Prelude to a Trade?

[ELEVEN]

What about Hanley Ramirez?

Easy on the day drinking, Chuck.

[ettin]

Easy on the day drinking, Chuck.

It's okay if you don't drink straight from the bottle. #TrueDetective

[tdawg87]

Brett Gardner seems to be on the trade block every year. He'd be expensive in terms of prospects though. Santiago or Heaney +?

 

Brett Gardner is the absolute best possible player the Angels could get to play LF. Unfortunately if he is made available, he's going to cost something like Newcomb, Tropeano, and Delgado. They might even want Heaney instead of Trop.

 

*Edit*

 

Let me re-adjust this as the Yanks are in first place. They would likely want Santiago, Heaney, and Delgado (or a similar prospect).

Edited July 6, 2015 by tdawg87

[Angel Oracle]

So don't have him hit against lefties. Platoon him with Green or Robertson. Our problem isn't with right handed hitting.

But do you pay a steep price via trade for a guy who will contribute for basically 2/3 of the games?

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

So don't have him hit against lefties. Platoon him with Green or Robertson. Our problem isn't with right handed hitting.

 

 

Isn't this his gripe in Oakland?   That he doesn't play every day?

[Hollyw00d]

Reddick would have been awesome even though he looks like a used car salesman

Reddick = TD?

[Chuck]

Easy on the day drinking, Chuck.

 

Why? He's a MOTO bat. The Red Sox suck this year. I'm a fan of his bat and he'd vastly improve our offense. 

[tdawg87]

Reddick was pretty good against lefties up until last year. He has been atrocious against them since but I don't think he is quite in the realm of "needs to platoon" yet. Plus, Joyce sucks against both righties AND lefties, and he sucks on defense. So yeah.

[CanadianHalo]

Why? He's a MOTO bat. The Red Sox suck this year. I'm a fan of his bat and he'd vastly improve our offense.

He fills a huge hole at third base next season for us too.

If I have to watch another year of Freese or watch Kubitza hack away for a year I'll put my head through a wall

[CanadianHalo]

I know I'm the minority but I prefer Brandon Moss over Adam Lind, he may be cheaper and he seems to like hitting against Kansas City which we could use.

Just quickly glanced but I think he's 10 for 33 with 4 home runs against KC this season plus he hit 2 in the wild card game last year!

Edited July 6, 2015 by CanadianHalo

[tdawg87]

So when will your "schtick" or whatever the hell it is you're doing, stop? Is this just how you post now?

[Troutstanding]

Not sure why people keep saying this when Joyce has been the best hitter on the team for a while now. His defense is terrible though; time to Big Papi him.

Troll?

[jimbo]

"Big Papi him"?

[ten ocho recon scout]

But do you pay a steep price via trade for a guy who will contribute for basically 2/3 of the games?

better than our free agent signings

[ten ocho recon scout]

Isn't this his gripe in Oakland? That he doesn't play every day?

yep.

That said, i think hes more pissed that hes chasing a contract, and probably sees it as less playing time = less counting stats. If say he were to come here and they locked him up (not knowing what that would cost or who we have in the minors thats a better option) im sure hed be content.

Rumor is he wants to play here

[Guest]

Troll?

nah, he's just a really shitty poster. His schtick isn't even funny.

[Second Base]

yep.

That said, i think hes more pissed that hes chasing a contract, and probably sees it as less playing time = less counting stats. If say he were to come here and they locked him up (not knowing what that would cost or who we have in the minors thats a better option) im sure hed be content.

Rumor is he wants to play here

I haven't heard anything about him wanting to be here, but I know that was big with Dipoto. Guys that want to be here he seemed to approach more.

[ten ocho recon scout]

I got that from a very reliable source. He likes it down here. Doesnt matter though because beanes not trading him

[SoWhat]

Rumor is he wants to play here

Interesting. Where'd you hear that?

[stormngt]

Yes

if your getting no production for those 2/3 games.

But do you pay a steep price via trade for a guy who will contribute for basically 2/3 of the games?

[stormngt]

Joyce has been our best hitter? What altered universe have I been living in?

Not sure why people keep saying this when Joyce has been the best hitter on the team for a while now. His defense is terrible though; time to Big Papi him.

[arch stanton]

Isn't this his gripe in Oakland?   That he doesn't play every day?

At the risk of incurring the wrath of the saberworshippers.....I think his gripe is that the GM dictates the lineup and doesn't let the field manager manage on the field. Regardless of what anyone thinks I'd bet big money that there are a lot of players who would love to play for Sosh right now.

[Halos of Anaheim]

Joyce has been our best hitter? What altered universe have I been living in?

 

The non-retarded universe.

[ten ocho recon scout]

Interesting. Where'd you hear that?

cant say. But some people i know pass things along to me every now and then

[ELEVEN]

The feces is strong in this facetiousness.