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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Roy Halladay pt.3
Roy Halladay Rumors: Tuesday
1:29pm: The Associated Press (via ESPN) reports that Rogers Communications, the company that owns the Blue Jays, wants to bring its costs under control. The Blue Jays have said they don't have to deal Halladay, who has over $20MM left on his contract, for financial reasons.
1:12pm: ESPN.com's Jayson Stark says the Blue Jays and Phillies both need to complete a Roy Halladay trade. Ruben Amaro Jr. will be criticized if he can't get Halladay and J.P. Ricciardi's chance to get more than one impact player for his ace disappears at 4:01 EST on Friday.
12:53pm: Sherman says the Rangers are very much involved in the Halladay talks. The Jays want three of the Rangers' best prospects. Not only is GM Jon Daniels reluctant to give up that much talent, he has limited financial flexibility and the Blue Jays are refusing to take on salary.
The Jays want high-ceiling, MLB-ready players instead of many players who are further from contributing in the majors.
10:55am: Jeff Blair of the Globe and Mail says many top Blue Jays people are deciding whether to trade Halladay. It's not just Ricciardi's decision.
Meanwhile, SI's Tom Verducci weighs in. He talked to a scout who spoke of an organizational "tug of war" in Philly, with Pat Gillick and Charlie Manuel pushing the win-now move for Doc while Ruben Amaro Jr. and other player development guys are reluctant to move top prospects.
Verducci says Carlos Carrasco doesn't do anything for the Jays, and they'll require either Drabek or Jason Knapp. The Angels and Dodgers are the other top suitors for Halladay, in Verducci's opinion.
10:07am: Joel Sherman of the New York Post hears that the Blue Jays insist on receiving Drabek because they consider Happ a middle-to-back-of-the-rotation starter. They want Happ, but may relent if the Phillies give up Drabek.
The Phillies remain favorites to add Doc, but the Red Sox and Rangers could still acquire him.
9:04am: Here's a quick summary of yesterday's Roy Halladay rumors, 15 updates and nearly 400 comments later. The Phillies and Jays reached an "impasse" in their negotiations since neither side wanted to change its offer. The Red Sox are planning a big move, but the Jays would ask the Red Sox or Yankees to give up more than other teams. And what about those other teams? Don't expect the Twins to trade for Halladay, and the Dodgers don't seem likely either. Here are today's rumors:
- Several Phillies people tell David Murphy of the Philadelphia Daily News that they don't expect resolution on a possible Halladay trade before Friday.
- The Blue Jays are still asking for J.A. Happ and Kyle Drabek in any deal.
- The Phillies believe they'd have to give up almost as much to acquire Cliff Lee.
- Andy Martino of the Philadelphia Inquirer hears that the Jays and Phillies are still talking.
- As for Drabek, he struck out six without walking a man yesterday, touching 96 mph on the gun, according to Don Beideman of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
- Yahoo's Tim Brown says no GM believes J.P. Ricciardi will stick to his self imposed deadline. Last week Ricciardi said today was the last day he'd consider dealing Halladay.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/
Jarrod Washburn to the Yankees?
It used to be that the New York Yankees would just go out and get whatever they wanted, but things have changed a little. The team isn't planning on snagging Roy Halladay(notes) from the Toronto Blue Jays or Cliff Lee(notes) from the Cleveland Indians. Instead, it appears that the team is going after Seattle Mariners' pitcher Jarrod Washburn(notes), according to SI.com.
One of the problems is that it isn't clear whether Seattle is ready to count itself out of contention this year or not. Word is that Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik told interested teams that he doesn't want to deal, but if the Mariners lose a couple before Friday, Washburn could end up in Yankee pinstripes.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jon_heyman/07/27/washburn.halladay/index.html?eref=sihpT1
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I like Washburn but, I think his price will be higher than last year when Seatle wanted Gardner and Melky for him. When Cliff Lee might be just as much, I mean ya might have to throw a prospect in there but that could do it to land Lee, but I dont oppose getting Washburn just not at a ridiculous price.
Justin Duchsherer would be my target and Ian Snell has shown promise in AAA, so the A's want a modest prospect for Justin and Snell might be the same from the Pirates, it be best for the Yankees to nab both of them in case of another injury or to put one in the bullpen
One of the problems is that it isn't clear whether Seattle is ready to count itself out of contention this year or not. Word is that Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik told interested teams that he doesn't want to deal, but if the Mariners lose a couple before Friday, Washburn could end up in Yankee pinstripes.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jon_heyman/07/27/washburn.halladay/index.html?eref=sihpT1
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I like Washburn but, I think his price will be higher than last year when Seatle wanted Gardner and Melky for him. When Cliff Lee might be just as much, I mean ya might have to throw a prospect in there but that could do it to land Lee, but I dont oppose getting Washburn just not at a ridiculous price.
Justin Duchsherer would be my target and Ian Snell has shown promise in AAA, so the A's want a modest prospect for Justin and Snell might be the same from the Pirates, it be best for the Yankees to nab both of them in case of another injury or to put one in the bullpen
Monday, July 27, 2009
Roy Halladay pt.2
Roy Halladay Rumors: Monday
7:27pm: Joe McDonald and Paul Kenyon of The Providence Journal say that Ricciardi wanted pitchers Clay Buchholz, Casey Kelly, and another top prospect from the Red Sox in exchange for Halladay.
6:10pm: Zolecki tweets that a "Phillies spokesman said from their point of view there is no animosity between themselves and any team they're talking to."
5:34pm: Joel Sherman of The NY Post says that the Jays will go right up to the 4pm deadline on Friday if need be. He also mentions that Ricciardi is "emphasizing a need for at least one player to move directly onto the major league roster."
4:33pm: Price hears the Rays have backed off Halladay for now, because the Blue Jays are asking for so much.
3:47pm: A Blue Jays person tells Ed Price of AOL FanHouse that the Jays want "every last good guy" in a team's system if they're going to part with Halladay.
3:18pm: ESPN.com's Jayson Stark hears that talks are "not going well" between the Blue Jays and Phillies. The Jays are not lowering their demands, which include Happ, Drabek and Brown. Because the Blue Jays are "not blinking," the Phils are also considering Cliff Lee, who also figures to cost the team top prospects.
The Blue Jays would rather not trade within the division, but could deal with the Red Sox or Rays since talks with the Phillies are "deteriorating." The Rangers are a possibile fit, but the Blue Jays will not take on Halladay's salary in any trade.
1:48pm: A high-ranking official involved in talks between the Jays and Phillies tells Heyman there's a 5% chance a deal happens. Neither side seems willing to modify its proposal, but that could change before Friday.
1:14pm: Two sources tell MLB.com's Todd Zolecki that the Blue Jays' demands are reasonable. However, the Phillies don't want to compromise future teams by trading Happ, Drabek and Brown.
1:07pm: Heyman hears that the Phils and Jays are at an "impasse" right now. We still have 100 hours until the deadline, so there's time to overcome it.
1:04pm: ESPN.com's Buster Olney hears that dialogue between the Phillies and Blue Jays has become angry as they discuss prospects.
12:28pm: Yahoo's Gordon Edes hears that the Red Sox could potentially offer the Jays Clay Buchholz and Daniel Bard plus minor leaguers such as Michael Bowden, Junichi Tazawa and Casey Kelly. However, Edes' source says the Red Sox aren't going to "give up the farm" in any trade.
12:19pm: Jon Heyman says the Phillies remain the frontrunners for Halladay. Don't completely rule out the Red Sox, Yankees and Dodgers, but a trade to any of those clubs seems highly unlikely.
10:11am: Vernon Wells and Aaron Hill told Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun that they expect Halladay to remain a Jay. Elliott says the Phillies, Red Sox and Angels have the best chance of obtaining Doc.
9:22am: J.P. Ricciardi's self-imposed deadline to trade Roy Halladay is just a day away. We know the Giants aren't trading for him and Ricciardi said the chances of any deal are "very slim". Here are the latest rumors as we begin the week of the trade deadline:
- A source "essentially confirmed" to Bob Cooney of the Philadelphia Daily News that the Jays rejected a package of J.A. Happ, Carlos Carrasco, Michael Taylor and Jason Donald for Halladay, after the Phils rejected the Jays' offer of Happ, Kyle Drabek and Dominic Brown. We'd heard this before, but we have confirmation now.
- The Yankees are reluctant to part with prospects and take on salary, so they're showing no signs of interest in Halladay or Cliff Lee, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post.
- Red Sox chairman Tom Werner said GM Theo Epstein "is burning the midnight oil" in possible trade talks and is discussing the top names available, according to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe.
Red Sox seem to be the favorite after all =(
Okafor-Chandler swap?
The New Orleans Hornets are closing in on a trade that would send center Tyson Chandler to the Charlotte Bobcats for Emeka Okafor, signaling the Hornets' unexpected intent to keep up with the contenders and spenders in the Western Conference.
NBA front-office sources told ESPN.com that the deal was nearly consummated Friday and that talks had advanced to the point that the swap could be completed later Monday or Tuesday, barring any unexpected late snags.
Although Chandler ($11.7 million) and Okafor ($10.6) carry similar salaries for next season, New Orleans' apparent willingness to take on Okafor's contract -- with four years remaining after next season -- is a marked departure from the Hornets' recent cost-conscious efforts to move Chandler.
The Hornets dealt Chandler to Oklahoma City days before the league's annual trading deadline in February for the expiring contracts of Chris Wilcox and Joe Smith, only for the Thunder to rescind the trade 24 hours later because of concerns about Chandler's longstanding toe problems.
The widespread belief then and during New Orleans' subsequent discussions with Phoenix about swapping Chandler for the expiring contract of Ben Wallace -- which Phoenix has since bought out -- maintained that New Orleans was determined to shed Chandler's contract only for an expiring deal to create payroll relief.
Swapping Chandler for Okafor will only save the Hornets just over $1 million next season and cost them an extra $40-plus million over the final three years of Okafor's deal if the 26-year-old exercises his $14.5 million option for the 2013-14 season. Chandler has just one year left on his contract after this season at $12.6 million.
Although Chandler was a favorite of Hornets star Chris Paul for his ability to run the floor and finish lobs, making a so-called "basketball trade" as opposed to a salary dump is bound to be interpreted as a statement that the Hornets remain intent on keeping a quality team around their point guard.
It was not immediately known if the teams would expand the deal to include other players, but sources close to the process said talks featuring Chandler and Okafor as the main components have been ongoing since late last week.
The Bobcats would be giving up the only starting center in franchise history for Chandler, who was restricted to just 45 games last season because of myriad foot injuries. Okafor averaged 13.2 points, 10.6 rebounds and 1.7 blocks last season in the first year of a new six-year, $72 million deal with the Bobcats.
Chandler averaged 8.8 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game last season.
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This is such a horrible trade for the Bobcats.
Okafor is a way better offensive options, and personally I think Chandler is just intellectually lacking in the defensive department.
Red Sox Blockbuster?
The Red Sox swung two trades in a matter of hours last week, but they're not done yet, chairman Tom Werner told The Boston Globe on Sunday.
Werner, in Cooperstown, N.Y., for the induction of former Red Sox outfielder Jim Rice into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, said general manager Theo Epstein is "burning the midnight oil" trying to make an impact deal before Friday's Trade Deadline, according to The Globe.
The newspaper also reported that Boston appears to still be in the hunt for Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay and Indians catcher/first baseman Victor Martinez.
Werner said the Red Sox are involved in discussions for the top players available, and that should continue right up until the Deadline, The Globe wrote.
"I think we have a pretty good track record of making deals at the Deadline that have some impact," Werner told the publication, "but we're not going to give away our best prospects."
On Wednesday, Boston acquired first baseman Adam LaRoche from the Pirates and swapped shortstop Julio Lugo for Cardinals outfielder Chris Duncan, who is currently in Triple-A Pawtucket.
The Red Sox have lost six of their past eight games and entered Monday 2 1/2 games back of the Yankees for first place in the American League East.
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