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QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 03:08 PM) Rays weren't going to take Cespesdes' fairly expensive contract and deal with his impeding free agency in a year. They don't have the money to retain him. That's why the A's didn't get Price. Cespedes is a much better piece now than Franklin or Smyly ever will be. And honestly, Smyly is not any better than Tommy Milone. Not saying that the athletics should have got price, just that they added and subtracted and seems like tigers just added

QUOTE (jphat007 @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 03:07 PM) I mean Drew Smyly is a pretty good pitcher. I wonder if they sign Price long term. Most likely since Scherzer is pretty much gone after the year right

What sucks is that losing smyly doesn't matter becuase he's replaced with price and doesn't hurt losing Jackson either. Didn't hurt their major league team. Athletics had to lose cespedes.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 02:54 PM) Haven't seen Marte's name involved Oh idk, nightingale had retweeted a tweet saying that

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 02:47 PM) Price to Tigers Marte dealt by Pittsburgh and they get zobrist, wonder what the whole deal is. This stinks though

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 02:04 PM) lol @ Detroit. Not if Detroit gets price lol

They're saying maybe a deal around smiley plus prospects or porcello. I'd be angry as a rays fan if that happend and would stink if the tigers could pull it off. Has to be a better package out there

The dodgers should go for it, prospects are suspects. They have enough

QUOTE (staxx @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 11:39 AM) Dodgers missed on Lackey too. Last minute desperation call to the sox? Supposably they're just looking at trying to add relievers now

QUOTE (Charlie Haeger's Knuckles @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 11:03 AM) Rick Hahn NOT making any trades doesn't mean he did nothing at the deadline. He has 5 or 6 players he realistically could trade. If the return isn't fair, why make a trade for the sake of making a trade. Sox fans: "...for the sake of Pete! Trade somebody! Anybody!" Well shouldn't they just give Beckham to whoever wants him? (Assuming no one wants to give anything decent) no point in keeping him. Unlike the other trade candidates, Beckham is blocking 3 other players

Yea it's fake and I don't think the tigers could pull that off unless they traded from their ml team too

With Gomes getting most of the playing time in left, I guess that wanted a legit defensive back up. (I remember fuld being really good defensively) ^^^^what he said lol

Passan said that's it, straight up. Millone is a lefty that was doing good and that's all you get , aaaa/back up of?

QUOTE (scs787 @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 10:01 AM) Sam Fuld lol gotta be more than that right? What a steal for the twins if that's it..has to be more

Wow is all..lol darn well there goes trying to sign cespedes , he'll be in boston for a while. Kirkjan(?) was saying on espn that Oakland wasn't that happy with cespedes style of play and his plate discipline.

QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Jul 30, 2014 -> 10:00 PM) My guess, we well trade Beckham for a bag of balls. Someone will offer to drive him to the airport but it would be an empty gesture because when it really comes down to it the airport is a mess and why would anyone want to do anything for Gordon Beckham? Yea I would be kind of surprised if Beckham isn't gone. Just makes no sense to keep him since he's been awful and won't be back next year and there are 3 better options right now.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 29, 2014 -> 11:22 PM) I can see us signing James Shields this offseason Only if we get a protected pick right?

QUOTE (StRoostifer @ Jul 29, 2014 -> 10:42 PM) Anyone care to guess who might be taking Lester out of Boston? Probably the dodgers? I've heard them, pirates and cardinals, but I don't see those two teams trading for a rental player because I doubt either could resign him. Who knows but my guess would be dodgers

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 24, 2014 -> 06:21 PM) C Todd Hundley 1B Hee Sop Choi 2b Bobby Hill SS Shawn Dunston 3B Josh Vitters RF Felix Pie CF Corey Patterson LF Alfonso Soriano You can do the same with the sox , at the top of my head:C-Olivo 2b-Beckham3b-fieldsOf-AndersonOf-borchardOf-SweeneyOf-reedNot going to even mention the failed pitchers lol Prospects=suspects, they don't ALL pan out

QUOTE (1dog @ Jul 24, 2014 -> 09:25 PM) Maybe it's because we're playing well, or childhood nostalgia, or cause I haven't listened to him announce in a while, but is Wimpy a joy to listen to or what? Whenever there's no hawk, it's a joy

1ip ,2 hits, 1er, k. Oh no, bust. lol. >96 , is that what he tops out at?

Angels also giving up Alvarez and rondon , I know they don't have a great system but that's still 3 of their top ten prospects for a reliever

QUOTE (Bigsoxhurt35 @ Jul 13, 2014 -> 11:51 PM) Yes. I'm hoping we sign Victor to DH, sign a starting pitcher. I'd love to have him too but I'm sure the tigers won't let him go, really need him behind miggy

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Like Nazr and Aggrey and everyone has said all along , always about the money. Melo, bosh could have gone to a contender/home , took more money , Lebron wanted the max, gasol going to the bulls instead of spurs/mle (assuming we get him for 8+mil )