2011 MLB Trade Deadline Thread

[Psyblast]

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If the Tigers trade Turner I'm organizing a lynch mob and burning Dombrowski in effigy.

[p_rushing]

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Joel Sherman of the New York Post hears that the Astros prefer the Braves' prospects to the Phillies' prospects. Atlanta won't give up the "key guy," who is believed to be Mike Minor:

http://twitter.com/#!/Joelsherman1/status/96969998739841026

ESPN.com's Buster Olney reports that the Braves, generally speaking, have zero enthusiasm about giving up Minor, Julio Teheran, Arodys Vizcaino or Randall Delgado:

http://twitter.com/#!/Buster_ESPN/st...69155537932288

Why won't they give up Minor? He is probably going to be the worst of the 4 and is the oldest. His ceiling is probably a #3 starter at best.

I guess its wait until next year with the way the offense is playing and the health.

[philliesfan136]

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More Pence rumors:

The Astros would prefer to deal Pence to the Braves, but Atlanta continues to be very protective of their big-time pitching prospects, The Phillies are still working to get something done.

http://twitter.com/#!/SI_JonHeyman/status/96980447074058240

Houston is still playing the Pence market and working to bring other teams into the mix besides the Phillies, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports:

http://twitter.com/#!/Ken_Rosenthal/status/96981458299781120

Jon Heyman of SI hears that the Astros don't love the Phillies prospects, and that may even include Domonic Brown.

http://twitter.com/#!/SI_JonHeyman/status/96983259535257600

[Mo]

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Angels want Aramis Ramirez. Though not sure if Aramis will waive his no trade clause. He's has said in the past and recently that he wouldnt waive it.

[WyxHarmon]

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The Astros not liking our prospects is the best news I've heard.


If we trade Dom Brown, I'm furious.

[philliesfan136]

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I'm undecided on Brown. I'm getting pretty sick of his terrible fielding. With all that athleticism and speed, you'd expect he would field better.. He's also pretty inconsistent at the plate too. He has the potential to be a great player, but I'm really leaning towards throwing him in for Pence if they want him + Singleton.
It might seem like a high price to pay, but Singleton is blocked by Howard anyway and Brown hasn't exactly lived up to the hype.

[jt45]

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As an Atlanta fan, I'd give up Minor/Delgado for Pence. That seems to be the asking price.

[philliesfan136]

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The Astros want pitching for Pence:

http://twitter.com/#!/SI_JonHeyman/status/96995746905206784

The Phillies and Astros are exploring potential three-team deals involving Pence, according to ESPN.com’s Jayson Stark:

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/page/rumblings110729/ranking-mlb-trade-chips?campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines

http://twitter.com/#!/SI_JonHeyman/status/96994299559936001

http://twitter.com/#!/Joelsherman1/status/96996086018879488

[philliesfan136]

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The Reds are “strongly mulling a sell-a-thon,” according to ESPN.com’s Jayson Stark:

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/page/rumblings110729/ranking-mlb-trade-chips?campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines

[OSUFan_88]

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I know Ubaldo is a good pitcher and all...but damn it if I cannot get excited over the thought of trading Pomeranz and White for him.

That's a hell of a risk.

[redsrulenc]

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The Reds are “strongly mulling a sell-a-thon,” according to ESPN.com’s Jayson Stark:

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/page/...e=MLBHeadlines

Will they go crazy? No one knows. I'm on the edge of my seat though.

The Giants still want Ramon Hernandez (C).

[philliesfan136]

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Jon Heyman of SI.com hears that Koji Uehara is drawing "big interest":

http://twitter.com/#!/SI_JonHeyman/status/97019392973475841

Jon Heyman of SI.com suggests the Phillies will continue negotiating with the Astros until Sunday if they need to, since Pence "is the guy" for them:

http://twitter.com/#!/SI_JonHeyman/status/97015497341677568

[OSUFan_88]

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Jim Bowden is saying that the Tigers are out of the Kuroda sweepstakes.

[ty5oke]

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As an Atlanta fan, I'd give up Minor/Delgado for Pence. That seems to be the asking price.

Can Pence play CF? or would we just expect Chipper to lose playing time and move Prado back to 3B?

[philliesfan136]

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Roger Bernadina's name was not found on the Nationals' lineup card:

http://twitter.com/#!/MarkZuckerman/status/97027665093083137

Could be that he was traded/sent down to make room for Chien-Ming Wang or they forgot his name or something.

EDIT: Disregard this. Bernadina has been sent down to AAA, but still could be traded. I don't know why the Nationals don't believe in him..