April 14, 200521 yr Everyday, I research the latest rumors on my favorite rumor site, prosportsdaily.com, and I happened to come upon a story that Kerry Wood could be traded in order to create salary room. In addition, it has been suggested by some people around me and NOT by EXPERTS or ESTABLISHED RESOURCES, that he could possibly be traded to Tampa Bay in exchange for 1B/OF Aubrey Huff and RP Danys Beaz. It would be a great trade for both sides. It would give Tampa its dominant starter it has been seeking for years and give Chicago a lefty-threat in their already stacked lineup and a good quality closer.
April 14, 200521 yr Tampa might as well do it, they can live with him not playing the whole year and losing Huff because they are going to lose him soon more than likely anyways and they have such a stocked farm system that he'll be replaced aptly. Wood with Kazmir and Brazelton would be a formidable rotation, plus it'll be the first time that Tampa really shows it cares to a big degree. I'd like the trade for both sides because Chicago gets a closer along with one of the ten best young hitters in the game, and Tampa gets the ace it has never had. Have to say Chicago would win that deal though.
April 14, 200521 yr Giving up Huff, who went 30/100 and was at least near .300 last year IIRC AND Danys Baez who isn't great but also isn't some bum, for an injury prone pitcher who has never won 15 games in a season. Sounds like the Devils Rays to me!! :plain
April 14, 200521 yr Hey... The Devil Rays know they can never be competitive without pitching, and with their farm system, offense will always be there to a certain degree. I gotta say, if this deal was ever presented it would certainly work for both sides.
April 14, 200521 yr One of the biggest factors in a trade is the duration of the contract, without the duration i can't have an opinion on the trade, how many years is Wood Huff Baez locked up for?
April 14, 200521 yr Who says the Rays will lose Huff? Not only is he not a FA, he is very happy in Tampa and plans to stay there as long as possible. Now do the Rays have the flexibility to trade him due to their stacked system?yes Do they HAVE to cause they will lose him? no.
April 15, 200521 yr I don't think the Rays would do this simply because they have placed such a high value on Baez (correct or incorrect) that nothing short of a super-stud pitching prospect will get them to move Baez. When the Mets inquired, they were told that the negotiations begin with Yusmero Petit...that's pretty steep if you ask me. Maybe Huff for Wood straight-up, but not Huff and Baez.
April 15, 200521 yr There are no trade rumors... This stems from an article by Mariotti saying the Cubs should look into trading Wood.
April 15, 200521 yr I don't think the Rays would do this simply because they have placed such a high value on Baez (correct or incorrect) that nothing short of a super-stud pitching prospect will get them to move Baez.? When the Mets inquired, they were told that the negotiations begin with Yusmero Petit...that's pretty steep if you ask me. Maybe Huff for Wood straight-up, but not Huff and Baez. 742228[/snapback] They could replace Baez with Colome or the Allstar Lance Carter who closed before Baez arrived... They have options to replace Huff for the future, Young, Gathright, A future rotation of Wood Kazmir Niemann Brazelton McClung Looks hard throwing and nasty... Wood Kazmir McClung Neimann all upper 90's Not to mension Crawford, Young, Upton Cantu Gathright prowing around in the lineup, looks good for the future of TB
April 15, 200521 yr I don't think the Rays would do this simply because they have placed such a high value on Baez (correct or incorrect) that nothing short of a super-stud pitching prospect will get them to move Baez.? When the Mets inquired, they were told that the negotiations begin with Yusmero Petit...that's pretty steep if you ask me. Maybe Huff for Wood straight-up, but not Huff and Baez. 742228[/snapback] They could replace Baez with Colome or the Allstar Lance Carter who closed before Baez arrived... They have options to replace Huff for the future, Young, Gathright, A future rotation of Wood Kazmir Niemann Brazelton McClung Looks hard throwing and nasty... Wood Kazmir McClung Neimann all upper 90's Not to mension Crawford, Young, Upton Cantu Gathright prowing around in the lineup, looks good for the future of TB 742239[/snapback] I'm not saying that Baez isn't replaceable (or that Huff won't simply be forced out by the overflow of young outfielders they have), what I'm saying is that Kerry Wood is not exactly what Tampa is looking for. One, he's over-rated and over-priced, and are you going to give up your two most tradeable pieces for a guy with injury concerns and whose ceiling appears to be 14 wins? Look, Wood is desireable because he's been in a big market, hasn't fallen apart, and is at least flashing the brilliance of an ace, but he's the guy that the Yankees or Red Sox fawn over, not the D-Rays. In Huff alone, the D-Rays could get a pitching prospect on par with "Kid-K" who they'd have affordably under control for 6 years, not overpriced for three. Kerry Wood's great, but he doesn't look so great when you're paying him $11 million a season to have an ERA over 3.20 with negligibly more wins than losses. If the Rays ever package Baez and Huff to the Cubs, they'll be looking for Dopriak and Guzman before Wood.
April 15, 200521 yr I don't think the Rays would do this simply because they have placed such a high value on Baez (correct or incorrect) that nothing short of a super-stud pitching prospect will get them to move Baez.? When the Mets inquired, they were told that the negotiations begin with Yusmero Petit...that's pretty steep if you ask me. Maybe Huff for Wood straight-up, but not Huff and Baez. 742228[/snapback] They could replace Baez with Colome or the Allstar Lance Carter who closed before Baez arrived... They have options to replace Huff for the future, Young, Gathright, A future rotation of Wood Kazmir Niemann Brazelton McClung Looks hard throwing and nasty... Wood Kazmir McClung Neimann all upper 90's Not to mension Crawford, Young, Upton Cantu Gathright prowing around in the lineup, looks good for the future of TB 742239[/snapback] I'm not saying that Baez isn't replaceable (or that Huff won't simply be forced out by the overflow of young outfielders they have), what I'm saying is that Kerry Wood is not exactly what Tampa is looking for. One, he's over-rated and over-priced, and are you going to give up your two most tradeable pieces for a guy with injury concerns and whose ceiling appears to be 14 wins? Look, Wood is desireable because he's been in a big market, hasn't fallen apart, and is at least flashing the brilliance of an ace, but he's the guy that the Yankees or Red Sox fawn over, not the D-Rays. In Huff alone, the D-Rays could get a pitching prospect on par with "Kid-K" who they'd have affordably under control for 6 years, not overpriced for three. Kerry Wood's great, but he doesn't look so great when you're paying him $11 million a season to have an ERA over 3.20 with negligibly more wins than losses. If the Rays ever package Baez and Huff to the Cubs, they'll be looking for Dopriak and Guzman before Wood. 742263[/snapback] I think thed want someone more proven than two minor leaguers no matter what the talent, especially when your traded to of your most effective players... You can argue a different top notch starter but not minor leaguers
April 15, 200521 yr Ive actually heard Alfonso Sorianos name thrown around as well as Ryan Howard. Dont expect Huff to be moved unless its a great deal.
April 15, 200521 yr I don't think the Rays would do this simply because they have placed such a high value on Baez (correct or incorrect) that nothing short of a super-stud pitching prospect will get them to move Baez.? When the Mets inquired, they were told that the negotiations begin with Yusmero Petit...that's pretty steep if you ask me. Maybe Huff for Wood straight-up, but not Huff and Baez. 742228[/snapback] They could replace Baez with Colome or the Allstar Lance Carter who closed before Baez arrived... They have options to replace Huff for the future, Young, Gathright, A future rotation of Wood Kazmir Niemann Brazelton McClung Looks hard throwing and nasty... Wood Kazmir McClung Neimann all upper 90's Not to mension Crawford, Young, Upton Cantu Gathright prowing around in the lineup, looks good for the future of TB 742239[/snapback] I'm not saying that Baez isn't replaceable (or that Huff won't simply be forced out by the overflow of young outfielders they have), what I'm saying is that Kerry Wood is not exactly what Tampa is looking for. One, he's over-rated and over-priced, and are you going to give up your two most tradeable pieces for a guy with injury concerns and whose ceiling appears to be 14 wins? Look, Wood is desireable because he's been in a big market, hasn't fallen apart, and is at least flashing the brilliance of an ace, but he's the guy that the Yankees or Red Sox fawn over, not the D-Rays. In Huff alone, the D-Rays could get a pitching prospect on par with "Kid-K" who they'd have affordably under control for 6 years, not overpriced for three. Kerry Wood's great, but he doesn't look so great when you're paying him $11 million a season to have an ERA over 3.20 with negligibly more wins than losses. If the Rays ever package Baez and Huff to the Cubs, they'll be looking for Dopriak and Guzman before Wood. 742263[/snapback] I think thed want someone more proven than two minor leaguers no matter what the talent, especially when your traded to of your most effective players... You can argue a different top notch starter but not minor leaguers 742281[/snapback] They traded their most proven starter for a minor leaguer (Kazmir) I'd hardly say this is any different. For a team like the Rays, minor leaguers are exponentially more attractive than major leaguers because they are under team control for six full major league seasons, not to mention they make slave wages in the first three years of service. Besides, it's not like they're asking for a couple of "could be" prospects, anyone you talk to says that Dopriak and Guzman are pretty much "can't miss." You could argue a different set of minor leaguers, but I doubt they're shopping around for an $11 mil a year starter, be it Wood or someone else...
April 15, 200521 yr The Kazmir for Zambrano deal is different though. Here's the best prospect in the Met system, one the Rays determine is ready and is going to be the face of their franchise for years to come, and they get him for their "ace" who had already been displaced by Brazelton and who walked everyone in sight but the bat boy.
April 15, 200521 yr Kerry Wood is a loser who has refused to learn how to pitch and who has banked on a single fluke of a game, a 20k game back in 1998. He isn't even worth a bag of used baseballs. The team that trades for him is screwed and deservedly so.
April 15, 200521 yr Why would the Cubs want Huff? They've already got Derek Lee........... 742732[/snapback] They lack at corner OF.. Huff would start in the OF. But that whole story was Mariotti fluff anyway
April 17, 200521 yr I don't think the Rays would do this simply because they have placed such a high value on Baez (correct or incorrect) that nothing short of a super-stud pitching prospect will get them to move Baez. When the Mets inquired, they were told that the negotiations begin with Yusmero Petit...that's pretty steep if you ask me. Maybe Huff for Wood straight-up, but not Huff and Baez. 742228[/snapback] The Cubs wouldn't do it unless they got someone who could close games. The fact that this is Moronotti talking means you need to take it with a grain of salt. "LOOK AT ME!!!"
April 17, 200521 yr Giving up Huff, who went 30/100 and was at least near .300 last year IIRC AND Danys Baez who isn't great but also isn't some bum, for an injury prone pitcher who has never won 15 games in a season. Sounds like the Devils Rays to me!! :plain 741996[/snapback] The D-Rays got Scott Kazmir for Victor Zambroan. I wouldn't say theyr'e bad at dealing.
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