Wild trade rumors

[Guest OlerudOwned]

SI Metman wrote: Well the Philles could always do a WATP with the MFY that has been floating around the net for the last 24 hours. Abreu, Burell, Bell and Flash Gordon to the MFY for A-Rod and Melky Cabrera....

Where did that come from? Someone posted it on a football forum and everyone assumed it came from thin air. It sounds like something that should go in JD's trade thread.

[Frayed Knot]

The sticking point w/Abreu is not only the money he's owed but also that he has veto power over any trade - and would most likely at least want his 2008 option year picked up before he'd agreed to anything (his agent has said as much).
So that's the remainder of ($15 mil?) contract for this year and about $16 + $17 for the next two - all this WHILE you're paying Wagner, Pedro, Delgado, Beltran major bucks as well, and about the time Wright & Reyes would be heading for that kind of territory.

On the other hand ... y'know what a .425-ish OBA w/decent power & speed sitting between Reyes & Carlos^2 & Wright would do to our run production? Like Wow!

[Willets Point]

SI Metman wrote: Well the Philles could always do a WATP with the MFY that has been floating around the net for the last 24 hours. Abreu, Burell, Bell and Flash Gordon to the MFY for A-Rod and Melky Cabrera....

Wow. I'd love that trade. Burrell's chances of homering of the Mets would be reduced by 12.

[Guest Rotblatt]

From the Star Ledger:

]METS BUZZ The Mets have talked to the Arizona Diamondbacks about Miguel Batista and also about pitcher Juan Cruz. Arizona likes Brian Bannister a lot as a possible return chip. ...

Yes yes yes to Juan Cruz!!! Former top Cubbie prospect, 28 years old, career line of 4.39 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 8.38 K/9, 4.58 BB/9, 0.93 HR/9.

He'd been relegated to the bullpen pretty much since 2002 but Arizona's been using him as a starter with mixed results. 4.91 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 7.2 K/9, 3.88 BB/9, 0.39 HR/9. He's got some serious H/A splits, though--6.20 ERA @ home and 3.34 ERA away.

He's a fairly small pitcher but he throws in the mid 90's with regularity and he's got a good changeup.

I'd do Bannister for Cruz in a heartbeat.

Batista I'm less excited about because he's older and has less upside, but he'd be a solid pickup as well. It'd be like having two Trachsels on our team.

[seawolf17]

="OlerudOwned"] ="Edgy DC"]This is my friend Pat. Stand Pat.

Strange Pat.

[Guest cleonjones11]

How about we get:

Mark Gregluzinski and Nomar Grapadappadoo