Gio Gonzalez: Now a Washington Natinal

[MiamiHomer]

Link it please

[Swifty]

Inside Sports with David Villavicencio

Monday, November 21, 2011
Potential trade could bolster Marlins rotation

By David Villavicencio

The Marlins are on the verge of upgrading their starting rotation.

A source close to Gio Gonzalez reports the Miami native could be joining his hometown team soon.

The 26-year-old is coming off the best season of his young career. Gonzalez won 16 games and struck out 197 batters while posting a 3 .12 ERA and representing the Oakland A’s in the All-Star Game. He has won 31 games and struck out 368 over the past two seasons with Oakland.

Gonzalez would be interested in joining his hometown team if a trade can be agreed on between Oakland and the Marlins. The left-hander is hoping for an extension should he get moved to another team and the Marlins appear to be interested. He will not become a free agent until 2016.

Upgrading their rotation is a priority for the Marlins and they have been connected to several pitchers this off-season. The Marlins hosted free agent Mark Buehrle last week and have been rumored to have interest in Gonzalez and Tampa Bay’s James Shields.

Adding Gonzalez would give the Marlins a formidable duo at the top of their rotation. Ace right-hander Josh Johnson and Gonzalez would form a tandem that would rank behind only Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee, Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain and Adam Wainwright and Chris Carpenter in the National League.

But adding a player like Gonzalez comes at a price. The lefty is young, performing at a very high level, affordable and under team control through 2015. A’s general manager Billy Beane could expect to get a nice package in return for the left-hander. He is also certain to receive plenty of calls from fellow GMs should word get out that Oakland is actively looking to move him.

The source says three different players have been discussed as potential pieces for the deal. All three players played significant time with the Marlins last season. It is unlikely that all three would be involved in the deal.
Posted by David Villavicencio at 12:09 AM

Here's the "source"

http://insidesportswithdavidv.blogsp...r-marlins.html

[Party]

If it's for LoMo, we got rid of a big defensive liability in LF going into the new ballpark. LF is going to be much bigger than JRS. If Reyes is signed, the grass in the outfield is going to play a lot like JRS too making LF even more difficult to play in.

[MiamiHomer]

I think it goin off the original article that David started with on Gio. I also think it would be odd for a player to know if he close to a deal unless Oakland likes to keep players in the loop for some reason. Probably is Gio's family being optimistic that he could end up here.

[Party]

Yeah, that's not a good source at all. David V is trying to get his name out there at our expense!

[Swifty]

David Villavavainsetia is the guy that does the e-mail/twitter Tuesdays right? I wouldn't trust him all that much.

[MiamiHomer]

I'm sure he knows a lot of people down here that are friends or family with Gio but I wouldn't even think Gio would know if the A's are close to dealing him, let alone thinking it would be to the marlins.

[TheMendozaLine]

David Vulvavicencio is full of it.

[Beef]

Because vulva is like a vagina

[Metes]

He's a big vuvuzela

[Fritz]

Fernando Valenzuela?

[Beef]

If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando

[MiamiHomer]

Brendan_Tobin Brendan Tobin
From @Buster_ESPN: A's did not ask for Logan Morrison for Gio Gonzalez. Trade talks haven't really started for the LHP

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[MiamiHomer]

Gammons said on MLB Network that Beane won't trade Gio unless he gets 3-4 high quality prospects.

[Chewford]

Marlins 3-4 quality prospects 없어요.