o_o
Eddie (Milwaukee)
What was Steve Phillips thinking? Almost trading a 19 year old David Wright for Jose Cruz Jr.? Ridiculous.
Klaw (1:42 PM)
I've been asked about that trade rumor for three years but never answered while Ricciardi was still GM. The offer was made, though; I was there when the call came in. It was the first time I'd heard of Wright, since I wasn't with Toronto in 2001 nor had I followed the draft when Wright was in it. JP's reaction was, "I'm not trading a major league player for some guy in the Sally League." And that was pretty much that. We had a chance to trade Cruz after that for Rafael Soriano, but JP refused to do it unless Seattle included Clint Nageotte, who, at the time, was a pretty hot prospect. It's weird; I can't remember some things that happened last week but I remember those conversations (over seven years ago now) like they just took place.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Friday, 23 October 2009 15:43 (fourteen years ago) link
:|
― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Friday, 23 October 2009 16:54 (fourteen years ago) link
AA speaks: http://www.fan590.com/media.jsp?content=20091107_151806_11860
― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Saturday, 7 November 2009 22:56 (fourteen years ago) link
no huge revelations there and he said alot of thing that you'd likely hear from most GMs. his "plan" sounds fine and i guess we'll have to wait quite a few years to get an idea if he pulled it off or not. he at least seems heaps less douchy than JP.
― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Saturday, 7 November 2009 22:58 (fourteen years ago) link
and apparently working on swapping Overbay for Chris Snyder?!
― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Sunday, 8 November 2009 02:06 (fourteen years ago) link
ElAngelo (New York, NY): What team has the worst "best" prospect?
Kevin Goldstein: I think it's going to be Toronto.
WE'RE #1! WE'RE #1! WE'RE #1!
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 18 November 2009 10:58 (fourteen years ago) link
You'll also be getting Jason Giambi if Ben Reiter at SI is right...
― Mark C, Wednesday, 18 November 2009 11:42 (fourteen years ago) link
sweet jesus. (i assume they're referring to Snyder above?)
― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Wednesday, 18 November 2009 14:41 (fourteen years ago) link
Does Snider still count as a prospect? (i.e. he already has big league playing time in parts of two seasons)
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Saturday, 21 November 2009 15:08 (fourteen years ago) link
if the rumours are anything to go by - the next few weeks are going to be pretty nuts for the J's:
• Halladay going to either the Dodgers, BoSox, Yanks or Angels (hello bidding war between Boston and NY!)• moving Overbay... somewhere• signing a new new catcher• aquiring a new SS (not named John MacDonald) since it looks like Scutaro is gone• maybe moving one of our late inning bullpen arms
i know i shouldn't put too much weight behind rumours and speculation, but it looks like at least 3 of those things will be happening for sure. will be a much different team in '10 - with 1B, SS, C, closer and our #1 starter all up in the air.
― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Wednesday, 25 November 2009 15:47 (fourteen years ago) link
You're after Torrealba, I read. I think it'd be a decent move for everyone.
― Mark C, Wednesday, 25 November 2009 17:17 (fourteen years ago) link
Torrealba is a career back-up catcher, why on earth anyone would be "after" him esp now as he approaches his mid-30s is kinda O_o.
― ♪♫(●̲̲̅̅̅̅=̲̲̅̅̅̅●̲̅̅)♪♫ (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 25 November 2009 18:41 (fourteen years ago) link
you're looking at a team that gave Rod Barajas 449 plate appearances last year.
― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Wednesday, 25 November 2009 18:58 (fourteen years ago) link
trading halladay to the yanks or bosox...is it a pre-emptive strike, taking advantage of what may be inevitable? or is it resigning oneself to being totally non-competitive for the next 5-7 years? both?
― jØrdån (omar little), Wednesday, 25 November 2009 19:02 (fourteen years ago) link
a little of both i suppose. it sounds as if he's gone no matter what after '10 - so why not get what you can since the Js aren't expecting to be competitive anytime soon. and lets face it - the best way to raise the price is with a dice-k-esque yanks/bosox bidding war.
― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Wednesday, 25 November 2009 19:12 (fourteen years ago) link
well then. new SS is Alex Gonzalez?! oh well for 2.75m i can't get too bent out of shape.
― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Thursday, 26 November 2009 17:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Signing a mediocre shortstop named Alex Gonzalez? I thought this GM had new ideas?
― francisF, Friday, 27 November 2009 16:34 (fourteen years ago) link
i read that he was offered 3 mil from Boston, but took the J's offer because the BoSox were waiting to hear from other guys before they finalized anything. which pretty much means they will be taking Scutaro now - which means the J's will be getting a pick from the the Sox. rather convoluted but interesting nonetheless!
― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Friday, 27 November 2009 16:51 (fourteen years ago) link
not that i love these deals or anything. but i don't hate em either.
― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Friday, 27 November 2009 19:48 (fourteen years ago) link
jays best hope is still to find a shaman kid possessed by the ghost of ty cobb
― ¨°º¤ø„¸¸„ø¤º°¨ (Lamp), Friday, 27 November 2009 19:50 (fourteen years ago) link