Thinking like Hendry

[Lefty]

While not something you would want to do in other areas of your life, around the trade deadline it could be fun. Trying to channel Hendry led me to a couple of trade ideas.

 

Murton, Marshall & Gallagher for Griffey & Arroyo

 

Failing that:

 

Murton for Dye

 

Accurate? Otherwise agreeable?

[Soriano12]

Thinking like Hendry...oh, this could be a great thread.

[CubinNY]

 

Failing that:

 

Murton for Dye

 

Now that is thinking like Hendry. I'd be pretty pissed if they traded Murton for Dye. I think they have to trade Murton but they won't get that much in return unless he's packaged.

[weis21]

I'd be fine with either of those trades. They seem pretty fair to me, but I have my doubts that would be enough to get either trade done.

[The Voice of Reason]

Well, first things first.

 

Will it be three quarter pounders with cheese or Dominos family size for lunch?

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Thinking like Hendry

 

will only give you a headache

[rocket]

if we're thinking like hendry, maybe he wants to make a stab at one of his favorite targets from the past, austin kearns?

 

i don't know how willing the nats are to part with kearns, but he has a reputation for good defense, and against lefties this year he's .260/.374/.438, and in his career .284/.406/.457.

 

i can't see the nats being that committed to kearns, maybe he could be had cheaply and hendry will have his righty (potential) power bat he desires.

[weis21]

if we're thinking like hendry, maybe he wants to make a stab at one of his favorite targets from the past, austin kearns?

 

i don't know how willing the nats are to part with kearns, but he has a reputation for good defense, and against lefties this year he's .260/.374/.438, and in his career .284/.406/.457.

 

i can't see the nats being that committed to kearns, maybe he could be had cheaply and hendry will have his righty (potential) power bat he desires.

 

There's also a bunch of hoopla today about the nats wanting dunn and their main selling point is that he can play with his best pal austin. But I don't really know how much validity is in any of that. If he were really cheap and the cubs couldn't acquire dunn or griffey I guess he'd be OK.

[rocket]

if we're thinking like hendry, maybe he wants to make a stab at one of his favorite targets from the past, austin kearns?

 

i don't know how willing the nats are to part with kearns, but he has a reputation for good defense, and against lefties this year he's .260/.374/.438, and in his career .284/.406/.457.

 

i can't see the nats being that committed to kearns, maybe he could be had cheaply and hendry will have his righty (potential) power bat he desires.

 

There's also a bunch of hoopla today about the nats wanting dunn and their main selling point is that he can play with his best pal austin. But I don't really know how much validity is in any of that. If he were really cheap and the cubs couldn't acquire dunn or griffey I guess he'd be OK.

 

i wonder if krivsky is willing to deal with bowden though. he wasn't happy with him last time, since he thought bowden was hiding majewski's injury.

[TheDude]

Hendry's last meaningful quote to the press was lauding the career OBP of Kendall, so I'm guessing Abreu, since the team needs a power hitting RF ;).

[Warren Brusstar]

Thinking like Hendry...oh, this could be a great thread.

 

Murton for a dozen donuts.

 

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm, donuts.

[Abe Frohman]

Thinking like Hendry...oh, this could be a great thread.

 

One dozen Bavarian Creme and a pot of coffee.

[HoopsCubs]

i can't see the nats being that committed to kearns...

 

They were committed enough to give him a 3 year $17.5M deal in January.

 

07:$3.5M

08:$5M

09:$8M

10:$10M club option with a $1M buyout

 

I don't see Hendry bringing on Kearns unless they take back Jones AND Eyre.

[jersey cubs fan]

i can't see the nats being that committed to kearns...

 

They were committed enough to give him a 3 year $17.5M deal in January.

 

07:$3.5M

08:$5M

09:$8M

10:$10M club option with a $1M buyout

 

I don't see Hendry bringing on Kearns unless they take back Jones AND Eyre.

 

They were committed when they signed him, but an unproductive season may have changed their minds. Hendry was committed to Jones when he signed him, but apparantly switched his mood within a few months. I don't see why Hendry would need to get rid of Jones and Eyre. Jones and Kearns offset each other next year, and I doubt $8m in 2009 is that big of an obstacle.

[Outshined_One]

I have a baaaaaaaaaaad feeling about this thread...

 

Also, my contribution:

 

Hendry seems to target guys who will, in all likelihood, stick with the Cubs for longer than half a season. With guys like Ramirez and Lee, they were under contract for a reasonable amount of time. With Garciaparra, Cubs fans welcome him with open arms and he responded by re-signing with the team for a reasonable price. When it comes to guys who are utility and mid-level players, he doesn't tend to trade for guys who are going to stick around for longer than a year.

 

One name sticks out in terms of the Nomar comparison...

 

Alex Rodriguez fits the Nomar mold in that he would pretty much get non-stop standing ovations for the first week he's with the Cubs and would also get to be back under his old manager, whom he admires and respects. If he came here, I think the odds of him staying in Chicago would be quite high. The problem is, the Yankees are 7.5 games out in the East and 6.5 back in the Wild Card. That's far enough back that they're not actively in contention, but that's not far enough back for them to blow up the team.

 

The only way I could see the Cubs getting him is if they help the Yankees get players they need now, ala the four team Nomar deal.

 

So...what about a three way deal with the Rangers?

 

Cubs get: A-Rod

Yankees get: Teixeira, Blalock, Gagne

Rangers get: A boatload of Cubs and Yankees prospects

[HoopsCubs]

They were committed when they signed him, but an unproductive season may have changed their minds. Hendry was committed to Jones when he signed him, but apparantly switched his mood within a few months. I don't see why Hendry would need to get rid of Jones and Eyre. Jones and Kearns offset each other next year, and I doubt $8m in 2009 is that big of an obstacle.

 

Good point.

[rawaction]

 

So...what about a three way deal with the Rangers?

 

Cubs get: A-Rod

Yankees get: Teixeira, Blalock, Gagne

Rangers get: A boatload of Cubs and Yankees prospects

 

It would take a boatload for that group, and at least 2 blue chippers. The Cubs don't have any outside of possible, Felix.....and I don't see the Yanks giving up Hughes when they are giving up ARod.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I'm thinking if Tejada can come back in the next week and prove healthy, Hendry will make a last minute run at him.

[Schwarber Fan]

The Yankees aren't going to trade A-Rod.

[Outshined_One]

So...what about a three way deal with the Rangers?

 

Cubs get: A-Rod

Yankees get: Teixeira, Blalock, Gagne

Rangers get: A boatload of Cubs and Yankees prospects

 

It would take a boatload for that group, and at least 2 blue chippers. The Cubs don't have any outside of possible, Felix.....and I don't see the Yanks giving up Hughes when they are giving up ARod.

 

The Yankees farm system has rebounded pretty well over the past two or three years. Ian Kennedy, Joba Chamberlain, Austin Jackson, and Jose Tabata are all doing fairly well and are all held in rather high regard.

 

So, they don't have to give up Hughes...necessarily speaking.

[HoopsCubs]

So...what about a three way deal with the Rangers?

 

Cubs get: A-Rod

Yankees get: Teixeira, Blalock, Gagne

Rangers get: A boatload of Cubs and Yankees prospects

 

It would take a boatload for that group, and at least 2 blue chippers. The Cubs don't have any outside of possible, Felix.....and I don't see the Yanks giving up Hughes when they are giving up ARod.

 

The Yankees farm system has rebounded pretty well over the past two or three years. Ian Kennedy, Joba Chamberlain, Austin Jackson, and Jose Tabata are all doing fairly well and are all held in rather high regard.

 

So, they don't have to give up Hughes...necessarily speaking.

 

They also have received some promising prospects from Detroit in the Gary Sheffield trade, did they not?

[TruffleShuffle]

hit yourself in the head with a frying pan until concussed, then make every signing and transaction you can think of. your moves will probably be at the level of jim hendry's.

[Outshined_One]

The Yankees aren't going to trade A-Rod.

 

I know it's a pipe dream, but here's my rationale.

 

The Yankees are currently in that annoying in-between place where teams can convince themselves that they're in contention and not hold a fire sale, but the team is too far back and not quite talented enough to make the kind of push needed to make up a 5-7 game deficit in August and September. They're not going to outright dump any players for prospects at this point.

 

So, I can see them making two types of trades:

 

1) Deals which make them just as good as they currently are, but they shed some salary and have a good future in the long term.

 

2) Deals which improve them immediately while possibly shedding some salary and getting some long-term help.

 

While the Yankees would have a downgrade at 3B (although Blalock is a solid player), they would receive immediate huge upgrades at 1B and RP. Moreover, they get themselves set up nicely salary-wise (the luxury tax hurts) since Blalock is cheap over the long haul and Gagne's a FA after this season.

 

Blalock and Teixera combined is better than A-Rod and Andy Philips, imo. That would help the Yanks out quite nicely.

 

They also have received some promising prospects from Detroit in the Gary Sheffield trade, did they not?

 

Humberto Sanchez is the big name out of that group, but he underwent Tommy John Surgery in the spring and is currently rehabbing it. He was the big name in that deal. Kevin Whelan has done fine in limited time. Anthony Claggett has been respectable.

[Jazz]

I still don't think the Yankees are far back enough for them to start making deals to trade their best player away. They've been on a tear in july, going 14-6, and are facing, @KC, @BAL, CWS, KC, @TOR, these next couple weeks. I think they are in the mode of chasing role players, or maybe an SP like oswalt.