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Manny Revisited

By joe • Aug 22nd, 2008 • Category: Trades

Yesterday on WFAN Omar Minaya was interviewed by Mike Francesa on the “Mike and No More Mad Dog Show”.
Francesa asked Minaya if he went after Manny Ramirez, knowing full well that Omar is a big fan of the big bopper. Minaya’s first response was that Theo Epstein needed a replacement for Manny’s bat, and [...]



Minaya Makes a Move

By joe • Aug 12th, 2008 • Category: Shea What?, Trades

That’s right, Mets GM Omar Minaya has finally made a move …
According to various reports — several of which are nearly reliable — Minaya has shifted the weight on his buttocks to his right hand. Previously, Minaya had been sitting with equal weight on both hands.
Whether this development will lead to a waiver [...]



Trade Analysis: Manny Ramirez and Jason Bay

By joe • Aug 1st, 2008 • Category: Trades

Dodgers get: Manny Ramirez
Red Sox get: Jason Bay
Pirates get: Bryan Morris, Adam LaRoche (Dodgers), Craig Hansen (Red Sox), Brandon Moss (Red Sox)
Every ten minutes throughout the day, there was a new Manny rumor brewing. The day began with his bags packed for Miami, to join the Marlins, and by the end of the afternoon he [...]



Trade Analysis: Ken Griffey Jr.

By joe • Aug 1st, 2008 • Category: Trades

White Sox get: Ken Griffey, Jr.
Reds get: Nick Masset, Danny Richar
This analysis is going to be biased, and sound bitter, because I’ve been a huge Junior Griffey fan since his first days in the big leagues. So consider yourself warned, and read this with a grain of salt.
The White Sox ability to acquire Griffey for [...]



Trade Analysis: Arthur Rhodes

By joe • Aug 1st, 2008 • Category: Trades

Marlins get: Arthur Rhodes
Mariners get: Gaby Hernandez
The Marlins were really aggressive at the deadline, and seemed on the verge of pulling in the biggest “fish”. But when it was all said and done, all they came away with was Arthur Lee Rhodes.
Florida’s bullpen has been shaky this year, so it made sense for them to [...]



Trade Analysis: Ivan Rodriguez

By joe • Aug 1st, 2008 • Category: Trades

Yankees get: Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez
Tigers get: Kyle Farnsworth
How does Brian Cashman do it? Say all you want about the Yankees having the highest payroll and the deepest pockets, but you cannot discount the extraordinary job that Cashman has done — especially since given more control of the organization in the past few years.
Jorge Posada goes [...]



Trade Analysis: Mark Teixeira

By joe • Aug 1st, 2008 • Category: Trades

Angels get: Mark Teixeira
Braves get: Casey Kotchman, Steve Marek
At the time of this trade, everyone figured it would be the highlight of the deadline. How wrong we were.



Trade Analysis: Casey Blake

By joe • Aug 1st, 2008 • Category: Trades

Dodgers get: Casey Blake
Indians get: Carlos Santana and Jonathan Meloan
This one hurts from a Mets’ fans perspective. Like many other deals that went down,



Trade Analysis: LaTroy Hawkins

By joe • Aug 1st, 2008 • Category: Trades

Astros get: LaTroy Hawkins
Yankees get: Hawkins’ absence, Matt Cusick
This trade is hardly worth mentioning in terms of impact, but I feel the insanity and shock value of the deal is worth discussing.
As mentioned earlier, Ed Wade is insane if he thinks the Astros are going to make a push for the playoffs this year. He’s [...]



Trade Analysis: Xavier Nady

By joe • Aug 1st, 2008 • Category: Trades

Yankees get: Xavier Nady, Damaso Marte
Pirates get: Jeff Karstens, Daniel McCutchen, Ross Ohlendorf and OF Jose Tabata
This was the trade the Mets needed to make — unfortunately, they simply did not have the depth in their minor league system to do such a deal. Originally, a number of pundits identified the trade as highway robbery [...]