Wow, Tampa Bay's asking price for David Price

[Chuck]

Cleveland Plain-Dealer columnist Terry Pluto reports that the Rays asked for Carlos Santana, Danny Salazar and Francisco Lindor when the Indians called to ask about David Price.

Santana and Salazar "were starting points," according to Pluto, "and the Rays also wanted some top minor league prospects. I heard Francisco Lindor's name also was mentioned." In essence, that request stopped negotiations. Price, 28, owns a spectacular 3.19 career ERA, 1.16 career WHIP and 8.1 career K/9. The southpaw is under contract through the 2015 season.

 

[Halos of Anaheim]

Honestly, an offer like that is only understandable if it includes guys like Sale or Kershaw.

[Tyler]

They must think every GM is Dayton Moore.

[gotbeer]

Pfft.  put together 4 of our scrubs, and I'm sure Tampa would take that offer in a heartbeat.

[Brandon]

No pun intended, but they are going to price themself out. Will end up being Teixiera or Greinke type near the end trade.

Edited December 17, 2013 by Brandon

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

I remember a couple weeks ago when people thought the Angels could get Price for Kendrick, Trumbo, and a low level prospect. 

[Angelfan79]

Wow!

[bloodbrother]

Indians countered with Danny Salazar's eyebrows, a Carlos Santana greatest hits CD, and Francisco Lindor for Price

[beatlesrule]

They can ask for that all they want.  If they really want to trade him they will come back down to earth.

[Halos of Anaheim]

I still think we could have acquired Price for Kendrick, Trumbo, Bourjos and one of our top 10 prospects. I wouldn't have done it though.

[jshep]

John Hester, Matt Shoemaker, and Tommy Field.

 

Get it done, Dipoto.

[Brent Maguire]

That's an insane deal. Santana is criminally underrated and is close value wise to Price as it is.

Throwing in a future #2 starter and a possible elite shortstop is nuts. Good for the Rays to ask for that much though.

[Cdaniel]

That's an insane deal. Santana is criminally underrated and is close value wise to Price as it is.

Throwing in a future #2 starter and a possible elite shortstop is nuts. Good for the Rays to ask for that much though.

Good for Trube to turn it down.

[Angelsjunky]

I'm not surprised. Price may not be in the Kershaw/Sale level of trade value for a starter, but he's in the next tier down. He's a legit ace and Cy Young Award winner.

 

I wouldn't make that trade if I was Cleveland, but its a lot closer to the actual trade market than most of the homeristic trade ideas like "Trumbo, Shoemaker, and Stamets."

[Cdaniel]

I'm not surprised. Price may not be in the Kershaw/Sale level of trade value for a starter, but he's in the next tier down. He's a legit ace and Cy Young Award winner.

I wouldn't make that trade if I was Cleveland, but its a lot closer to the actual trade market than most of the homeristic trade ideas like "Trumbo, Shoemaker, and Stamets."

What if we included Shuck? HA! Edited December 17, 2013 by Cdaniel

[Brent Maguire]

Good for Trube to turn it down.

Absolutely.

Santana is a good starting point but including Salazar or Lindor let alone both would be very dumb for Cleveland.

[The God of Runs]

John Hester, Matt Shoemaker, and Tommy Field.

Get it done, Dipoto.

Heater is untouchable

[floplag]

does that come with blowjob and reach-around or ?  
Seriously just GTFO with that

[NrM]

I agree with AJ. It's really not that crazy of an offer. Little too much, but still reasonable.

 

The Angels traded Segura for a few months of Grienke. Everyone loved the trade at the time.

The Angels traded Joe Saunders, Rafeal Rodriguez, patrick corbin and tyler skaggs for 2 years of Haren.

 

Price is definitely seen as a much better pitcher than Haren was.

Edited December 17, 2013 by Poozy

[Hubs]

The Rays have an asset they want to trade, before he gets priced out of their budget. They'd want to fill holes in their current team for cheap. This is the modus operandi for the Rays.

 

They should get a package greater than the return they got for Shields and Davis, which the Angels simply cannot match. Other teams can, however.

 

What they got for Shields and Wade Davis:

 

Wil Myers #4 Prospect in all of MLB. All-Star Caliber OF, won ROY for the AL in 2013.

Jake Odorrozi #92 Prospect in all of MLB. Solid mid-to-late rotation starter. Moved up to #39 in the 2014 list.

Mike Montgomery... Hard throwing BP arm, one of the fastest fastballs in the game, control problems.

Patrick Leonard… 3B prospect.

 

An equal or greater package from the Indians would have to start with Lindor and likely include Santana as well. It's not a good move for the Indians.

 

A Rangers Trade starts with Jurickson Profar or Luis Sardinas (#2 in the Rangers System), includes their #1 prospect Jorge Alfaro, and likely an arm or two. If they don't move Profar, they could get it done with their top four prospects and say Matt Harrison..again it's a high price to pay.  Alfaro, Sardinas, Choice and Rougned Odor and a pitcher. It's a steep price to pay. These guys are ranked and 56, 71, 91 & 96 in the top 100.

 

More likely package?

 

Alfaro, Profar, Odor, Moreland and a pitching prospect. I don't know if the Rays would even go for this. 

 

A Mariners trade package would start with Walker or Hultzen and also include 2nd baseman Nick Franklin, also their #9 prospect Gabriel Guerrero just in case he turns into his uncle Vlad, and Justin Smoak.

 

A D'Backs trade package likely includes Archie Bradley and either Owings or Gergorius. They'd likely also ask for two more prospects from their top ten. 

 

A Dodgers trade package likely includes Pederson, Lee or Seager, Magill or Reed as well as possibly Chad Billingsley. They really don't have the minor league prospects to get it done.

 

Angels would have to offer Cowart, Cron, Conger, Calhoun, and Kendrick. That's not a joke. It still wouldn't get it done.

[NrM]

The Rays have an asset they want to trade, before he gets priced out of their budget. They'd want to fill holes in their current team for cheap. This is the modus operandi for the Rays.

 

They should get a package greater than the return they got for Shields and Davis, which the Angels simply cannot match. Other teams can, however.

 

What they got for Shields and Wade Davis:

 

Wil Myers #4 Prospect in all of MLB. All-Star Caliber OF, won ROY for the AL in 2013.

Jake Odorrozi #92 Prospect in all of MLB. Solid mid-to-late rotation starter. Moved up to #39 in the 2014 list.

Mike Montgomery... Hard throwing BP arm, one of the fastest fastballs in the game, control problems.

Patrick Leonard… 3B prospect.

 

An equal or greater package from the Indians would have to start with Lindor and likely include Santana as well. It's not a good move for the Indians.

 

A Rangers Trade starts with Jurickson Profar or Luis Sardinas (#2 in the Rangers System), includes their #1 prospect Jorge Alfaro, and likely an arm or two. If they don't move Profar, they could get it done with their top four prospects and say Matt Harrison..again it's a high price to pay.  Alfaro, Sardinas, Choice and Rougned Odor and a pitcher. It's a steep price to pay. These guys are ranked and 56, 71, 91 & 96 in the top 100.

 

More likely package?

 

Alfaro, Profar, Odor, Moreland and a pitching prospect. I don't know if the Rays would even go for this. 

 

A Mariners trade package would start with Walker or Hultzen and also include 2nd baseman Nick Franklin, also their #9 prospect Gabriel Guerrero just in case he turns into his uncle Vlad, and Justin Smoak.

 

A D'Backs trade package likely includes Archie Bradley and either Owings or Gergorius. They'd likely also ask for two more prospects from their top ten. 

 

A Dodgers trade package likely includes Pederson, Lee or Seager, Magill or Reed as well as possibly Chad Billingsley. They really don't have the minor league prospects to get it done.

 

Angels would have to offer Cowart, Cron, Conger, Calhoun, and Kendrick. That's not a joke. It still wouldn't get it done.

I don't even think the angels top 10 prospects would be enough for price.

[Ochocinco!]

does that come with blowjob and reach-around or ?

Seriously just GTFO with that

Nice, made me L-O-L in the middle of class

[gotbeer]

 

A Mariners trade package would start with Walker or Hultzen and also include 2nd baseman Nick Franklin, also their #9 prospect Gabriel Guerrero just in case he turns into his uncle Vlad, and Justin Smoak.

 

 

Mariners might have the pieces.  But Price already said no contract extension if he was traded there.  So if I were the Mariners, the price dropped, which the Rays wouldn't do.

[Brent Maguire]

I don't even think the angels top 10 prospects would be enough for price.

Sad but that may be true. 

 

If the Rangers, Dodgers or Mariners were to offer their top prospects, it would be more enticing than what the Angels have to offer, even if it was our top 10 guys. 

[Ender]

And its rumored they wanted Brad Miller, Mike Zunino, Luis Gohara and DJ Peterson (even though he was drafted last season?) from the M's.

 

This is what they wanted to keep Taijuan out of the mix.

Edited December 18, 2013 by Ender