Rolling MLB 2009 Trades/Transactions/Trade Deadline

i just accidentally typed "lol brian anderson" into my internet search box.

Epstein is doing a very good job of upgrading the Pawtucket team.

geez kotsay's wikipedia already updated

They had Buerhle's no-hitter on "Perfect Games" and "List of No Hitters" within 5 minutes. Freaked me out a little.

i don't get that trade.

for either side.

giants apparently going hard after freddy sanchez

without even looking at the gigantes roster i support them in that.

However, the $8.1-million option for next season that triggers if Sanchez reaches 600 plate appearances this season remains a stumbling block for many teams. It is one of the reasons why San Francisco has backed off, particularly after acquiring first baseman/outfielder Ryan Garko from Cleveland in a trade on Monday night.

Multiple executives say they believe the Pirates have little chance of getting much in return for Sanchez without being willing [to pay] part of the option.

really? 8.1 for freddy sanchez is an issue for sf?

Barry Zito ain't free now is he?

they should murder him

hahahah

buchholz, bowden, and ryan westmoreland offered by sox for halladay.

and rejected.

1:57pm: Yahoo's Gordon Edes reports that the Red Sox offered "at least" Clay Buchholz, Michael Bowden and Ryan Westmoreland to the Blue Jays for Halladay. In my opinion, that is a very strong offer. Edes says the Jays would like to acquire a shortstop since they are "vigorously shopping" Marco Scutaro. That means the Sox might need to get creative.

Edes says Daniel Bard and Casey Kelly "have been declared off-limits by the Red Sox." And while the Dodgers deem Clayton Kershaw untouchable, they've at least discussed internally the possibility of moving Chad Billingsley. Billingsley might be the best name we've heard yet in connection with Halladay, though remember that Edes labeled that an internal discussion.

I do not for a second believe that Buchholz/Bowden/Westmoreland rumor.

for either side.

― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Tuesday, July 28, 2009 3:44 PM (42 minutes ago) Bookmark

CHI got rid of Anderson, gained possible occasional presence of Jamie Kotsay.

xp not agreeing or disagreeing but why?

i wouldn't be surprised if only because i feel like the bosox would really love to trump the sabathia signing.

Cuz they've been declaring Buchholz off-limits for virtually every other deal and I don't buy that they're going to change that for 1.5 years of Halladay.

Although I guess if they are worried that they won't make the playoffs (I have no idea why they'd be worried about that, but whatever) than anything's possible.

really? you have no idea why they'd be worried about that?

tbf if they were worried about that it's a hitter not a pitcher they need to get.

Sure I get they've been in a brief funk for the last week or two, but beating the crap out of the A's and the O's for the next six games'll cure that I'm sure. The chances of them not getting at least the wild card seem pretty slim to me.

it's tough. the two other best teams in the league (and probably baseball) are in their division. it'll be real hard to separate considerably from either one but maybe a good transaction plus some luck will do it.

beating up on the a's and o's is nice but won't mean a gd thing when the rest of the yanks and rays games come up.

I guess, but I think overall the Sox are a better team than either of those too and I'm not sure you mortgage your future to try make sure that you might be SUPER BETTER for the next two months. But whatever the deal doesn't sound like its happening.

will the sox really be mortgaging their future by trading bucholz away?

Well I was including Bard and Westmoreland in that conversation too.

the Giants are in third place in a shitty NL division...

BUT

i can see Sabean thinking getting into a best of 3/best of 5 with a healthy Lince, Cain, RJ/Zito and their surprising defense, they could pull off a 2002 Angels, 2005 White Sox or 2006 Cardinals underdog out of nowhere playoff run.

but still, Sabean is in the bottom 3 tier of GMs and I wouldn't expect him to do more good than harm to the Giants.

3rd

xxp Oh wait they offered Bowden not Bard, but either way.

if the dodgers and/or the phillies stay pat then it reeeeeeally opens the door for the giants to make a run at the world series

im pretty sure bard is #1 untouchable

I'll admit its kind of hard to know how good those guys are since BoSox prospects like Yankees guys tend to get talked up more than they might if they were on another team.

(don't forget your team's prospects either toots)

(also: going Saturday, you guys should go tooooooo!)

xp Believe me how could I forget.

I guess, but I think overall the Sox are a better team than either of those too and I'm not sure you mortgage your future to try make sure that you might be SUPER BETTER for the next two months.

better by the slimmest of margins, mayyyybe

With Halladay, without, or either one?

without - with him i suppose u gotta consider them favs

What's Boston pythag/playoff odds right now? Stupid block at work is preventing me from going to BP to check.

25% AL east champs, 40% wild card

Is that PECOTA adj or just straight?

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straight

PECOTA adj is 41% AL east champs, 45% wild card

where do u find the playoff odds report, it's not on the BP front page anymore

just hit the statistics tab at the top and it's there on the right

u will have an 95% chance of finding it

97% pecota-adjusted