Three-way Trade?

[Guest]

Matt Joyce would have been better

[ettin]

As long as we don't give up anything significant I like this move! Oh wait....

[ABC]

1. Mike DiGiovanna â€@MikeDiGiovanna  9m9 minutes ago

   If healthy, Saunders (career .230/.301/.381, 51 HR, 185 RBI in 562 MLB games) would appear to be upgrade over Daniel Nava in LF platoon.

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   Mike DiGiovanna â€@MikeDiGiovanna  10m10 minutes ago

   OF Michael Saunders, potential #Angels trade target, had major knee surgery last Feb and played only 9 game for #BlueJays last season.

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[floplag]

WTseriousF!!!  
Why the hell are we helping this deal happen and getting nothing better than what we have and apparently giving up more prospects in the process?
This is utter manure unless we get something of value in return

[kingsosha]

Do not worry guys,  in all likelyhood saunders will only play in 14 games before tearing his right meniscus 

[WallyWorld]

I love how upset people are getting over a trader that

 

A) hasn't happened

B )   likely won't have much effect on the team if it does happen

Edited February 23, 2016 by WallyWorld

[Stradling]

We're great at over-reaction

[Warren]

I can't believe when I saw this my first reaction was that its at least an improvement. But they better not take any of our ML roster or top 15 prospects, even though those guys are like in the 150-250 ML ranked range.

[Halos of Anaheim]

Our team just got better. The responses in this thread are hilarious. We aren't giving up anything important for Saunders, I guarantee it.

[CanadianHalo]

https://twitter.com/ken_rosenthal/status/701929567972360193

Source: #Athletics pursued Saunders before getting K. Davis. Would have given up “B” prospect with Bruce going to TOR. @jeffpassan on it.

[DMVol]

More dumpster diving.....it's Jackie Autry all over again....

[Docwaukee]

both Bruce and Saunders are 1yr rentals.  We don't have much to give up and neither should cost that much.  We probably kick in a prospect and the Jays probably kick one in as well.  

[Oz27]

I would really like to think we aren't giving up prospect(s) of any substance but I'm more than a little scared.

[ABC]

Ken Rosenthal â€@Ken_Rosenthal  15m15 minutes ago

Also: #Yankees, with Eppler as assistant GM, wanted Saunders from #BlueJays after TOR acquired him from #Mariners. Eppler now #Angels GM.

 

 

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[Second Base]

I literally laughed out loud when I found out the Angels would be providing the prospects in this proposed deal that would land them one year of Michael Saunders.  

 

1 year of Michael Saunders....I guess I'd be willing to give up Bo Way, or Jared Foster.  Maybe Zach Houchins or Michael Hermosillo.  It isn't that I'm valuing these guys that highly as much as I just don't think Saunders is that great of a ball player. 

 

He's big and impressive looking, but he owns a carer OBP of .301, which would make Mark Trumbo blush. 

[Second Base]

I would really like to think we aren't giving up prospect(s) of any substance but I'm more than a little scared.

 

From what I've been told by the experts here, we don't have any prospects of substance.  So I hope that alleviates your fears. 

[Stradling]

From what I've been told by the experts anywhere, we don't have any prospects of substance. So I hope that alleviates your fears.

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[Turd Ferguson]

I would really like to think we aren't giving up prospect(s) of any substance but I'm more than a little scared.

 

Well, they are our prospects, so they are probably of little substance anyways.

[floplag]

if all its taking is a couple of prospects to land Bruce.... nevermind, not even worth the effort at this point 

[Halos of Anaheim]

if all its taking is a couple of prospects to land Bruce.... nevermind, not even worth the effort at this point 

 

Yeah, this is kind of mind boggling. But you have to think that the Jays gave them something that we aren't close to having in our farm.

[ScottT]

Not sure what is more ridiculous.... this or the Marlins' new facial hair policy.

[Second Base]

Fixed for accuracy

 

When Keith Law said this is the worst system he's ever seen, I didn't argue, because that assessment is still higher than what the folks here think of the farm.  

 

The consensus AW assessment of our current farm system is that it's so bad, people deserve to be jailed and shot for crimes against humanity.  And if we're talking about prospects of substance (meaning reali-live prospects with legitimate futures in MLB in some capacity), I think we're looking at 15 prospects of substance.  Now if you're saying substance means legit future MLB starters or elite relievers, I think that number drops to 9.  If substance means GOOD MLB starters, it drops to 5.  If substance means future all-stars, I think we're somewhere between zero and two.  

[Halos of Anaheim]

When Keith Law said this is the worst system he's ever seen, I didn't argue, because that assessment is still higher than what the folks here think of the farm.  

 

The consensus AW assessment of our current farm system is that it's so bad, people deserve to be jailed and shot for crimes against humanity.  And if we're talking about prospects of substance (meaning reali-live prospects with legitimate futures in MLB in some capacity), I think we're looking at 15 prospects of substance.  Now if you're saying substance means legit future MLB starters or elite relievers, I think that number drops to 9.  If substance means GOOD MLB starters, it drops to 5.  If substance means future all-stars, I think we're somewhere between zero and two.  

 

 

Imagine actually believing this..

[bloodbrother]

When you have a chance to get a Michael Saunders, you just got to do it

[DMVol]

When you have a chance to get a Michael Saunders, you just got to do it

Particularly considering there were no other LF options available this winter....