Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Good Trade, Bad Trade

Now, we know that Ned Colletti doesn't make good trades, but that doesn't stop him from trying. He is still the general manager, after all. So I will suggest some players it would be good to trade for that would possibly be traded, and some bad ones.

Good Trades
Adam Dunn - as mentioned before, a three true outcome player, hits the ball very hard, dependable for 40 homers a year. Even though he's a free agent next year if traded, he's worth keeping on the team. Would try some sort of pitching package, maybe Beimel and Hendrickson, or something, but at most Andre Ethier.
Pat Burrell - Has another year on his contract and is still worth keeping around, hits the ball pretty hard and gets on base. Would offer Betemit and Gonzalez.
Carl Crawford - good player, power and speed type, also good defensively. Signed through 2008 with options for 2009 and 2010, and very low cost money wise. Will cost more in terms of personnel, though. Would offer Ethier/Kemp and LaRoche/Betemit.
Miguel Cabrera - good player, very young. Would be worth sending over 3b prospects as he would hold the position for years to come. Would offer LaRoche/Betemit and Ethier/Kemp and/or Kuo.
Ryan Church - gets on base, hits for a bit of power - would probably see more outside DC. Will not be a free agent for a while. Would offer Tomko, Hendrickson, and Luis Gonzalez with money.
Jason Bay - underpaid 5 tool lf guy, could play rf. Would require a lot in terms of personnel (see LaRoche, Andy and Ethier, Andre or Kemp, Matt), but Pittsburgh might like the gimmick of having both LaRoche brothers. Would offer LaRoche and Ethier/Kemp.
Alex Rios - power developing, young player, not a free agent for two more years. Would offer Ethier/Kemp and Randy Wolf, or just Brad Penny if they throw someone else in.
Torii Hunter - 30 hr power, good CF defense, worth keeping for a few more years, worth arbitration at least. Would offer Ethier and Betemit.

Bad Trades
Scott Rolen - offers no improvement at a position with two ML possibilities already, and will cost $12 million a year. No way.
Troy Glaus? Mike Lowell? - No no no. Glaus will be nice until he hurts himself again. Lowell won't help at all.
Anyone at third that isn't meant to be there for a long time and really good.
Anyone who will be a rental player you wouldn't offer arbitration to.
Ken Griffey Jr. - see Glaus, Troy
Jay Payton
Jeff Conine
Jay Gibbons
Corey Patterson
Anything that displaces Ethier and not Gonzalez or Pierre

That being said, we'll see what happens. Hopefully something good, but you never know.

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