Trade Deadline rumors, musings, and such

[SouthSideRyan]

Did you know that? I knew that he was a FA after next year, but wasn't aware that it required the non-tender mechanism that would invalidate a QO.

 

I feel like that's been standard with these IFA contracts where you get out early. I'm pretty sure Matsui and Kosuke(lol) had it as well. Additionally, I'm not Dave Cameron, it's literally his job to know these things.

 

Those guys weren't FA in the QO era though, there's a lot less semantical difference in non-tender v. free agent without it. Anyway I wasn't asking to criticize, I was just surprised by it and wasn't sure if it was common knowledge I missed.

 

They couldn't offer arb to secure a compensatory pick. It's the same idea, you get early FA and you don't have a draft pick dragging down your FA contract.

[RynoRules]

Is anyone else shocked? The A's are showing some serious balls with those deals. Anything less than a WS will be an utter failure.

[jersey cubs fan]

Did you know that? I knew that he was a FA after next year, but wasn't aware that it required the non-tender mechanism that would invalidate a QO.

 

How else would he become a free agent?

[RynoRules]

That is an amazingly terrible trade by Boston.

 

They got a solid starting caliber player for next year for 2 months of Lester on a last place team and a jonny gomes that has been awful. Why is it amazingly terrible?

 

Because I think Lester is worth more than 1.2 years of a marginally above average OF?

 

You don't seem to be taking into account that Lester is a free agent who will be leaving this year while Cespedes could easily be more productive out of Oakland and kept by the Red Sox longterm. They didn't just trade for 1.2 years of him, they get 1.2 years and first dibs.

 

This

[RynoRules]

Can anyone recall the last time a single team acquired two of three consensus best available trade targets (arguably two of the two; is Price even available? Is he better than Shark or Lester? Probably not.) in a single season?

[Guest]

I'll be rooting like hell for the A's in the postseason, not that I don't normally

[davell]

If Hammel didn't have a 9+ ERA in his 4 starts, I doubt Lester is an A. At least we'll be able to grab Hammel next year relatively cheaply again.

[Andy]

Is anyone else shocked? The A's are showing some serious balls with those deals. Anything less than a WS will be an utter failure.

From the guy who basically invented the 'the playoffs are a crapshoot and there's no sense worrying about it' theory, yes, I am quite shocked.

[Guest]

Gordon Edes ‏@GordonEdes 3m

Sox close to a deal with Cardinals for Lackey, according to multiple sources

[ConstableRabbit]

‏@JonHeymanCBS Cards getting lackey

[Little Slide Rooter]

Is anyone else shocked? The A's are showing some serious balls with those deals. Anything less than a WS will be an utter failure.

From the guy who basically invented the 'the playoffs are a crapshoot and there's no sense worrying about it' theory, yes, I am quite shocked.

 

He probably figured that he's been pulling top prospects out of his ass for well over a decade, and when you share a division with three spend thrifts like the Angels, M's, and Rangers, sometimes you have to grab today by the shirt and curlies and run.

[Guest]

gonna guess piscotty is in this deal

[gscool89]

RT @pgammo: Sox get Kelly, Craig for Lackey

[Guest]

Cherington you are a got dang loon

[Bobson Dugnutt]

Wow, so what is Boston's rotation going to look like the rest of the year? Buchholz-Workman-Barnes-Renaudo-De La Rosa? That's kind of fun.

[SouthSideRyan]

RT @pgammo: Sox get Kelly, Craig for Lackey

 

Holy [expletive]. Lackey is [expletive] free next season. That's awful.

Edited July 31, 2014 by SouthSideRyan

[sneakypower]

that is pretty embarrassing

[imb]

wait a second

[Guest]

RT @pgammo: Sox get Kelly, Craig for Lackey

 

Holy [expletive]. Lackey is [expletive] free next season. That's awful.

 

but but

 

JIM BOWDEN ‏@JimBowdenESPNxm 2m

Wow….@Pgammo reports Allen Craig and Kelly for Lackey…..if so... that is a landslide win for Boston

[JonJayCutler]

Gotta love people on FB horrifically overrating Cespedes because of HR derbies and a great arm.

 

I like the deal for Oakland.

[gscool89]

RT @pgammo: Sox get Kelly, Craig for Lackey

 

Holy [expletive]. Lackey is [expletive] free next season. That's awful.

 

but but

 

JIM BOWDEN ‏@JimBowdenESPNxm 2m

Wow….@Pgammo reports Allen Craig and Kelly for Lackey…..if so... that is a landslide win for Boston

Good deal St Louis

[bleedcubbieblue]

Lackey has a $500K team option for next season which the Cards most surely will pick up......

[Banedon]

Why on earth do the national guys like Jeff Passan think this is such a great haul for Boston?

[TruffleShuffle]

did the red sox not know that lackey would basically be free next year? they had better hope that allen craig remembers how to hit, or that is a God awful deal.

[SouthSideRyan]

Why on earth do the national guys like Jeff Passan think this is such a great haul for Boston?

 

Probably because Lackey is a [expletive]