no actual trade being reported tho.
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 30 July 2014 06:23 (ten years ago) link
Bucs-Bosox blockbuster?
The Pirates are willing to part with a club source called a “significant” package of prospects in a trade but don’t want to give up their very best minor leaguers because they would have Lester only for the short term.
The Pirates are willing to trade any of their prospects except right-handers Tyler Glasnow, Nick Kingham and Jameson Taillon, catcher Reese McGuire and outfielders Josh Bell and Austin Meadows.
Among the significant prospects the Pirates apparently would be willing to give up — in some combination — are right-handers Luis Heredia and Adrian Sampson, third baseman Wyatt Mathisen, shortstops Alen Hanson and Jacoby Jones and outfielder Harold Ramirez.
The potential exists for a blockbuster trade. The Pirates also have interest in a pair of Red Sox relievers — closer Koji Uehara and left-hander Andrew Miller — and right-handed hitting outfielder Jonny Gomes to platoon with rookie right fielder Gregory Polanco. Uehara, Miller and Carp are also eligible for free agency in November.
http://www.timesonline.com/sports/pirates/pirates-interested-in-lester-maybe-more-from-red-sox/article_278710eb-b95e-5fc8-a0ca-d1b4c71d0439.html#.U9jKsrMcF-8.twitter
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 30 July 2014 14:28 (ten years ago) link
MLB Trade Rumors:
The Cardinals and Dodgers are the two teams that are most aggressively competing for Lester’s services, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. They’re also the most aggressive clubs on David Price, though it’s far from a given that the Rays will move their own left-handed ace.
An NL GM told Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe that he thinks the Cardinals, Pirates, Dodgers and Mariners are the primary suitors for Lester heading into Wednesday.
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 30 July 2014 14:33 (ten years ago) link
fuc a jonny gomes
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 30 July 2014 14:38 (ten years ago) link
Gomes will totally get u over 40% on BP playoff odds
― Bringing the mosh (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 30 July 2014 15:41 (ten years ago) link
The pirates are willing to trade any of their prospects except the ones who are good
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Wednesday, 30 July 2014 17:40 (ten years ago) link
sounds like masterson to st. louis for blocked outfield prospect james ramsey +/- others
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 30 July 2014 18:16 (ten years ago) link
Indians rumored to be pursuing Lackey, Oakland same w/ Lester
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 30 July 2014 20:10 (ten years ago) link
Masterton to Cards is official.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 30 July 2014 20:12 (ten years ago) link
hmm...ramsey was definitely locked up so good to see them make a move, but i'm not so excited about masterson. his fastball has lost 2.6 MPH in the last year(!), and his best velocity games in 2014 barely eclipses his worst velocity game in 2013. :-/
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 30 July 2014 20:32 (ten years ago) link
uh
lester & gomes to oakland for yoenis cespedes?
― mookieproof, Thursday, 31 July 2014 13:49 (ten years ago) link
O_O whoa
― bnw, Thursday, 31 July 2014 13:50 (ten years ago) link
wow waht
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 31 July 2014 13:51 (ten years ago) link
cespedes is a free agent after next season, so i guess it's not that crazy but jeez
― mookieproof, Thursday, 31 July 2014 13:54 (ten years ago) link
red sox colors are too bland for yoenis
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 31 July 2014 13:56 (ten years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bt4KF5LCEAAxu1u.jpg
― mookieproof, Thursday, 31 July 2014 13:58 (ten years ago) link
pretty nice playoff rotation for the A's, and Yoenis perhaps not quite the slugger we thought he was. Ya gotta watch that Beane.
8:54am: Passan tweets that Oakland is also sending a competitive balance draft pick to the A’s in the trade, and Boston is sending cash to Oakland. The A’s landed the second pick in Comp Round B in last week’s lottery.
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 31 July 2014 13:59 (ten years ago) link
ya seems like its knowing they wont be able to pay him in arbitration after next yr and preferring to deal yoenis rather than another prospect, makes reasonable sense
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 31 July 2014 14:03 (ten years ago) link
cespedes family bbq having a crisis
― mookieproof, Thursday, 31 July 2014 14:07 (ten years ago) link
whoa
― ciderpress, Thursday, 31 July 2014 14:23 (ten years ago) link
Seen on twitter: "Billy Beane's shit doesn't work in the playoffs, so he's trying George Steinbrenner's."
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 31 July 2014 14:24 (ten years ago) link
(obv not an analogy that really holds up)
sam fuld to oakland for tommy milone
― mookieproof, Thursday, 31 July 2014 15:00 (ten years ago) link
BB may not stop all day!
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 31 July 2014 15:04 (ten years ago) link
Dave Cameron of Fangraphs reports another wrinkle in the trade: Cespedes’ contract calls for him to be non-tendered at the end of his deal (if he is not first extended) in order to assure him early free agency, and he therefore is ineligible to receive a qualifying offer following the 2015 season.
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 31 July 2014 15:25 (ten years ago) link
billy beane may not win the ws this year but he has won the internet on this day, for sure
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Thursday, 31 July 2014 16:04 (ten years ago) link
http://cdn2.vox-cdn.com/imported_assets/2307208/320x325_OAK_La_Potencia_Shirt.jpg
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 31 July 2014 16:19 (ten years ago) link
SOURCES: lackey to be reunited with pierzynski in st. louis
― mookieproof, Thursday, 31 July 2014 16:37 (ten years ago) link
...still can't score
― bnw, Thursday, 31 July 2014 16:37 (ten years ago) link
Dodgers said to be frontrunners for Joaquin Benoit
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 31 July 2014 16:42 (ten years ago) link
joe kelly, allen craig to boston for lackey
front office tying matheny's hands!
― mookieproof, Thursday, 31 July 2014 16:47 (ten years ago) link
so it's almost like Oscar Taveras is a throw-in!
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 31 July 2014 16:49 (ten years ago) link
matheny now furiously trying to right jon jay into CF and RF
― bnw, Thursday, 31 July 2014 16:51 (ten years ago) link
I can't wait to see the A's eliminated in 4 games by the Tigers.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 31 July 2014 16:56 (ten years ago) link
need to trade buchholz and theyd of traded their entire starting rotation?
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 31 July 2014 17:01 (ten years ago) link
red sox FO is fucking crazy
2012 - MASSIVE SELL-OFF2013 - Win the fucking world series2014 - MASSIVE SEL-OFF
this is like the marlins but with money and brains
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Thursday, 31 July 2014 17:04 (ten years ago) link
lack had to have said to boston in no uncertain terms that he wouldnt pitch for $500k next year
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 31 July 2014 17:12 (ten years ago) link
Andrew Miller about to be peddled to Tigers?
Asdrubal Cabrera going somewhere
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 31 July 2014 17:30 (ten years ago) link
there's no fucking way lackey plays for 500k next year - hes gonna hang retirement over whoever's head
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Thursday, 31 July 2014 17:45 (ten years ago) link
The Braves want Andrew Miller badly (if that's the lefty reliever I'm thinking of) but it looks like the price tag in prospects may be too high.
― rockist popist papist (WilliamC), Thursday, 31 July 2014 17:57 (ten years ago) link
fake joel sherman twitter account making everyone look like assholes
― mookieproof, Thursday, 31 July 2014 17:58 (ten years ago) link
The Brewers have acquired OF Gerardo Parra from Arizona in exchange for OF Mitch Haniger and LHP Anthony Banda
― Evan R, Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:02 (ten years ago) link
really like parra as a player. very underrated.
then again he won a gold glove so not super underrated lol
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:09 (ten years ago) link
I'm trying desperately to find a GIF, or even just a still image, of that "snake strike" hand thingy the Diamondbacks did in the 2011 post-season. Can any Arizona fans help me out? How is there no photographic evidence of this gesture?
― Evan R, Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:19 (ten years ago) link
http://www.arizonasports.com/emedia/apimage/ap_32b4c6e24f657513540f6a706700923e.jpghttp://i.azcentral.com/i/sized/C/4/4/e298/j350/PHP4E8E6BF54644C.jpg
― Neckbread (Will M.), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:25 (ten years ago) link
that?
yes thanks!
― Evan R, Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:31 (ten years ago) link
Cardinals deal Allen Craig and Joe Kelly to Boston for John Lackey
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:36 (ten years ago) link
http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2014/7/31/5956003/breaking-news-cardinals-deal-allen-craig-and-joe-kelly-to-boston-for
my gut reaction is YESSSSSS
i don't even know that much about lackey
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:43 (ten years ago) link