Trade Talk with Castro and the Indians are Active in the Dominican

Interesting thoughts about the negligible difference between the non-waiver and waiver deadline this year.

The second link is here. The Tribe has signed two shortstops and a pitcher from the Dominican.

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So basically 10 days before the deadline, the Indians are examining trades. And they want pitching.

… wow great story

Can I suggest this thread becomes the rosterbation official thread?

by world dictator on Jul 20, 2009 3:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

YES. Lent is over.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jul 20, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

/cringe

Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Jul 20, 2009 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don’t mind telling you that the best part of 2008 was the purge. Not just in the fanboy drool-over-prospects sense, but the feeling of release. It’s all over. Members of the team are gone. Next year is right in front of us, playing on the field.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jul 21, 2009 4:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m looking forward to the trades, I guess is what I’m trying to say.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jul 21, 2009 5:03 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

So it looks like SBN has a rumor site now. I haven’t read any of it yet but there it is.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jul 21, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

seems like a decent idea.

by Brick. on Jul 21, 2009 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Except the post on Milton Bradley switch-hitting, the case for going only right is made entirely on his BA splits this season.

by Roger Dorn on Jul 21, 2009 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I see what you did there.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jul 21, 2009 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m now reccing anything you have written with decent in it. I’ve seen two so far.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Jul 21, 2009 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The team stinks and there is no interesting rumors to banter about.

Most boring season ever.

by Toxicadam on Jul 20, 2009 8:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yea, I figured with the advent of Twitter, we’d be getting more rumors, not less.

by Roger Dorn on Jul 20, 2009 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

This just in: Team seen at Hopkins Airport, rumored to be heading for Toronto.

by odradek on Jul 21, 2009 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

According to Heyman the Mets turned down an offer of Halladay for Fernando Martinez, Bobby Parnell, Jon Niese and Ruben Tejada

Maybe I’m not a fan of the Mets prospects but I don’t like that trade for either team.

by world dictator on Jul 20, 2009 9:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I was thinking about calling BS on Heyman when I saw this, but figured he has a lot of ties to the NY teams, so I’d let it slide.

Keith Law twittered later that the report was in fact bogus.

by Roger Dorn on Jul 21, 2009 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Rosenthal wrote today pretty much this:

Early trade talks between Phillies and Indians for Lee went nowhere.

Indians want MLB-ready starting pitcher in return.

Betancourt drawing a lot of interest. Pavano is not.

by FallsTribeFan on Jul 21, 2009 11:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I’d probably wager that Rafael Betancourt is the player most likely to be moved before the July 31st deadline. I doubt the Indians are going to be picking up his 2010 option, but some clubs might want to.

by Ryan on Jul 21, 2009 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’d also bet that Carroll will be gone as well. He’s the kind of guy that could bring some versatility and leadership to a contending ballclub.

"Actual versatility is a good thing. Imagined versatility is a bad thing."
Jay Levin

by woodsmeister on Jul 21, 2009 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Please Garko Please Garko Please Garko

by Roger Dorn on Jul 21, 2009 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Here’s the best trade rumor article of the day … courtesy Heyman:

In it he basically says … insiders say Tribe is much more open to trading Lee, except for the insiders that says they’re more likely to trade Victor, and the insider that says he could see both in Cleveland next year.

Quality stuff.

by FallsTribeFan on Jul 21, 2009 1:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Heyman both cites The Fat Jackass as a source on what Shapiro will do and says Rondon is pitching for Akron, so he really appears to have penned this one from the side of the pool while drinking a big margarita.

by FredOx on Jul 21, 2009 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs