Trade Ideas

by grozzy on Jun 23, 2006 11:38 AM EDT

Our biggest need is a patient/impact left handed bat in LF. It wouldnt be awful to have a better bat at 3rd or to get some more pitching help for the stretch run.

Target 1: Bobby Abreu.
I know he plays RF but Im sure we could figure out how to get him into the lineup. He's very patient with good power and as a bonus he is also dangerous on the basepaths. I think that we could tempt them with Sanchez and another minor leaguer, possibly Larish or Tata or Jurrgins. I really think he would be the perfect fit and I hope that we pursue him heavily. (Side note: Its irrelevent but, he looked really good in Comerica in last years HR Derby)
Possible Deal: Sanchez, Larish, Low level Pitcher for Abreu

Target 2: Carl Crawford
I really like the idea of Crawford a lot also, but he would probably cost more to get from the Devil Rays and wouldnt be as good a fit. He would still be a great player to add especially because he is still developing as a player and would be an impact player for years to come.
Possible deal: Sanchez, Tata, Maybin for Crawford (I wouldnt do it because I am a big Maybin fan, but that might be what it would take)
Sanchez, Jurrgins, (one of Miner/Tata/Ledezma) for Crawford would be something I would want to do but doubt the Rays would do.

Target 3: Griffey
He would have to be willing to move to corner OF cuz I would rather have Granderson in CF especially with Griffey's injury risk, but he would also be a good bat and if the Reds are falling out of it, he's potentially much cheaper than Abreu. Especially because they could use pitching prospects which we have a lot of. His contract would be somewhat hard to swallow though.
Potential Deal: Jurrgins and Tata for Griffey

Target 4: Adrian Beltre
Someone suggested this to me and I laughed in his face at first, but the more I thought about it, he plays excellant D and has a reputation for hitting late in the season, which is when we would need his bat the most. I think Seattle would love to unload his contract, but I dont want to take it in full so we would probably have to offer a real prospect in return for them paying a large portion of his contract. The last deal in the list below also gets us a future C for when Pudge leaves and Seattle has Johjima so they can afford to part with Clement.
Possible Deal: trash for Beltre
Sanchez and Jurrgins for Beltre + significant money for contract
Sanchez, Jurrgins, Tata for Beltre, J. Clement and some $$ toward Beltre's contract

I could do more and may add more later, but I would like to hear other comments to my thoughts above and other suggestions of trades that could be made. Also, maybe getting a real discussion going about this can get more people to this site so we can have larger discussions than 1 or 2 repl comments.

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Abreu

I would take that Abreu deal in a heartbeat. No doubt. I think that any of our young pitching prospects could be expendable at this point (minus Zoom and Verlander of course), and Abreu would give us that left handed bat we need.

At this point I do not want to even pursue Crawford, because of the Rays history of asking way too much in trades.

No to Beltre. Inge is fine at the hot corner.

by FLATigersFan on Jun 23, 2006 5:44 PM EDT reply actions

I disagree about Inge...

... his bat is awful at 3rd and his glove, while better than in the past, I dont think its great, just good. Even with his surprising power this year, he really isnt good with the bat for any position but catcher. We'd be better off with a good bat at 3rd and using Inge as a utility player like he has been in the past. His average has been awful all year and it usually drops off as the season progresses too. I dont know that Beltre would be a great idea, but I think that we need a better bat at 3rd

by grozzy on Jun 24, 2006 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions

Tigers wish list

All the Smoltz talk has gotten Detroit into the trade deadline
conversation. While getting Smoltz might make some sense, it feels too
much like Doyle Alexander to me, if he is brought here to close, I
would be in favor of a move if the Braves were not asking too much. I like his option yr Salary of only $8 million. Not bad for a pitcher of his calibur. However I would like to see Dombroski focus his efforts on gettin a nice lefty bat who might be available for
a minor league pitching prospect. Guys who are beyond our means:
1. Carl Crawford would be fantastic, but the DRays want too much (Five
players!?!?!),

The Phils would be crazy to dump Abreu,
I can not see Griffey leaving Cinci, especially if they continue to get pitching
Bonds is too much of a jerk and might disrupt the clubhouse (among other reasons). Thus these guys might be

more realistic.
1. Shawn Green can get my nemesis Monroe out of left and he might have
2-3 decent seasons left.
2. Luis Gonzalez, clearly over the hill but has a really good rep and
could fit in well in the clubhouse, DHing might ease the wear and tear on him and could platoon in left with Thames often enough to be a
major asset.
3. Jay Gibbons if the Orioles will part with him. Another Lefty OF
with nice power v rightys.
4. Huff, certainly seems to be a lot of specualtion about his availability, he is coming on and he might be able to spell BI every now and then at 3b as well.

Other possiblities: Shawn Casey, I could live with that,
Matt Stairs...ugh.

mnemec24. Go Tigers!

by mnemec24 on Jun 24, 2006 7:45 AM EDT reply actions

I like the idea of....

,,, Green or Gibbons as long as they dont cost much prospectwise. I think Green would be pretty cheap because the DBacks need to open spots for Quentin and Young anyway. I dont think Casey or Stairs would be at all a good idea, though Huff could be if we think he will start to hit again.

I dont think the Phils would be crazy to trade Abreu. They need more young pitching, they are 3 games under .500 with almost no chance to catch the Mets, and Abreu costs a lot. He has also said he would not mind getting traded, though he isnt demanding a trade. I think we could put a good deal together for him. I think something like Sanchez, Larish and an A-ball pitcher could do it, though I think we could offer Jurrgins Larish and Sanchez even and I think that would be something they could go for.

I would be beyond pissed if we traded for Bonds. Thats all I really have to say about him.

by grozzy on Jun 24, 2006 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions

aubrey huff

seems like a very realistic trade possibility...if we do it where does that leave inge?...does he move to left?, first?, or bench?

"I can't believe they pay us to play baseball - something we did for free as kids." Sparky Anderson - Source: The Detroit News (September 27, 1999)

by redpage on Jun 26, 2006 1:59 PM EDT reply actions

I have a Feeling Inge

Stays put at 3B, perhaps DHs a little more here and there. Huff is better suited to play 1B or in the OF according to his fielding numbers at the various positions.

Huff is interesting but I hope that the Tigers wouldn't trade away any kind of top-notch prospect for him. Right now he would be used as a platoon left handed bat in the Tigers current situation, so I would hope he could be acquired semi-cheap.

by FLATigersFan on Jun 26, 2006 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions