Colby Rasmus requests trade: How would he look in left?

A player requesting a trade is never a good sign about their maturity, but playing for LaRussa I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. Too bad we already wiped out most of our minor league talent, as I'm sure they could get a nice haul for him.

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Wow

Big left-handed bat with good outfield D? Talk about a perfect fit. But if we were to win the inevitable bidding war, there’d be nothing left in our farm.

by rghan on Sep 5, 2010 12:55 PM PDT reply actions

It would sure make for poetic justice

If we pried Rasmus away in the same manner that they stole Edmonds.

by rghan on Sep 5, 2010 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions

you mean we trade them a can't-miss 2B prospect

who gets them into the world series?

by Rev Halofan on Sep 5, 2010 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions

:)

I’d start with Kendrick :)

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by feNOMINAL on Sep 5, 2010 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions

My recollection

The deal was for Bottenfield. Kennedy was more or less a throw-in to close the deal.

"I can't tell people what to think or not to think. Their perceptions are their perceptions. We just feel we've taken a step forward. At the end of the day, we have to play 162 games. Once that happens then we'll be able to evaluate the offseason moves."~Tony Reagins, on the Angels' offseason

by George Kaplan on Sep 5, 2010 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions

No, Kennedy was an important piece

Bottenfield had had the big year before, but the Angels were looking to solve 2B for a while.

by mattwelch on Sep 5, 2010 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions

As I recall

Edmonds was a crucial piece to one or two of their post season runs.

by rghan on Sep 5, 2010 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions

What's the price?

Rivera, Chatwood, Richards and Amarista?

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by Halowood on Sep 5, 2010 3:50 PM PDT reply actions

The Cards would probably insist on Trout.

by ~MMP~ on Sep 5, 2010 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions

What about Jeremy Moore, Peter Bourjos and Howie Kendrick?

Ya too maybe to muc, but then we could sign Crawford to play left, or trade Napoli for Ellsbury and move Rasmus to center?? Then Alexi or Alberto could play 2nd.

by mathisrocks5 on Sep 5, 2010 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions

Brian Stokes, Jeff Mathis and juan Rivera

should get this deal done. If they want more, they can have Robb Quinlan. That should get it done.

by Gokyle45 on Sep 5, 2010 4:15 PM PDT reply actions

I'd like it, but he's not a Scioscia-type player

He hits like Mike Napoli—.250 with walks and power and a whole lotta strikeouts. We don’t know how to coach that.

But yeah, him or Matt Kemp, I’ll take in LF.

by mattwelch on Sep 5, 2010 4:23 PM PDT reply actions

Yup

The ‘tude won’t play with Sosh.

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by scareduck on Sep 5, 2010 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions

What about
a dream package of Wood, Stokes, Kazmir. If that doesn’t convince them, put in our premium catcher.

by phoenix15 on Sep 5, 2010 4:40 PM PDT reply actions

He's not that good . . . . yet.

He is only 24 and could blossom, or he could continue on the path of league average.

by Wally's World on Sep 5, 2010 4:48 PM PDT reply actions

Were you talking about Rasmus or Edmonds?

Light up that halo! RIP, Nick.

by Clutch on Sep 5, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions

;-D

Light up that halo! RIP, Nick.

by Clutch on Sep 5, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions

.264 / .349 / .495 is not league average

That’s an OPS+ of 124, which would put him just below Torii Hunter at 129.

by Suboptimal on Sep 5, 2010 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions

ok.

I just dont like his raw stats so much. HR/RBI/SB/AVG/K’s, . For what it would take to get him, I think we could do better.

by Wally's World on Sep 5, 2010 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions

I didn't realize Mickey Hatcher posted here

by mattwelch on Sep 6, 2010 6:38 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

That was hillarious

by Balls and Strikes on Sep 7, 2010 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions

It's nice to dream

But (1) Rasmus is pre-arbitration, so there isn’t a team in baseball that could reasonably repay the Cardinals with prospects, and (2) Rasmus is a left-handed Mike Napoli, which means he would just end up getting benched for Reggie Willits.

by Suboptimal on Sep 5, 2010 7:40 PM PDT reply actions

I'm not sure, is Reggie a premium player?

by ~MMP~ on Sep 5, 2010 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions

Naps is the word. Rasmus is actually one player that would be sensible to trade Napoli for.

If we’re dreaming, how about a package of Napoli, Kendrick and one of (Moore, Trumbo, Grichuk) for Rasmus? Just as long as there’s no pitching in the deal.

Molina’s in the last year of his contract next season, and he’s had a real disappointing year at the plate.

It would take us out of the Crawford race, which I think would be a nice turn of events.

by Turks Teeth on Sep 5, 2010 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions

Ummm...no

The Cards right now own 2012 option on Yadier that is cheaper than whatever Napoli will be receiving that year, so purely from a cost standpoint they’ve no incentive to move.

Second, while he’s been a disappointment offensively this year, his WAR is still higher than Napoli’s and his defense remains strong—he leads the NL in a caught stealing rate of 47%, something I think even the most ardent supporter of Napoli doesn’t think he could come close to matching. It is reasonable to assume Molina’s offensive game could return next year, and his D has been consistent annually. That means the Cardinals would already be employing one of the best catchers in MLB for the next two seasons.

I think we can safely assume the Cardinals are well-covered at 1B as well.

Put simply, Napoli would be an overall downgrade for the Cardinals. On the other hand, I’d love to acquire him if only to have had the trifecta of Molina brothers behind the plate—especially the best one of them all. It will take a hell of a lot more than offering Napoli as a replacement to get that done (plus Kendrick and an A-level prospect), though, and I don’t see the Angels offering the sort of ransom the Cards would demand.

by George Kaplan on Sep 6, 2010 6:26 AM PDT up reply actions

Alright, I'm going to start the off-season fantasy GM bullshit right now.

This is pants around the ankles in middle school stuff, but oh well.

The most unlikely piece in my fever dream: Yadier Molina is going to make ~6M in the last year of his contract (+ $7M club option for 2012). That’s about what Napoli may make in arbitration. So:

Napoli, Kendrick, Trumbo, Moore, Wilson to St Louis—> Rasmus, Molina
Abreu, Aybar to Dodgers—> Furcal
Free agent: Beltre
Released: Mathis

Your 2011 Angels:

Furcal SS
Callaspo 2B
Hunter RF
Morales 1B
Rasmus LF
Beltre 3B
Rivera DH
Molina, Conger C
Bourjos CF

Bench: Izturis, Amarista, Willits, Auer, etc

by Turks Teeth on Sep 5, 2010 8:31 PM PDT reply actions

Wow that might be the worst offseason I've heard of

That is wayy to much to give up for 2 guys, Rasmus I would give 2 good players and a decent prospect. Molina is a waste of player. He is a great defensive catcher but I dont like his bat. Conger is the future at catcher. As for Furcal, he is regressing, I’m not sure if he has many good seasons left in him. Just way to much to give up for Rasmus. I would like Beltre though.

by mathisrocks5 on Sep 5, 2010 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions