Comments on: The Weekend Trade Rumor Roundup

By: Desperate times, desperate measures

Desperate times, desperate measures — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:48:39 +0000

[...] 10 pitchers in the minor league system who could be considered to have major league ability? Why, yes he did. So why aren’t they up in [...]

By: scotsw

scotsw — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:39:10 +0000

Yes, Luke Scott bats left. He’s also showing more power this year, and I’d be really excited about watching him slam balls into the short right-field stands. Buy him from the Orioles for cash if need be! Of all the moves available, this one makes the most sense to me.

Getting another pitcher makes the least sense, especially with 2-3 guys probably about to come off the D.L. in the next 3 weeks, and allegedly 10 guys down on the farm nearly ready to contribute.

By: scotsw

scotsw — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:35:45 +0000

By the way, the Jack Wilson/Detroit Tigers rumor mill is turning again over at MLBTradeRumors. com:

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/.....nchez.html

That said, it doesn’t exactly sound like the Tigers are going all-out on this — they’re just mentioned in passing. But another post says the Tigers may be looking for a “middle infield bat” — which didn’t seem like it makes a lot of sense to me:

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/.....rates.html

(Bonus Tigers tidbit there: Dmitri Young may have to call it quits. See link above.)

By: scotsw

scotsw — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:33:23 +0000

I also like this idea. I think the 2009 Curtis Granderson should be hitting 3rd or 5th. The Tigers need a high-OBP guy to lead off, which isn’t Granderson anymore. Too bad Josh Anderson isn’t ready to hit MLB pitching.

By: scotsw

scotsw — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:57:29 +0000

Me too — aren’t the Cubs in the middle of a pennant chase? Unless they’re looking for one of Dombrowski’s 10 nearly-ready minor-league arms. If Bonderman, Zumaya and Robertson are all on the way back, Detroit has a glut of AAAA relievers at the moment. Maybe Rayburn + Dolsi for Bradley?

EDIT: The Freep.com says Leyland “shoots down” Bradley trade rumor: http://www.freep.com/article/2.....rade-rumor

By: scotsw

scotsw — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:52:23 +0000

Agreed — I also thought he might be a good addition, especially given Inge’s bad knees. He gives them some Inge-surance. And if Inge keeps playing, he can nail down a corner outfield spot. Solid player.

By: Tiger Geist » Blog Archive » Swingtown!

Tiger Geist » Blog Archive » Swingtown! — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:06:57 +0000

[...] prospects ready for the majors in the next year or so in the organization (and Billfer tries to count them out). I don’t know why DD had to mention it at all; I wonder if any trade that might be made [...]

By: Skip (also in GR!)

Skip (also in GR!) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:57:36 +0000

Hey J in GR!
I know this sounds far fetched/ will never happen, but the TB Rays are listening to offers for Carl Crawford…
Juan Pierre could be the “speedy, leadoff” hitter along with Crawford.
However, not happening!

Btw… Dunn would be a nice pick up for the right price…. However with Guillen now the fulltime DH, I dunno what we would do with Dunn…

By: J in GR

J in GR — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:35:37 +0000

How about a speedy outfielder to bat leadoff? Would love to see them move Grandy down to 3rd. Anybody know of anyone available who meets that criteria?

Btw…NO to Dunn

By: jud

jud — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:49:24 +0000

Dunn is another DH type player…There are too many on the team now. Plus he adds to that team… K… total which is high enough already

By: The Nicker

The Nicker — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:17:33 +0000

Is there a reason the Tigers aren’t pursuing Mark Teahen. He can play both outfield and third base, and provides an improvement in those areas.

The Royals are shopping him, although I don’t know if they’d be willing to trade within the division. I think we should take a look.

By: Washington Nationals: Trade/Rumor Mill And Notes…Adam Dunn, Nick Johnson, Josh Willingham, Stephen Strasburg And Jim Riggleman.

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:00:12 +0000

[...] • The Weekend Trade Rumor Roundup – Billfer- Detroit Tigers Weblog… [...]

By: Keith (Mr. X)

Keith (Mr. X) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:51:03 +0000

I’m only up for a trade if it adds more versatility , defense, or pitching. We can do without slow footed DH type hitters like Dunn. We already have enough of them (Thames, Guillen, Ordonez) Anyway, to get Dunn, it would probably cost us a good player like Galarraga. I’m not a fan of trading away Galarraga either.

By: Skip

Skip — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:21:35 +0000

MLBTRadeRumors says Tigers are NOT interested in Glaus

By: Angie

Angie — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:13:55 +0000

About a week ago, I was having a hard time getting excited about any of the possible additions the Tigers could make. This week, it’s different. The thought of acquiring Dunn is extremely interesting to me, but I wonder if with Guillen coming back and seeming better if that move would be redundant (since either Guillen or Dunn would HAVE to play in the field in order to bat regularly, and I’m not sure I want to see either of them with a glove in their hand at this point. We’ve benefited too much from good defense this year for me to be willing to sacrifice it in that way, plus that’s a ton of money to be paying two DHs when we’ve learned that having just one designated DH doesn’t really work *coughSheffieldcough*). Maybe if it doesn’t work out with Guillen in the next few days or so…?

Does Luke Scott bat left-handed? If so, I would be on board with that.

Regarding Anderson, I’d like to see him stay with the Tigers organization and maybe work his way back to the majors in the future. He had legitimate speed (I know he didn’t get to utilize it well, but so few of the Tigers have any speed to begin with). Remember, he was only a September call up in 2007 and spent about 10 days (plus September) with the Braves last year, so he really hasn’t played much in the majors before this year. I remember being surprised when the Tigers essentially made him an everyday player at the beginning of the year because of this. He might just need a little more time, although he is starting to push it age-wise (he’s a year older than Brent Clevlen).

Is there anyone on the major league roster we would be willing to part with? Lyon, since he’s been doing well lately, or do we really need him now? I wouldn’t be opposed to trading Thames, at this point. His name seems to come up year after year; maybe it’s finally time. He just has never seemed to have a permanent position on this team, and I don’t see that changing. In fact, I wonder how he’s going to get enough bats to hit enough homers to compensate for his average since Guillen is back.