The Trade That Didn't Happen

[Banedon]

I must've missed this trade rumor...

 

http://www.denverpost.com/rockies/ci_9021384

 

When the Cubs inquired about trading for outfielder Ryan Spilborghs last winter, the Rockies asked for lefty Rich Hill

[JimSorgi]

:rotfl:

[rawaction]

That's only cool if they asked about Rich Hill's personal life.

[chuckywang]

Why are the Rockies trying to rip the Cubs off?

[RammyFanny]

This was posted during the winter meetings.

[Roast]

hahahahaha. I would have laughed in their face.

[Post Count Padder]

Thank God we didn't do that.

[nilodnayr]

Ha, and Lou was quoted as saying he would have given his left arm for Spillborghs. Good thing he wasn't willing to give Rich's.

[danonwaveland]

Yeah, and the Roberts trade. . . What's he hitting, around .260 for the O's? Ronny's doing well, Marshall's doing well, and Gallagher's ERA is under 2 at AAA. Andy's probably kicking himself for not pulling the trigger.

 

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Sandberg>Mazeroski>Morgan

[C.C.]

Yeah, and the Roberts trade. . . What's he hitting, around .260 for the O's? Ronny's doing well, Marshall's doing well, and Gallagher's ERA is under 2 at AAA. Andy's probably kicking himself for not pulling the trigger.

 

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Sandberg>Mazeroski>Morgan

 

 

I have no idea why the O's never made that deal.

[Backtobanks]

Yeah, and the Roberts trade. . . What's he hitting, around .260 for the O's? Ronny's doing well, Marshall's doing well, and Gallagher's ERA is under 2 at AAA. Andy's probably kicking himself for not pulling the trigger.

 

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Sandberg>Mazeroski>Morgan

 

 

I have no idea why the O's never made that deal.

 

They're going to regret not making that deal. They keep thinking that somebody is going to top the Cubs offer at midseason, but nobody is going to give them a starting SS and 2B (which is what they need). Nobody knows for sure who the 4 players the Cubs offered (supposedly Gallagher, Veal, Cedeno, Ceda), but I'm sure the deal could have been done for Gallagher/Marshall, Cedeno, Patterson, and Veal. That would have netted them a starting SS, a starting pitcher, a possible starting 2B, and a future starting pitcher. Really stupid on their part.

[Moonshot]

Yeah, and the Roberts trade. . . What's he hitting, around .260 for the O's? Ronny's doing well, Marshall's doing well, and Gallagher's ERA is under 2 at AAA. Andy's probably kicking himself for not pulling the trigger.

 

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Sandberg>Mazeroski>Morgan

 

 

I have no idea why the O's never made that deal.

 

They're going to regret not making that deal. They keep thinking that somebody is going to top the Cubs offer at midseason, but nobody is going to give them a starting SS and 2B (which is what they need). Nobody knows for sure who the 4 players the Cubs offered (supposedly Gallagher, Veal, Cedeno, Ceda), but I'm sure the deal could have been done for Gallagher/Marshall, Cedeno, Patterson, and Veal. That would have netted them a starting SS, a starting pitcher, a possible starting 2B, and a future starting pitcher. Really stupid on their part.

 

Did anyone catch the interview that Comcast Sportsnet Chicago did with Roberts? Nothing really big, but he did make one comment that I think shed some light on the whole situation back in January. He said that at one point he got a text from his agent saying the deal was done.

 

This leads me to believe that MacPhail and Hendry agreed on a deal and that Angelos nixed it as had been speculated. FWIW.

[David]

And that maybe the OH crew wasn't so full of it, after all...