They’d ask for Morales, Wood, Adenhart, and Weaver just for Peavy. I can see Wood, Adenhart, and Weaver. But the Morales part of the deal is for Gonzalez, including Mathis being a catching prospect for them and Willits filling out in CF and being their leadoff hitter. Could Jepson finish the deal? Maybe Nick Green? That’s 6 players for 2… the Marlins and Tigers did something very similar last year.

Not unrealistic.

Absolutely right. He is an excellent receiver who is apparently baffled by what to do with that stick in his hand. Mathis can be just as inept for a fraction of the cost.

nothing more to add

This is probably a different topic for a different thread, but if I’m Mike Lowell, how would I feel about the Red Sox clearly courting Teixeira and planning on moving Youkilis into the 3B slot? Granted, Lowell is paid extraordinarily well, but I seem to recall he took a bit of a discount in order to remain with the Sox.

makes all too much sense for our team. Too bad he can’t play small ball. Otherwise, the Soth might approve.

It was the old Angels who traded for players well into the downsides of their careers. Not the current Angels. Derrek is well into his decline phase, but under contract for $26M over the next two season. Sorry to say, but Morales is more than capable of reproducing Lee’s 2008 numbers for the Angels in 2009.

Pass, thanks.

As for Ramirez, I think he would be a great pickup, but a couple of things come into play:

1) The Orioles would want more players (both quality and quantity) for Roberts;
2) I think Reggie Willits’ value to other teams is greatly overestimated by many here;
3) If the endgame is picking up Ramirez, then that is a heavy price in total players to pay overall.

Much as the Cubs want Roberts, it is doubtful they’d pay the price of their marquee 3B.

But I think the more likely scenario is that they are going to try yet again to get Brian Roberts. If that is the case, the Mark DeRosa trade makes much more sense because I highly doubt they would be comfortable with Mike Fotenot or Aaron Miles as their starting 2B.

I think this was covered in another thread, but it bears repeating:

By acting in an incredibly unprofessional way, Manny caused the Red Sox to trade him and thus void the two option years for 2009 and 2010 which were for $20M each.

This means that Manny would consider any deal (1) less than three years, and (2) less than $20M per year as unacceptable.

So let’s say the Angels sign him for $22.5M and 3 years.

1) He has to be a DH, since he is a liability in an OF which doesn’t have a jai lai wall.
2) His presence in the lineup at DH limits the team’s ability to rest Vlad in that spot, which is where most have projected him to be over the next few seasons
3) Vlad’s contract will end after this season—if you pay Manny $22.5M for three years, what do you offer Vlad, who will be the mainstay of the lineup for his 6th season in Anaheim this year?
4) What happens when the Texieira-type contracts in 2010 and 2011 are signed and Manny decides he’s underpaid and underappreciated? Will he fake injuries to prove a point to management—he did this many times in Boston, so it is fair to assume he’d do the same thing to his new team.

Manny is a phenomenal hitter. He is also a poor baserunner and a terrible defensive player. If he was a package like Teixeira (offensively and defensively), then he could justify the amount of money he’s expecting. But if he should slump, be brings nothing else to the party.

If there was an opening at DH, I’d say there was an opportunity. But the Angels need that slot to extend Vlad’s career and putting Manny in the OF simply weakens the team defensively. There is too much downside to justify making such a deal.