baseballthinkfactory.org - 7/8/2008
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have zeroed in on Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson as their primary trade target now that the Milwaukee Brewers have a deal in place to acquire left-hander C.C. Sabathia from the Cleveland Indians.
The stumbling block appears to be what the Dodgers are willing to give up in return. Two sources indicated the Pirates are having a hard determining exactly which ...
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Dodgers GM Colletti: I'll Pay Through the Nose for a Shortstop
Bucs Dugout —
... Like the commenters here, I'm pretty sure "the ones that can't do those things" means "Matt Kemp." Bad GM plus meddlesome owner could be a winning combination for the Pirates. I also agree with the same commenters that if I were the Pirates I'd be very aggressive about this, perhaps offering Wilson and Nady for Kemp and a prospect. (The Dodgers might be reluctant to part with Kemp not so much because they like him, but because they need him. Give the Dodgers an outfielder, and they might be more willing to make the deal.) ...
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Rosenthal: Dodgers Pursuing Jack Wilson
bucsdugout.com 7/7/2008 —
Ken Rosenthal :
[T]he Dodgers' bid for [C.C.] Sabathia is complicated by their pursuit of Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson as a replacement for the injured Rafael Furcal, sources say.
To get Wilson, the Dodgers would need to trade the Pirates ...
How much does the Sabathia trade help the Brewer's playoff chances?
brewcrewball.com 7/8/2008 — Hopefully this kind of represents the kind of analysis Doug and the gang did when determining if the Sabathia trade was the right move to make. The plan is to calculate how much better this makes the Brewers then calculate how much this move ...
How much will Sabathia be worth in wins?
rluzinski.blogspot.com 7/8/2008 — Here's my guess: It might be McClung who is ultimately taken out of the lineup, which may or may not have a larger impact, depending on who you ask. The addition of Bush or McClung to the bullpen will be a net gain, so this trade may be worth ...
Sabathia arrives in Milwaukee | Brewers.com: News
milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com 7/8/2008 — MILWAUKEE -- The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner has a new team and a new way to spell his name, but he's hoping to be the same old pitcher. > Left-hander CC Sabathia -- no punctuation between the Cs, a Sabathia rep informed the Brewers ...
Rockies spoil Brewers' big day, 4-3 (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 7/8/2008
Ubaldo Jimenez baffled the Brewers in a 4-3 victory on Monday, putting a damper on what had been a daylong welcome to Milwaukee party for CC Sabathia. Jimenez (4-8) gave up only three hits in seven innings, and has won three of his last four ...
Brewers Trade for Sabathia —
Wash Post MLB 7/8/2008
The Brewers hope a big trade for reigning AL Cy Young winner C.C. Sabathia will transform them from scrappy underdogs to a big, bad pitching powerhouse barrelling toward the World Series.
