The Rest of the team Trade Thread

[muntjack]

Speaking of Milwaukee, Shawn Zarraga is quite a story. 25 yr old switch hitting catcher in AA who has only 1152 PAs over eight seasons. He lost 25 lbs. in the offseason and well..........

 

187 PAs

 

.392/.489/.514

 

BB 16% K 5.9% <-----I mean...........

 

 

BABIP .12 higher than his average.

 

Gallo and Bryant are the only legit prospects who have higher wOBAs.

[Felix Leiter]

As much as I hate them, The Brewer's bats just keep thumping away. However, their pitching simply isn't build to last, and they're full of injury risks and guys who have been historically inconsistent all throughout. Even if they were to take a 2nd half tumble, and as of now, they show no signs of doing so, they've built a nice enough pad that there's no excuse for them to fall out of contention. They're a win now team without much to fall back on beyond the next year or two.

 

They certainly don't have what it takes to land Shark or Hammel, maybe even Jackson. But they'd be a great partner for guys like Barney, Villanueva, Russell, Schierholtz, and Wright. They don't have much in terms of a farm system, but one of our FO's strengths is finding the type of hidden gems that guys like that could bring back.

 

I'd listen to any interest on EJax. He is a disappointment but why should I be surprised, his entire career shows this inconsistency. Sometimes he's light out and then other times he looks lost. He falls in love with throwing a slider and curve 3-5 times in a row. He was bouncing the ball up there yesterday times and seemed to not get it. Just getting rid of him and his salary is enough return for me.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

That was the read most had on the Brewers this year: If you get past the "LOL, they're the Brewers" and looked at their roster, it wasn't bad as long as the pitching miraculously stayed healthy, and it has.

[Little Slide Rooter]

That was the read most had on the Brewers this year: If you get past the "LOL, they're the Brewers" and looked at their roster, it wasn't bad as long as the pitching miraculously stayed healthy, and it has.

 

I'm not sure what you're getting at, but has is the key word.

 

-Aramis, Weeks, Gomez, and Garza are big time injury risks.

 

-Braun has managed to play through aches and pains, narrowly avoiding the DL until the past two years (coincidence, of course)

 

Gallardo has been inconsistent the past few years.

 

K Rod is a bottle that could run out of lightening any day.

 

I don't know much about Khris Davis or Scooter Gennet, but I have to assume that their production isn't quite sustainable.

 

Lucroy seems to be the real deal, and despite people spending the past 3 years waiting for Lohse to fall off a cliff, it hasn't happened, so perhaps he is too.

 

My point is that when you've built the record that the Brewers have while leaning on that many X Factors, you need to go all in. We may not have a lot to offer them, and they don't have much to offer in return, but it's just enough to make them intriguing trade partners.

[Neuby]

Please trade Barney for a bag of baseballs sooner rather than later so we can play Valbuena at 2nd and let Olt play everyday. Olt is a 25 year old third baseman with plus power who can take a walk and pick it with the glove.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Please trade Barney for a bag of baseballs sooner rather than later so we can play Valbuena at 2nd and let Olt play everyday. Olt is a 25 year old third baseman with plus power who can take a walk and pick it with the glove.

 

 

[Sammy Sofa]

Please trade Barney for a bag of baseballs sooner rather than later so we can play Valbuena at 2nd and let Olt play everyday. Olt is a 25 year old third baseman with plus power who can take a walk and pick it with the glove.

 

Way to out yourself as Olt's dad.

[KaiserCesar]

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[Sammy Sofa]

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[Neuby]

Please trade Barney for a bag of baseballs sooner rather than later so we can play Valbuena at 2nd and let Olt play everyday. Olt is a 25 year old third baseman with plus power who can take a walk and pick it with the glove.

 

 

 

After 187 big league at-bats no chance this guy adjusts.

[treebird]

Please trade Barney for a bag of baseballs sooner rather than later so we can play Valbuena at 2nd and let Olt play everyday. Olt is a 25 year old third baseman with plus power who can take a walk and pick it with the glove.

 

 

 

After 187 big league at-bats no chance this guy adjusts.

 

he also can't hit at aaa.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Please trade Barney for a bag of baseballs sooner rather than later so we can play Valbuena at 2nd and let Olt play everyday. Olt is a 25 year old third baseman with plus power who can take a walk and pick it with the glove.

 

 

 

After 187 big league at-bats no chance this guy adjusts.

 

"No chance" is a stupid approach. There's a "chance" for anything. There's a "chance" for everyting. Of course there's not "no chance."

 

But at his age, the "chance" is pretty damn small.

[davell]

Too many teams are close. There isn't going to be a lot of selling and there is a gigantic shortage of bats available.

 

Bats- Zobrist, Drew, Willingham, Aaron Hill, Seth Smith, Headley, Quintana, 1 of Ethier, Crawford, Kemp

 

Pitching- Price, Kennedy, De La Rosa, McCarthy, Gee, Danks

 

Possible others.....

 

Hitting-Rios, Beltre, Alexei Ramirez, Russell Martin, Utley, Rollins

 

Pitching-Liriano, Cliff Lee, Chacin, Lester, Peavy, 1 of Cueto or Latos , Cashner

[PackLandVA]

A couple of observations about Olt:

 

-He always seems to be behind in the count.

-He seems like he gets "out-guessed" too often, especially early in the count.

-He can't lay off the slider/curve away in the dirt.

 

I'm not a saber-guy, but I just looked At his "swing" percentages. Unfortunately, I can't really put them in proper perspective. Looks like he takes a strike 34% of the time. Is this high? His "swinging strike" without contact is 23.5%. I'm assuming one or both of these are high, but are either extraordinarily high?

[Backtobanks]

Too many teams are close. There isn't going to be a lot of selling and there is a gigantic shortage of bats available.

 

Bats- Zobrist, Drew, Willingham, Aaron Hill, Seth Smith, Headley, Quintana, 1 of Ethier, Crawford, Kemp

 

Pitching- Price, Kennedy, De La Rosa, McCarthy, Gee, Danks

 

Possible others.....

 

Hitting-Rios, Beltre, Alexei Ramirez, Russell Martin, Utley, Rollins

 

Pitching-Liriano, Cliff Lee, Chacin, Lester, Peavy, 1 of Cueto or Latos , Cashner

 

Ken Rosenthal mentioned that trading Cashner would speed up rebuilding for the Padres. After loading up on prospects from trading Hammel, Shark, and whoever else, it might be interesting to check on what the Padres might want for Cashner.

[Cubswin11]

I wouldn't be opposed to bringing him back, but he can't stay healthy so I wouldn't give up anything crazy for him. Probably nothing more than like Vogelbach+Hendricks.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Too many teams are close. There isn't going to be a lot of selling and there is a gigantic shortage of bats available.

 

Bats- Zobrist, Drew, Willingham, Aaron Hill, Seth Smith, Headley, Quintana, 1 of Ethier, Crawford, Kemp

 

Pitching- Price, Kennedy, De La Rosa, McCarthy, Gee, Danks

 

Possible others.....

 

Hitting-Rios, Beltre, Alexei Ramirez, Russell Martin, Utley, Rollins

 

Pitching-Liriano, Cliff Lee, Chacin, Lester, Peavy, 1 of Cueto or Latos , Cashner

 

Ken Rosenthal mentioned that trading Cashner would speed up rebuilding for the Padres. After loading up on prospects from trading Hammel, Shark, and whoever else, it might be interesting to check on what the Padres might want for Cashner.

 

Cashner seems like a pretty good pitcher, but when you factor in the traditional time off because of injury and the fact that he isn't as good when outside of San Diego, and they'd probably want too much.

[Clem Fandango]

Put him back in the bullpen

[TheDude]

From Buster Olney:

 

The Cubs' James Russell is an interesting pitcher to watch in the trade market, given the fact he's left-handed and on a serious roll. Here's why, writes Mark Gonzales:

Entering Wednesday, left-hander James Russell hadn't allowed a run in his last 17 appearances and has limited right-handed hitters to a .156 batting average.

 

"I finally got my changeup back and have been really comfortable throwing a sinker now," said Russell, who has a 2.21 ERA in 31 appearances. "It has helped me a lot. I've been able to locate it down and away.

 

"I've been getting more ground balls. Sometimes they find holes. If they're going to beat me, make them beat me with singles and that's that."

 

Russell, who had appeared in 215 games from 2011-13, has managed to stay fresh with the offseason acquisition of fellow left-hander Wesley Wright.

 

"Not having to cover every lefty role is definitely something big," Russell said. "I haven't had that the past two years. I still like getting my work in. I like being the guy who is out there day after day, and I like proving I can do that."

 

 

Russell, 28, makes $1.775 million this season, and will be eligible for arbitration next year before becoming eligible for free agency following the 2015 season.

[PackLandVA]

Hasn't Russell let quite a few inherited runners score this season?

[Guest]

Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 1m

#Cubs have scouting contingent at #Pirates-#STLCards High-A game today.

 

FWIW

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 1m

#Cubs have scouting contingent at #Pirates-#STLCards High-A game today.

 

FWIW

ask him to define contingent

[Tryptamine]

Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 1m

#Cubs have scouting contingent at #Pirates-#STLCards High-A game today.

 

FWIW

 

I don't even see anyone particularly note worthy playing today in those lineups.

[SouthSideRyan]

Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 1m

#Cubs have scouting contingent at #Pirates-#STLCards High-A game today.

 

FWIW

 

I don't even see anyone particularly note worthy playing today in those lineups.

 

Well we don't have much to trade away that is particularly noteworthy

[Gilby]

The Pirates could maybe use Barney as a reserve infielder or something. Doesn't seem like either would have much need for James Russell.