2011 MLB Trade Deadline Thread

[sportznut02]

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If we can get Ludwick (or someone who can hit the ball consistently) I'd be extremely happy.

Hopefully we add Ludwick tomorrow or they kept mentioning Cleveland being interested in Bourn. I just hope we add a bat tomorrow.

[arsenal123gunners]

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Bochy said the Giants will announce a trade tonight

[The Big Squeezy]

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Hopefully we add Ludwick tomorrow or they kept mentioning Cleveland being interested in Bourn. I just hope we add a bat tomorrow.

Either one of those guys would be great.

[PVarck31]

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Bochy said the Giants will announce a trade tonight

One of the Indians beat reports is saying Giants will get Orlando Cabrera. Nothing on what the Giants will send in return.

[Checmate101]

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One of the Indians beat reports is saying Giants will get Orlando Cabrera. Nothing on what the Giants will send in return.

looks like the Giants will send OF Thomas Neal to the Indians

[Checmate101]

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I love the Furcall deal, just as long as he stays healthy..and it looks like we not really going to lose anything

[OSUFan_88]

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Love the Ubaldo trade!

He's a total stud when either healthy or not in his head. White is going to be a decent #2/Good #3 and Pomeranz can make this deal look really lopsided if he pans out.

But for now and the next 2 1/2 years, this is a great trade for the Indians.

Get Ludwick and my trade deadline is complete.

BTW, Thomas Neal for Orlando Cabrera? SCORE!

[PVarck31]

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Love the Ubaldo trade!

He's a total stud when either healthy or not in his head. White is going to be a decent #2/Good #3 and Pomeranz can make this deal look really lopsided if he pans out.

But for now and the next 2 1/2 years, this is a great trade for the Indians.

Get Ludwick and my trade deadline is complete.

BTW, Thomas Neal for Orlando Cabrera? SCORE!

I just really really hate giving up Pomeranz.

[OSUFan_88]

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I just really really hate giving up Pomeranz.

If he lives up to his potential, then yeah, it'll suck.

I still think Pomeranz will end up as a #2 at best. I don't think he'll ever be THE guy.

But I could be wrong.

BTW, I had no idea that Ubaldo was so entirely different on the road. I mean, it's a dramatic stat swing between pitching at home and away.

[PVarck31]

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If he lives up to his potential, then yeah, it'll suck.

I still think Pomeranz will end up as a #2 at best. I don't think he'll ever be THE guy.

But I could be wrong.

BTW, I had no idea that Ubaldo was so entirely different on the road. I mean, it's a dramatic stat swing between pitching at home and away.

Hopefully pitching in Progressive field will be like pitching on the road for the rest of the year then lol.

I'm just really glad we kept Kipnis. I think he will be a stud.

[av7]

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Hopefully pitching in Progressive field will be like pitching on the road for the rest of the year then lol.

I'm just really glad we kept Kipnis. I think he will be a stud.

He pitches for contact, not to strikeouts so it really depends on how the stadium plays towards that kind of pitching style.

An easy way to tell how he'll be for the game, how flat his back gets compared to a horizontal line. The more upright he finishes, the more balls/walks will happen in the game.

Velocity drop, no clue whats going on there. The difference between his fastballs and changeups aren't drastic anymore (+/- 10-15 mph), if he gets that back then he should do fine

[ty5oke]

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Looks like Harden to Boston is off..

Just confirmed through source on Boston end that deal for Harden did fall through. As of right now, not sure why.

http://twitter.com/#!/IanMBrowne/status/97533562353491969

[DJ]

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Sad to see Ubaldo go. I was willing to write this season off and was hoping he'd bounce back in 2012 for the Rockies. I did see him pitch against the Braves a couple of weeks ago and he was on top of his game, so I'm glad that personally, I saw him leave on a high note. I was also in attendance last year when he set the Rockies' single-year win mark.

Cleveland is getting a GREAT guy in Ubaldo. I don't think you'll find anyone that would say anything bad about him. Last year, he would WALK from his apartment downtown to Coors Field. He always had a smile on his face and was always pleasant with the fans.

I do like the prospects the Rockies are getting and hopefully, if De La Rosa can recover from Tommy John surgery, the rotation will be decent next year.

I don't know if anyone will say it or not on the Rockies' end, but I think the fact that Ubaldo, if he turned things around, was going to command a large sum of money and the Rockies, having already locked up Tulo and Cargo, weren't comfortable with having 3 players make up a majority of the payroll. Since the season went downhill, the Rockies were able to make a deal that should help them in the future, and saves them from having to make a tougher decision on Jimenez down the road.

[Crown42Royal]

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The more I think about it, the more I don't like this trade. It is very similar to the deal the Rangers made in the past getting Otsuka and Eaton for Chris Young and Adrian Gonzalez.

Gonzalez the young 1st baseman that had struggled to live up to the hype at the big league level, and Chris Young the solid starter that had shown signs of greatness. Those two descriptions almost fit perfectly with Hunter and Davis.


.....and look how that trade turned out for the Rangers.

I don't get this one either. They gave up too much to get what they got.

[Instant C1a55ic]

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Sad to see Ubaldo go. I was willing to write this season off and was hoping he'd bounce back in 2012 for the Rockies. I did see him pitch against the Braves a couple of weeks ago and he was on top of his game, so I'm glad that personally, I saw him leave on a high note. I was also in attendance last year when he set the Rockies' single-year win mark.

Cleveland is getting a GREAT guy in Ubaldo. I don't think you'll find anyone that would say anything bad about him. Last year, he would WALK from his apartment downtown to Coors Field. He always had a smile on his face and was always pleasant with the fans.

I do like the prospects the Rockies are getting and hopefully, if De La Rosa can recover from Tommy John surgery, the rotation will be decent next year.

I don't know if anyone will say it or not on the Rockies' end, but I think the fact that Ubaldo, if he turned things around, was going to command a large sum of money and the Rockies, having already locked up Tulo and Cargo, weren't comfortable with having 3 players make up a majority of the payroll. Since the season went downhill, the Rockies were able to make a deal that should help them in the future, and saves them from having to make a tougher decision on Jimenez down the road.

Excellent point, I moved away from Denver well before Ubaldo was called up, kinda sucks now that i wont get to see him pitch anymore.

As for the prospects, experts say we got potential #1,#2 future rotation fillers, but thats a wait and see. I just hope this works out...