MLB Winter Meetings Thread

Mets · Post by **Mets** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 3:25 pm

According to MLB Radio, the DÃBacks will soon announce that they have traded OF Carlos Quentin to the White Sox for 20Ã±year-old 1B Chris Carter.

how the mighty Quentin has fallen...or how the mighty Carter has risen?

Marlins · Post by **Marlins** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:13 pm

And Dukes has been traded to Washington for a player to be named. With Dukes, Pena, Milledge, and Kearns in their OF, I'm guessing Dukes gets the shaft for playing time. Though, none of them will be above losing playing time if they slump.

Royals · Post by **Royals** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 5:20 pm

acquire a pile of talent and wait for the cream to rise. it's worked before.

Padres · Post by **Padres** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 5:34 pm

Giants wrote:And Dukes has been traded to Washington for a player to be named ...

Appears that LHP Glenn Gibson is that PTBNL. Nice trade for the Rays ...

The following was in the Rays press release:

"We have been committed to providing Elijah the support needed to get his personal and professional life back on track," said Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman. "He has made progress, and a logical next step is a change of cities and a fresh start for him and his family."

http://tampabay.rays.mlb.com/news/press ... sp&c_id=tb

Seems like a wordy but nice way to say 'We finally got rid of this wacko!'

Mets · Post by **Mets** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:00 pm

If Elijah was bad news in Tampa (I know he has childhood friends there), DC won't be much better. There's lots of opportunities for trouble there too.

He'd be better off in Canada, where he can't get into anything fun.

Astros · Post by **Astros** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:16 pm

Or what you're saying is, Dukes needs to be away from cities with large black populations where he won't fall into the wrong crowd

Mets · Post by **Mets** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:12 pm

He can fall into the wrong crowd anywhere. I was merely being coy by thinking of the most boring place with a baseball franchise.

Curious observation though.

Cardinals wrote:Or what you're saying is, Dukes needs to be away from cities with large black populations where he won't fall into the wrong crowd

Giants · Post by **Giants** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 12:23 am

Milwaukee is much more boring than Canada, I've heard plenty of great Canada party stories.

Pirates · Post by **Pirates** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 3:09 am

The Nationals have reportedly picked up Tyler Clippard from the Yankees for Jonathan Albaladejo.

Tigers · Post by **Tigers** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:33 am

Brewers wrote:The Nationals have reportedly picked up Tyler Clippard from the Yankees for Jonathan Albaladejo.

Nice pickup for the Yankees.

Cardinals · Post by **Cardinals** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 2:02 pm

Barry Bonds ((SF)): Are the A's still interested in me? Is anyone else?

Will Carroll: I think so. No, not really. The only other team I heard with even a modicum of interest was the Cardinals and that was a week ago.

Giants · Post by **Giants** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:37 pm

If the A's have assurances that he won't go to jail before the season ends they'll sign him, and probably for less than they paid Piazza last year.