The Trade Deadline Thread

[Chrispy]

It sounds like a three team trade is about to go down.

Blue Jays get Rasmus
Cardinals get Edwin Jackson
White Sox get salary relief.

This would be a fucking steal for the Blue Jays, more so then my three team trade in fantasy.

Ken Rosenthal
#BlueJays surely sending more than EJax, potential FA, to #Cardinals for Rasmus, who is under control for 3 more yrs. #tradedeadline #MLB

 

[Obst]

The Blue Jays acquired starter Edwin Jackson and third baseman Mark Teahen from the White Sox for reliever Jason Frasor and starter Zach Stewart, tweets Mark Gonzalez of the Chicago Tribune. The deal also includes a cash exchange of more than $1MM.

 

[killgod]

Which deal is it? You guys reporting two diff trades. Not that I have much clue any of the players we're getting.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

Which deal is it? You guys reporting two diff trades. Not that I have much clue any of the players we're getting.

The Jays are expected to send Jackson and other pieces to the Cardinals for Rasmus. That's the word that I heard from another place.

 

[killgod]

"Rasmus, who has been underwhelming to date in the major leagues, has found himself struggling frequently during the first half of the 2011 season with a .246 batting average at the All-Star Break."

/shrug

I knew Frasor had to go, despite being a fan of him. Also liked Stewart's potential.

Color me not impressed but I'm sure Rasmus has accumlated some mumbo jumbo super formula stats I should care about.

 

[moneyman255]

Colby Rasmus and TLR have not gotten along for the past year or two, and he has wanted out for awhile. He is REALLY talented, and given the right situation, he could easily hit 25 HR's in a season.

Last year he hit: .276 with an OBP of over .360. He also had 23 HR's and 66 RBI's.

Would be a very solid deal for TOR depending on who else they give back with E-Jax.

I heard Tampa offered one of their SP (Cobb/Niemen/Davis) for Rasmus.

 

[Obst]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/07/blue-jays-acquire-edwin-jackson-teahen-for-frasor-plus.html That is the deal.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

"Rasmus, who has been underwhelming to date in the major leagues, has found himself struggling frequently during the first half of the 2011 season with a .246 batting average at the All-Star Break."

/shrug

I knew Frasor had to go, despite being a fan of him. Also liked Stewart's potential.

Color me not impressed but I'm sure Rasmus has accumlated some mumbo jumbo super formula stats I should care about.

He's got some power potential, and the Jays will have him under club control for three more seasons.

 

[Obst]

Edwin Jackson is definitely going to be traded by the Blue Jays, tweets SI's Jon Heyman. Heyman heard it's going to be for Cardinals outfielder Colby Rasmus.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Yesterday, Reds GM Walt Jocketty explained to John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer, "There are guys I will not trade. I will not give you names. But they’re are certainly guys I will not trade." Today Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports has two of those prospects' names: catcher Devin Mesoraco, and shortstop Billy Hamilton (Twitter link).

Fay is under the reasonable belief that Aroldis Chapman is also off-limits. Would the Reds still have enough to pull off a deal for Ubaldo Jimenez? They could assemble an offer around prospects Yonder Alonso and Yasmani Grandal, plus pitchers Homer Bailey and Travis Wood.
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Rockies outrageous demands coming down a bit.

I would do Alonso or Grandal + Wood with no hesitation. I would never include Bailey, because if Ubaldo is better it isn't by much. I also wouldn't give them three of these players either. And Chapman? Please. Not a chance.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Rasmus to Toronto for three players:

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/base...cle_0f7b1b4c-b86e-11e0-86d2-0019bb30f31a.html

Jackson, Octavio Dotel, Marc Rzepczynski

 

[nflman2033]

Bailey hasn't shown he can stay healthy, its clearly going to be one of those thing were if the reds move him, he'll catch on and be an all-star, and if they don't move him he'll be washed up out of the league in 3 years.

 

[EmpireWF]

Blue Jays absolutely steal Rasmus from the Cards. Kid is struggling, but he will be a star.

 

[EmpireWF]

Joel Sherman says Jonathan Sanchez could be involved in a deal for Beltran. But the pitcher is on the DL with left biceps tendinitis plus he's owed nearly $5 million this year.

 

[EmpireWF]

I still don't see anything confirming Rasmus to Toronto.

Trade of Rasmus to Toronto imminent for Jackson, Dotel, Rzepczynski. More @stltoday.

https://twitter.com/#!/JoeStrauss/status/96257276083580928

 

[Chrispy]

Buster_ESPN Buster Olney
The trade: Colby Rasmus, Trever Miller, Brian Tallet and P.J. Walters for Jackson, Marc Rzepczynski, Dotel and Corey Patterson.

Buster_ESPN Buster Olney
Source: Trever Miller is expected to be traded to the White Sox, from Toronto.

 

[EmpireWF]

Latest Beltran word is the Giants are in the catbird seat. Gary Brown, Francisco Peguero and Charlie Culberson are some of the latest names being thrown around.

 

[Mogriffjr]

Rangers are out according to olney, rosenthal.

It looks like giants are close to a deal...

Rumored guys are Gary brown (still in the mix) Sanchez, peguero (AA OF) and culberson. Phillies are still trying.

 

[Boucher]

Rasmus next yunel

 

[Mogriffjr]

Jon morosi on twitter says giants are willing to include brown.