Tampa made Price available when they said they were open to trading him.
Other teams probably don't want to mortgage their future, but Wren doesn't mind if Tampa were willing to lower their price.
Wren did this last year with Zona. Zona wanted Simmons + Teheran IIRC, and Wren ended up giving up Ahmed and Delgado.
Tampa has no legitimate reason to keep Price the next 2 years when they know he's going to be a free agent.
Forever Fredi
Price is a real danger. There was an interesting ESPN article the other day talking about how he isn't as good as most think. I would stay away from a pitcher with that many miles no their arm at his age.
Natural Immunity Croc
clvclv (12-26-2013)
Price is an excellent pitcher. One of the 10 best in baseball over a large sample. He's not though Kershaw, Verlander, King Felix or Cliff Lee so I wouldn't go bonkers for him.
What would really be awesome is if we had the money to absorb Lee's contract, Phillies seem interested in trading him, they need catching pretty bad so Gattis or CB and a few other pieces could net him.
Stockholm, more densely populated than NYC - sturg
Ha.
AerchAngel (12-26-2013), thethe (12-26-2013)
There is no way in hell that the Braves are going to pay a 20 million dollar posting fee on top of what it will take to sign Tanaka probably over 100 million. Also, it appears that the 25 extra million dollars in TV revenue is being banked for the move to the new stadium, which I think will be the scenario with most extra income. Now I still think Price and or Smardijza could still be a possibilty because their prices will come down the more the off season goes along.
Dont think the Yankees can sign him unless they get a favorable ruling on ARod.
Dont think the Dodgers can sign him unless they move Kemp or other (s) like Eithier.
Doubt he would sign with Cubs as far away as they are.
Rangers? Maybe but then who would be the Alpha male in their rotation?
Us? Dont forget how Wren was at the center of Kawakami's loss of face so to speak.
Never know of you don't try. Go for it, Braves!
Chopping With The Braves And Rolling With The Tide
three's a crowd.It takes two to tango.
There is no such thing as unlimited money. have you not been watching the off season pundits or is it just a matter of obdurance?
Yankees do not want to pay luxury tax. Period. And Tanaka would not make that much of a difference by himself.
Dodgers do not want to pay the luxury tax and dont need to with the team they have now. Tanake would be superflous.
Arizona and Mariners can both play.
most do not see Tanaka as a TOP rotation guy, see him as a #2 or#3 in the rotation. He is not Darvish, he does not have Darvish's stuff. Still he is going to end up with a contract on the order of 7 years 126 Million or 18M per year. Not the kind of move the Braves are going to make in my estimation. The fact that they don't does not bother me a bit, as the success rate of Japanese pitchers failing is far higher than those being successful as a star. We don't need another Kawakami.