tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post3205221743163105070..comments2023-10-31T06:31:41.395-04:00Comments on Bottom of the Barrel: So I Guess Most MLB Teams are Just a Feeder System for the Yankees?Bengoodfellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-58030773305924304892011-12-13T08:33:58.884-05:002011-12-13T08:33:58.884-05:00Rich, I think it is funny this guy still think Hug...Rich, I think it is funny this guy still think Hughes has too much trade value. Hughes has shown he is inconsistent and I'm not sure if he is even a starter or a reliever. Also, the Yanks don't need to rebuild. <br /><br />EVERYONE NEEDS PAYROLL RELIEF!!! <br /><br />According to this guy, every team needs payroll relief. Even teams like the Rockies who just signed the elite SS to a long-term contract, they need payroll relief from the contract they just signed Tulo to. <br /><br />Jeter can never move. He'll be at SS even when he can't move laterally (insert joke here) at all. Also, the Mariners want Gardner b/c then they would get to complete a trade with the Yankees. Not only is that an honor to complete a trade with the Yankees, but they would get PAYROLL RELIEF!<br /><br />I agree with all your points about the Rays. I think it is hilarious the Rays would trade their young 3B in exchange for a young 3B who may eventually one day be as good as the 3B they traded. That would just be brilliant. <br /><br />Again, I think this guy had a jaded view of the Yankees prospects. Hughes is not a great young pitcher. He is an inconsistent young pitcher and he is also moving closer to arbitration, which we all know the Rays are eager to see him reach. So they would never trade for him even if I assumed they would be dumb enough to trade Longoria. What a terrible idea. <br /><br />Jurrjens has injury issues, but the odds of them trading Jurrjens, O'Flaherty or Vizcaino aren't very good at this point. The odds of them going in the same trade is less than 0%, if that's possible. I would quit watching baseball if this happened. <br /><br />The Cardinals need PAYROLL RELIEF! That's why they would trade Wainwright for Hughes and prospects. I like how Wainwright's TJ surgery is too risky for the Cards to deal with, but the Yanks shouldn't be worried at all.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-34087312196736888742011-12-12T17:18:11.543-05:002011-12-12T17:18:11.543-05:00This would allow the Giants to rebuild by infusing...<b>This would allow the Giants to rebuild by infusing their team with young talent to go with Buster Posey,</b><br /><br />You also know what allows the Giants to infuse their team with young talent? Keeping their two 27 year old All-Star pitchers.<br /><br />Also, fuck Phil Hughes. The guy's arm completely fell off last year and he managed to pitch an incredible 75 innings of 5.5 ERA ball. I'm sure teams would jump at the opportunity to add him to their roster.<br /><br />Also, also: They just won the WS a season ago... why do they need to rebuild?<br /><br /><b>Tulowitzki has a massive nine years and $152.25 million left on his deal.</b><br /><br />For an average annual hit of... 17M. I'm sure the Rockies will be okay.<br /><br /><b>The payroll relief along with the young talent </b><br /><br />He's 27 years old, how is Tulo not a young talent? Also, again with Phil Hughes?<br /><br /><b>Banuelos, Betances and Hughes will more than replace Johnson</b><br /><br />Two minor leaguers and whatever you want to call Hughes will replace one of the best pitchers in baseball (when healthy)? Right... <br /><br /><b>Hanley Ramirez will play third base and allow Alex Rodriguez to move to DH.</b><br /><br />Or they could move their below average defensive SS to DH and let Ramirez play SS. Oh wait, it's Jeter and he's amazing, so lets move Arod instead.<br /><br /><b>...losing their aces wouldn't hurt that much because they would quickly be replaced while also adding offensive help.</b><br /><br />So Gardner, a utility type minor leaguer and Montero is "adding offensive help"?<br /><br />The Mariners already have a guy just like Gardner, his name is Ichiro.<br /><br /><b>Not only do they get two great young pitchers, but they also get an eventual replacement for Longoria</b><br /><br />Several problems exist here:<br /><br />1. The Rays don't need any more pitching.<br /><br />2. Calling Phil Hughes a "great young pitcher" is the dumbest thing I've ever read.<br /><br />3. How can the Rays replace Longoria when there aren't any 3B in the trade?<br /><br />4. The Rays actually do need a SS, so moving Bichette would be stupid anyway.<br /><br />5. Even if they move Bichette to 3B, he's several years away from the pros and wouldn't be replacing Longoria, he'd be replacing whoever is stuck in there to fill the gaping void at 3B after the trade.<br /><br /><b>Yankees Get: Jair Jurrjens, Eric O'Flaherty and Arodys Vizcaino</b><br /><br />Please Atlanta, make this trade. Jurrjens is a phenomenal young pitcher, so they'd better get more than a bunch of "maybes" in the trade. Perhaps, say Phil Hughes?<br /><br /><b>He is also coming off Tommy John surgery, and at 30 years old, you never know if he will be the same.</b><br /><br />Ya, which is why you traded for Josh Johnson earlier (27 and just had TJ). Oh and I think the Cardinals are well versed with older pitchers getting TJ since Chris Carpenter had the surgery when he was 32.<br /><br />I'm also sure the Cardinals would jump at the opportunity to trade an ace coming off surgery for a guy whose arm died last year.<br /><br />The fact that the author thinks any trade can add on Phil Hughes and have teams scrambling to agree to the deal is hysterical though.richnoreply@blogger.com