2 trades in 1 day-part 2

by NYTXFAN on Jul 28, 2008 10:29 AM CDT Comment 14 comments

Quick review everybody: We traded Pads, Lard,Cruz, Byrd, and Eddie G for minor leaguers Horne, Jackson, Veal, and Bailey. Impressive haul if you ask me. Three very good prospect pitchers(Bailey shouldn't count), and a CF prospect who holds a high value.

Breaking news: The Texa Rangers trade Hank Blalock to the Phillies for Antonio Bastardo, and Julian Sampson.

This last one is hard because I dont see us as a fit with Philly and Im rushing it. So vote and come Friday or late thursday I'll have a final break down on our activity.

Im off to NY in less than 24 hours to see the Yanks and Orioles so enjoy everybody.

Poll

Blalock for Antonio Bastardo, and Julian Sampson?

Yes

19 votes

No

47 votes

I would but Philly wouldn't

14 votes

80 votes | Poll has closed

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I would trade Hank

Simply for the rights to the name of Antonio Bastardo.

A Lonestar in California

by lonestarJon on Jul 28, 2008 10:35 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

hahahaaha

those rights are worth Hank+++

by Baseball North on Jul 28, 2008 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's what I was thinking

Now entering the game Tony Bastarrrrd-o!

"Would you mind walking a time or two so I could drive in some runs"? Milton Bradley

by boomer1 on Jul 28, 2008 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

No

Those guys don’t do anything for me. This would be a case of trading hank just for the sake of trading him and I don’t think we should do that with him. If this is all you can get then we should just 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 28, 2008 11:10 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

+1

I don’t understand the recent desire to dump Blalock.

by Randy Richardson on Jul 28, 2008 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

nope

despite the nice name, bastardo is a flyball pitcher who walks too many people. i like the package that the tribe got for blake better, and blalock has more value.

sampson is an intriguing young arm, but we have a lot of those. we need blalock around until andrus is ready, unless we are just knocked over by a deal.

by clark on Jul 28, 2008 11:12 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Enjoy your trip

BBBJ!

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley

by Rodney on Jul 28, 2008 11:33 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs