Official Trade Deadline Thread- Rumors, Transactions and Your Own Crazy Ideas

[Misfit]

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I can't fathom why Houston would make that deal. If it's legit, the Orioles would be stupid not to do it, and I've been against them dealing Tejada. Oswalt for Tejada straight up is a good deal, which is why I can't believe that rumor is legit.

[bravosfan]

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Oswalt pulled from trade talks

[GBrushTWood]

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I have to laugh at any person who thinks the Orioles will make a Tejada trade by tomorrow. Everybody knows that organization operates at a glacial pace, and will not make any deal unless they are utterly blown away. Hell, it looks like the Astros just offered Oswalt, and they still wouldn't accept (they should have on the spot if true). The organization is an absolute disgrace and they have no chance of winning with that f'n piece of crap Peter Angelos in charge.

Nothing further should ever be discussed about them.

[SPTO]

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I have to laugh at any person who thinks the Orioles will make a Tejada trade by tomorrow. Everybody knows that organization operates at a glacial pace

Actually according to ESPN Peter Pasquale (sp?) they were VERY close to a trade but it was put off the table when Tejada made it known through a third party that he doesn't want to play 3B.

[BGarrett7]

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The trade deadline just isn't the trade deadline without Gammons being all over my TV at all hours of the day.

[TheTruth916]

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Wow...maybe the Astros deal isn't a terrible one like I thought it was. If I were Duke and Flanny, I'd jump on this. The following from the Baltimore Sun:

"Several industry sources confirmed the Orioles and Astros are negotiating dealing Tejada for third baseman Morgan Ensberg, shortstop Adam Everett and Oswalt, 28, who has already won 91 major-league games"

Thats interesting, because the only thing I saw on several news sites was that the deal on the table is Ensberg and Everett for Tejada.

[Misfit]

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Oswalt pulled from trade talks

This report HAS to be bogus. No front office could possibly be stupid enough to turn down a deal like that because Oswalt isn't signed beyond 2007. Or, the Orioles are even worse than expected...

[dieselboy]

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Rumor has it...

-The Marlins made an offer for Alfonso Soriano. Yusmeiro Petit, Renyal Pinto, and Jason Vargas.

-Mets, Rangers, Red Sox, have all shown interest in Jason Schmidt. It would be a month rental, as the FA to be said he wants to finish his career in Seattle.

-Brad Wilkerson and Rod Barajas for Brad Lidge, Morgan Ensberg, and Fernando Nieve. Rumor has it the Rangers have to throw in another solid part for this deal to go through.

-Beliard to the Cardinals for Hector Luna and other stuff.

-Maddux to the Dodgers for two triple A players. One a pitcher one a position player.

-Mariners are still looking around for parts.

[bravosfan]

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It was going to be a blockbuster – Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada for Astros right-hander Roy Oswalt, shortstop Adam Everett and a third player.

The Astros believed that such a deal was close Friday night, but barring a last-minute shift, Oswalt won't be going anywhere, and Tejada might not be, either.

The Rangers continue to pursue Tejada, according to a major-league official, but the Astros and Angels no longer are engaging in active discussions with the Orioles.

The Astros, major-league sources say, are steamed that Orioles owner Peter Angelos apparently quashed the original Oswalt-Tejada deal as well as several revised proposals.

But there may have been another issue.

The Astros, one major-league executive says, feared that the Orioles would flip Oswalt, their most prized acquisition for Tejada, to Houston's cross-state rival, the Texas Rangers.

A National League executive disputes that theory, saying the Astros "knew all along" that the Orioles were trying to flip Oswalt. The executive says that the Orioles indiscreetly shopped all of the players they were offered to other clubs, calling it "no way to do business."

The Orioles apparently intended to trade Oswalt to the Rangers for third baseman Hank Blalock, Class AAA shortstop Joaquin Arias and one of the Rangers' top three pitching prospects – left-hander John Danks, right-hander Thomas Diamond or right-hander Edison Volquez.

The Orioles also would have ended up with two other players from the Astros – Everett and possibly third baseman Morgan Ensberg – effectively making the deal a 5-for-1 for Tejada.

As for Tejada, the Orioles still have a chance to trade him to the Rangers for a similar package, a major-league official says. But that might be their only chance to complete a Tejada blockbuster.

The Angels, who offered the Orioles a package of right-hander Ervin Santana and Class AAA shortstop Erick Aybar for Tejada, also have pulled out of the Tejada discussions, the official says.

The Dodgers are not actively pursuing Tejada, other sources say.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5831512

[dieselboy]

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Wow...if the Orioles could get...

Hank Blalock, Adam Everett, AAA SS Joaquin Arias (21), a top pitching prospect, and another player, possibly Morgan Ensberg...

That would be impressive.

[TheMatrix31]

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Brad Lidge, with his damaged psyche, is garbage now. I wouldn't trust him with any big game situation ever again.

This, coming from a Braves fan. Shocking.

[dust247]

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-Beliard to the Cardinals for Hector Luna and other stuff.

Didn't that trade go through earlier today?

[bravosfan]

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The New York Mets are engaged in serious talks for two superb starting pitchers who carry the potential to stamp them as a World Series favorite -- Giants right-hander Jason Schmidt and, in something of a shocker, the Astros' Roy Oswalt -- league sources told SI.com.

Mets general manager Omar Minaya was debating late Sunday night whether to surrender one of the biggest pieces of the Mets' future to acquire either Schmidt or Oswalt and greatly enhance his team's immediate chances. The asking price for both Schmidt and Oswalt is believed to revolve around multi-talented young outfielder Lastings Milledge.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/jon_heyman/07/31/mets.trade.deadline/index.html

[Psyblast]

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If I'm the Mets...I'd much rather have Oswalt than Schmidt.

[RobUofM]

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I dont know if this has been mentioned, but I guess their was a Tiger Scout at the Houston game. Supposedly he was there to watch Lidge.