QUOTE(caulfield12 @ Apr 5, 2007 -> 12:27 AM)
KONERKO TO RED SOX FOR JON LESTER
THOME TO TWINS FOR MATT GARZA
CREDE TO ANGELS FOR ERVIN SANTANA OR JOE SAUNDERS
DYE TO METS FOR LASTINGS MILLEDGE
BUEHRLE (IF HE PUTS TOGETHER A DECENT YEAR SAY 4.50 ERA) FOR A 2ND OR 3RD TIER PROSPECT
GARLAND TO YANKEES FOR PHILLIP HUGHES
We can get more for Konerko, Lester hasn't even proven he's 100% healthy yet.
The Twins would never give up Garza for Thome, they already have Morneau from the left side. While they could definitely USE Thome, they're not going to trade their top pitching prospect for him, and they're also not going to pay $9-10 million for a DH, even if the White Sox sent all their Phillies money along with him.
Crede for Santana wouldn't be horrible.
We can get more than Milledge at this point for Dye. Milledge is parked on then bench with no place to play....while he's still a brighter prospect than Anderson, he's not viewed quite in the same light as Chris Young or Alex Gordon either.
Buehrle will get you something VERY nice in return. With Zambrano probably out of the FA race, Jason Jennings and Buehrle are the two best properties available this offseason. Under 4 ERA, he gets you a similar return to what the M's got back for Garcia from the Sox.
Garland for Hughes (or Homer Bailey)? What have you been smoking, and can I have some please?
I NEVER SAID GARLAND FOR BAILEY. I SAID PHILLIP HUGH. YANKEES FOR PROBABLY DEAL HIM TO US FOR GARLAND BECAUSE GARLAND AVERAGES 18 WINS A GAME AND IS A GREAT POSTEASON PITCHERS 2-0, 2.25 ERA IN 2 STARS.
QUOTE(caulfield12 @ Apr 5, 2007 -> 12:34 AM)
Please stop baiting him...he can't be older than 14-15.
Although Garland is "league average" in K's, WHIP and ERA (probably a notch or two above), he's far from league average in wins.
I would be happy with the injured pitching prospect they got from the Tigers, Sanchez (I think).
Contreras actually destroyed the Reds with strikeouts last year, and he would be one of the best NL pitchers...they wouldn't give up Bailey for him, but they might if we included another player...enough to put them over the top and definite playoff contention for this year.
Crede for someone on the Angels has always been a possibility....Santana, Shields, Saunders, Figgins, Willits, Wood, Aybar, etc.
PRINCETON EDUCATION. YOU THINK YOU CAN TOP THAT? I DON' THINK SO.