Brewers acquire Greinke

[snipezo]

It appears that the Toronto Blue Jays have missed out on the Zack Greinke sweepstakes.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that the Milwaukee Brewers have reached a preliminary agreement that would send shortstop Alcides Escobar, outfielder Lorenzo Cain and right-handed pitcher Jeremy Jeffress to the Royals in exchange for the 2009 AL Cy Young award winner, shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt and $2 million.

According to the Journal Sentinel, the deal is expected to be announced on Monday.

The Blue Jays were reportedly in the running for the 27-year old right-hander, despite reportedly being one of the teams on Greinke's 'no-trade' list. It had been speculated that the Royals were asking for a package that included both outfielder Travis Snider and top pitching prospect Kyle Drabek. Greinke went public with his trade demands earlier in the week.

While the Brewers had shown some interest in the Royals ace, it appeared that they were out of the running when they acquired Shaun Marcum from the Jays in exchange for top infield prospect Brett Lawrie.

http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=346109

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[Elite]

Not sure about this one. It's not on MLBTR, and I'm fairly positive those guys work around the clock on big things like trading Zack Greinke. They're pretty much the most reliable place on the web for baseball rumors.

 

[Mexi]

http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/brewersgreinketrade.html?24690

there too

i have to wait and see from another source though.

but if true, Greinke-Gallardo-Marcum-Wolf is a very very nice 1-4. best in that division

 

[snipezo]

Plus with that offense, they'd have a chance to win the central. They'd easily have the worst farm system tho.

 

[Mexi]

could always trade prince for specs, sign derek lee or russell branyan or another 1B?

 

[A.E]

I expect this to go official by tomorrow morning. Buster Olney is covering it and these "sources" seem to know way too much about the details of the deal to be false. That was quick tho...I guess Greinke's old agent really did suck at what he was doing.

Sources: Zack Greinke dealt to Brewers

Former Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke has been traded to the Milwaukee Brewers, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney on Sunday morning.

In the deal, the Royals are reportedly acquiring Brewers outfielder Lorenzo Cain, shortstop Alcides Escobar and pitching prospects Jake Odorizzi and Jeremy Jeffress for the 27-year-old Greinke, 10-14 with a 4.17 ERA in 2010 after winning the 2009 Cy Young.

Royals general manager Dayton Moore had been actively shopping for major league-ready, up-the-middle position players for Greinke.

The Brewers were expected to receive another major leaguer in the deal. Jim Breem of the blog "Bernie's Crew" reported that player to be shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt.

Greinke joins a Brewers rotation that includes Yovani Gallardo, Randy Wolf, Chris Narveson and Shaun Marcum, acquired this month in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays.

Greinke, 60-67 with a 3.82 ERA in six full seasons with the Royals after being drafted No. 6 overall in 2002, missed nearly all of 2006 because of an anxiety disorder, and that was partly shaping the possible market value for him. The Yankees, for example, were likely to pass on any run at Greinke given the questions about how he would adapt to the high pressure of New York.

The Texas Rangers made what they considered to be an aggressive offer for Greinke during the winter meetings earlier this month, only to learn that they were far short of Kansas City's expectations.

And the Washington Nationals were told that in order to get Greinke they would have to surrender Jordan Zimmermann, Drew Storen and second baseman Danny Espinosa.

-ESPN

 

[MapleLeaf]

Royals already had the best prospect crop in baseball...it just got deeper.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/kansas-city-royals-zack-greinke-trade-a-smart-move-121910

 

[Phil The Thrill]

It has been a very interesting offseason, much better then a boring one with minor moves.

 

[MapleLeaf]

In other news the Royals will have the worst pitching staff possibly in baseball history next year.

Wonder if we'll trade Soria

 

[elcheato]

I love when teams ask for so much from one team (Nationals), then they take pretty much nothing from another team aside from Escobar who has an alright future but I don't see him ever become a star (Brewers)... lol

 

[Elite]

They got a very good return. Alcides is a wizard with the glove, has speed and has the potential to turn into a decent leadoff guy. Cain is fast, good with the glove and has gap power. The two pitchers both have a lot of potential and the Royals have a vergy bright future right now. Their farm is absolutely loaded right now with John Lamb, Mike Montgomery, Mike Moustakas, Eric Hosmer, Wil Meyers, Odorizzi, and Jeffries. Not mention what they'll get if they trade Soria, what they do with their high draft pick, and the young players they have in the bigs like Butler, Cain, and Alcides. The Royals won't be a punchline for very long.