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More Trade News
Fox Sports says Dave Roberts is headed to the Red Sox, and the Finley trade is on. Dammit, I like Jayson Werth.
Update 2:23 pm: Tom Martin is Atlanta-bound.
Update 2:27 pm: mlb.com has the trade going down as
- Dodgers get OF Steve Finley, and C Brent Mayne
- Diamondbacks get prospects OF Reggie Abercrombie, C Koyie Hill and LHP Bill Murphy
We'll know more when we go up against the Cards.
Update 5:22 pm: Charles Johnson opted to stay with the Rocks, citing family concerns. Hence, Brent Mayne.
Update 5:34 pm: The Score Bard has his analysis up of the various trades:
DePo's no dapper old dandy.
Fans hate his nouveau operandi.
He got Finley and Mayne,
But he didn't obtain
Redemption by pulling in Randy.
Comments:
I have to disagree with the win-at-all-costs. I think very little of the prospects we gave up for Finley. we get to keep Werth! I don't like the dave roberts trade yet, but that's because I don't know anything about prospect. but everything else is looking real rosy imo.
mattkew
mattkew
# posted by 
: 7/31/2004 02:40:00 PM
: 7/31/2004 02:40:00 PM
The big question is, are you getting the streaky Finley before a good streak or a bad streak?
The deal is fine by this D-Backs' fan, though not as absolutely mouth-watering as the Werth/Murphy proposal was. Mayne is nothing but a roster spot. Lets us try out another AAA catcher.
I, too, wondered why the Dodgers would consider trading Penny and Jackson to get Johnson. As much as I like Johnson, that trade was one I would not have been disappointed with.
I appear to be in the minority of D-Backs' fans, if Phoenix talk radio is any indication, as most of them seem to think that a handful of magic beans would be better than Johnson.
The deal is fine by this D-Backs' fan, though not as absolutely mouth-watering as the Werth/Murphy proposal was. Mayne is nothing but a roster spot. Lets us try out another AAA catcher.
I, too, wondered why the Dodgers would consider trading Penny and Jackson to get Johnson. As much as I like Johnson, that trade was one I would not have been disappointed with.
I appear to be in the minority of D-Backs' fans, if Phoenix talk radio is any indication, as most of them seem to think that a handful of magic beans would be better than Johnson.
Matt -- I'm having second thoughts about my earlier characterization of the trade. Abercrombie looks like another Evans-era free-swinger, and Hill hadn't really put it together at Vegas. So maybe another sell high deal, albeit with the question mark that it's a rental.
As far as getting Finley before or after his hot streak, well, isn't that always the question? I think we'd have been better off having those prospects, but perhaps DePo figured losing those two guys wasn't so bad -- they wouldn't amount to anything at the major league level anyway.
As far as getting Finley before or after his hot streak, well, isn't that always the question? I think we'd have been better off having those prospects, but perhaps DePo figured losing those two guys wasn't so bad -- they wouldn't amount to anything at the major league level anyway.
Rob;
What this smacks of is baloney. Several reports say no concrete offer was ever tendered to Johnson. I'm wondering if McCourt's biggest nightmare wouldn't have been for both Johnsons and Finley to have accepted. As it stands now I think the Dodger payroll has actually been reduced with the added joy of not having to pay LoDuca next year (arbitration?).
Now, if the Dodgers don't make the playoffs, McCourt can say they did everything they could but got no cooperation.
Green back in right is a defensive setback with catcher set back both offensively and defensively. They are also apparently going to test the new found attitude of Milton Bradley by moving him to left. I'm not seeing these trades as great moves other than financial.
Rick
What this smacks of is baloney. Several reports say no concrete offer was ever tendered to Johnson. I'm wondering if McCourt's biggest nightmare wouldn't have been for both Johnsons and Finley to have accepted. As it stands now I think the Dodger payroll has actually been reduced with the added joy of not having to pay LoDuca next year (arbitration?).
Now, if the Dodgers don't make the playoffs, McCourt can say they did everything they could but got no cooperation.
Green back in right is a defensive setback with catcher set back both offensively and defensively. They are also apparently going to test the new found attitude of Milton Bradley by moving him to left. I'm not seeing these trades as great moves other than financial.
Rick
# posted by : 7/31/2004 04:45:00 PM
: 7/31/2004 04:45:00 PM
Rick -- (could this ever be DodgerKid?)
My read is that the Snakes didn't say anything to Johnson because they couldn't get an agreement on which players to move. But you could be right, and at the end of the year, payroll's down even further. But we kept Jayson Werth. IMO he's a better option than Finley.
My read is that the Snakes didn't say anything to Johnson because they couldn't get an agreement on which players to move. But you could be right, and at the end of the year, payroll's down even further. But we kept Jayson Werth. IMO he's a better option than Finley.
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