Sign me up - would take Walker or Max Kepler in a heartbeat.
Trade Deadline/Rumors thread
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Sign me up - would take Walker or Max Kepler in a heartbeat.
chop2chip
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The Marlins being cheap once again. Gave up what will be a top ~40 pick just so the Dodgers would pick up all the money.
Ken Rosenthal
@Ken_Rosenthal
Latos deal indeed done with #Dodgers, who take rest of his $9.4M and Morse’s $7M for this season and Morse’s entire $8M for 2016.
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It's amazing that Miami keeps getting away with their buy/sell act.
striker42
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That would be awesome but I highly doubt either one will be on the table. The demand for power makes Walker too valuable and Kepler is having a huge breakout year. The Twins seem to have always valued Kepler's tools and have waited for him to do exactly what he's done this year. According to MLB, Walker is 11th among the Twins prospects and Kepler is 7th. For Johnson we'd be lucky to get someone in the 20-30 range.
If Johnson were to go to the Twins I would target Zach Jones to get back. Jones is a reliever who can hit the upper 90's. He's not got much in the way of off speed pitches and has struggled a good bit but he has a chance to be something out of the pen. He strikes guys out but needs to learn to control his walks. He's walked almost 6 per 9 this year. But there's definite talent there. Maybe our pitching coaches could do something with him and if they can he could be a back end of the pen guy.
Jayson Stark
@jaysonst
I've heard at least 10 teams mention him [Jim Johnson], I bet. As one of those classic deadline-day bullpen-depth moves
Jayson Stark
@jaysonst
Has any team ever traded 3 guys named Johnson at the deadline? #Braves have already dealt Kelly Johnson, also looking to move Jim & Chris
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We have to be blown away to move our Johnsons.
@jaysonst
I've heard at least 10 teams mention him [Jim Johnson], I bet. As one of those classic deadline-day bullpen-depth moves
Jayson Stark
@jaysonst
Has any team ever traded 3 guys named Johnson at the deadline? #Braves have already dealt Kelly Johnson, also looking to move Jim & Chris
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We have to be blown away to move our Johnsons.
Dalyn
Fredi Gonzalez Supporter
If we trade Wood, you could say we traded a bag of dicks at the deadline.
Morse is bascially an older more expensive Scott Van Slyke. Seems odd to take him back too. I guess they had to.
Add Pierzynski and you've got balls.
dak
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Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN 2h2 hours ago
BTW:Rival executives beginning to wonder if SD's best play with Justin Upton now might turn out to be taking the compensation draft pick.
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There seems to be a pattern developing with JUp. He was traded to the Braves for a package that most thought was light. He was then traded to the Padres for a package that most thought was light (including John Hart). And now SD might have to give him a QO versus trading him at the deadline. It starting to seem that - for whatever reason - league execs don't value him as the premium player that he appears to be on the surface.
BTW:Rival executives beginning to wonder if SD's best play with Justin Upton now might turn out to be taking the compensation draft pick.
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There seems to be a pattern developing with JUp. He was traded to the Braves for a package that most thought was light. He was then traded to the Padres for a package that most thought was light (including John Hart). And now SD might have to give him a QO versus trading him at the deadline. It starting to seem that - for whatever reason - league execs don't value him as the premium player that he appears to be on the surface.
I think it has more to do with the disappearing acts he pulls for significant stretches of every season.
Tapate50
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He forfeited a few million for security. Lets not call that contract more than what it is. He will have made 52 Mill before FA.
CyYoung31
Shift Leader
Not the point. Why should he give a discount to anyone? I hate how fans think certain players owe teams something, especially ones like Justin who haven't spent their entire career with one team.
Tapate50
Well-known member
I agree, he doesn't owe anyone anything.
I thought it was kinda the tertiary point from what I read. Sorry.
There's nothing selfish about not giving a team a discount. Dude has about 10-15 years to make a bunch of money in a sport where there is no loyalty. Why should we call out Upton for looking out for his own interest and not the Padres for being willing to look out for their own interest?
He's entitled to do what he wants and doesn't owe anyone a discount. He's basically viewed like a Boras client. Teams don't trade for Boras clients at the end of their deals because they know they have no shot at retaining him. You can't blame him for not wanting to give a team a discount, but you can't blame a team for not wanting a sure fire rental either.