tylersarticles.blogspot.com - 7/31/2009
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I like Scott Rolen as a player. I really do. Rolen is an outstanding defensive third baseman, even at age 34, and has rebounded a great deal as a hitter after putting his injury issues behind him. He has indeed produced a real nice season so far for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2009, batting ...
The Trade Deadline Domino Effect
bluejayhunter.com 7/30/2009 — If and when the domino falls on the Roy Halladay trade, it could create a domino effect which would see more than just one Blue Jay leaving the nest in Toronto. As the trade deadline inches closer and closer, I’m starting to think that any secondary trades involving Scott Rolen, Marco Scutaro ...
Trade Deadline News
raysallday.com 7/31/2009 — Deadline has passed
5 minutes to go
UPDATE: 3:51 SP Times reports the Rays have something minor working.
UPDATE 3:39 PM: With 20 minutes left, John Heyman reports on Twitter that Cincy acquires Scott Rolen, has to waive no-trade clause
UPDATE 3:32 PM: Rays lose out on Victor, officially ...
Rolen Out of Town
bluejays.gearupforsports.com 7/31/2009 — Roy Halladay remains a Blue Jay after today’s 4 PM Eastern non-waiver trade deadline passed and nobody “wowed” GM J.P. Ricciardi. However, his teammate Scott Rolen was moved to Cincinnati pending the waiving of a no-trade clause.
What a curious day. Don’t be confused ...
Reds Acquire Scott Rolen
mlbtraderumors.com 7/31/2009 — The Reds acquired third baseman Scott Rolen , according to SI's Jon Heyman. The next step is Rolen approving the trade.
MLB Trade Flurry At The Wire
athbloggs.blogspot.com 7/31/2009 — We've followed some of the bigger trades here on the site today. As near as we can figure out, as of 4pm est. MLB trades that were reported today were the following: -Marlins Acquire Nick Johnson -Reds Acquire Scott Rolen for Edwin Encarnacion -Rockies Acquire Joe Beimel -Yankees Acquire ...
Last Call: Mourning Scott Rolen
therookiesblog.com 7/31/2009 — It was quite the non-waiver MLB trade deadline today, with the White Sox picking up Jake Peavy , the Red Sox landing Victor Martinez and Casey Kotchman , and the Tigers dealing for Jarrod Washburn , among other deals.
However, it was a pretty rough deadline for many of us Blue Jays fans; ...
Reds Whiff In Scott Rolen Trade
mvn.com 8/1/2009 — I like Scott Rolen as a player. I really do. Rolen
is an outstanding defensive third baseman, even at age 34, and has
rebounded a great deal as a hitter after putting his injury issues
behind him. He has indeed produced a real nice season so far for the
Toronto Blue Jays in 2009, batting ...
Rolen Traded to Reds
bluebirdbanter.com 7/31/2009 — It is in the trade thread below but Scott Rolen has been traded to the Reds for Edwin Encarnacion and a minor leaguer pending Rolen's agreeing to the trade. Encarnacion is 26 so we've gained youth. He isn't hitting much this season but had 26 ...
Explosive Finish to 2009 Trade Deadline Says Toronto Goodbye to Scott Rolen
bluejays.gearupforsports.com 8/1/2009 —
The 2009 non waiver trade deadline was completed at 4:00pm Eastern Standard time today.
The last week has seen major blockbuster moves made, including big player names such as Matt Holliday, Cliff Lee, Victor Martinez, Jake Peavy and Jarrod Washburn traded from their respective teams.
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Accardo not happy with demotion
torontobluejaysway.blogspot.com 8/2/2009 — If there was one loser in the trade of Scott Rolen to the Reds, it has to be hard luck Jeremy Accardo. After the Jays acquired the rights to right handed reliever Josh Roenicke in the deal, Accardo was optioned down to AAA Las Vegas to make room for the newest member of the bullpen. Accardo ...
Return on Investment Looking at the MLB Trade Deadline
slowbreaker.com 8/3/2009 — Yesterday a bevy of players were traded to playoff contenders around baseball. Nick Johnson, Adam LaRoche, Casey Kotchman, Victor Martinez, Joe Beimel, Jake Peavey, Scott Rolen, Jerry Hairston Jr., Orlando Cabrera, Jarrod Washburn, John Grabow, and others. Today I want to look at the impact that ...
The trade deadline was like a Jason Marquis fastball to the noggin
taoofstieb.blogspot.com 8/3/2009 — You know, it could have been much worse. But it still kinda stings. When last we left you, the Jays had just traded Scott Rolen to Cincinnati for someone other than Yonder Alonso, and someone on Twitter blew our minds with the late and false rumour that Roy Halladay had been dealt at the last ...
Roenicke great in Blue Jays debut
torontobluejaysway.blogspot.com 8/3/2009 — It's an extremely small sampling, but the early look at the newest member of our bullpen is very promising. Josh Roenicke, considered the "lesser" of the two pitchers in the Scott Rolen deal (Zach Stewart, the former #2 prospect in the Reds system being the central piece in the trade), came in ...
A Look at the Newly Acquired Blue Jays
bluejays.gearupforsports.com 8/4/2009 — On the last day of the 2009 July 31st non waiver trade deadline, the Toronto Blue Jays traded third baseman Scott Rolen to the Cincinnati Reds for third baseman Edwin Encarnacion, right handed pitcher Josh Roenicke, a pitching prospect by the name of Zach Stewart and cash considerations.
In ...
Defending Cincinnati’s Rolen trade
hardballtimes.com 8/6/2009 — Rolen (Keith Allison)
Despite the frantic trading deadline already just about a week over, people continue to express their bafflement at the Cincinnati Reds' trade of 3B Edwin Encarnacion and minor league hurlers Josh Roenicke and Zach Stewart to the Toronto Blue Jays for 3B Scott ...
Scott Rolen Trade Roundup —
Redleg Nation
Let’s round up the analysis of Walt Jocketty’s big deadline trade….
– Baseball Prospectus , in a post they titled “The Worst Deadline Deal”:
[T]his was not good business for the Cincinnati ballclub. Rolen’s having a good year, but …
a) Rolen has ...
More Trade Reactions —
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
A few more trade discussions on a calm Saturday afternoon...
John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer believes the Scott Rolen deal has left the Reds with no payroll flexibility heading into 2010. " That's not good ," he writes, " when you need a shortstop and an outfielder with some pop -- ...
Low Power Bats in New Digs —
FanGraphs Fantasy Baseball
Erik Manning did a fine job looking at the Scott Rolen -to-Cincinnati trade from a transactional standpoint, but fantasy managers might be interested in the prognosis for Rolen’s power in his new address. The same could be said of fantasy managers looking at Nick Johnson in Florida.
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Good Bye Rolen —
The Blue Jays Baseball Critics
This is the last we will see of consistant fine defensive work at 3rd base this season. And since everyone else is doing it, I might as well throw something here too. I for one am not a fan of this trade at all. If it somehow works out, I will swallow my pride and admit I was wrong. I'm too ...
The Rest of the Deals —
My Pinstripes
In addition to the deals we've mentioned to date, here's what else went down today: J.P. Ricciardi did make one deal- sending Scott Rolen to Cincinnati for fellow 3rd baseman Edwin Encarnacion , and pitchers Zach Stewart and Josh Roenicke . Rolen reportedly asked for a trade due to personal ...
Rolen to the Reds —
Blog Red Machine | A Cincinnati Reds Blog
Scott Rolen, pending he waives his no trade clause, has been traded to the Cincinnati Reds for Edwin Encarnacion. The full deal hasn’t been released yet due to Rolen’s clause.
He should be a big help on the defensive side of the ball. But. why trade for a 35 year old [...]
Reds trade for Scott Rolen —
Nova Fantasy Sports Headline Newsfeed
Update: According to Jon Heyman of SI.com , the Reds have acquired third baseman Scott Rolen from the Blue Jays.
Fantasy Impact: This trade appears to be a move for the future for the Reds and should not have too much fantasy impact for the remainder of this season.
Scott Rolen Bound for Cincinnati —
FanHouse
by Ed Price It looks unlikely that Roy Halladay will be on the move, but the Blue Jays did shed payroll Friday afternoon, dealing third baseman Scott Rolen to the Reds for Edwin Encarnacion and two minor leaguers a source tells FanHouse. Rolen has a no-trade clause and will need to approve the ...
Rolen to the Reds —
baseballmusings.com
MLB Network says Scott Rolen is headed to the Reds, but Rolen needs to approve the trade. This seems to be a trade for next year for the Reds, as Scott will be under contract.
