Ten trades in Ten days/ with a poll

by NYTXFAN on Jul 21, 2008 9:37 AM CDT

So for fun I decided to do a poll for the next ten days to build some suspense up to the trade deadline. The poll is based on Ten trades I would make if I were GM. And I'd like ur opinion too. After ten days we will go and look at what our new 25 man roster could look like. Any major prospects we get back Im gonna slot into the 25 man.

I'm gonna count last nights poll, but I honestly think a deal could be done without giving up either Andrus or two of the pitchers I listed so I'm gonna edit that trade. Right now I'd say I think Minni would listen with just a package of Bradley, Blalock, and Elvis. to be honest. They don't need a package of prospects back, but rather offensive help right now. So that's the trade I would do-Blalock, Bradley, and Elvis for Liriano. Now on to my second trade-

Breaking news, the Rangers trade Vincente Padilla and Nellie Cruz to the Yankees for Alan Horne and Austin Jackson.

Desparte times call for desparate measures. The Yankees need some stability in their rotation and Pads can do just that. He is working deeper into games, and could benefit from a catcher like Posada that can call a game. I wouldn't expect anything less then those two prospects back for Padzilla. I think Cruz being a throw in gives the Yankees an option to not re-sign Abreau this winter.

Poll

Padzilla and Cruz for Horne and Jackson?

Yes

40 votes

No

35 votes

I would, but the Yankees wouldn't

29 votes

104 votes | Poll has closed

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Padilla

yesterday he showed why he should be kept around for at least next season unless you get blown away with a package for him. Horne and Jackson don’t do it for me. Padilla has nasty stuff and is capable of shutting a team down on a given night. We look to be in the thick of things next year and as much as we love to say we are going to sign a Sheets or Sabathia or trade for a Greinke or whatnot. Padilla is ours and unless a team blows me away I keep him.

Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.

by bigsteve on Jul 21, 2008 9:48 AM CDT 0 recs

Padilla

I would hope for more from him, like maybe him being in the epicenter of a blockbuster.

Like maybe Vinny+a catcher to the Reds for Homer Bailey and Matt Maloney.

A Lonestar in California

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by lonestarJon on Jul 21, 2008 10:00 AM CDT 0 recs

I would try to trade

Salty and Vincent for Bailey, Francisco, and Maloney.

I think you can debate that Salty’s value is the same as Bailey

I also think Vincent’s value is the same as Maloney and Francisco.

by Coolbean04 on Jul 21, 2008 10:08 AM CDT up 0 recs

Cincy 11 games out

So how does that deal make sense?

by robert_d_wilfong on Jul 21, 2008 10:48 AM CDT up 0 recs

Well, they are supposedly willing to part with Bailey

And they need a catcher badly. So you never know…

A Lonestar in California

Classic iorange555: "lmao too bad i watched [the all-star game] at a friends house ;[ much funer on here"

by lonestarJon on Jul 21, 2008 11:00 AM CDT up 0 recs

So Padilla's a throw in?

by robert_d_wilfong on Jul 21, 2008 11:23 AM CDT up 0 recs

No, no

Padilla gets us Maloney.

A Lonestar in California

Classic iorange555: "lmao too bad i watched [the all-star game] at a friends house ;[ much funer on here"

by lonestarJon on Jul 21, 2008 11:25 AM CDT up 0 recs

Again

Although it’s great to have spent time evaluating who could come back in different trade scenarios, the Rangers should be listeners not out pushing the market. Be opportunistic, yes. Be talent mining for players who can make a difference long term, yes. Push your vets to see what they can bring, no.

"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)

by Ed Coffin on Jul 21, 2008 10:03 AM CDT 0 recs

Ed,

I do agree, but Im just having some fun. Maybe I could start doing Vets for prospects trades. I dunno I’ll figure something out. This is a work in progress.

The bloggerformelyknownasBigBaddBubbaJ

by NYTXFAN on Jul 21, 2008 10:15 AM CDT up 0 recs

I think Cruz being a throw in gives the Yankees an option to not re-sign Abreau this winter.

Yeah, right.

"An effortless 98" - Scott Gardner after Neftali Feliz's first AA pitch

by RangerMad on Jul 21, 2008 10:46 AM CDT 0 recs

LOL

Yeah but maybe they want to get younger at RF. Granted Abreau’s numbers are very good, but how long can he keep it up? A replacement needs to be found at some point.

The bloggerformelyknownasBigBaddBubbaJ

by NYTXFAN on Jul 21, 2008 12:45 PM CDT up 0 recs

It won't be Nelson Cruz

Would his 1 yr of ML service qualify him as a “kid” even though he would be 28?

"An effortless 98" - Scott Gardner after Neftali Feliz's first AA pitch

by RangerMad on Jul 21, 2008 3:26 PM CDT up 0 recs

BigBadBubbaJ!

You know, I was all set to compliment you on your improved writing.

But then you mispelled the word desperate two different ways in the same sentence.

Don't knock masturbation, it's sex with someone I love .

by Brian Thomas on Jul 21, 2008 2:53 PM CDT 0 recs

Why the hell didn't this upgrade come with a spell checker?

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by NYTXFAN on Jul 21, 2008 6:09 PM CDT up 0 recs

Heh

I told you before, just put it in a word document, spell check, and then cut and paste.

Don't knock masturbation, it's sex with someone I love .

by Brian Thomas on Jul 21, 2008 7:50 PM CDT up 0 recs

or use Firefox.

by coolaid on Jul 21, 2008 9:14 PM CDT up 0 recs

With Posada out for the year...

I’m thinking we’ll send NYY a Catcher – and soon! Maybe we should be thinking Phil Hughes and not Alan Horne?!?

"You can't hit what you can't see" - Walter Johnson

by Haeger Champ on Jul 21, 2008 3:56 PM CDT 0 recs

hughes is overrated

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by NYTXFAN on Jul 21, 2008 6:08 PM CDT up 0 recs

we should keep padilla

despite his rather tempestuous history here, he’s got good enough stuff to pitch like an ace 20 times a year. sure, hell have a few boner starts and those are frustrating. the deal you proposed doesnt do much for me so id rather just keep him. i think if we are ahead of the curve and will indeed be contenders next year, having padilla in the rotation will be a huge part of it.

by Smoakin in the Boys Room on Jul 21, 2008 4:51 PM CDT 0 recs