Trade Rumors Thread

[Rios15]

With the non-waiver trade deadline approaching, there's a lot of trade rumors going around on twitter and the internet. Post them here if they're not topic worthy.

 

[Rios15]

@jonmorosi
#BlueJays have interest in Rasmus, source says. Gose isn't ready, so they need CF. Could become 3-team deal. #STLCards

This was retweeted by Ken Rosenthal too

 

[Elite]

10:37am: Jackson is now being told a trade is official, tweets Bob Nightengale of USA Today.

 

[Rios15]

Source: Money appears only holdup in 3-team deal that would send EJax to #Cardinals, Rasmus to #BlueJays. MORE #WhiteSox #tradedeadline #MLB, tweets @Ken_Rosenthal

 

[Elite]

Beat me to it lol, I just copied it and was about to post it

 

[Elite]

SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman
Deal done w e-jax to jays

 

[Rios15]

If we have to trade Thames, I'm not sure if I want Rasmus. But I'm happy with E-Jax.

 

[Elite]

Believe me, you want Rasmus. If he gets out of STL, watch out. He hates the coaches there and they're not a fan of him. He has all the talent in the world.

 

[Elite]

11:35am: A trade of Rasmus to the Blue Jays for Jackson, Dotel, and Rzepczynski is imminent, reports Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He says an announcement could come early this afternoon.

11:22am: Edwin Jackson is definitely going to be traded by the Blue Jays, tweets SI's Jon Heyman. Heyman heard it's going to be for Cardinals outfielder Colby Rasmus. Rasmus being under team control through 2014 and still highly-regarded, the Cards will require more than just two months of Jackson. The two teams have talked about Marc Rzepczynski and Octavio Dotel, notes Olney, and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports tweets that the Cards asked about outfielder Eric Thames.

Rasmus is a popular trade target. ESPN's Buster Olney tweets that the Rays offered one of Jeff Niemann, Wade Davis, and Alex Cobb, and the young center fielder is very much available. The Indians have interest as well.

MLBTR

I like it for both parties

I pinned this topic too btw

 

[Elite]

The Phillies have been aggressive in pursuing Pence and there are indications that they would include Domonic Brown in a trade for him, according to Jim Salisburyof CSNPhilly.com. The Astros are looking for multiple top prospects for Pence, the Phillies' top target.

MLBTR

I don't know about Hunter Pence being worth Brown, if I'm the Phils I wouldn't add anything to Brown if that's the case.

 

[elcheato]

I'd give it a long thought if I was the Phillies. They desperately need a right handed bat and even though it's not the biggest sample size, Brown has been underwhelming so far in the big leagues and his defense is pretty bad.

 

[Elite]

I suppose I would do it, having Pence in the 5-hole would really help their lineup and they could easily win the World Series this season, especially if Oswalt comes back healthy.

 

[Mexi]

i dont know man
i love hunter pence and they need him badly, but he's going to be expensive soon and dom brown isnt and has a ton of upside



Yanks have intensified their pursuit of Hiroki Kuroda according to Fox Sports

tonight the Yanks, Red Sox, Indians, Tigers, and Rangers are scouting him as he faces the Rockies

 

[snipezo]

Didn't he say he was only gonna waive his NTC if he gets traded to either Boston or NY?

 

[elcheato]

According to Jayson Stark, only the Red Sox have scouts there. Not sure why all those teams would need to send scouts now though. If he sucks during that game is he all of the sudden off your radar? Unless his arm falls off the next day I think he's still a trade target lol.

 

[Mexi]

you know what, i misinterpreted buster olney's tweet

As Kuroda takes the mound tonight, five teams will be monitoring with particular interest: Yankees, RSox, Cle, Det, TEX

my bad

 

[Mexi]

anyways, i dont the think the Dodgers will do anything
not even Jamey Carroll or Raffy Furcal

 

[elcheato]

Apparently the Indians are close to trading for Fukudome.. I guess he's fine to plug into right until Choo is back

 

[elcheato]

SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman
others think #indians are big threat on ublado. they have prospects, including pitchers pomeranz & white. #tradedeadline

 

[VC15]

No surprises here.

Yankees refuse to include [Jesus] Montero, [Austin] Romine or [Gary] Sanchez in deal for Kuroda.
- Jim Bowden