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Wednesday, November 28, 2007 |
Arte Finds It's No Fun Fest Trading With Larry Beinfest
Arte Moreno is letting his displeasure be known when it comes to the shifting tea leaves of the Marlins' front office:
"I've felt we had a deal with them twice," Moreno said of the Marlins, who apparently cut bait and decided they needed more in exchange for the 24-year-old slugger.Is money the issue?...
"It's going to be hard to give up that talent," he said. "They're doing it to everybody. I read that the Dodgers' [general manager] Ned Colletti had a deal, and they changed [players] on him.
"They've maneuvered us against each other. They've got a 24-year-old power hitter who plays third base, and you've got about six teams that need a third baseman.
"They're asking for four Major League players -- three Major League players and a pitcher, or two pitchers and two players. He is arbitration-eligible this year -- $12 million-plus -- and then you've got to re-sign him."
"If you're looking at straight budget, we're over budget," Moreno said. "Yeah, I would [lose money] if I need to. It would be short-term.Look out, ticket price hikes!
Update 11/29: Welcome to David Pinto's readers.
Labels: angels, rumors, transactions
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