July 30, 201114 yr Jon Heyman SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman quentin is available at the right price. #whitesox must like OF prospect viciedo because they are in race.#tradedeadline 26 seconds ago Favorite Retweet Reply
July 30, 201114 yr QUOTE (Paulstar @ Jul 29, 2011 -> 08:44 PM) I don't get this deal at all for the Astros. Congrats to the phillies for getting a great ball player without having to give up any MLB ready talent. Gotta see who the other two PTBNL are. That said, the Astros are probably at least half a decade away from competing again. Yeah, ideally you want guys who are on the brink. But in their current position, they just need high-end talent. And they got that in Cosart and Singelton, at least. Edited July 30, 201114 yr by Jordan4life
July 30, 201114 yr Here's one thing I don't get. How did the Marlins fail so badly in assessing Andruw Miller and Cameron Maybin?
July 30, 201114 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 29, 2011 -> 07:49 PM) Gotta see who the other two PTBL are. That said, the Astros are probably at least half a decade away from competing again. Yeah, ideally you want guys who are on the brink. But in their current position, they just need high-end talent. And they got that in Cosart and Singelton, at least. The other two are supposed to be in A ball as well. I think the Astros SHOULD have gotten at least ONE pretty sure thing, a guy in AA ball at least within months of making a major league impact. He's their best player. Theoretically, you might not get any big time contributors out of this trade, and you're left marketing Bourn, Wandy Rodriguez and Carlos Lee? REALLY?
July 30, 201114 yr QUOTE (Paulstar @ Jul 29, 2011 -> 08:44 PM) I don't get this deal at all for the Astros. Congrats to the phillies for getting a great ball player without having to give up any MLB ready talent. That's just it: Pence isn't a great player. He's a very good player, who would be a great support player to some real sluggers. He's power is only OK as his is OBP. Astros had to make this move, really.
July 30, 201114 yr I'm happy for the Phillies, hopefully this helps them beat Boston in the Series... Now, Atlanta... get desperate!
July 30, 201114 yr QUOTE (Cali @ Jul 29, 2011 -> 08:59 PM) I'm happy for the Phillies, hopefully this helps them beat Boston in the Series... Now, Atlanta... get desperate! Happy for them? I f***ing hate them. Respect? Sure. But I hate them like I hate Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez.
July 30, 201114 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 02:07 AM) Happy for them? I f***ing hate them. Respect? Sure. But I hate them like I hate Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez. Selena is growing into such a hottie.
July 30, 201114 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 29, 2011 -> 09:09 PM) Selena is growing into such a hottie. Man, she is f***ing annoying, dude. I hate her. She's got nothing on Miranda Cosgrove. Not a damn thing.
July 30, 201114 yr She was cute in "Monte Carlo" at least. I'd still take the more sophisticated Emily Blunt.
July 30, 201114 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 29, 2011 -> 08:13 PM) She was cute in "Monte Carlo" at least. I'd still take the more sophisticated Emily Blunt. that's a completely different ball field. we're talking about tweenagers here...
July 30, 201114 yr What the heck happened to Hayden Panetierre? She really went downhill. I guess Kristin Kreuk would have fit in this category 5 years ago, or Rachel Leigh Cook 10 years ago.
July 30, 201114 yr So it doesn't seem as if CQ will be moved before the deadline. Hunter Pence didn't even bring as much as some here expected to get as a haul for CQ, and Kenny won't just give him away for prospects that aren't major league ready.
July 30, 201114 yr QUOTE (WCSox @ Jul 29, 2011 -> 11:11 PM) Too bad that Ozzie's irrationally married to the idea of Pierre leading off. Quentin in LF, Viciedo in RF, and a platoon of Pierre and Rios in CF is probably the best option at this point. PIerre arguably is the third or fourth best hitter on this team. Why is it so irrational to play him? Paulie, CQ, AJ, Pierre.
July 30, 201114 yr There's just no way you can say Pierre is a better hitter than Alexei Ramirez. Not just because of a couple of points on his BA.
July 30, 201114 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 02:47 AM) There's just no way you can say Pierre is a better hitter than Alexei Ramirez. Not just because of a couple of points on his BA. I'm still waiting for Lexi to get hot. He was 6-for-32 entering tonight's game. He's been s***ty.
July 30, 201114 yr Demi Lovato is hotter than all of them, but anyway...Now that Pence is off the market, Quentin should be more sought after by teams looking for a right handed power bat. Especially if it's taken down to the wire Sunday. Maybe Kenny can get teams into a bidding war for Carlos.
July 30, 201114 yr It's amazing how one hitter can change how good a lineup looks: Before 1. Rollins 2. Polanco 3. Utley 4. Howard 5. Victorino 6. Ibanez 7. Brown 8. Ruiz After 1. Rollins 2. Victorino 3. Utley 4. Howard 5. Pence 6. Brown 7. Polanco 8. Ruiz Having that good right handed hitter to break up the lefties means a lot. We might have gotten half the haul Houston got for Quentin. Good for the Phillies though. And I love how this thread turned into a tweenage girl discussion for half a page. xD Edited July 30, 201114 yr by chw42
July 30, 201114 yr Braves might become even more desperate now that their division rivals just grabbed a significant upgrade.
July 30, 201114 yr QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jul 29, 2011 -> 10:48 PM) Braves might become even more desperate now that their division rivals just grabbed a significant upgrade. They're going to win the wild card unless they start playing like crap. The D'backs and Cardinals/Pirates/Brewers aren't better than Atlanta.
July 30, 201114 yr QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 29, 2011 -> 10:58 PM) KW is all over those pitching prospects in ATL. I heard they weren't even willing to include Minor in a deal for Pence though. I wouldn't even want Minor as a centerpiece for TCQ.
July 30, 201114 yr QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 29, 2011 -> 10:58 PM) KW is all over those pitching prospects in ATL. But is Atlanta willing to part with any of their top prospects?
July 30, 201114 yr QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jul 29, 2011 -> 11:02 PM) I heard they weren't even willing to include Minor in a deal for Pence though. I wouldn't even want Minor as a centerpiece for TCQ. If that is the case, they can go with out TCQ.
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