Will Anyone Trade for Blanton?

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Projo Sox Blog found this 6/30/2008 on www.baseballmusings.com [flag]
Early in the season it was rumored that the Athletics might trade Joe Blanton, despite him being their designated ace. Rich Harden's health was iffy, and the youngsters who fill out the rotation so well now were unknown quantities. With... [link]

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Baseball Today: Monday, June 30
Published 6/30/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... YOU HAVE TO STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT: Baseball Musings' David Pinto thinks Billy Beane may have waited too long to pull the trigger on a Joe Blanton trade and that the haul the A's may get for Blanton won't be anywhere near as big as it would have been a few months ago. ...

Monday's Plastic Cup
Published 6/30/2008 by Jeff Sackmann at Brew Crew Ball
... Couple of notes about trade targets.  A name you heard a lot in the offseason, but not so much since, is Joe Blanton.  Now, he might not even be the second most desirable starter on the A's.  Baseball Musings wonders whether he'll get any interest at all.  I suspect he'd do well the first time around the NL, though he might not be a great long-term option.  If the Brewers were convinced he was a project worth taking on, he could be around for longer than just 2008, as he's two more years away from free agency. ...

In the News (6/30)
Published 7/1/2008 by Jared (noreply@blogger.com) at Right Field Bleachers
... - Joe Blanton's trade value is sinking fast. - Braun is closing in on the third NL outfielder All-Star spot. He's just 33,000 votes behind Fukudome. - There was a Chris Capuano sighting. The ...