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Jorge Cantu
OK, so he isn't the most magical name on the Trade Deadline Marquee. What he is, is this: The most available bat you can acquire right this minute.
Rumblings and GrumblingsIn fact, Cantu could get traded as early as Wednesday -- which at least might remind a few general managers they're not required by law to wait until Deadline Day.
The Giants, Rangers and Rockies are all still chasing the 28-year-old Cantu. But if a deal happens fast, it won't be with Colorado. The Rockies were telling other teams Tuesday that they're waiting until Friday to assess where they are in the standings before they decide if they're still buyers.
So that leaves the Giants and Rangers. And the Texas deal is trickier to make, because the Rangers, thanks to Chapter 11 complications beyond their control, can't take on any more payroll. Cantu has slightly more than $2 million left on his $6 million salary for this year, and Texas would want Florida to pay virtually all of that tab.
Cantu
Cantu
But for the Marlins to send money to somebody else's team -- a just about unheard-of phenomenon -- they're going to need a bigger package than they're asking for elsewhere. So Florida has told the Rangers they must add not just additional prospects, but higher-end prospects, or Cantu is going elsewhere.
And "elsewhere" would no doubt be San Francisco. The Giants have been linked to Prince Fielder and Adam Dunn, and they do prefer a left-handed bat. But the price tags on Fielder and Dunn have been much higher than the price on Cantu. So if the Giants get tired of waiting on other names, and the Marlins and Giants could agree on the pitching prospect who would be the centerpiece of this deal, it could happen fast.
OK, so he isn't the most magical name on the Trade Deadline Marquee. What he is, is this: The most available bat you can acquire right this minute.
Rumblings and GrumblingsIn fact, Cantu could get traded as early as Wednesday -- which at least might remind a few general managers they're not required by law to wait until Deadline Day.
The Giants, Rangers and Rockies are all still chasing the 28-year-old Cantu. But if a deal happens fast, it won't be with Colorado. The Rockies were telling other teams Tuesday that they're waiting until Friday to assess where they are in the standings before they decide if they're still buyers.
So that leaves the Giants and Rangers. And the Texas deal is trickier to make, because the Rangers, thanks to Chapter 11 complications beyond their control, can't take on any more payroll. Cantu has slightly more than $2 million left on his $6 million salary for this year, and Texas would want Florida to pay virtually all of that tab.
Cantu
Cantu
But for the Marlins to send money to somebody else's team -- a just about unheard-of phenomenon -- they're going to need a bigger package than they're asking for elsewhere. So Florida has told the Rangers they must add not just additional prospects, but higher-end prospects, or Cantu is going elsewhere.
And "elsewhere" would no doubt be San Francisco. The Giants have been linked to Prince Fielder and Adam Dunn, and they do prefer a left-handed bat. But the price tags on Fielder and Dunn have been much higher than the price on Cantu. So if the Giants get tired of waiting on other names, and the Marlins and Giants could agree on the pitching prospect who would be the centerpiece of this deal, it could happen fast.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/notebook/_/pa...trade-deadline
Said that he will be traded, along with Dunn and Lilly
Seriously, trade him to the rangers and pick up his contract. They're so loaded, and when i read "higher-end prospect from texas" i gloaded
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