Casey Blake: The Prettiest Girl at the Dance

"A lot of teams are looking at Casey Blake. The top suitors are the Mets with a clear need and prospects, while the Rays and Twins are two others that have taken a look. Blake plays multiple positions, shouldn’t cost top prospects, and will be a free agent at the end of the year. The Indians are said to be "laying back and listening on everyone," as one front-office type put it." -Carroll, B.P.

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Man, it would be nice to get a solid AA prospect for Blake. A guy who can mash but doesn’t really have a position. Or a high OBP guy with speed. That way we can take Green/Lucroy instead of Brantley.

by Toxicadam on Jul 23, 2008 9:50 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I wouldn’t mind getting a good AA pitcher, either

by APV on Jul 23, 2008 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

They’re not going to give you Niese, Aguilar or Kunz. Maybe Tim Lavigne (25 SO and 16 BB in 29 IP)? Or what about Mike Carp? They were high on him once, but Nick Evans seems their 1B prospect of choice. Carp’s been DH’ing in Binghamton, not exactly a useful position in Queens.

by FredOx on Jul 23, 2008 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Niese is the guy I’d like….that’d obviously be a high price to pay for Blake, though.

by APV on Jul 23, 2008 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Any bullpen arm that contributes positively in 2009 is worth it to me.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jul 23, 2008 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m of mixed mind on acquiring minor-league relievers. One one hand, the more the merrier (meaning, the more we have, the more likely we are to have a few develop into something decent). But we already have a lot of interesting arms in Buffalo, Akron, Kinston and Lake County. And unless a guy is really projected as being an elite bullpen arm, their most likely value is close to zero.

by APV on Jul 23, 2008 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs