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Hot Stove 2011
By: Dave23 Date: November 1, 2011, 11:38 am
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Hope springs eternal...
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Re: Hot Stove 2011
By: Cactus Date: November 1, 2011, 11:38 am
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Trade Jes to NSBB.
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Re: Hot Stove 2011
By: JR Date: November 1, 2011, 11:40 am
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Koyie Hill for Matt Kemp
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Re: Hot Stove 2011
By: Deeg Date: November 1, 2011, 11:59 am
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[quote author=Cactus link=topic=62.msg40906#msg40906
date=1320165527]
Trade Jes to NSBB.
[/quote]
You'd have to eat the entire contract and throw in a couple of A
prospects.
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Re: Hot Stove 2011
By: Cactus Date: November 1, 2011, 1:04 pm
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Re: Hot Stove 2011
By: Ron Date: November 1, 2011, 1:49 pm
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Pessimist.
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Re: Hot Stove 2011
By: davep Date: November 1, 2011, 1:52 pm
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[quote author=JR link=topic=62.msg40907#msg40907
date=1320165657]
Koyie Hill for Matt Kemp
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That would be foolish. LA is merely selling high.
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Re: Hot Stove 2011
By: wmljohn Date: November 1, 2011, 2:16 pm
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I didn't bother much at all last season...
Should I start now?
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Re: Hot Stove 2011
By: davep Date: November 1, 2011, 2:52 pm
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No.
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Re: Hot Stove 2011
By: brjones Date: November 1, 2011, 4:26 pm
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Ok, first crazy trade proposal…I think it makes sense on
paper, but would have about a one in a million chance of
happening in real life because it includes too many moving parts
(3 teams and 4 bad contracts). But it’s pre-hot stove
season, so speculation is fun…
To Cubs: Alex Rios
To Mariners: Adam Dunn + a lot of money
To White Sox: Alfonso Soriano & Chone Figgins
I think all teams could benefit from the switching out of
players:
Cubs: Rios hasn’t been as good a hitter as Soriano, but
has similar tools at the plate. More importantly, he’s
more athletic on defense and the bases, so a rebound anywhere
close to his career stats would give him real value in the NL.
Mariners: They dump a player who they badly want gone. If Dunn
can rebound partially back to his pre-2011 form (something like
.325 OBP, 20-25 HR), he really helps the Mariners with their
lack of power.
White Sox: Soriano was clearly the best hitter of these four in
2011—it wasn’t even close. So they get the best
hitter, and can hide his defense as a DH. Figgins is just a
thrown-in to even out the deal, but maybe he still has something
left as a supersub in a more hitter-friendly ballpark.
The biggest problem is the money. The Cubs save $6 million each
year 2012-2014. The White Sox come out roughly even in the
first two years, but save $9 million the third year. But the
Mariners would owe $6 million more in each of the first two
years, and $15 million more in the third year. To make this
work, the Cubs and White Sox would probably have to send most
(if not all) of their savings to the Mariners (meaning the
Mariners would essentially get Dunn for free in 2014). I doubt
the teams would be willing to do that, even though a change of
scenery could benefit all players & teams.
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