PTBNL from Oakland

[Lefty]

Now that the Rule 5 draft is over, shouldn't we be getting someone to complete the Straily trade?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Now that the Rule 5 draft is over, shouldn't we be getting someone to complete the Straily trade?

 

Someone said today that the Cubs expect it to be resolved by the 15th, same for the one we have to send to Boston.

[Cubswin11]

I think it has to be done by the 15th, contractually/legally within the rules of the trades

[minnesotacubsfan]

Yes

[Little Slide Rooter]

It would have been done during the meetings, but nobody remembered brought a hat.

[Vinestal]

Don't we also owe someone a ptbnl?

[Cubswin11]

Don't we also owe someone a ptbnl?

We owe Boston, Oakland owes us

[chuckywang]

Don't we also owe someone a ptbnl?

We owe Boston, Oakland owes us

 

Just let Boston and Oakland work it out and we'll wash our hands of this.

[gscool89]

RT @CSNMooney: #Cubs send infielder Marco Hernandez to #RedSox to complete the Felix Doubront trade.

[Vanilla Ice]

RT @CSNMooney: #Cubs send infielder Marco Hernandez to #RedSox to complete the Felix Doubront trade.

 

Somebody check on toonster

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

yay

[toonsterwu]

RT @CSNMooney: #Cubs send infielder Marco Hernandez to #RedSox to complete the Felix Doubront trade.

 

Somebody check on toonster

 

I've been fairly clear that I had dropped him way down the list in the past couple years. He wasn't even on my top 30-35 or so, and I'm not so certain I would've put him in a top 50 this winter if I took the time to make the list. There is no denying the tools he has (heck, in the last two winters, at least 1 publication (BA last year, Kiley this year) has noted Marco as a trade asset of some sort, much to my shock), but at a certain point, you have to produce some to move on.

 

Do I care about this trade? I liked the addition of Doubront at the time, so any judgement has to be viewed from then ... and now with the benefit of hindsight. With the benefit of knowing where our rotation stands now, no, I don't love the idea of Hernandez for Doubront, but I don't hate it. I'm just not sure if Doubront will amount to much. That said, Gleyber Torres looks like he'll move fast, and with all the youngsters in the bigs, you can live with a "gap" in the system at a position. Taking a gamble then on Doubront clearly made sense, regardless of the cost, so in the grand scheme of things, it's like the Rule 5 draft this year - if we lost someone and they develop, you nod your head and move on.

[SouthSideRyan]

Yikes, outside your top 50?

[TruffleShuffle]

so we gave up marco hernandez and got ???? from oakland?

[Post Count Padder]

so we gave up marco hernandez and got ???? from oakland?

Yeah isn't the deadline tonight?

[SouthSideRyan]

Gonzalez says it's cash

[TruffleShuffle]

Gonzalez says it's cash

 

[UMFan83]

Gonzalez says it's cash

 

 

PTR is eating at Red Lobster tonight!

[toonsterwu]

Yikes, outside your top 50?

 

I really haven't pondered much with baseball in a long time, at least, relative to before. Pretty certain he wouldn't have fit into a top 30 if I did one, even with the graduations. I can sort of piece out enough guys to feel that way without making a list. Top 50, I would have to think about. The plus side is that he has tools to work with/hope on, he's relatively young for the level, there's a platoon split that gives some modicum of hope, solid defensively at short, plus arm, and a few other things. The flip side is that he's not an elite defensive shortstop, the approach leaves one wanting, the power never took the minimal steps it needed to.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Gonzalez says it's cash

 

Lame. But I guess asking for more would be like going to a wake and shaking down the widow for the 10 bucks the guy owed you.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

An unassuming 27 year old kid wearing a backpack sits down on a park bench, takes out his ipod/headphones, sets down his backpack, and starts listening to music. You wouldn't guess it, but this kid works as an intern for for A's legendary GM Brad Pitt. Next we see a kid no more than 20, wearing an affliction tshirt and cargo shorts. he sits down on the bench, looks around at the scenery for a bit, picks up and the backpack and goes on his way. you guessed it, it was really Jed Hoyer.