2010 MLB Trade Deadline Thread

[LocoMarlinFan]

FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi reports that Rick Porcello has been pushed back in Triple-A Toledo's rotation and notes that it could be trade related.
Morosi says it's not an injury. We really doubt that Porcello is being traded, but for what it's worth, Morosi did work for the Detroit Free Press before joining FOX. If there's one team to trust his sources on, it's the Tigers.

http://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/18137515156

[Ralph]

bring him here so he and Volstad figure out there problems together.

[DColts]

Deal might be Lee for C Montero, 2B David Adams, and SP McAllister

Sickels rated them as Yanks #1, #4, and #12 prospect

It's ok to trade McAllister, David Phelps is better.
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We also have three other catching prospects.

[Miamarlin21]

In my opinion, the Yankees aren't giving up that much. I really like Montero but in their defense they have Romine that can be the successor to Posada. Their rotation is already full so it's not like they 'need' McAllister and Cano isn't going anywhere (unless they finally do the Cano-Kemp swap that has been rumored for the past 3 years)

[Ramp]

Austine Romine isn't close to the prospect Montero is. That being said, you obviously make this deal if you're the Yankees

[LocoMarlinFan]

Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that the "Mariners are backing off" the Yankees' offer for Cliff Lee and that it doesn't look like the "Yankees are in it."
Shocking if true, since it seemed like a done deal all afternoon. The Mariners were believed to be receiving Jesus Montero, David Adams and Zach McAllister for Lee. Sherman says the Mariners were concerned about Adams' ankle and that another team has stepped up with a big offer.

rotoworld.com

[DColts]

Ehh.

[MiamiHomer]

Jesus Montero for Nolasco!

[LocoMarlinFan]

#rangers 1 of a few teams jumping in with big snag in yankees/lee trade talk

http://twitter.com/SI_JonHeyman/status/18144766873

3:24pm: An official of an uninvolved team tells Ed Price of AOL FanHouse that the Rangers are now willing to include Justin Smoak in a trade for Lee (Twitter link).

http://twitter.com/ed_price/status/18145177954

A source told Fanhouse's Jeff Fletcher that the Brewers have let it be known that Prince Fielder, Corey Hart and Rickie Weeks are all available in trade talks.
Except for the often mentioned Hart-to-San Francisco possibility, Fletcher offers nothing on the current state of any trade talks. He does say that the Brewers approached the Angels about a Fielder deal after Kendry Morales went down, but that talks went nowhere.

roto

[DColts]

Just spoke to Yankee official who confirmed that they aren't getting Lee. "Sometimes, these things just don't get done," he said.

http://twitter.com/JackCurryYES/statuses/18144860953
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Update by Ben (4:20 p.m.): According to Jack Curry of the YES Network, the Yankees will not be getting Cliff Lee. Despite earlier rumors to the contrary, talks hit a snag this afternoon over the identity of a few prospects involved in the trade, and the Texas Rangers have jumped back in. “Sometimes, these things just don’t get done,” he said.

Sweeny Murti reports that the Yanks thought they had a deal. The team was prepared to deal Jesus Montero, David Adams and Zack McAllister for Lee, but Seattle wanted to shop the lefty ace to other teams as well. If the Yanks are out of the running, I can’t imagine GM Brian Cashman is pleased with this turn of events. Good luck to Jack Zduriencik in his search for a better prospect than Jesus Montero. If the Rangers are willing to part with Justin Smoak, so be it.

To recap the afternoon: A short while ago, we heard via Joel Sherman, the Mariners appear to be backing away from the reportedly imminent Cliff Lee trade, and that the Yankees are no longer in the running for the southpaw. Seattle apparently had concerns about David Adams’ injured ankle while another club jumped into the bidding. Buster Olney says they have concerns about the “identity” of the second player, and it seemed as if the deal would survive without Adams.

A short while later, Olney, who seems to be co-owning this story with Sherman right now, had an update: The Yanks wanted to “strike aggressively, strike quickly, and get a resolution to this,” but the Mariners appear to be shopping for alternatives. The Rangers, hamstrung a bit by their financial troubles, says Sherman, are still “working hard” to land Lee.

We then learned that Bob Kalpisch’s Yankee sources believe the Lee-for-Montero deal to be dead. Meanwhile, Mark Feinsand’s sources said the Yanks are still in it but that no deal is done yet. Either way, it sounds as though the Yanks won’t have to face Lee tonight.

http://riveraveblues.com/2010/07/mar...ee-deal-31587/

[Fish and Chips]

Rangers got Lee

http://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status/18146863787

i have learned deal done with #Rangers, Smoak and 3 others for Lee and reliever Mark Lowe #Rangers, #Mariners

[MiamiHomer]

Rangers gon win it all.

[Metes]

M's get Smoak, SP Blake Beavan, 2B Matt Lawson, and RP (and alleged rapist) Josh Lueke

[DropkickAlex]

Besides Smoak, I like Beaven.

[Metes]

He's alright. 12 BB in 100ish IP this year. Rangers won this one. The Yankees package was far superior.