MLB Chise Trade Talks

[goDawgs1433]

Or Paul Konerko - he's better defensively than Thome.

What about an Adam LaRoche type guy? 25-30 homer power. Or, Hank Blalock.

[mfbmike]

I'm exploring trade possibilities with the Nationals now. Nick Johnson in particular. He's a left handed hitter. I know the Nationals need some long relief and a closer. I'd be willing to part ways with Brandon Lyon and Nate Robertson. I want to let go of Marcus Thames as well but they seem to have an abundance of left fielders.

I'm stuck. I like Garret Anderson but I think Nick Johnson would fit in better.

[goDawgs1433]

They're not a whole lot different. Anderson is older but Johnson has dealt with quite a few injuries in his career. Garret actually has more homers this year than Nick Johnson does and their average is similar (at least I think, off the top of my head).

[chazmaniandevil]

nick johnson is hitting over .300 (.020 higher than anderson which is pretty big), has an obp over .400 (around .100 more than anderson), and has the same slg pct. (about .010 less)

id say johnsons the better player

[mfbmike]

In my chise, Johnson is hitting about .250 or so. Anderson is currently hot, hitting for .310 or so.

I still think Johnson would be the better pickup. Now and in the long run. I can't see myself trying to bring an aging Anderson back for another year. Johnson however, based on his performance, I could see myself wanting to bring him back.

I just can't seem to find a trade that makes sense for Johnson, whereas the Anderson trade is much easier to do.

I practically need to unload Thames. Washington just seems to have an overload of left fielders.

[chazmaniandevil]

i still think you should get church

[mfbmike]

Wouldn't getting church being kind of weird considering he's now a member of the braves? That's really the only thing that made me think twice about pursuing him. He does look like a BAMF though.

[chazmaniandevil]

it makes it more realisitc than him being on the mets, he was traded

[mfbmike]

true. i'll look into more options when I get home.

[albidnis]

it makes it more realisitc than him being on the mets, he was traded

Thats true...

[goDawgs1433]

Hmm, just thought of another one - Randy Winn of the Giants. Always a good hitter for contact and doubles, and the Giants need a guy that can actually hit home runs. Plus, Fred Lewis hasn't worked out in LF so Thames could take over for him.

Winn is at .279 with 2 homers, 37 RBI, 25 2B, and 9 SB. He has 34+ doubles in each of the past three seasns (34, 42, 38). He also had 25 SB last year.

[mfbmike]

Thanks a ton for the help. Will look into that as well!

[chazmaniandevil]

id rather have winn than thames

[chazmaniandevil]

I'm not familiar with the Mariners ML team or their farm system but i am confident that if i want to be competitive throughout the season i will need to acquire a bat towards the deadline.

I was wondering what players i should keep an eye on throughout the first half of the season as potential trade targets and who is expendable from the Mariners organization.

garret atkins? ryan church/jeff francouer? julio lugo?

[ATL Jones Bro]

Any deals for Nick Johnson maybe? Hes hitting extremly bad for me (0.062) and might want to make a move in the future if he doesn't pick it up.