DrewDawg said:
Price has another year on his deal though. That changes the calculus a bit.
Sure, but I thought they had put him on the block until they thought they were back in the race. I assumed he'd be traded either now or this winter.
DrewDawg said:
Price has another year on his deal though. That changes the calculus a bit.
This is what sprung to my mind immediately upon seeing the tweet.Corsi said:
For all we know they moved onto Masterson because someone else beat them for Lester.
brandonchristensen said:This is true, but I think that we need to shore up our lineup first. Lester and Lackey and everyone else can pitch like studs, but when we only score 1-2 runs a game (seemingly) it doesn't matter.
It would be awesome if we could buy him back at the end of the year, though. None of this would be happening if almost every offensive player didn't shit the bed.
Tampa has also played at a 112 win pace for what equates to roughly 25% of the season. They are very much within striking distance of the second wild card and the division.DrewDawg said:
Price has another year on his deal though. That changes the calculus a bit.
Gordon Edes @GordonEdes 24s
Lester tells confidants he plans to be at ballpark today. Pretty surreal
Corsi said:
For all we know they moved onto Masterson because someone else beat them for Lester.
Nick Cafardo @nickcafardo 26s
Really thought STL top destination for Lester but STL now dealing for Justin Masterson. Pitt, Dodgers. Mariners still in play for a Lestèr.
Of course. I didn't mean we should sacrifice good pitching, just that if trading Lester can net us someone who can legitimately help us on offense (or perhaps get us a trade chip to land someone like Stanton), it's hard to say it's not worth it. Especially since he's available at the end of the year if the acquiring team allows him to hit FA.8slim said:
I'm not sure why it would or should be an either/or choice.
Championship clubs need both.
It's similar enough, where competition is going on and occupying someone over the phone to slow them down from talking to others happens. It's not the exact same, I know.absintheofmalaise said:Please stop.
Corsi said:
For all we know they moved onto Masterson because someone else beat them for Lester.
Yaz4Ever said:This is what sprung to my mind immediately upon seeing the tweet.
8slim said:
I'm not sure why it would or should be an either/or choice.
Championship clubs need both.
Corsi said:
DrewDawg said:
I can see the shot now of Lester going through the dugout, shaking hands...
I'm getting feedback, doubled talkLaser Show said:Is WEEI's internet stream screwed up for anyone else?
RedOctober3829 said:https://twitter.com/pgammo/status/494549972269166592
Peter Gammons @pgammo 2m
Dodgers have made it clear they're not trading Pederson, Seager or Urias, no longer on Lester, Price or Hamels. Thinking backend SP, bench
glennhoffmania said:Cleveland is a half game behind Tampa, and a half game closer to first place than Tampa, yet they're selling and Tampa is keeping Price. Interesting.
Laser Show said:Is WEEI's internet stream screwed up for anyone else?
Me too...all fucked up with a delay and another programming rolling on top of the other. Can't hang with it.Laser Show said:Is WEEI's internet stream screwed up for anyone else?
brandonchristensen said:
That's not good.
Laser Show said:Is WEEI's internet stream screwed up for anyone else?
yes, annoyingLaser Show said:Is WEEI's internet stream screwed up for anyone else?
mabrowndog said:Cue the 37 pages of annoying "Did Cherington overplay his hand???" debate.
RedOctober3829 said:https://twitter.com/pgammo/status/494549972269166592
glennhoffmania said:Cherington overplayed his hand on this one.
Tyrone Biggums said:I'd rather hold onto Lester since St Louis and apparently LA is out of the running. Not interested in trading Lester or Lackey for the 10th best prospect in the Pirates organization.
Laser Show said:Is WEEI's internet stream screwed up for anyone else?
We know absolutely nothing about who is in the running, what they might be offering, who has overplayed what hand (Although I at least know that GHoff was kidding), and what is actually going on.Tyrone Biggums said:I'd rather hold onto Lester since St Louis and apparently LA is out of the running. Not interested in trading Lester or Lackey for the 10th best prospect in the Pirates organization.
Papelbon's Poutine said:
Let's withhold that judgement. Tweets and reports about willingness to move certain pieces are nothing but bullshit spin.
Savin Hillbilly said:
Sometimes bad is bad.
Papelbon's Poutine said:
Let's withhold that judgement. Tweets and reports about willingness to move certain pieces are nothing but bullshit spin.
EdRalphRomero said:We know absolutely nothing about who is in the running, what they might be offering, who has overplayed what hand (Although I at least know that GHoff was kidding), and what is actually going on.
We know nothing.
We can stare at the stars above and see the patterns. We can slaughter the sheep and read the entrails. We can propagate the tweets from people who know nothing --- in 140 characters or less.
All of this is enjoyable.
All of this remains a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury. Signifying nothing.
Pedro has Knoblauchitis.shepard50 said:Alvarez a healthy scratch in Pittsburgh. Third baseman with an inability to get on on base at over a .300 clip. Three team deal, or is this unrelated?
Jon Morosi @jonmorosi 19s
I'm told Masterson acquisition does not necessarily take Cardinals out of the Jon Lester sweepstakes.
brandonchristensen said:
That's not good.
Tyrone Biggums said:I'd rather hold onto Lester since St Louis and apparently LA is out of the running. Not interested in trading Lester or Lackey for the 10th best prospect in the Pirates organization.
shepard50 said:Alvarez a healthy scratch in Pittsburgh. Third baseman with an inability to get on on base at over a .300 clip. Three team deal, or is this unrelated?
Why? All it means is that Ben didn't get the value he was looking for, and decided to go with the comp pick. If those tweets are to be believed, he wasn't ever going to get the return that everyone in these parts was demanding to ship Lester out.canderson said:If they end up not trading him and he walks at the end of the season ... man is the PR going to be tough.
Jon Morosi @jonmorosi 9s
Cardinals still could acquire Jon Lester, but that may require giving up Shelby Miller, who is currently in the rotation.
shepard50 said:Alvarez a healthy scratch in Pittsburgh. Third baseman with an inability to get on on base at over a .300 clip. Three team deal, or is this unrelated?
MLB Network Radio @MLBNetworkRadio 1m
.@JimBowdenespnXM: "Billy Beane is all over Jon Lester right now, trying to bring him to Oakland"