Am I the only one who thinks Aaron Harang could be involved in the Cincy deal especially if the Rockies are trading Atkins? Harang is coming off a bad year and has 2 years plus a club option left on his contract. He was paid only 6.75 million this year but his salary jumps to 11 million in 2009, 12.5 million in 2010 and there’s a club option for 12.75 in 2011 (2 million buyout). The 5 million dollar salary jump off a bad year makes sense for Cindy to be shoping him. Thoughts?

As for the Nats, who knows. I know the Nats would love to trade away Austin Kearns but I don’t see them having enough pieces to land Carlos Gonzalez.

Let’s count it….
Barely able to manage a .800 OPS – Check
.930 Fielding Percentage last year – Check
3 years of service time so eligible for Arbitration this winter – Check

Nothing there involving Encarnacion includes the word “entrenched”…..I have no doubt they wouldn’t mind an upgrade. Say what you want about Atkins’ defense, but he was still WAY better than Encarnacion

I’d be warry of Bailey at this point…..and I find it highly unlikely that Cincy would want to part with Cueto or Bray. Its far more likely to involve Aaron Harang or Bronson Arroyo.

To all the people speculating if Bailey would be enough, I say getting rid of Taveras and Yorvit would be enough. Trade them for anyone cheap, even if you are rolling the dice.

It would be hard to imagine Danny Boy trading CDI. The Red Sox would have to put a whopper of a package together in order to pull that off… but it never hurts to listen.

Why trade Street for a lesser reliever and a 2B prospect when we already have 2B prospects? There’s no chance an Atkins deal involves Volquez or Cueto. I really think its far more likely their talking about Harang or Arroyo

Murphy has a good bat but his ability to man 2nd base is very questionable at this point.

It’s a real plus pitch. Sits at 91-93 mph with late, sinking armside run. Peaked in the past at 97 mph, but can regularly hit 95 mph on a per start basis. Bailey has the type of fastball he can eventually live off of, especially in Coors.

Bailey also went more to the slider last year, but to limited effect. I think buying into Bailey suggests the Rockies think they can get him to pitch off the fastball more and tap into his GB potential.

    That is the difference between being a fan of a big market club versus a small market club. In Boston they see a good player on a small market team and assume they should be able to have him. ie: “Hey fellow Sox fan, do you think we should go out and get Lincecum or Webb this off-season?” Even if they’re not available. Meanwhile Rockies fans have discussions (real discussions mind you) on the merits of Smith versus De La Rosa as their 4th or 5th starter. And that folks, is why we’re better fans! ;)

no Dustin Pedroia. I know he’s good blah blah blah. I can’t/won’t cheer for that guy. (and I know the reference was just sarcasm, but even the thought turns the stomach).

Assuming Chicago is still interested. I’m not up on White Sox player values, but it seems that Getz is a solid option that is partially blocked by Alexei Ramirez, assuming he doesn’t move elsewhere. Getz is a little old for a prospect, but he has good contact skills, patience, and modest power for a second baseman. In a way, he’s the poor man’s Spilborghs at second base. Most importantly, he takes Taveras’ arb contract off the books and gives the Rockies another dirt cheap player that could take a starting position in spring training.