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Heyman's Latest: Bay, Rivera, Chacon
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... New column from SI.com's Jon Heyman.
Fresh Jason Bay rumors: the D'Backs and Cardinals are in pursuit. The Mets and Rays have kicked the tires as well. Heyman believes the Pirates want Emilio Bonifacio from the D'Backs, and maybe Colby Rasmus from the Cards. At any rate, the price will be steep with Bay signed for '09.
Juan Rivera is a "surprise target" of the Mets, though they've had interest in him since March. Rivera will be hard to acquire, ...
Rivera could be the target
Mets Fever —
... once traded away Nady and once traded for Rivera (as Expos GM, Minaya got Rivera, Nick Johnson and Randy Choate from the Yankees for Javier Vazquez). Though he's hitting just .194, Rivera is a talented kid who's been caught in a numbers game in Los Angeles. Minaya isn't averse to recollecting players he's known and liked from the past, with varying results. Some of those include Julio Franco, Fernando Tatis and Orlando Hernandez (who is the pitching version of Alou). source SI.com ...
Heyman: Diamondbacks, Cardinals lead pursuit of Pittsburgh’s Bay
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Heyman: Diamondbacks, Cardinals lead pursuit of Pittsburgh’s Bay Before you can sell items on Bay you must...become a seller. The Diamondbacks and Cardinals are among the most ardent pursuers of Pirates star outfielder Jason Bay, SI.com has learned. The Mets and Rays, who also seek an outfielder, are among other teams thought to have checked in with the Pirates. Pittsburgh also has emerging star Xavier Nady, yet another fine outfielder, as a potential trade target. “There’s been a great amount of interest in a couple of our right-handed hitters,’’ Pirates general manager Neal ...
SI: Diamondbacks, Cardinals Pursuing Jason Bay
Bucs Dugout —
Thanks to Basmati, who caught this:
"There's been a great amount of interest in a couple of our right-handed hitters,'' Pirates general manager Neal Huntington said on Thursday, apparently referring to Bay and Nady...
The value of both Bay and Nady, who is hitting .321 with 12 home runs and 55 RBIs, is enhanced by the fact both are contracted beyond this year and thus more than just "rental'' players...
One N.L. executive said he heard that Pittsburgh sought multiple upper-echelon prospects, exactly the sort teams ...
By the Bay in St. Louis or Arizona
Bucs Trade Winds —
Some interesting quotes from a Sports Illustrated article on St. Louis and Arizona being front runners for Jason Bay or Xavier Nady: The Pirates are believed to be seeking Arizona's top prospect Emilio Bonifacio, a second baseman, in a package. The Diamondbacks are reluctant to deal Bonifacio since Orlando Hudson may leave as a free agent after the year. From the Cardinals, who'd surely like to match the trades of Milwaukee (CC Sabathia) and the Cubs (Rich Harden), the likely target is top center field prospect Colby Rasmus, ...
Cards Blank Bucs
Redbird Rants | A St. Louis Cardinals Blog —
... An interesting trade rumor popped up today. According to Jon Heyman of SI.com, both the Cardinals and Diamondbacks are looking at Pittsburgh outfielder Jason Bay. Apparently, top prospect Colby Rasmus is the target for the Pirates. Hat tip to Tim Dierkes from ...
Quick hits: Saturday trade rumor roundup
Rockin' the Red —
... players" in return for Blanton, but I wonder if he'd consider Chris Duncan a "building-block" player. After all, Duncan has that sexy stat the A's love - OBP. Pitchers Matt Cain and Zack Greinke are presumed to be unavailable. Pitchers Randy Wolf and Greg Maddux, on the other hand, are still available. Finally, there's the trade rumor everyone's talking about - the Cardinals are interested in Jason Bay of the Pittsburgh Pirates. One N.L. executive said he heard that ...
'Tis the Season
Where Have You Gone, Andy Van Slyke? —
Wondering what's going on on the trade front? Jon Heymann checks in from SI.com: The Diamondbacks and Cardinals are among the most ardent pursuers of Pirates star outfielder Jason Bay, SI.com has learned. The Mets and Rays, who also seek an outfielder, are among other teams thought to have checked in with the Pirates. Pittsburgh also has emerging star Xavier Nady, yet another fine outfielder, as a potential trade target. The rumors are basically that Huntington is telling everyone that's interested in Bay or Nady that it's going to cost them the cream of the crop in their farm system. That's about where we ...
Inconceivable!
C70 At The Bat —
Before we deal with last night's disaster, let's be positive and talk about Friday's game. Friday night was one of those great games to watch, the ones that make you think this team is going someplace. Kyle Lohse threw a great game, the offense in general was rolling, and Rick Ankiel in particular was hot, with three hits and a home run. Jaime Garcia (and, for all of those that come over from Future Redbirds, how could you not tell me I'd been spelling his name wrong all this time!) even got in and had an effective debut. Looking for a goat in that game is tough, but Skip Schumaker would get it for going 0-5. All that good feeling ...
The Week In Quotes: Week of July 7-13 by Alex Carnevale
Baseball Prospectus —
... . (Jon Heyman, SI.com ) "For me, I think what matters is that the team gets the winalso, going five or six innings without any earned runs isnt that bad, is it?" --Red Sox starter ...
The Morning Tailgate
STLSportsMag —
... On behalf of my agent, Tony La Russa, and Dave Duncan, I would like to sincerely thank you for your successful acquisition of Anheuser-Busch this past weekend. I’m a Busch Light guy and was born in the Midwest, so the news is disheartening. ...
Late to the Bonds party
Pitchers Hit Eighth :: A St Louis Cardinals blog —
... come at a price otherwise unfathomable for a player of his stature. His agent has made that clear:
The outfielder, who turns 44 on July 24, has been offered by Borris to all 30 teams for a prorated share of the $390,000 minimum.
Borris said Bonds even would play for free — offering to donate whatever salary he receives to purchase tickets for children.
That rate sure sounds a lot better than the Colby Rasmus for Jason Bay rumors that have been flying around (that have since been debunked). So ...
An Open Letter to Jon Heyman
Pitchers Hit Eighth :: A St Louis Cardinals blog —
SI.com’s Jon Heyman, who wrote that the Pirates would seek high return to trade Jason Bay, continues to insist that the Cardinals are willing to trade Colby Rasmus.
His persistence is somewhat amusing since Rasmus’ availability has been repeatedly refuted and flat out denied, including two published reports from Devan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that indicated the Pirates have not talked to the Cardinals about Bay, Rasmus, or even Xavier Nady - even saying in the first linked article:
One national report linked Nady and Bay to the Arizona Diamondbacks and St. Louis ...
