WHYGAVS/Bucs Dugout crossover: Dream Deals

Bucs Dugout: Front Page Posts found this 7/16/2008 on whereisvanslyke.blogspot.com [flag]

What's cooler than a cross-over? After doing some collaborations for various sites in the past, Charlie from the Bucs Dugout and I have decided to try and run a regularly irregular feature where we discuss and maybe even debate the Pirates. Today, as the trade deadline approaches, we talk about our dream trades for Neal Huntington and company and why they might or might not work. Keep in mind ... [link]

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Dream Deals
Published 7/16/2008 by Charlie at Bucs Dugout: Front Page Posts
Pat and I discuss the trades we'd want to make.

Some Links
Published 7/16/2008 by Brian McElhinny (noreply@blogger.com) at Raise the Jolly Roger!
... [WHYGAVS] and Bucs Dugout combine to speculate on trades that may be in the near future, including ideal targets (such as Matt Kemp of the Dodgers, David Price of the Rays, and others). Anyone else out there we should be looking at? Leave a comment with your idea! ...

Pirates Have "Deal in Place" to Trade Xavier Nady, Damaso Marte
Published 7/26/2008 by Charlie at Bucs Dugout: Front Page Posts
Paul Meyer doesn't have the details yet, but thinks they're going to the Yankees. Here's the report from the AP. Nady was pulled from the Pirates' lineup tonight. I actually suggested trading Nady to the Yankees a couple weeks ago. It'll be interesting to see who the Pirates get. I'm all over this one. More details as I find them. Thanks to Carnival Matleuse. UPDATE 8:32 PM: KDKA thinks Ian Kennedy or Phil Hughes ...

A Couple More Links
Published 7/27/2008 by Charlie at Bucs Dugout: Front Page Posts
... that the Pirates asked for outfield prospect Austin Jackson in the deal, but the Yankees wouldn't budge. You may recall Pat and me discussing the idea of trading Nady for Jackson and Dellin Betances in our "Dream Deals" post. Oh well--some dreams don't come true. ...

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