just do it …anyway possible. The return is irrelevant.

http://www.lonestarball.com/2008/7/7/566134/dodgers-looking-for-a-shor

Not so rediculous, was it?

this needs to get done. Don’t care if we get a bag of peanuts back…this NEEDS to be done. Give him 3MM or something each year as well…something.

Rosenthal talked about the Dodgers not being able to pull off a big trade on 10 July. In fact, Rosenthal states that Frank McCourt personally killed deals that would have brought Sabathia, Blake, and Jamey Carroll without giving up any major prospects. McCourt, of course, denies this. Rosenthal goes on to say this:

Under Ned Colletti, who became general manager in November 2005, the Dodgers have spent heavily — and often poorly — on free agents. But quick, try to name Colletti’s biggest trade.

Maybe it was Milton Bradley for Andre Ethier. Maybe it was Cesar Izturis for Greg Maddux. But none of Colletti’s deals have been franchise-rattlers, or even close.

Some in the industry cite McCourt’s interference. Others believe that assistant general manager Logan White exerts an inordinate amount of influence, discouraging trades of players that he once selected as the team’s scouting director.

The portrait that emerges from virtually every rival club is of a dysfunctional front-office dynamic that hinders the Dodgers’ decision-making process and makes them a near-impossible trading partner.

Word is the Dodgers, who could still steal the sad-sack NL West (at 49-52, they trail first-place Arizona by one game), are handicapped by some infighting within the front office. Logan White, who drafted much of the young Dodgers talent, is said by some to have unusual say-so for a recently-promoted assistant GM. Meanwhile, McCourt is telling confidants that he is displeased by the team’s attendance and revenues, calling into question whether he’d even OK player expenditures.

I’d be really surprised if McCourt/White allow this deal to happen.

JD: “But think how well Joaquin would hit in that park, Ned!”

the contract HASN’T EVEN STARTED yet, and it’s already waaaaaaay too much. nobody in baseball will take that unless we offer to pay half the salary. he is the FOTF, and even though he’s highly regarded league-wide as a very underrated player, I think we take for granted what he actually does for us here. 200 hits. .300 average. clubhouse leadership. clutch hitting (it is something to be taken into account…sorry). I wonder, if we removed Mike Young from this lineup, if it would be just as much of a blow to the team’s offensive production as it would be to remove Milton Bradley. I know for sure it would allow teams to attack Kinsler and Hamilton in much more preferred styles. and with all of that said, nobody here agrees that he’s worth the contract, and everybody here thinks he should be moved from SS as soon as possible. if WE think that, imagine what other clubs think?

with all of that said, in a pipe dream, we’d have to aim for Kershaw, Billingsley, or Broxton to make it worth it. and we’d probably push for LaRoche as well. they’d force us to eat next year’s Andruw Jones contract, which I would happily do if I landed Kershaw or Billingsley, and I’d have to think they’d ask for Hurley and one of our higher lower-level starters (Feliz would probably be their first shot). And I’m still not even sure they’d even THINK about ever trading Kershaw.

there can’t be any truth to this…

in a heartbeat

That isn’t horrible. Maybe we each throw in a prospect. We give up a guy like JMJ who’s fallen out of favor here and they do the same with someone who maybe needs a new place to pick up their career. Get it done JD.

Between bouts of vomiting.

keep him as FAR away from the Rangers as possible.

The Dodgers have at least $40M coming off their books after 2008. I am not sure money is that much of an issue going forward. I would only trade MY for a #1-#2 SP. That probably means Kershaw.

Lets set aside our perspectives on Young, his contract, and his perceived drawbacks. Lets look at it from a different perspective – that of a buyer:

Michael Young is a perennial all-star.
He has been the most productive SS in the AL this year (yes, weak field, but ignore for now)
We see a guy with little range. Other teams see a guy with a cannon arm and a rep for being solid. Have you listened to other team’s announcers?
He hits .300 every year and will have 200 hits if not for injury
*Clubhouse leader & fan favorite

Now, a sabermetric look at MY reveals that his bat is valuable at SS, but not so much to offset his subpar range. His contract is very high, priced for his prime year production which is likely behind him. No one here would trade for him.

But that doesn’t preclude a team looking to make a splash by acquiring a “big name” from making a move that would make all of us scratch our heads. Michael Young is a “star” in every sense of the word, and most everyone in baseball – especially those outside Texas – would say he is one of the best SS in the game. The Rangers aren’t going to trade him for a contract dump, as it would be a horrible PR move, so if the Dodgers are kicking the tires, they have to be at least thinking about one of their studs – otherwise why even ask?

that i would trade MY for, Michael is the leaser of this team I would prefer to see him stick around, maybe in a year or so he makes the 3rd base move, time will tell i guess.