How can we talk deadline deals when we dont even know if Shapiro will see us as sellers or buyers?
As such. the thread is going to BE about whether we will be sellers or buyers. Just the way conversations go. They can't always be on rails.
I don't think there's any doubt we're sellers. That doesn't mean we're rebuilding though. I don't read b00bie's posts anymore because they're all the same. Combative and defending Shapiro and Wedge to the death and ridiculing any possible ideas for change.
Just because we're sellers doesn't mean we're blowing up the team. Like I said 5 pages ago, I don't see any of our franchise guys being moved unless some amazing offer comes along but we have some guys in DeRosa and Pavano whose contracts and age make them ideal trade bait.
So would you move Victor for a pack of say, 3 prospects, say one top tier pitching prospect and a couple lower level guys?
No I would need MLB ready pitching and top tier prospects for Victor. Joe Mauer is the only catcher that comes to mind that I'd rather have right now. For example if we dealt him to the Red Sox I'd want at least Bucholz, Delcarmen and some other guys. Again, I really don't see Lee or VMart being moved and I wouldn't want them moved unless we could get 2-3 guaranteed great pitchers.
I don't think there's any doubt we're sellers. That doesn't mean we're rebuilding though. I don't read b00bie's posts anymore because they're all the same. Combative and defending Shapiro and Wedge to the death and ridiculing any possible ideas for change.
Just because we're sellers doesn't mean we're blowing up the team. Like I said 5 pages ago, I don't see any of our franchise guys being moved unless some amazing offer comes along but we have some guys in DeRosa and Pavano whose contracts and age make them ideal trade bait.
That's the crux of the problem with this thread though. It's waaaay too early to know if we are buyers or sellers. You are simply stating we are sellers at the start of your thread, and some of us don't think so at all. How can you expect me or others to start talking about deals and trades, etc if we think we may be buyers instead??I don't think there's any doubt we're sellers. That doesn't mean we're rebuilding though. I don't read b00bie's posts anymore because they're all the same. Combative and defending Shapiro and Wedge to the death and ridiculing any possible ideas for change.
Just because we're sellers doesn't mean we're blowing up the team. Like I said 5 pages ago, I don't see any of our franchise guys being moved unless some amazing offer comes along but we have some guys in DeRosa and Pavano whose contracts and age make them ideal trade bait.
That's the crux of the problem with this thread though. It's waaaay too early to know if we are buyers or sellers. You are simply stating we are sellers at the start of your thread, and some of us don't think so at all. How can you expect me or others to start talking about deals and trades, etc if we think we may be buyers instead??
This thread is a good one for when we know FOR SURE what the heck we are. Until then, seven games back in a BAD division ain't nothing teams can't come back from on June 10th.