4 outfielders

i dont know which team but there was a team or a few teams that had a 6 man rotation

THEY DID IT BY GIVING THE 1ST 4 STARTERS A REGULAR PITCHING SCHEDUAL...AND THE LAST 2 STARTERS WOULD PITCH EVERY OTHER GAME....its possible and its been done for years

SO DONT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE SAYING ABOUT THAT BUD

cause heres how many games they pitch:

SP 1) 33 GAMES
SP 2) 33 GAMES
SP 3) 32 GAMES
SP 4) 32 GAMES
SP 5) 32 GAMES

but they can have 2 pitchers split the 32 games in the SP 5 spot and pitch 16 games each

ITS BEEN DONE AND IT WILL CONINUE TO BE THERE

You don't platoon starters

Montero is a huge price but I doubt they'll regret it. Pineda is a stud and we've seen this offseason you really have ro give something up for quality pitching.

I only agreed cause it is an actual trade but this is stupid on the yankees part....they couldve got somone better for montero

but they also signed kuroda


1) sabathia
2) nova
3) kuroda
4) pineda
5) burnett/hughes/garcia

the yankees will trade burnett and keep huhges and garcia in a platoon 5th starter

you can platoon 2 sp by having a 6 man rotation

starters 1-4 pitch on a regular schedual
starter 5 & 6 pitch every other game

And nyy signs Kuroda

13 Jan 2012 18:30:45
T.B: B.J Upton

for

Was: Tyler Clippard, Enury Perez OF & Rafael Martin P

Nope. Clippard is better than B.J Upton dude.

That makes some since also If Washington signs Prince, I could see them work a deal with Morse. Upton would fill the OF up and 1st would be taken. If Morse becomes available I could see Wash, Cubs, Cin, San Fran,Tor, and Seatle all pushing for him.

12 Jan 2012 20:33:35
miami rumors:

miami sign prince fielder and cespedes

trade
miami: bj upton
tampa bay: gaby sanchez

lineup:
c buck
1b fielder
2b infante/ bonifacio
3b ramirez
ss reyes
lf morrison
cf cespedes
rf stanton

rotation:
1 jhonson
2 buehrle
3 sanchez
4 nolasco
5 zambrano

So you would trade for upton but then not put him in the lineup? brilliant!

Andrew Friedman would laugh his head off if he saw this post

11 Jan 2012 22:17:33
Phillies trade Brown, Polanco, and some top prospects for David Wright

WELL IN ORDER TO AFFORD WRIGHT WHEN HE GETS A HUUUUUGE RAISE IN SALARY....THEY WOULD HAVE TO GET RID OF EITHER UTLER OR HOWARD OR LEE

they wont do that

I wish

11 Jan 2012 22:13:40
david wirght to philly for dominic brown

Need more than just Dom Brown. Maybe Brown and Brody Colvin for David Wright

11 jan 2012 17:46:47
jays:jurgens,prado
braves:thames,perez,sanchez,mcguire

Take out McGuire and Prado

11 Jan 2012 04:58:06
2012 Postseason

NL
1. Phillies
2. D-Backs
3. Brewers
4. Braves
5. Marlins

AL
1. Angels
2. Yankees
3. Detroit
4. Red Sox
5. Rangers

NLCS
Phillies vs D-Backs

ALCS
Yankees vs Angels

WS
Phillies vs Yankees

Winner
Phillies
4-1 over Yankees

It will be philly- angels in WS
winner- hilly 4 2

Ya hard to choose for you jose and pujols just got on new teams

Not Philly, Milauke my bad

Votto won't be traded during this season. If he's moved it will be in the offseason.

BP could be moved if the Reds tank early.

I agree the Cubs will win a WS while Theo is there, but this year is about rebuilding.

I can usually tell which posts are yours and I think you're one of the more knowledgeable posters on this site. I just think predicting the Cubs as a wildcard team is huge stretch.

Besides the Reds, you have them having a better record than Phil, Washington, Atl, and San Fran. Theo's a genious and the Cubs will be great but just not this year.

Im not a cubs fan but they will do good

i hope they end the ws drought during epsteins tenure and i know it will happen

i said for the extra wild card team that plays a 1 game play-in....game....will be cubs cause you never know what epstein will do before the start of the playoffs

NOON KNEW THE INDIANS WOULD DO GOOD LIKE THEY DID....BUT THE TIGERS DID BETTER


the cubs have a better chance to the playoffs then the reds right now cause i feel either phillips or votto will be traded come the end of next season

IM MOSTLY A FAN OF: TIGERS, CARDINALS, ANGELS AND DIAMONDBACKS

Even Theo isn't thinking playoffs. The Cards and Reds are both better offensivelly, defensivelly, and have much better pitching. Keep dreaming Cubs fans.

This Cubs mess is a pipe dream. They're headed in the right direction but are not close. You can't compare them to St. Louis. Yeah Nobody expected a WS but they weren't a suprise playoff team. Pujols, Holliday, Carpenter, and everyone in the know expected Freese and Craig to do well. The only suprise was Berkman.

Cubs can make the playoffs einstein

if they have that extra playoff team which will play in a game with another play in playoff team.....the winner faces the #1 team (which would be the phillies in the nl and angels in the al)

FOR THE AL THE SUPRISE TEAM IS: TOR
FOR THE NL THE SUPRISE TEAM IS: CHC

^ thanks for proving my point....some teams have won with nothing....some teams won with 1-3 good players and the rest were so called players

I SAID THE CUBS WOULD MAKE THE PLAYOFFS AND GO AGAINST THE MARLINS FOR THE PLAY-IN GAME BUT THEY WONT BEAT THE MARLINS

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR...NOONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND EXPECTED THE CARDINALS TO WIN.....BUT THEY DID....WITH SUB-PAR PITCHING AND THEN THEY WERE SO MANY GAMES DOWN WITH LIKE 20 GAMES TO GO BUT THEY ENDED UP CHAMPS

names aint nothing.....you can win with nothing cause every year theres a player that burst out and become a good player

HOW DID NELSON CRUZ BECOME NOTICABLE??? THE HOME RUN DERBY HE WAS IN A FEW YEARS AGO

HOW DID JOSE BAUTISTA BECOME NOTICABLE??? HOW MANY HOMERUNS HES HIT...MAYBE TOOK STERIODS

HOW DID RYAN VOGELSONG BECOME NOTICABLE??? THEY WAY HE TURNED HIS CAREER AROUND AFTER HAVING A MONSTER CAREER (A BAD START)

you dont have to have a good team to win


but the guy that agreed with me....thanks


IVE BEEN WANTING THE CUBS TO GO TO THE PLAYOFFS EVERY YEAR...BUT THEN LOSE TO ANOTHER TEAM

i have a good feeling that the cubs will win a world series in the next 5 years cause thats what epstein did for the redsox....he will do it for the cubs


BUT THE WAY THE MARLINS DID IN THE OFFSEASON....THEY WILL DO BETTER AND MAKE THE PLAYOFFS


THE NL CENTRAL HAS 3 TEAMS MAKING IT (MIL, STL AND CHC) BUT CHC WILL BE IN A PLAY IN GAME AGAINST THE MARLINS AND MARLINS WILL WIN


but look at the phillies....they won when most were shocked that roy halladay was traded to the phillies....i was and they won a few years later....cubs will win eventually but not this year

IF THEY GOT PUJOLS THAN I WOULD HAVE THE CUBS WIN THE WORLD SERIES

^
Yes they are the teams who added the most players but these aren't just any players

The Marlins added = Reyes, Buerhle, Bell, Zambrano Pretty good I must say

But then the ANGELS
Pujols
Wilson
Two players that can easily boost your team dramatically.
Also the Angels got rid of Jeff Mathis and Fernando Rodney and replaced them with Chris Iannetta and Latroy Hawkins. The Angels have improved a TON. Don't be surprised if they win 100 or more games next year.

So the angles and marlins make it to the world series bc they added the most players. st.louis last year only added one player named berkman and they won so how about that

Philies, Braves, Marlins. Read above

What 3 teams?

How do 3 teams from the NL East make the playoffs

The Cubs? Really? Please enlighten me on the Cubs can make the playoffs. They have a solid SS and an average catcher. Every where else they're well under average bordering on pathetic. Aside from Pap the 3 best pitchers to change teams all now wear Reds Uni's. Cardinals are still elite and Miluake has great pitching but the Cubs? Really?

But the new agreement is that they will add another team to the playoffs with a play in game......BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE BEST OF 3 FOR THE WILD CARD SPOT

so should they revise the format of having a best of 3 series for the wild card??


BUT USING THE ACTUAL RULES.....HERES THE PLAYOFFS:

-WILDCARD ROUND
AL:
(4) RANGERS vs (4) RAYS

NL:
(4) MARLINS vs (4) CUBS

-DIVISIONAL SERIES:
AL:
(1) ANGELS vs (4) RANGERS
(2) YANKEES vs (3) TIGERS

NL:
(1) PHILLIES vs (4) MARLINS
(2) CARDINALS vs (3) DIAMONDBACKS


-CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES:
AL: (1) ANGELS vs (3) TIGERS
NL: (2) CARDINALS vs (4) MARLINS


-WORLD SERIES:
(1) ANGELS vs (4) MARLINS


2012 WORLD SERIES CHAMP:

(1) ANGELS


marlins could do good with the offseason they had....so they can go as far as the world series but i dont see them beating the angels if the angels go

IM A TIGERS FAN AND ID LIKE THE TIGERS TO GO BUT I FEEL THE ANGELS WILL GO INSTEAD


but heres who the angels and marlins got in the offseason which proves on why i chose these 2 teams for the world series

LAA:
-C IANNETTA
-1B PUJOLS
-SP WILSON

MIA:
-SS REYES
-SP ZAMBRANO
-SP BUEHRLE
-RP BELL

HARD TO CHOOSE

Um only 4 teams make it....they might add more teams to the playoffs but i dont think that will happen until 2013

but as just 4 teams each

AL:
1) ANGELS
2) YANKEES
3) TIGERS
4) RANGERS

NL:
1) PHILLIES
2) CARDINALS
3) DIAMONDBACKS
4) MARLINS

AL DIVISION: (1) ANGELS vs (3) TIGERS
NL DIVISION: (2) CARDINALS vs (4) MARLINS


WORLD SERIES: (1) ANGELS vs (4) MARLINS


ANGELS WIN IN 6


marlins would do good.....cause of the players theyve added this offseason

the wild card would be up to either the cubs or marlins

Really? Pretty sure the Reds will have something say about that.

ALCS will be Angels Rangers

WS will be Angels Phillies

Angels 4 - 2

11 Jan 2012 04:04:50
Reds to sign Ryan Madson

Disagree? That's straight from Jocketty and Dusty's mouth. They have 2 good loogy's in the pen. No need to waste Chappy there

He's will start. The plan is for him to start out in AAA unless he has a great spring, and then use He and Bailey intermittenley to preserve their arm. No More Pen for Chappy.

And Champman unless reds move him to rotation

Madson, Marshall, Arrendondo, Bray, LeClure, Masset, hands down the best pen in the NL. Plus Cingranni could be called up down the stretch.

10 Jan 2012 12:04:48
i recently read that the tigers are the leading team to get him cause they are working hard to get a deal cause the cubs really like JACOB TURNER and so in that case i would like to put 2 TRADES the tigers can do to help their team

**(#)= tigers prospect rankings
TRADE #1= (CHC-DET)
*DET GETS:
sp garza
$15 million

*CHC GETS:
sp turner (#1)
rp pauley (ML)
of thomas (ML)


TRADE #2= (NYM-DET)
*DET GETS:
if murphy
3b wright

*NYM GETS:
rp crosby (#4)
c brantley (#5)
sp oliver (#6)
3b king (#44)
of dirks (ML)
if worth (ML)


I KNOW IT SEEMS LIKE THEY ARE GIVING UP ALOT...BUT THEY ARE GETTING PLAYERS IN RETURN THAT CAN HELP THEM OUT MORE

SOME OF THE PLAYERS INVOLVED MAY NEVER BE GOOD....LIKE OLIVER WHO IS GREAT IN THE MINORS BUT NOT GOOD IN THE MAJORS....SO RIGHT NOW IS THE TIME TO GET GOOD VETEREN PLAYERS

BY GETTING DAVID WRIGHT FROM THE METS.....(THE METS ARE REBUILDING SO THEY WILL TRADE WRIGHT) THE TIGERS CAN USE CASTELLANOS IN THE OUTFIELD WHEN YOUNG WILL BE GONE....

THE TIGERS HAVE ENOUGH TO GET GARZA, MURPHY AND WRIGHT THRU TRADES AND THEN USE THE REST TO GET CEPEDES


SO HERES THE LINEUP:

1) CF JACKSON
2) RF CEPEDES-BOESCH
3) DH MARTINEZ
4) 1B CABRERA
5) 3B WRIGHT
6) LF YOUNG-BOESCH
7) SS PERALTA
8) C AVILA
9) 2B MURPHY-RABURN

1) VERLANDER
2) GARZA
3) SCHERZER
4) FISTER
5) PORCELLO


SO OVERALL:

-tigers sign of yeonis cepedes
-tigers get sp garza, if murhpy and 3b wright
-tigers trade sp turner, rp pauley, of thomas, c brantley, rp crosby, sp oliver, of dirks, 3b king and if worth


*****IM A TIGERS FAN SO IM NOT PLAYING AROUND BY GETTING A DUMB TRADE FOR NOTHING....THESE ARE TOP PROSPECTS IN THE TIGERS SYSTEM AND EVEN IN ALL OF BASEBALL SO THIS IS NOT A STUPID THING******


BUT THIS SOLVES THE PROBLEMS THE TIGERS HAVE BEEN NEEDED FOR A LONG TIME AND GIVES THEM WINS.....THEY HAVE BEEN RUMORED TO GET GARZA, THEN MURPHY EARLIER THIS YEAR AND WRIGHT FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS


WHAT DO YOU THINK???

Mariners will not trade felix until his final year of his contract if he doesnt sign an extension

Well garza aint that good to be giving your best pitching prospect and hitting prospect

HES NOT THAT GOOD BUT IN ORDER TO GET HIM YOUD HAVE TO TRADE A TOP PROSPECT AND THE CUBS LIKE TURNER AND PAULEY......PLUS EPSTEIN LOVES TURNER


SO I DONT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE SMOKING...LOL.....CAUSE IVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE TIGERS FOR OVER 15 YEARS AND I KNOW A FEW THINGS ABOUT FAIR TRADES......TURNER WILL BE BETTER THEN GARZA SO THAT ALONE IS A GOLDEN PIECE.....THEN GETTING 2 GUYS ALSO THAT ARE YOUNG AND CAN HELP THE TEAM.....THIS IS A GOOD TRADE

THE 2ND ONE YOUD HAVE TO GIVE UP A FEW MORE PROSPECTS CAUSE WRIGHT AND MURPHY....ARE WAYYYYYYYYY BETTER THEN GARZA.....


TO ME.....BOTH TRADES ARE EVEN


IF THE CUBS WANT THE TIGERS TOP PITCHING PROSPECT IN TURNER AND TOP HITTING PROSPECT IN CASTELLANOS....WELL SORRY TO SAY BUT NOOOOOOOO DEAL....CAUSE CASTELLANOS WILL BE IN THE MAJORS NEXT YEAR IN 2013 CAUSE THATS HOW GOOD HE IS.....TURNER IS ONE OF THE TOP IN BASEBALL



FOR JUST GARZA WED HAVE TO TRADE OUR #1 AND #2 PROSPECT????

HELLLLLLLLLL TO THE NO

IF YOU TRADE THEM 2 HIGH PROSPECTS WHO BOTH ARE IN THE TOP 50 IN BASEBALL......WELL YOU SHOULD GET SOMEONE LIKE FELIX HERNANDEZ OR COLE HAMELS OR CLAYTON KERSHAW


imagine felix on the tigers

det gets:
sp hernandez
if ackley

sea gets:
sp turner (#1 prospect for the tigers)
3b king (#44 prospect for the tigers)
of dirks (major league prospect)
c brantley (#5 prospect for the tigers)
if worth (major league prospect)
of thomas (major league prospect)

SO THESE 6 TOP PROPECTS FOR THE TIGERS CAN BRING YOU FELIX HERNANDEZ AND ACKLEY


ACKLEY WILL START AT 2B AND FELIX WOULD BE THE BEST #2 STARTER IN BASEBALL


a reason why this happens....cause felix likes seattle but wants to play on a contending team....and tigers wont want him on the yankees or redsox or even phillies.....so the tigers can swoop in and get him for a quite hefty price

projected 2012...W......L.....k.........era
1) verlander......(20)...(5)..(257)...(2.78)
2) hernandez....(18)...(8)...(242)...(2.96)
3) scherzer......(15)....(9)..(148)...(3.49)
4) fister..........(14)....(6)...(121)...(3.79)
5) porcello.......(15)...(10)..(156)...(4.11)

Would the Tigers even deal Turner, he is gonna be alot better than Garza in the future.

They wont get Garza for that little! Its going to take a best pitcher plus your best 3B prospect plus another top guy and a throw in.

10 Jan 2012 05:50:44
ANGELS BRAVES TRADE

BRAVES GET
(SS)Maicer Izturis
(3B)Kaleb Cowart
(RHP) Bobby Cassevah

ANGELS GET
Jonny Venters

Hear me out. The Braves are interseted in Izzy and Cowart could definitly replace Chipper once he retires. Also Cassevah is a pretty good relief pitcher.
Also Braves fans dont worry you still have Kimbrel as your closer.

Angel Fans, the Angels would have an insanley good bullpen with the addition of Venters. I would still have Walden closing because I feel as though he will be a stud this year. But think about it
9th = Walden(R)
8th = Venters(L)
7th = Downs(L) Hawkins(R)
6th = Takahashi(L)
A much better improvent with him in that bullpen.

10 Jan 2012 00:47:04
Garza to the Tigers for what?

I think the cubs get 4 players from them. But who will they be is the question?

Then they won't get Garza that simple!

To the person that posted for the tigers to give up turner, oliver, castellanos and 2 more prospect

hellll noooo

turner, worth, dirks, below & a low level outfield prospect

would be enough for garza

but i would love for the tigers to get garza....wish it wasnt involving turner (rather have oliver in the trade) but hey i can deal with that

turner can become the next andrew miller.....a top pitching prospect for the tigers to be involved in a big trade but then fizzle later on

but dont consider trading castellanos unless you can get longoria or wright

Works for me! Theo is the man if he makes this deal. But really he's already done so much!

Tigers are going to overpay for a #3 or #4 starter.

I think they will get Turner, Oliver, Castelloes, and maybe even two more young outfielders!

They'll get 4 watch

4?? What makes Cubs fans think Garza is that good?? On a good team He's a #3 at best.

10 Jan 2012 00:43:16
Texas sends Adrian Beltre and top-level position prospect
Phillies send Polanco and Hamels

09 Jan 2012 19:31:32
Angels send Izturis
Phils send Polanco and Blanton

Aybar moves to 3b

Im a phills fan and i agree they both are way overpaid but i would love for you guys to take them off our hands

I am an Angels fan, we dont need Blanton or Palonco. Both cost to much for what they are worth and as u know. The Angels have had a pretty busy offseason

09 Jan 2012 19:26:40
This is response to some comments from below vvvvvv regarding the quality/status of Matt Garza and whether he is a #1, #2 or #3 Starter in MLB.

This is all relative. Garza can be a #1 on a lot of teams and is a #2 on a lot teams. Some teams he would probably just be a #3 and there are no teams that would list him as a #4 or #5.

#1- Cubs, Orioles, DBacks, Braves, White Sox, Blue Jays, Nats (more proven than Strasburg), Indians, Royals, Twins, Pirates, A's, Rangers, Rockies, Padres (15)

#2- Red Sox, Yankees, Rays, Marlins, Mets (if Johan is healthy), Tigers, Astros (behind Wandy?), Cards (maybe #3 depending on Wainwright health), Mariners, Dodgers, Giants (over Cain?) (11)

#3- Phillies, Reds, Brewers, Angels, (4)

So, as you can see, it all depends on the team. I think there are only 15 or so, Starting Pitchers that are better than him at this point in his career vs. the other SPs' careers.

You don't know s**t what was garza's record last season under 500? Exactly... garza has anger issues he won't last 6 innings in AL or NL.

Ok people. I agree a little with some of these but remember it is about perspective.

Garza would not be a #5 on the Phillies! He is a least as good as Hamels who had a good year this year but is still less consistent year to year than Garza. Worley is not better than Garza, maybe some day.

He would be the #1 on the Blue Jays because Romero just had his best season and Garza has already had 3 similar seasons. Once again, at some point Romero would/could be #1 before Garza but not right now.

The Cardinals have a dispute, I said he would be a #2 or #3 and it looks like I am still going with #3 because I am pretty sure Carp's getting older and Wainwright still needs to prove his health. Somewhere in there is still room for him at #3.

Garza would be a #1 on the Nats Right Now because Strasburg hasn't even pitched a whole year. After this year I would put him as #1 though.

As for the Rays, their top 3 pitchers are very similar so I could put him at #2 I guess.

The point remains, PERSPECTIVE.

#2 on the Rays? Shields, Price, Moore

Stratsburg over Garza in a heartbeat. Would Darvish be #4 on his team because everybody else is more proven?

#5 on Phillies
Halladay, Hamels, Lee, Worley, Garza...

He would be a number 4 on the Angels

#4 on cardinals. i will take carp, waino, and garcia before i take garza

He is a #2 on the Jays (Romero) and a #4 on the Phillies (Halladay, Lee, Hamels)

09 Jan 2012 19:24:14
Phils get David Wright
Detroit gets Polanco
Mets get Inge from Detroit and Brown, Worley and prospects from Phils

Phillies giving up a bit to much take back the prospect

I love it

anything to get rid of inge...i love

ben wallace shoots a better free throw % then inge does batting average....thats saying something...lol

08 Jan 2012 23:51:53
Pirates: (1B) Garrett Jones, (C) Michael McKenry, 2 Top 50 Prospects

Rays: (SP) James Shields

Pirated wouldn't take the salary, they're trying to extend McCuttion

I'm saying the Pirates wouldn't trade for anyone. They still aren't in contention yet. THEY NEED BETTER PROSPECTS

Ok ONE top 50 prospect.

Pirates would never do that

08 Jan 2012 22:50:10
Phillies get: Joey Votto
Jay Bruce


Reds get: Ryan Howard
Shane Victorino

You didn't log off of MLB The Show yet.

The reds would be stupid to trade Votto and Bruce for Howard who has went down and Victorno. This will never ever happen come up with something better

08 Jan 2012 22:34:56
A rumor says that if the freak cant sign an extension with the giants that he will ask for a trade and a top team to pick him up is his hometown team Seattle. they could give the giants a package of young players and the mariners would have the best rotation in the MLB
1-Felix Hernandez
2-Tim Lincecum
3-Michael Pineda
4-Jason Vargas
5-Hiashi Iwakuma

If they signed prince fielder and traded for a solid 3rd baseman, don't underestimate them in the Al West. Probably will finish 2nd in the division wont say behind who tho
#LETS GO MARINERS

Nice try Mariners fan but Pineda got traded to Yankees! AND Tim Lincecum will never want to go to a team thats really bad.

Pineda traded to Yankees!

08 Jan 2012 21:55:29
if prince fielder signs with the mariners, they might trade figgins and some prospects and trade for David wright. that would be a really good lineup.
1B-Justin Smoak
2B-Dustin Ackley
3B-David Wright
SS-Brendan Ryan
C-Miguel Olivo
LF- Ichiro Suzuki
RF- Trayvon Robinson
CF- Franklin Gutierrez
DH- Prince Fielder

Rotation:
1- Felix Hernandez
2- Michael Pineda
3- Hisashi Iwakuma
4- Jason Vargas
5- Danny Hultzen (if hes ready)
With a team like this, they will be able to compete in the AL West and and maybe clinch the wild card.
#Mariners All Day

Seattle is prob the 2nd worst sports city to live in...behind cleveland that is.

If Fielder goes to Seattle it would be purely for the money...Who the h*ll wants to be in Seattle.

Any lineup with brendan ryan cant be that good bc ryan cant hit to save his life

It says IF PRINCE FIELDER SIGNS WITH THE MARINERS. Learn to read

Since when did fielder sign in seattle?

08 Jan 2012 18:49:31
Blue Jays get: Kevin Youkilis Jed Lowrie

Red Sox get: Kyle Drabek Brett Lawrie

Even with Lowrie gone, as a SOX fan i would not give up youk for these to guys....come see me after Lawrie gets a year or 2 under his belt

...Lowrie is an astro

Lawrie will not be going anywhere......ever.....like never ever

08 Jan 2012 17:34:40
Athletics get JJ Putz


Diamondbacks get Coco Crisp

Just no. No reason for either club to do this, and it's not even a fair amount for JJ

08 Jan 2012 16:56:21
Ny Yankees get:
Matt Kemp
Hiroki Kuroda
Ted Lilly


La Dodgers get:
Curtis Granderson
A.J. Burnett
Freddy Garcia

Hiroki Kuroda is a Free Agent get it right next time.

Never gonna Happen

08 Jan 2012 14:59:42
Red Sox trade

Red Sox send
1. Drake Britton
2. PTBN/ Cash

Rangers send
1. David Murphy

08 Jan 2012 05:30:40
The Mets are in financial turmoil and are committed to $57 M for Bay, Santana and Wright this season. Both Bay and Santana have full no-trade clauses. Wright is their only true trade chip, and a lot of teams are surely taking notice. One team not being talked about is the Seattle Mariners, who could certainly use the good clubhouse presence of Wright to help their lineup of mostly younger guys as they develop. What about this scenario:

Sea: Figgins 3b-2b
Liddi 3b-Lf
Ruffin RP
NYM: Wright 3b
Turner IF

I think giving Figgins a chance to bat leadoff could benefit him and the Mets, at either bag, Liddi(33 Hr AA and Sea) could play Lf if the Mets could find a taker for the underperforming Bay's salary (Baltimore?) and Ruffin pitched well 18 k's in 17 ip (4.08) between Det and Sea.

That's a solid package(if the M's eat some of Figgins salary) but 3rd is currentlly the least talent filled position in the big so someone will offer much more. If Pineda was worked in somehow NY would have to pull the trigger though

08 Jan 2012 04:02:18
The Angels have just extended Howie Kendrick to a 4 year deal worth about 33.5 Million Dollars
Great deal for both Sides

I hope that sets the Market for BP because the Reds could definatelly swing that. I'm afraid it will do the opposite though since now he's the only big name 2B available(next year)

07 Jan 2012 23:45:56
do u think if the nationals cant land fielder that he could end up signing with the mariners?

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