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Mets get James Loney from SD (he was stashed at AAA) for cash. Duda injury forced a move
 

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Mets get James Loney from SD (he was stashed at AAA) for cash. Duda injury forced a move
The Mets might be in the market for a starting 3b with Wright on the DL and already a questionable guy from a health standpoint. They don't want to rely on W.Flores, who doesn't hit enough. To be sure, the Mets have a championship caliber starting staff--they don't want to turn 3b into a black hole at a time when they can put it all together and make another run.
 

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Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale 45m45 minutes ago
The San Diego #Padres are expected to trade James Shields within 24 hours, and Chicago #Whitesox still are heavy favorites to land him.

Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale 38m38 minutes ago
The #Padres are expected to eat about half of remaining $56 million in Shields contract when they trade him.

Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale 30m30 minutes ago
Let's be clear the #Whitesox definitely are not trading prized SS Tim Anderson in talks with #Padres for Shields
 

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Rotoworld, citing the Sand Diego Union Tribune, says White Sox closing in on a trade for James Shields. They mention Fernando Tatis Jr. going back, can't tell if he's a real prospect or not, no mention of San Diego picking up any salary but one would think they will.
 

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Padres, chisox have agreed on the principals of shields deal, with only details to go
 

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So the Padres ended up paying $48M for a year and a third of James Shields as well as losing the #13 pick in the draft last year, and got two B level prospects back. AJ Preller continues to build his resume as one of the few worst GMs the game has ever seen.
 

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His flyball rate indicates that he would not be a good fit in the AL East and at Fenway. I am glad they passed on him.
We've all gone round and round about his fit at Fenway and the stats show outside a three year period of absolute crap, which was if I remember correctly from 2007-2010, he's been quite a good pitcher at Fenway and he made his name in the AL East. Even if you want to cite regression he'd be better than the dreck we are trotting out there right now in the #5 slot.

I would gladly pay two nothing prospects and $10M a year to not submarine this season by having Kelly or Clay spit the bit every five days and I have no interest in a revolving door of trying AAAA guys to bridge he gap only to overpay for someone closer to the deadline.

And I'll remind you that Curt Schilling had fly ball rates that suggested he wouldn't be a good fit in Fenway. There's more to it than that.
 

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So the Padres ended up paying $48M for a year and a third of James Shields as well as losing the #13 pick in the draft last year, and got two B level prospects back. AJ Preller continues to build his resume as one of the few worst GMs the game has ever seen.
I was under the impression that the Kemp trade had already pushed him well into the lead there
 

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We've all gone round and round about his fit at Fenway and the stats show outside a three year period of absolute crap, which was if I remember correctly from 2007-2010, he's been quite a good pitcher at Fenway and he made his name in the AL East. Even if you want to cite regression he'd be better than the dreck we are trotting out there right now in the #5 slot.

I would gladly pay two nothing prospects and $10M a year to not submarine this season by having Kelly or Clay spit the bit every five days and I have no interest in a revolving door of trying AAAA guys to bridge he gap only to overpay for someone closer to the deadline.

And I'll remind you that Curt Schilling had fly ball rates that suggested he wouldn't be a good fit in Fenway. There's more to it than that.
His FIP last year was 4.45. Mind you he got blown up last start and he did look OK in his last 7-8 starts so his current numbers aren't indicative of how he's pitched.. I'm just not confident that his good results would translate over to the AL East. Too many HRs given up in the last 2 years.
 

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His FIP last year was 4.45. Mind you he got blown up last start and he did look OK in his last 7-8 starts so his current numbers aren't indicative of how he's pitched.. I'm just not confident that his good results would translate over to the AL East. Too many HRs given up in the last 2 years.
And a guy that can put up a 4.45 and pitch innings is what we need right now. For nothing in prospects and half what they're paying Porcello to do similar I would have done it in a heartbeat. Reasonable minds can disagree on it.
 

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The only question that needs to be asked is how to improve on a fifth starter's slot that is basically just pissing away games when it's their turn. While also stressing out an already depleted bullpen.

James Shields was one answer. And he was just acquired for a pittance and had his salary picked up to the point his costs slots right in between two OFs we have currently playing in AAA. The Sox don't need a stud, they need someone to stop the bleeding every fifth day. For nothing prospects and $9-10M a year it was a pretty good answer.

If you're content watching Kelly/Buch/AAA flotsam continue to rotate through, throw four innings and burn the pen, by all means I understand why you wouldn't be interested. I'm just not. And I've yet to see reasonable targets proposed that wouldn't be a significant outlay in prospects.

Shields. Fister. Nolasco. Santana. Guys like that aren't sexy but they're cheap to acquire and they can go out and throw 6-7 innings, keep this team in the game and spell the pen. The crap being trotted out right now is going to bite the team in the ass, one way or another.
 

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I get where you're going as far as replacing a shitty 5th option with a less shitty 5th option if it can be done on the cheap, but I really don't see that as a whole lot of help. Actually it may take some pressure off the pen, but why not bolster the staff as a whole? Hopefully Price gets better, but to date he's not the ace that we need. At some point I have to believe Wright is going to regress some. I still have concerns over Porcello and do we know that Rodriguez is ready to take that next step forward yet? I would feel more comfortable replacing that 5th starter with someone who slots more like a one, two or solid three. I think that overall the rotation gets stronger slotting Porcello and Rodriguez as your four and five. I'm not here to tell you who that guy is going to be because it's going to depend on the needs and realistic expectations on return of potential trade partners, but the Sox do have the means to make it happen and I think the team is better off going this route.
 
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