wow, Helton to bosox talks heating up again?
I was over at mlbtraderumors.com and saw this article from Nick cafardo from the Boston Globe
"Cafardo's heard other clubs talking about the Red Sox and Rockies restarting the Todd Helton for Mike Lowell trade talk, but hasn't heard anything similar from the Red Sox."
Could o'dowd and company possibly by thinking about this move again or is this just more gossip?
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/01/cafardos-late-1.html
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Seems like
such a lateral move. Hope it’s just the product of a slow offseason…
by Resolution on
Jan 11, 2009 11:51 PM MST
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If it couldn't happen before
I can’t see how it happening now. Helton’s contract is bigger, his back worse, and what do the Rockies need Lowell for?
Slow off season in deed.
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by Redhawk on
Jan 12, 2009 6:28 AM MST
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Yep, I'll definitely have to agree with the above two comments
Considering that this came from neither a Red Sox nor a Rockies source, it sounds like somebody’s just trying to speculate what moves Boston could make to keep up with the Yanks’ spending, and since this was at one point a possibility for them, it was probably one of the first things that came to mind.
If this were to go down, the benefit to the Rockies would be salary relief in 2011, as the team currently has over $54 million on the books for that season for just six players if Francis and Hawpe have their options picked up (Helton, Cook, Corpas and Tulo are the others), and that’s before you figure on some current players under the team’s control like Jimenez, Stewart or Iannetta who could become fairly expensive in arbitration. That doesn’t leave a whole lot of wiggle room for building the rest of the team. Anticipating payroll increases of 5% a season suggests a payroll of $84.5 million that year, so it would leave $30 million to fund 19 players plus some AAA depth, including those arb-eligible guys I just mentioned, that’s just not a very comfortable position to be in, and so I hope a lot of the savings the team’s taking now are with that season in mind, because the Rockies could be very solid at that point if they’re able to keep their core in tact.
With Helton, I think it’s almost guaranteed that if he’s still here that Hawpe’s option isn’t picked up and maybe not Francis’ either unless the Rockies make the playoffs again in the next year or two.
by Rox Girl on
Jan 12, 2009 7:40 AM MST
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Can't believe there's any truth to this rumor
Boston wouldn’t take a chance on a 35 year old coming off back surgery until he proves he’s healthy. And certainly not at that contract. IMO.
by pedalpusher on
Jan 12, 2009 9:20 AM MST
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Booo rumor mill
And even if it went through, it’d just be a complete salary dump anyhow, and adding ANOTHER 3B to the mix would really muddle things here in Denver.
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by RockiesMagicNumber on
Jan 12, 2009 12:41 PM MST
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Just what the Rocks need..
Another 3rd baseman.
Keepin' warm by the hot stove season.
by Charlie77 on
Jan 14, 2009 11:33 AM MST
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BUT
MIKE LOWILL WAS MVP OF THE WORLD SERIES, WAHTS WRONG WITH U PPL.
"Of course, it’s downright frightening to imagine how two Adam Dunns would turn the double play." - Joe Posnanski
by DbacksSkins on
Jan 14, 2009 2:27 PM MST
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i like reding ur posts
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by RockiesMagicNumber on
Jan 15, 2009 9:34 AM MST
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kewl me too
i also leik eric burns, lolz
"Of course, it’s downright frightening to imagine how two Adam Dunns would turn the double play." - Joe Posnanski
by DbacksSkins on
Jan 15, 2009 2:07 PM MST
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lol
lol
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by RockiesMagicNumber on
Jan 15, 2009 4:00 PM MST
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That trade makes no sense for either team
"Me fail english, that unpossible" - Ralph Wiggum
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by Broncoman on
Jan 13, 2009 4:24 PM MST
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