December 31, 201114 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 31, 2011 -> 11:14 AM) This wasn't rebuilding, it was a salary dump. Everyone around the majors seems to be getting tons in return when they trade away veteran players except the Sox. Word. It's so frustrating.
December 31, 201114 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 31, 2011 -> 01:13 PM) Isn't rebuilding grand? That should be half green, as this is some retarded half-rebuild. And if these are the types of hauls KW will pull in, somebody else needs to be in charge of it.
December 31, 201114 yr The Braves were very interested, IIRC The Braves had very little interest in Q last season..
December 31, 201114 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 31, 2011 -> 01:19 PM) The Braves were very interested, IIRC No, no they weren't. It made absolutely no sense, they needed a CF and speed not another corner outfielder, I said it at the time: the only team showing ANY interest was the Braves and even that was being shot down across the board by anyone familiar with the Braves situation.
December 31, 201114 yr Author Not a good trade for CQ. He's gonna lose homers in that ballpark, and with no DH he is gonna have to run around in that spacious outfield everyday. That's just asking for trouble.
December 31, 201114 yr Not sure if this was posted. After 2010 said the Castro was the best power arm in the Pads system. http://projectprospect.com/article/2010/10...scouting-report
December 31, 201114 yr QUOTE (Kalapse @ Dec 31, 2011 -> 08:22 PM) No, no they weren't. It made absolutely no sense, they needed a CF not a strict corner outfielder, I said it at the time: the only team showing ANY interest was the Braves and even that was being shot down across the board by anyone familiar with the Braves situation. Who was the team that said they "loved" Quentin. I swear every report I remember reading around the deadline was that teams like Quentin but Kenny was asking for the moon.
December 31, 201114 yr Author QUOTE (Kalapse @ Dec 31, 2011 -> 01:22 PM) No, no they weren't. It made absolutely no sense, they needed a CF and speed not another corner outfielder, I said it at the time: the only team showing ANY interest was the Braves and even that was being shot down across the board by anyone familiar with the Braves situation. I remember White Sox fans being interested in trading CQ to the Braves, but that's about it.
December 31, 201114 yr Quentin wasn't going to get a long term deal here, and teams know that. There are lots of guys like him on other teams, who have shown flashes and then shown inconistency. Teams are going to look at all those guys and try to get them for cheap. We have likely just been waiting it out for two years and finally are caving to save the $. Whether injury-related or not, he was not consistent enough to be in high demand.
December 31, 201114 yr QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 31, 2011 -> 08:22 PM) Not a good trade for CQ. He's gonna lose homers in that ballpark, and with no DH he is gonna have to run around in that spacious outfield everyday. That's just asking for trouble. He'll be traded by the deadline
December 31, 201114 yr QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Dec 31, 2011 -> 01:21 PM) The Braves had very little interest in Q last season.. From what I remember, KW was trying to convince them to take him on, not really the other way around.
December 31, 201114 yr Author QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 31, 2011 -> 01:23 PM) He'll be traded by the deadline True, IF he is healthy
December 31, 201114 yr Well, the Padres have an all-world caliber defensive CF, which will save them with Quentin in RF.
December 31, 201114 yr We got a reclamation PROSPECT back in return..ugh. Oh well, Carlos was expendable anyways.
December 31, 201114 yr It's crazy how people will take a rumor and offer it as proof in an argument. To say "the braves were interested" --even if true, means nothing. Says nothing. What if they were offering prospects of exactly this SD package's caliber?
December 31, 201114 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 31, 2011 -> 01:23 PM) Who was the team that said they "loved" Quentin. I swear every report I remember reading around the deadline was that teams like Quentin but Kenny was asking for the moon. There wasn't one, it was the Braves and Padres and as I said: the Braves were starting Nate McLouth and Jordan Schafer in CF with no one else that could play the position, Quentin made no sense especially for a club that's no longer comfortable unloading prized prospects.
December 31, 201114 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 31, 2011 -> 11:23 AM) He'll be traded by the deadline And get a better haul than KW just did haha
December 31, 201114 yr QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Dec 31, 2011 -> 01:18 PM) The Sox got 2 pitching prospects for a guy who breaks down every year.. I call this trade a win for the Sox We mock the Cubs, but Sox fans might seriously have the lowest standards in baseball. I was fine with the Santos trade, but we will convince ourselves that any move was good. Oh well, it's New Years Eve. I'm going to go have fun and forget about baseball for a while.
December 31, 201114 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 31, 2011 -> 01:17 PM) ie: Sean Marshall Cubs got more for Marshall than Sox have for Quentin and Santos combined Veryyyy debatable. Wood is a very mediocre young starter, who showed almost nothing last season, I dont see him worth a whole lot, definitely not up to Molina's status. The other two guys are mediocre prospects as well; Sappelt is probably a 4th OF and Torreyes played at Low A and is a crapshoot (especially at his size).
December 31, 201114 yr And get a better haul than KW just did haha Q will be injured by the All Star break and will be out for the season
December 31, 201114 yr LF: Prado/Constanza CF: McLouth/Schafer/Constanza RF: Heyward 3B: Jones/Prado SS: Gonzalez 2B: Uggla Prado is capable of playing LF, 3B, SS, 2B (though SS is a stretch). Now where is the glaring weakness and the easiest fit? Yeah, CF. In order to take on Quentin they'd have to bench either Chipper Jones or Martin Prado. Yeah, Jones was banged up a lot last year but you can't put him on the bench. It made no sense.
December 31, 201114 yr We mock the Cubs, but Sox fans might seriously have the lowest standards in baseball. I was fine with the Santos trade, but we will convince ourselves that any move was good. Oh well, it's New Years Eve. I'm going to go have fun and forget about baseball for a while. I kinda of think you like to overrate the value of Sox players
December 31, 201114 yr It looks like Castro couldn't find any control at AAA last season. 21 Ks and 18 BB in 19 innings. He only had 16 walks in 90 innings at the AA level.
December 31, 201114 yr QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Dec 31, 2011 -> 01:27 PM) We mock the Cubs, but Sox fans might seriously have the lowest standards in baseball. I was fine with the Santos trade, but we will convince ourselves that any move was good. Oh well, it's New Years Eve. I'm going to go have fun and forget about baseball for a while. C'mon Milk, there wasn't anything out there for CQ really, it would be hard to "win" this trade just because you won't get a big name hot prospect for him. I'm just glad we finally aren't going to have to pay him $7 for 120 games on a losing team.
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