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Kobe wants to be traded…again
Posted by Brendon Lindsey Categories: Athletes, Front Office, NBA, Trades,
Kobe Bryant met with Lakers owner Jerry Buss in Barcelona, and guess what? He wants to be traded again. Within the past month Kobe has demanded to be traded, changed his mind and claimed he would never leave L.A., and then demanded to be traded again. Can we officially change Kobe’s name to Sybil yet?
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Giants, Marlins Swap Relief Pitchers
Posted by Milo Taibi Categories: Athletes, Editorial, Front Office, MLB, Trades,
On Thursday night the San Francisco Giants traded their closer Armando Benitez to his former team the Florida Marlins for Randy Messenger. Benitez was heavily rumored to go to the Marlins during the off-season. His recent meltdown against the Mets on Wednesday night may have been the straw that broke Giants’ general manager Brian Sabean’s back. He balked twice in a save situation, and the Mets would go on to win the game in walk off home run fashion. He wore out his welcome in San Francisco early this year, being booed on a regular basis from Giants fans.
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Ryan Langerhans has been traded for the second time this week. The Washington Nationals and the Oakland Athletics have swapped outfielders, sending Chris Snelling to the A’s and Langerhans to the Nats. Two days earlier Langerhans had been traded to the Athletics from the Atlanta Braves for a player to be named later.
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Randy Moss Traded To Patriots
Posted by Milo Taibi Categories: Athletes, Editorial, News, NFL, Trades,
Randy Moss has a new home, and it’s in New England. On Sunday the Oakland Raiders traded Moss to the New England Patriots for a fourth round draft pick. Moss had made it known in recent months that he wanted a trade, so his wish was fulfilled. According to Raiders coach Lane Kiffin this trade was made with the best intentions for “The Freak.”
Livan Hernandez Traded To The Arizona Diamondbacks
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: MLB, News, Trades,
There was a lot of ballyhoo about Livan Hernandez being traded to a contender before the non-waiver trading deadline on July 31, but it never happened. So, hoping to still ship off the man with a rubber arm, the Washington Nationals put Hernandez on waivers, hoping he would clear them so that the Nats could trade Hernandez to any team. However the Diamondbacks put a crimp in their plan by putting a claim in on Hernandez, so the Nationals had no choice in trading partners if the Nats really wanted to trade him.
Apparently, they did.
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Javy Lopez Traded From Baltimore To Boston
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Injuries, MLB, News, Trades,
Welcome to Beantown, Mr. Lopez, your services will come in quite handy. Since C Jason Varitek went down to injury a couple of days, which required arthroscopic surgery for the Red Sox’ captain, the Red Sox needed to make a move to try to replace Varitek. Let’s be honest, Doug Mirabelli wasn’t going to cut it, especially considering all the moves rival, the New York Yankees did before and on the trading deadline - acquiring OF Bobby Abreu and SP Cory Lidle from the Philadelphia Phillies and C/1B/OF Craig Wilson from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Javy Lopez, a former All-Star and hitter of 43 dingers while with the Atlanta Braves should improve the offense - definitely from Mirabelli, and possibly compared to Varitek who was having an off year. With the emergence of free-agent acquisition, Ramon Hernandez, the Baltimore Orioles had no problem trading Lopez. The Orioles will receive the proverbial “player to be named later.”
The non-waiver trading deadline for MLB came and went and here’s what went down:
- Los Angeles Dodgers get Julio Lugo; Tampa Bay Devil Rays get minor-league 3B Joel Guzman and OF Sergio Pedroza.
- Los Angeles Dodgers get RHP Greg Maddux; Chicago Cubs get SS/3B Cesar Izturis.
COMMENTS: The Dodgers acquire a great offensive shortstop in Lugo who should get on base and allow hitters such as J.D. Drew and when healthy, Jeff Kent and Nomar Garciaparra to knock him in. Rafael Furcal and Lugo should form a dangerous 1-2 punch at the top of the order. Concerning Maddux, he’s a Hall of Fame pitcher that just may have enough in his tank to get down in L.A.
- New York Mets get RHP Roberto Hernandez and LHP Oliver Perez; Pittsburgh Pirates get OF Xavier Nady.
COMMENTS: This was a necessary move for the Mets as 8th inning specialist Duaner Sanchez was in a taxi cab accident over the weekend and could possibly be out for the season. Hernandez pitched well with the Mets last year and must be happy to be back with the contenders. Perez is an interesting addition as he is still young and it was only two years ago when he dominated the N.L. It’ll be interesting to see what pitching coach Rick Petersen can do with him.
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Greg Maddux Heads West To The L.A. Dodgers
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Editorial, MLB, News, Trades,
Greg Maddux started his MLB career with the Chicago Cubs and many thought in the twilight of his career, he was going to retire with the Cubs. Guess not. The Cubs sent Maddux out west to the Los Angeles Dodgers, who sent back SS Cesar Izturis. Maddux needed to waive a no-trade clause and gladly did because it would help the Cubs future. Whether or not the trade helps the Cubs, is something that is yet to be determined. But how will it affect Maddux and the Dodgers?
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American League Fantasy Notes: A.L. East
Posted by Tom Massimo Categories: Editorial, MLB, News, Trades,
NEW YORK YANKEES
The Yankees pulled off a blockbuster trade acquiring right-fielder Bobby Abreu and starting pitcher Corey Lidle for four minor leaguers. Abreu’s presence will put an end to the right-field platoon of Bernie Williams and Aaron Guiel.
Abreu’s power is down from the previous two seasons and moving to Yankee Stadium will not help, as Citizens Bank Park is much better for lefty swinging power. He is still stealing bases, going 20 for 24 in that department. His contact rate of 75% is down from his usual 77% to 80%, but he making up for it with a higher than usual batting eye of 1.09, so there is some upside to his .277 batting average. He will see an increase in RBI opportunities.
Lidle is posting a career high K/9 of 7.04 this season and an acceptable 2.8 BB/9. His high 4.74 ERA is mainly the product of 19 home runs, which easily puts him on pace for a career high. With a 1.57 G/F ratio, the home runs will probably slow down and moving from Citizens Bank Park to Yankee Stadium will help. Pitching for a better team, Lidle could be a cheap source for some wins without doing too much damage to your ERA or WHIP.
Despite a lack of power, Melky Cabrera is proving to be a useful fantasy outfielder with a .278 batting average and 8 steals in 10 attempts. With a strong contact rate of 90% and batting eye of 1.12 there is some potential batting average upside. The 13 doubles and 2 triples hint at some power potential, but with a G/F ratio of 1.72 it won’t happen this year.
Andy Phillips is having a rough month of July batting .165, bringing his average down from .290 to .239. Phillips’ poor plate patience, .24 batting eye, and contact rate of 79% means that his average will likely stay in this area. With Abreu on board, Jason Giambi will DH less, with Bernie Williams and Aaron Guiel picking up AB there, severely cutting into Phillips playing time. He should not be owned in any format.
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Bobby Abreu And Cory Lidle To The Bronx
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Editorial, MLB, News, Trades,
Philadelphia Phillies OF Bobby Abreu and SP Cory Lidle are headed to the Bronx to wear the New York Yankees pinstripes. The Phillies in return will receive three minor leaguers that include SS C.J. Henry, the Yankees 2005 number one pick, C Jesus Sanchez, and P Carlos Monasterios. They will also get one major league player in lefty reliever, Matt Smith.
On top of acquiring Abreu and Lidle, the Yankees also inherit the rest of their 2006 salaries, plus Abreu’s 2007 salary. Lidle is a free agent after this season and is at best a servicable arm. Abreu is owed about $4 million for the rest of this season and due $15 million for next. It’s still a question whether or not the Yankees will exercise Abreu’s 2008 option for $16 million in order for Abreu to waive his no-trade clause or if the Phillies paid Abreu an amount for him to agree to be traded.
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