Hammel/Samardzija Traded to A's for Russell/McKinney/Straily

[Clem Fandango]

To WSR though-Russell isn't playing tonight. That's serious.

 

And Hammel was pulled awfully early.

 

And he voiced his opinion that he didn't think it was Renteria's call

[RammyFanny]

Max Wildstein ⚾️ @MaxWildstein · 4m

 

Source confirms @JonHeymanCBS report of #Athletics discussing deal w/ #Cubs involving Samardzija and Hammel. Hear it's massive 3-team deal.

Max Wildstein ⚾️ @MaxWildstein · 1m

 

3-team deal was first reported by @TomLoxas. #Cubs #Athletics #MysteryTeam. Addison Russell in play. Source hearing Luis Valbuena as well.

Writer for "Call to the Pen" with 17 K followers.

[Guest]

A. Billy Beane is NOT going to give up his top prospect for a rental, unless said prospect is set to destruct the moment the ink dries on the tic-tac no trade backs clause.

 

B. How many imminent trades have actually happened for us? They're usually ninjad out nowhere.

 

A - Samardzija is more than just a rental. 1.5 cheap seasons left.

 

B - uh, aren't all trades that eventually happen imminent at one point? and if you're talking about how they're reported, i still don't recall any of our trades coming completely out of thin air.

 

In fairness, Rizzo was. Announced by the Cubs.

 

i remember talks about rizzo and san diego being mentioned in passing days or weeks before (can't remember exactly)

[davell]

To WSR though-Russell isn't playing tonight. That's serious.

 

And Hammel was pulled awfully early.

 

True. Hell, he even called them out on it.

 

Side note-Loxas saying Valbuena may be in and it may be a 3 team deal.

[Clem Fandango]

I WANT STANTON GOD DAMNIT

 

it won't happen

Edited July 5, 2014 by The Logan

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Max Wildstein ⚾️ @MaxWildstein · 4m

 

Source confirms @JonHeymanCBS report of #Athletics discussing deal w/ #Cubs involving Samardzija and Hammel. Hear it's massive 3-team deal.

Max Wildstein ⚾️ @MaxWildstein · 1m

 

3-team deal was first reported by @TomLoxas. #Cubs #Athletics #MysteryTeam. Addison Russell in play. Source hearing Luis Valbuena as well.

Writer for "Call to the Pen" with 17 K followers.

 

15-year-old kid in a bowtie who claims to be a member of something called the "International Baseball Writers Association"

 

:( It looked legit for a minute and fooled me

[davell]

A. Billy Beane is NOT going to give up his top prospect for a rental, unless said prospect is set to destruct the moment the ink dries on the tic-tac no trade backs clause.

 

B. How many imminent trades have actually happened for us? They're usually ninjad out nowhere.

 

A - Samardzija is more than just a rental. 1.5 cheap seasons left.

 

B - uh, aren't all trades that eventually happen imminent at one point? and if you're talking about how they're reported, i still don't recall any of our trades coming completely out of thin air.

 

In fairness, Rizzo was. Announced by the Cubs.

 

i remember talks about rizzo and san diego being mentioned in passing days or weeks before (can't remember exactly)

 

I remember hearing us connected to him, along with Tampa. But it was like a month before. The actual deal was just flat out announced out of no where though.

[Guest]

I'm not enthused about this speculation/rumor that there's a 3rd team involved..at least not if it means we're not getting Russell.

 

I'd rather have him than pretty much any pitching prospect.

[Guest]

Max Wildstein ⚾️ @MaxWildstein · 4m

 

Source confirms @JonHeymanCBS report of #Athletics discussing deal w/ #Cubs involving Samardzija and Hammel. Hear it's massive 3-team deal.

Max Wildstein ⚾️ @MaxWildstein · 1m

 

3-team deal was first reported by @TomLoxas. #Cubs #Athletics #MysteryTeam. Addison Russell in play. Source hearing Luis Valbuena as well.

Writer for "Call to the Pen" with 17 K followers.

 

15-year-old kid in a bowtie who claims to be a member of something called the "International Baseball Writers Association"

 

:( It looked legit for a minute and fooled me

 

we thought chris cotillo was a joke at one point too

[RammyFanny]

Max Wildstein ⚾️ @MaxWildstein · 4m

 

Source confirms @JonHeymanCBS report of #Athletics discussing deal w/ #Cubs involving Samardzija and Hammel. Hear it's massive 3-team deal.

Max Wildstein ⚾️ @MaxWildstein · 1m

 

3-team deal was first reported by @TomLoxas. #Cubs #Athletics #MysteryTeam. Addison Russell in play. Source hearing Luis Valbuena as well.

Writer for "Call to the Pen" with 17 K followers.

 

15-year-old kid in a bowtie who claims to be a member of something called the "International Baseball Writers Association"

 

:( It looked legit for a minute and fooled me

Yeah, I don't know. He could've bought Twitter followers like a certain PSD "insider" did.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

we thought chris cotillo was a joke at one point too

 

True. But the ratio of doofy kids with nothing to doofy kids who are actually pretty good at hustling for sources is about a million to one.

[Guest]

we thought chris cotillo was a joke at one point too

 

True. But the ratio of doofy kids with nothing to doofy kids who are actually pretty good at hustling for sources is about a million to one.

 

yeah

 

i hope he's wrong and he picked like the worst ever person to piggyback on a report

[davell]

Max Wildstein ⚾️ @MaxWildstein · 4m

 

Source confirms @JonHeymanCBS report of #Athletics discussing deal w/ #Cubs involving Samardzija and Hammel. Hear it's massive 3-team deal.

Max Wildstein ⚾️ @MaxWildstein · 1m

 

3-team deal was first reported by @TomLoxas. #Cubs #Athletics #MysteryTeam. Addison Russell in play. Source hearing Luis Valbuena as well.

Writer for "Call to the Pen" with 17 K followers.

 

15-year-old kid in a bowtie who claims to be a member of something called the "International Baseball Writers Association"

 

:( It looked legit for a minute and fooled me

Yeah, I don't know. He could've bought Twitter followers like a certain PSD "insider" did.

 

 

Holy [expletive], is THAT how he wound up with that amount of followers?

[RammyFanny]

Where's "Legit Reporter" on Twitter when you need him?

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

this reeks of Brian Roberts/Randall Delgado

[davell]

we thought chris cotillo was a joke at one point too

 

True. But the ratio of doofy kids with nothing to doofy kids who are actually pretty good at hustling for sources is about a million to one.

 

yeah

 

i hope he's wrong and he picked like the worst ever person to piggyback on a report

 

I'm not thinking that'd mean we weren't getting Russell.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Where's "Legit Reporter" on Twitter when you need him?

 

Legit Reporter ‏@LegitReporter

Samardzija seen hugging friends at Cubs' hotel #Cubs #trade #As

[RammyFanny]

Max Wildstein ⚾️ @MaxWildstein · 4m

 

Source confirms @JonHeymanCBS report of #Athletics discussing deal w/ #Cubs involving Samardzija and Hammel. Hear it's massive 3-team deal.

Max Wildstein ⚾️ @MaxWildstein · 1m

 

3-team deal was first reported by @TomLoxas. #Cubs #Athletics #MysteryTeam. Addison Russell in play. Source hearing Luis Valbuena as well.

Writer for "Call to the Pen" with 17 K followers.

 

15-year-old kid in a bowtie who claims to be a member of something called the "International Baseball Writers Association"

 

:( It looked legit for a minute and fooled me

Yeah, I don't know. He could've bought Twitter followers like a certain PSD "insider" did.

 

 

Holy [expletive], is THAT how he wound up with that amount of followers?

After you get past the first 200 or so it's about 28,000 foreign spam accounts following him, which is consistent with buying followers from a service from what I can tell.

[Andy]

I'm not enthused about this speculation/rumor that there's a 3rd team involved..at least not if it means we're not getting Russell.

 

I'd rather have him than pretty much any pitching prospect.

Why would you think that? Russell by himself isn't enough for both pitchers, and the third team would probably be getting Hammel.

[Guest]

I'm not thinking that'd mean we weren't getting Russell.

 

just figure the primary pieces make sense for the cubs and a's. not sure where a 3rd team fits.

 

and loxas and a 16 year old are the only ones who have it as a 3 way deal and none of the major reporters who broke or followed up on this story have mentioned a 3rd team

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

yeah, shark/hammel for russell would be lame.

[davell]

Rammy, does he even post there anymore or did he finally martyr himself away for good?

[davell]

CF Billy McKinney was a late scratch in high A.

[Guest]

apparently billy mckinnon has been scratched from tonight's lineup as well

[RammyFanny]

Rammy, does he even post there anymore or did he finally martyr himself away for good?

Martyred from what I can tell, ironically right after I mentioned the Twitter thing. I tried my best not to come off as a dick to him and didn't harp on about it, but I felt like people had the right to know and make their own judgements. Whatev's, no regrets.