Three-way Trade?

[bloodbrother]

Jerry Crasnick ‏@jcrasnick

A person familiar with #Reds #Bluejays talks thinks Michael Saunders knee is a concern. As @Buster_ESPN says, talks appear to have stalled.

[tdawg87]

Season over.

[nando714]

What's wrong with his leg?

[Halos of Anaheim]

This is good..maybe the Reds or Jays end up giving us a better player/a 2nd or 3rd basemen.

[Docwaukee]

Of course this depends on who we give up, but I just can't imagine this being a big deal.  Actually thought about mentioning Saunders a while back as a low cost option.  

 

Bruce is gonna have a big year in that park, playing for a good team.  He's probably going to DH a fair amount and platoon with Colabello.  He'll probably bat 7th and have no pressure.  Plus, he's in his walk year.  

 

Saunders was solid vs. rhers and outside of safeco in his last three seasons before the injury.  He's no savior, but he stands to be at least mildly helpful above what we have.  

[bloodbrother]

Alden Gonzalez ‏@Alden_Gonzalez now

Saunders is making $2.9M this season, which probably puts the Angels over the $189M luxury-tax threshold. Significant addition for them.

 

 

wtf. This can't be true, right? If acquiring him puts them over the threshold then why the hell did they not sign a damn OFer in the offseason. Fowler is still available but I just remembered he still has the draft pick attached to him, which sucks

Edited February 23, 2016 by bloodbrother

[tdawg87]

Lol

[Stradling]

AO it's one year, he's 29 and he's had knee surgery to repair his injured knee. He's also not expensive. There's nothing wrong with this deal. Is it ideal, no. Is it better than what we have, it certainly has the upside to be.

Or not

[kingsosha]

Saunders' MRI was conducted by Dr. Abad Ne. 

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

I'll say this, I'd rather have Saunders over Bruce. Bruce is nothing more than a name now and has been awful the past 2 years

 

In that BAND BOX?!?!?!?!   .290 .330 .410   40+ BOmbs 95 RBI's......Book it!

Edited February 23, 2016 by SlappyUtilityGuy

[seenoevil]

trout is signing his extension now lol

[Stradling]

trout is signing his extension now lol

You'll never learn

[VariousCrap]

Looks like it isn't happening now!!!  Probably for the best!

[seenoevil]

You'll never learn

[Guest]

Lol so the team is actually above the luxury tax threshold. What a joke .

[bloodbrother]

Maybe the Jays would have eaten just enough to where the Angels stayed under....or perhaps Alden's calculations are off. It makes zero sense that they'd penny pinch all offseason with a deep OF market only to then go over the threshold by adding a freakin Michael Saunders to the mix. That whole scenario sounds insane

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

Maybe the Jays would have eaten just enough to where the Angels stayed under....or perhaps Alden's calculations are off. It makes zero sense that they'd penny pinch all offseason with a deep OF market only to then go over the threshold by adding a freakin Michael Saunders to the mix. That whole scenario sounds insane

 

And actually sounds like something the FO would want you to believe as a worthy investment......

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Even the thought of this trade is like bringing in new flies for the same pile of crap.

Can't wait for this 100 loss season.

[Troll Daddy]

Sign Fowler ... screw the pick! Give him a 3-4 year deal if we're going to lose a pick.

I'm ok with the trade if it happens.

[Angel Oracle]

Now that the deal fell through, the Halos next target will be the Dudley Moore Unidexter character.

[gurn67]

Maybe they finally realized Saunders' knee isn't the issue it's his F'n bat!

[tomsred]

Maybe they finally realized Saunders' knee isn't the issue it's his F'n bat!

 

Yeah, the poor little guy doesn't look very healthy.

 

[gurn67]

Damn! I looked just like that the morning after the Wells trade.

[tomsred]

Damn! I looked just like that the morning after the Wells trade.

 

LOL.

[Inside Pitch]

The guy's one knee is shot!

This franchise better NOT do this!

 

AO -- Ima throw you a bone and give you a potential nickname for him ...  "Seabiscuit"

Edited February 23, 2016 by Inside Pitch