Wow. ManRam is officially a Los Angeles Dodger, and Jason Bay is a Boston Red Sox. The Pirates are getting pitchers Brandon Moss and Craig Hansen from the Red Sox, and three bagger Andy LaRoche as well as outfielder Bryan Morris from the Dodgers. That’s all I know so far.
In related news, Pat owes me something.
It looks like as many as eight teams are in on the Will Ohman sweepstakes, including the Red Sox, Devil Rays and Yankees. Keep your eye on this one, because I have a feeling someone is about to overpay for a damned good reliever.
The Reds and White Sox have agreed on a trade that will send Ken Griffey Jr. to the South Side. No word on what the Reds will get in return as of yet. The only thing holding this deal up is Griffey’s approval. As a 10/5 guy, he can reject any trade. I don’t see why he would, as it would put him right into the thick of a three way race for the AL Central.
Update
Ken Griffey Jr has agreed to be traded to the AL Central division leading White Sox. In return, the Reds will receive right-handed pitcher Nick Masset and second baseman Danny Richar. I have never heard of either of these players, so I’ll have to give you a break down later today.
According to ESPN’s Buster Olney, the Red Sox and Marlins are deep into talks that would send Manny Ramirez to the NL East. This would change the dynamics of a three team race that is likely to go down to the wire. We will know soon enough if this trade is going to happen, because the deadline is tomorrow afternoon.
What was that, Pat?
Update
Buster is now saying it could be a three team trade that would add Pittsburgh to the mix. There are so many names involved in this trade rumor now, that it’s become difficult to follow. In the end, the Sox would get Jason Bay to replace ManRam. Check his numbers, because they are pretty comparable to ManRam’s.
The Braves have officially traded first baseman Mark Teixeira to the Angels for fellow one bagger Casey Kotchman. The Braves also picked up right handed pitcher Stephen Marek, a bully for AA Arkansas. This deal is a little disappointing, but only because Marek is 25 years old already and is still in AA. Not only that, he’s sporting a 3.66 ERA. Not enough, Frank Wren, not enough for Mark Teixeira. I like Kotchman, and his best years are just ahead of him. You have to get better than Marek thrown in, though. Jose Arredondo, I’m looking at you.
Kotchman is a good player. Not a great player, but a good one. He should not be owned unless you are in a deep NL only league. Teixeira’s value remains the same, as hitting between Chipper Jones and Brian McCann is hard to beat. Vlad and Torii Hunter aren’t too shabby themselves, and I think both of their value just went up a bit.
On Friday we began counting down the top ten highest paid women in sports, according to Forbes. Number 10 is Paula Creamer. Number nine? Find out after the jump. Continue reading ‘Top Ten Highest Paid Women in Sports #9′
If there was any doubt before, the Braves took it all away yesterday when they reportedly told other MLB teams that they plan to move Mark Teixeira before Thursday’s deadline. It would appear that this decision was made for the Braves when they were forced to place Chipper Jones and Tim Hudson on the 15 day Prior List, not to mention that Brian McCann is out a few days with a mild concussion. So who are the Braves most likely to send Tex to? According to MLB.com, the Dodgers, Angels, Red Sox, Yankees and D-Backs are all in the mix for big Tex.
At the moment it appears that the D-Backs are the proverbial front runners for Teixeira. The Braves are looking at Conor Jackson and Chad Tracy from Arizona, and moving Jackson would make sense if Arizona thinks they can ink Tex to a long term deal. If not, they had better not move one of the best first base prospects to rent a player for two months. The D-Backs have other players to offer up as well (I’m looking at you, Max Scherzer), so this could get interesting down the stretch.
The news hit yesterday that Lorenzo Brown was committing to play his college basketball in Raleigh. This is great news. More about Brown coming later here at The Sports Idiot. For now, peruse the following:
ACC Basketball Recruiting Blog
That’s right guys, even though you haven’t updated your links for me, I’m still linking to you….
When I gave you the break down of the Nady to the Yanks trade on Saturday, it was yet to be official. Some of the prospects going the Bucs’ way have changed, as both Phil Coke and George Kontos will both be staying in the Yankees’ system. In their place, the Pirates will get two right handed pitchers in Jeff Karstens and Dan McCutchen. This deal now looks better for Pittsburgh, with both Karstens and McCutchen being better prospects than either Coke or Kontos are.
To learn more about the Bucs’ new prospects, you can read this article on MiLB.com. It should be noted that this is the same article I linked to on Saturday, only MiLB.com has updated it to reflect the correct players.
The New York Yankees added the outfield bat that they desperately needed on Friday when they acquired Xavier Nady from the Pirates. They also brought in left handed bully Damaso Marte. What did it cost them? Four of their prospects, including highly touted Jose Tabata, a right handed right fielder who was once likened to a young ManRam. They also gave up RHP Geroge Kontos, LHP Phil Coke, and RHP Ross Ohlendorf. Ohlendorf is the only pitcher of value here. You can read an excellent breakdown of the Buc’s new prospects here.
My thoughts on the move after the jump. Continue reading ‘Yanks Snare Nady, Marte from Pirates’
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