Lofton on verge of being traded

by madyp on Jul 27, 2007 11:47 AM CDT

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I really wish

you hadn't titled it Lofton traded, when it is still just a rumor from a trade gossip site.

by DJCahill on Jul 27, 2007 11:40 AM CDT reply actions

mlb trade rumors

i find it funny when people quote something the guy who runs that site writes as some kind of soure as if he has any inside info.

now obviously the articles he links to are worth looking at though.

i hope lofton gets traded just because we need the playing time to take looks at players, and id like to see him go to a contender too. that was a good pickup by JD.

i dont know why we would want another catcher though.

by DShep on Jul 27, 2007 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions

Would make sense

JD loves catchers.

Fire Ron Washington

by pblack on Jul 27, 2007 11:41 AM CDT reply actions

Ramirez

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Max%20Ramirez&pos=C&sid=milb&t =p_pbp&pid=445615

He looks really good

Hello

by madyp on Jul 27, 2007 11:43 AM CDT reply actions

Ramirez

.303 with 12 HR & 62 RBI, a .418 OBP, and .923 OPS for high-A Kinston this year. Looks like a pretty nice offensive prospect.

Here's what BA had to say on him during their Indians chat this spring:

"Reports on Ramirez's skills behind the plate were brutal, and the Indians knew that when they made the deal. The bat is the selling point, but Ramirez lacks a true position. His ceiling could be a utility player similar to Olmedo Saenz."

"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 Jul 27, 2007 11:45 AM CDT reply actions

yeah

he's listed as a DH

by BHill on Jul 27, 2007 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions

Ramirez

That's what he looks like to me as well. He's listed at 5'11", which probably makes him too small to play 1B, but perhaps he could be moved to the outfield?

"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 Jul 27, 2007 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions

He also had 20 doubles

Nice power

Hello

by madyp on Jul 27, 2007 11:49 AM CDT reply actions

Meh

a good hitting catcher who can't catch. Nice.

Gas, brake, honk. Gas, brake, honk. Honk, honk, punch. Gas, gas, gas.

by thedirkatron on Jul 27, 2007 11:51 AM CDT reply actions

for

2 months of a 40 year old journeyman centerfielder.

loves me some "loves me some"

by trza on Jul 27, 2007 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions

Are we...

trying to corner the market on catchers?

"Chip" first person on LSB to be berated by someone on the 25-man roster. - RangerMoto

by ortonius on Jul 27, 2007 11:54 AM CDT reply actions

Catchers are

fairly tradeable commodities normally.

Also, I think JD realizes we really don't have anything at the ML level currently, and we may have to put together a Catcher by committee situation for the forseeable future.

by DJCahill on Jul 27, 2007 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions

Nah

Daniels likes Laird.

I'm a little surprised (and disappointed) you didn't whip out the Gerry Fraley quote, yet again, though.

by Adam J. Morris on Jul 27, 2007 12:18 PM CDT up reply actions

Daniels likes Laird?

It's not clear with all his catcher related activity.

by DJCahill on Jul 27, 2007 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions

Yea

Einar Diaz was traded for Travis Hafner and Chris Young almost straight up.

by badradiorules on Jul 27, 2007 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions

pitcher, chris young?

he was never traded to or from the indians.

he was traded for einar diaz from the montreal expos.

by Lonerangers on Jul 27, 2007 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, but he was involved in 2 trades

one for Young, one for Hafner.

He is showing that even crappy catchers have trade value for some reason that I am unable to comprehend, but I do recognize.

by DJCahill on Jul 27, 2007 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions

Some days

I feel like if we had traded Laird instead of Young to SD that Laird would now be having a Russel Martin type year out there.

mmmmmm...64 slices of American cheese...

by t ball on Jul 27, 2007 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions

this is

all the transactions that baseball-reference.com has for chris young

June 5, 2000: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed September 6, 2000.

December 20, 2002: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Jon Searles (minors) to the Montreal Expos for Matt Herges.

April 3, 2004: Traded by the Montreal Expos with Josh McKinley (minors) to the Texas Rangers for Einar Diaz and Justin Echols (minors).

January 6, 2006: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Adrian Gonzalez and Terrmel Sledge to the San Diego Padres for Adam Eaton, Akinori Otsuka, and Billy Killian (minors).

by Lonerangers on Jul 27, 2007 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions