Trade: WAS-TEX

[redsrbetter]

Washington gets:
SP Kevin Millwood 3.0 stars $12 million
SP Adam Eaton 2.5 stars $2.05 million

Salary: $14.05 million

Texas gets:
2B Alfonso Soriano 4.0 stars $7.5 million
SP Ryan Drese 1.0 stars $1.75 million
SP Tony Armas Jr. 1.5 stars $2.1 million
SP Mike Hinckley 3.5 spec stars MLC
1B Larry Broadway 3.5 spec stars MLC

Salary: $11.35 million

[Dry1313]

Dam, once again, I feel you were ripped off.

[Kingdom]

Says the person who traded for Matt Clement.

[Dry1313]

Point? I needed SP and did you see the Specs?

[Kingdom]

9.5 million for 100 plus walks.

[Dry1313]

and i gave up tagg bozied and freddy guzman

[Kingdom]

Doesn't matter what you gave up, it's the fact that you'd even consider taking on something like Clement.

[Dry1313]

hes an FA in '07 right? So I'm not taking on a Helton-esque contract anyway.

[Dam8610]

I wanted to solidify my staff, and with this move, I think I've done that. It doesn't cost to my team much either. I do give up the best 2B in the game, but you have to give something to get something, and I have a solid replacement in Vidro on my team. Other than that, I give up a decent 5th starter, a guy I planned on moving to the bullpen, and a couple of solid (but not great) prospects that would've had a hard time finding a place on my team anyway, and in return, I get 2 very solid starting pitchers that fit anywhere from #2-4 in my rotation. So, I now have a staff that can compete with just about any staff from 1-5 and a pretty solid bullpen all without losing very much on the offensive side of my ballclub.

[Kingdom]

The players are better off in the other parks. No SP is safe in Arlington. And Washington plays in a canyon. It's beneficial to us both in that regard.

[Dam8610]

The players are better off in the other parks. No SP is safe in Arlington. And Washington plays in a canyon. It's beneficial to us both in that regard.

Exactly. I forgot to mention that in my post.

[bipster]

Point? I needed SP and did you see the Specs?

I'm sure he was infatuated with the .63 era thru 2 games, and just figured he would get that kind of production all year long. And Dry, I wouldn't be so sure of the fact that you won that trade, if they even remotely develop I killed you in the trade. As far as short term.....I don't have to pay 9.5 million dollars a year to a Very Inconsistent pitcher

[Kingdom]

Clement wouldn't be so bad if he wasn't so wild.
But he'll be so wild.

[Saber]

I'm sure he was infatuated with the .63 era thru 2 games, and just figured he would get that kind of production all year long. And Dry, I wouldn't be so sure of the fact that you won that trade, if they even remotely develop I killed you in the trade. As far as short term.....I don't have to pay 9.5 million dollars a year to a Very Inconsistent pitcher

And that guarantees future deals with him.

[HafDawg2003]

Nice trade, TEX