Soxman72 Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 (edited) Carlos Lee traded to Rangers per ESPNEWS Thank you Rangers for keeping him away from the Tigers, Twins, and Yankees. I just hope that the Rangers don't become a pain in the butt for us in the WC Edited July 28, 2006 by Soxman72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Well that was quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 QUOTE(Soxman72 @ Jul 28, 2006 -> 10:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Carlos Lee traded to Rangers per ESPNEWS For what? This should put the correct value on Soriano. This is great news because this means the Twins did not get him. GREAT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 The Milwaukee Brewers are trading slugger Carlos Lee to the Texas Rangers as part of a multi-player deal, ESPN.com learned Friday. The Brewers are sending Lee, minor-league outfield prospect Nelson Cruz and a player to be named later to the Rangers for relief pitcher Francisco Cordero and outfielders Kevin Mench and Laynce Nix. Both teams are checking for any medical issues before consummating the deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Holy smokes! They gave up a bunch! Kevin Mench, Francisco Cordero, and Laynce Nix!!!!! WOW!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 QUOTE(southsideirish @ Jul 28, 2006 -> 10:17 AM) Holy smokes! They gave up a bunch! Kevin Mench, Francisco Cordero, and Laynce Nix!!!!! WOW!!!! I think Texas got the better end of this deal as long as they are able to lock up Carlos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 QUOTE(southsideirish @ Jul 28, 2006 -> 10:17 AM) Holy smokes! They gave up a bunch! Kevin Mench, Francisco Cordero, and Laynce Nix!!!!! WOW!!!! Right about now Bowden just blew his load. Jackpot city for any Soriano deal. The spiffload for Carlos Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 wOW. Milwaukee did AWESOME in that deal. It really makes me hope we do stay out of the Soriano deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 So much for the Twins or Tigers getting Lee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxman72 Posted July 28, 2006 Author Share Posted July 28, 2006 (edited) I think the Brewers made a great deal. Talk about three guys that can still help you win this year in the weak WC race. I have liked Nix for some time and I hope he can get his act together. Hats off to the Brewers. Edited July 28, 2006 by Soxman72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champ Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 28, 2006 -> 10:18 AM) Right about now Bowden just blew his load. Jackpot city for any Soriano deal. The spiffload for Carlos Lee Alright...next: Someone else take Soriano that isn't the Tigers, Twins, or Spankees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jul 28, 2006 -> 10:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> wOW. Milwaukee did AWESOME in that deal. It really makes me hope we do stay out of the Soriano deal. Texas also got Nelson Cruz though, which is a pretty good deal. From CBS Sportsline: OF Nelson Cruz is hitting .299 with 19 homers, 71 RBI and 17 steals through 348 at-bats for the Nashville Sounds. Cruz is the starter in waiting for 2007, but he could push that time table up this year. With Carlos Lee a free agent to be and possible trade deadline candidate -- that might be Cruz's shot to make the Brewers. He should be owned in all NL keeper leagues that allow owners to stash bench players. I don't know if this makes Cruz and Lee = Nix, Mench, and Cordero though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDsDirtySox Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 I will take the side of thinking the Brewers are dumb. Trade CLee and you don't even get a decent prospect? Nix has been unable to make it in the Rangers outfield for 3 years now. They tried to hand him the CF job for the past two years and he just wouldn't take it. Mench is a hot/cold player... what you see is what you get... not much upside. Cordero is a good bullpen arm. Plus the Brewers traded Nelson Cruz. I think he would have been starting in the Brewers OF in the next year or two. I love this deal for the Rangers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Is Mench a FA also though, or does he have some arb years coming up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 QUOTE(JDsDirtySox @ Jul 28, 2006 -> 10:24 AM) I will take the side of thinking the Brewers are dumb. Trade CLee and you don't even get a decent prospect? Nix has been unable to make it in the Rangers outfield for 3 years now. They tried to hand him the CF job for the past two years and he just wouldn't take it. Mench is a hot/cold player... what you see is what you get... not much upside. Cordero is a good bullpen arm. Plus the Brewers traded Nelson Cruz. I think he would have been starting in the Brewers OF in the next year or two. I love this deal for the Rangers. I do too if they can lock up Carlos. The Brewers minus Carlos are not very good. Even if you sprinkle in the 2 average fielders and one above average reliever they just received. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Mench really isn't all that good. Nix has not done much at the major league level lately and Cordero has been getting rocked. CLee is by far the best hitter in this trade, and eventually Cruz probably will be the second best. I'm glad CLee is staying out of the AL Central, but I don't see where the Brewers got all that huge of return on him especially because Cruz is a good prospect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Jul 28, 2006 -> 03:29 PM) Mench really isn't all that good. Nix has not done much at the major league level lately and Cordero has been getting rocked. CLee is by far the best hitter in this trade, and eventually Cruz probably will be the second best. I'm glad CLee is staying out of the AL Central, but I don't see where the Brewers got all that huge of return on him especially because Cruz is a good prospect. Yeah, for a small budget team, they didn't really add good, cheap, young prospects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishHawkeye Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Carlos Lee has been dealt to the Rangers along with 2 prospects for Francisco Cordero, Kevin Mench and Lance Nyx... Pending physicals... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Yeah, on paper, Texas may have really got the best end of this deal. I agree with Dick. Now Milwaukee has 3 closers who haven't gotten the job done this year, an outfielder who while at least worth something, is ungodly streaky and has slugged 70 points better at Arlington than outside of Arlington, and a guy who is 3/32 this year and is a career .241 hitter. Milwaukee has to hope that either Mench improves even more at his age or Mike Maddux can turn around Cordero, because otherwise they're going to really be hurt by this deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 That was quite an early morning deal. Caught me off guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 I'm thrilled that CLee isn't going to the Tigers or Twins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 I called Cruz a good prospect, let me make that he's decent. He can hit, but he is 26 years old. I still think if given the opportunity, he could still give you what Mench does right now. I don't know how this will affect what Soriano brings Bowden, considering Milwaukee really didn't get prospects except for maybe Nix, who really has to be a longshot at being anything above average at this point. If Cordero turns it around, he will make the deal alright, but I believe he has a contract with an option next year for $5 million, and its $6 million if he's the closer. His stay in Milwaukee will probably be brief. It may be a couple of months, it may be a couple of days, it may be a couple of hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishHawkeye Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Carlos lee along with 2 minor league prospects has been dealt to the Rangers for Francisco Cordero, Kebin Mench, and Lance Nix... Pending physicals of course... I don't post often but thought I would stop the speculation in the site of him coming back to the Sox... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 wow, good deal for the Brew Crew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champ Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Jul 28, 2006 -> 10:29 AM) Mench really isn't all that good. Nix has not done much at the major league level lately and Cordero has been getting rocked. CLee is by far the best hitter in this trade, and eventually Cruz probably will be the second best. I'm glad CLee is staying out of the AL Central, but I don't see where the Brewers got all that huge of return on him especially because Cruz is a good prospect. Put all those guys in the NL Central, and you've got 3 very good players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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