Re: Pirate fans: Bucs will still have many options
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griffy97 said:
The thing is: the Padres made the Cirillo deal with one thing in mind - sending him to Pittsburgh. The Padres don't want or need Cirillo. What other team is going to deal for him? The only teams that mutually benefit are SD-PGH. The Bucs can definitely use Cirillo, even with his price tag. The Padres covet Kendall in the worst way. I think this is a ploy to get the Bucs to ante up some dough, and it'll probably work. Don't be surprised if this still gets done somehow.
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Your right the Padres did acquire Cirillo with the intention of passing him on to the Bucs for Kendall. If this deal was to be done as is, straight up Kendall for Cirillo, and Hernandez the Bucs will probably get the better end of the deal by freeing up all of Kendall's 42 million dollar contract.
But with the Padres having Cirillo and not having anything to do with him this deal will be alive again before the end of spring training. My thoughts are that the Pirates are going to have to kick in at least 10 mil to get it through. But, if the Pirates play their cards right they may be able to get Xavier Nady out of the deal. He is the odd man out in the San Diego outfield with the signing of Jay Payton, and the Pirates are still cruising for a right fielder
On another note rumors are that the Pirates and Expos are still pursuing Urbina, and they may offer him a contract soon. The other person talking to the Pirates it Travis Lee, I think that would be a great signing. Put Lee at first and let Craig Wilson play in right. Sign Lee to a 2 year deal because Carlos Rivera sure isn't ready for the starting job.
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griffy97 said:
The thing is: the Padres made the Cirillo deal with one thing in mind - sending him to Pittsburgh. The Padres don't want or need Cirillo. What other team is going to deal for him? The only teams that mutually benefit are SD-PGH. The Bucs can definitely use Cirillo, even with his price tag. The Padres covet Kendall in the worst way. I think this is a ploy to get the Bucs to ante up some dough, and it'll probably work. Don't be surprised if this still gets done somehow.
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Your right the Padres did acquire Cirillo with the intention of passing him on to the Bucs for Kendall. If this deal was to be done as is, straight up Kendall for Cirillo, and Hernandez the Bucs will probably get the better end of the deal by freeing up all of Kendall's 42 million dollar contract.
But with the Padres having Cirillo and not having anything to do with him this deal will be alive again before the end of spring training. My thoughts are that the Pirates are going to have to kick in at least 10 mil to get it through. But, if the Pirates play their cards right they may be able to get Xavier Nady out of the deal. He is the odd man out in the San Diego outfield with the signing of Jay Payton, and the Pirates are still cruising for a right fielder
On another note rumors are that the Pirates and Expos are still pursuing Urbina, and they may offer him a contract soon. The other person talking to the Pirates it Travis Lee, I think that would be a great signing. Put Lee at first and let Craig Wilson play in right. Sign Lee to a 2 year deal because Carlos Rivera sure isn't ready for the starting job.
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