Yankees looking at Vazquez?
December 22nd, 2009 | by joelucia |Erm, oh god no.
Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Yankees are looking at acquiring Javier Vazquez from the Braves. Well, maybe if we get Swisher, it wouldn’t be that bad. Oh wait, the reported return is supposedly Melky Cabrera, Mike Dunn, and a prospect.
My response? ARE YOU F’ING KIDDING ME?!?!?!?!? Melky Cabrera?!?! When I think KILLER POWER BAT FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE ORDER, I don’t think MELKY CABRERA. Melky Cabrera and his .115 ISO and .716 career OPS are not the HUGE BAT the Braves are looking for. Hell, the dude isn’t even replacement level.
If Frank Wren does this deal, it would be a COMPLETE epic fail, and would guarantee that the Braves would be finishing no higher than 3rd in the division. This would be a disaster of epic proportions if all we could get for JAVIER VAZQUEZ, one of the best pitchers in the league, would be MELKY M’FING CABRERA and someone named MIKE DUNN.
Just kill me now.
UPDATE: The deal is done. This is a complete and utter disaster.
By Bob on Dec 22, 2009
Dammit! We already have a CF who has below average pop..
By Mike Kerns on Dec 22, 2009
Excuse my language, but I FUCKING HATE THIS!
Talk about a fleecing. Wren got taken out behind the wood shed. What a fucking disaster…
Guess this means Lowe is staying now? As unhappy as he is? A complete and utter disaster.
Wren just lost me as a supporter.
By Brian Cronin on Dec 22, 2009
It appears as though Vizcaino is the key to the deal. He was just recently listed as the #3 prospect in the Yankees system, and the Yankees have a decent minor league system.
Melky might not be a great hitter, but he’s a good one, and he’s a very good defender (better than McLouth, at least). At the very least, you picked up a guy who can upgrade your outfield (as Melky is better than Anderson), a guy who projects to be a good left-handed reliever (Dunn) and a top pitching prospect (Vizcaino) while shedding $11 million.
This is not a great trade for the Braves, but it is also not an awful one, either.
By Michael C on Dec 22, 2009
In a year Vazquez will FA eligible (Type A) I would imagine, the Yanks will offer arbitration and Javy will decline and net the Yank two hig drafts picks fopr 2011. Loo slike the Braves traded Vazquez AND Two High Draft Picks for Melky and two young arms….hmmmmmmm
By joelucia on Dec 22, 2009
Dunn’s got horrible control, but a LIVE FASTBALL. So…Macay McBride? Melky isn’t even a good hitter, his career OPS is something like .716. Thats below replacement level.
I’ll agree that Vizcaino is the key to the deal, but did we really desperately need another young Latin pitching prospect? They’re not a bad thing to have obviously, but it just kind of strikes me as odd that he’d be a key to trading a top 5 NL pitcher last year.
By Jimmy Sherwood on Dec 22, 2009
Don’t disagree with anything said, however we all knew it would be hard to move Lowe with what they are paying him. Secondly if the Yankees really wanted Vazquez then why couldn’t we demand Swisher or no deal. Besides they were the ones who needed pitching based on their statements. But I hope Wren has a plan, because the big right handed bat has not been seen so far!!!!!
By MicG on Dec 26, 2009
Some on here need to learn a thing or two about how trades work. wanting more doesn’t mean you’re going to get it!
Six starters and someone had to go. The reports I read said NO ONE was willing to take Lowe without the Braves paying 1/2 his salary, and no team except the Yankees was willing to add a $10 mil+ starter through trade. Add the fact that Vasquez is a one year rental and it’s obvious Wren wasn’t in the position to “demand” anything!
A pitcher having ONE Cy Young caliber season, (out of 12), does not make him CY YOUNG!
By Jimmy S on Dec 26, 2009
I think I understand trades better than most and that was my opinion right or wrong.
Healthy debate is good, as long as it is imformative and clean. But if this blog is one that we will have a school monitor on to call one down because of an opinion, then maybe I need to reconsider.