Bedard on the trading block?

by rchawk12 on Oct 28, 2007 11:31 PM CDT

Saw a rumor on yahoo sports that the orioles are looking to trade not only miguel tejada, but erik bedard as well. The rumor said it was looking for 2-3 major league ready everyday players and would surprisingly look to possible trade bedard to get it. Would you trade kinsler, blalock and laird and/or a prospect.

That would leave the lineup very barren meaning a potential callup of guys like metcalf, duran, or possible even some combination of hullet, vasquez and if healthy arias or signing a middling vet like lowell or that guy from NY who just opted out (j/k). It would be a lot to give up and the lineup would be awful, but the rotation would be one of the best we ever had.

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And so the off season officially begins...

as we have our first "Laird, Blaylock, and Loe for Santana"-esque proposal.

by ghostofErikThompson on Oct 28, 2007 11:32 PM CDT reply actions

Blalock*

Engel Beltre is overrated.

by miles on Oct 28, 2007 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions

Yes, no kidding.

How many times do we see one of these proposals with it spelled "Blaylock"?

Every time?

I was just helping out.

by ghostofErikThompson on Oct 28, 2007 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Hank, Laird & a prospect......

or two, but not Kinsler. But I'd like to see the Ranger's make a run at Bedard (we need a another lefty) and stick him at the top of the rotation. Bedard, Millwood, McCarthy, Padilla & Gabbard looks pretty good especially with Volquez & Hurley possibly in the mix.

by tklawless on Oct 28, 2007 11:33 PM CDT reply actions

For what its worth

here is the link: http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/rumors/post/Tejada-Bedard-on-MacPhail-s-trading-block-?urn=mlb,51219

I am not saying that I want to trade kinsler, or even blalock for that matter, however since we dont have a plethora of good young outfielders to offer I figured that he would need to be involved. They do have roberts at 2nd however so maybe we could get by not trading kinsler.

And for the previous post by GoET, I am not advocating this trade, I just noticed the rumor and thought you all would be interested and maybe get a little dialogue going. I am fairly new to this board and have mostly read for a few months, but I have been on the newberg board for several years and follow both baseball and the rangers intently so I like to think I am not some random noob, but you never know. Take it for what you want, just passing along the rumor.

by rchawk12 on Oct 29, 2007 3:32 AM CDT up reply actions

Salty for Snell

This one was rumored previously, and I am not sure if there was any legitimacy to it, but if the Rangers are willing to bank on Teagarden as their future C and Davis as their future 1B, then why not acquire a solid young pitcher like Snell? If the Rangers doubt Salty's ability to stay behind the plate, they should jump at such a deal.

by clark on Oct 28, 2007 11:39 PM CDT reply actions

I'm not sold on Snell

One good season. You're willing to trade a guy who probably would have qualified as a top 10 prospect if not for playing in the bigs for a guy who pretty much came out of nowhere to have a fairly good season?
Don't overpay for Ryan Drese, people.

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by BudLight on Oct 29, 2007 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions

I get the feeling that

the Pirates aren't totally sold on Snell either.

by Brett Perryman on Oct 29, 2007 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions

Snell

He had pretty good minor league numbers- about a K an inning and solid BB/K rates as well. I don't know that he's going to be a stud, but I'm pretty sure he won't be another Ryan Drese, either.

"Then I met some friends for a beer, went to a BoDeans's concert, and son of a vondruke, if I didn't leave him at the concert hall."

by RCCook on Oct 29, 2007 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions

Don't see this happening

Bedard is good, young and cheap. Why would they trade him unless they were overwhelmed? And why would we want to be the ones to overwhelm them?

It's not like we're one player away.

If we're planning on adding Bonds, Hunter and Abrue via free agency, then perhaps selling our souls to get Bedard would make sense.

Ben Franklin. Gandhi. Jackie Robinson. Winston Churchill. Martin Luther King. Jesus Christ. And now... Dwyade!!!

by thedirkatron on Oct 29, 2007 12:19 AM CDT reply actions

OK

Straighten me out. Wasn't Eric B shut down late in the season, and wasn't his reason for being shut down pretty hushed?

'At Georgia Southern, we don't cheat. That costs money and we don't have any.' Erk Russell / Georgia Southern

by Ed Coffin on Oct 29, 2007 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions

Exactly

Bedard is the kind of player you keep and build around, since he is a front of the rotation guy and dirt cheap. Why would they trade him? Tejada is expensive and they are years away from contending so I can see that one, but not Bedard. I have heard some stupid trade rumors, and the Orioles are clearly a horribly run franchise, but this one just doesn't seem believable to me.

by uthornfan on Oct 29, 2007 1:13 AM CDT up reply actions