July 29, 20233 yr 54 minutes ago, SonOfJack said: I smell a trade coming Trades don't usually smell. I'd check your garbage can, maybe something rotten is in there. I also had a larger than normal sized lizard die in my garage a few months ago and the smell of decay was horrible until I was able to find it and dispose of it.
July 30, 20233 yr Quote The Marlins were fixated on Gleyber Torres this time a year ago. They’re still trying to deal for the second baseman, NJ Advance Media learned from a source who is close to Marlins management. According to the source, the Marlins have been pushing hard for Torres, but the Yankees’ asking price has been too steep for their liking — two 25-year-old starting pitchers, right-hander Edward Cabrera and lefty Braxton Garrett, plus two prospects. Both Marlins arms whom the Yankees covet currently hold big-league rotation spots after being top 10 organization prospects two years ago. Cabrera is 5-6 with a 4.74 ERA in 16 starts and regarded as a future star by the Marlins. The seventh-overall pick of the 2016 draft, Garrett is 5-3 with a 4.08 ERA in 20 games, 19 as a starter. It’s believed the Marlins are willing to part with some of their biggest organizational strengths for Torres, minor-league pitching prospects (but not Eury Perez, a 6-foot-8, 20-year-old phenom who pitched to a 2.36 ERA in 11 big-league starts this season before being farmed out because he’s on an innings limit). The Marlins want Torres to play second base and be a veteran presence on a small-market, low-payroll club that currently is a half-game out of a National League wild-card spot. The Marlins would move Luis Arraez, who leads the majors in hitting with a .381 average after winning the AL batting title in 2022, from second base to first, the source added. https://www.nj.com/yankees/2023/07/source-marlins-want-yankees-gleyber-torres-badly-but-not-for-brian-cashmans-price.html
July 30, 20233 yr Just now, Michael said: ... are they actually asking for THAT MUCH for Gleyber? Insane if thats true
July 30, 20233 yr 1 minute ago, SonOfJack said: Insane if thats true One of Brax or Ed + one prospect is one thing. They want both and TWO prospects? MAYBE in the 2019-2020 offseason would that have made sense. Right now? No. Don't get me wrong, Gleyber would improve this offense a little bit, and somehow he is actually hitting better away from Yankee Stadium [at least in terms of average, but nothing else], but come on.
July 30, 20233 yr If that really was the request, I'd be insulted if I was Kim. Like Cashman thinks she is stupid or something. This isn't a case of starting high. It is starting at an insanely unrealistic level. That's the proposal you'd expect from a Yankees fan calling into sports radio.
July 30, 20233 yr Brian Cashman has gotten to be about as clueless as John Mozeliak. Pretty sad how far both of these storied franchises have fallen.
July 30, 20233 yr 41 minutes ago, SonOfJack said: That's the proposal you'd expect from a Yankees fan calling into sports radio Exactly what I was thinking. A dumb fan proposal where you trade one good player and get like 4 back in return.
July 30, 20233 yr 23 minutes ago, Das Texan said: Brian Cashman has gotten to be about as clueless as John Mozeliak. Pretty sad how far both of these storied franchises have fallen. Yankees haven't exactly fallen.
July 30, 20233 yr Just now, TaiwanMarlins said: Still waiting .....at least it got the DEADLINE. Do you think that Yankees asking price is something they should do?
July 30, 20233 yr 2 minutes ago, SonOfJack said: Do you think that Yankees asking price is something they should do? I'm not mean Torres, I'm just waiting for the big bats to come.
July 30, 20233 yr 4 minutes ago, TaiwanMarlins said: I'm not mean Torres, I'm just waiting for the big bats to come. Yeah same, need to get something done
July 30, 20233 yr 45 minutes ago, TaiwanMarlins said: Still waiting .....at least it got the DEADLINE. Do you get mad if your kids' homework isn't done in 20 minutes?
July 30, 20233 yr Gleyber Torres has been average to below average as a hitter for four years now and is also not good defensively. I wouldn't trade one of Ed or Braxton straight up for him; let alone both of them plus prospects. Heck, I wouldn't have even given up that much for Torres after he hit 38 home runs in 2019; let alone now.
July 30, 20233 yr 3 hours ago, Michael said: Yankees haven't exactly fallen. Well the standard of the Yankees are pennants and titles. So i'd say they have fallen.
July 30, 20233 yr 44 minutes ago, Das Texan said: Well the standard of the Yankees are pennants and titles. So i'd say they have fallen. I'd love to "fall" as far as the Yankees have.
July 30, 20233 yr Just wanted to throw it out there that the Twins have DEmoted Jose Salas to the Florida Complex League. So much for "giving up too much" for Arraez, eh?
July 30, 20233 yr 1 minute ago, Michael said: Just wanted to throw it out there that the Twins have DEmoted Jose Salas to the Florida Complex League. So much for "giving up too much" for Arraez, eh? FUTURE ALL STAR And who knows, maybe he will be one in the end. Prospects are so unpredictable, I am glad we're moving them more these days.
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