Interesting Baseball News Items That Do Not Warrant Their Own Thread

[Jax Teller]

Reds get Latos for Alonso, Boxenberger, Volquez, and Grandal.

[BroadwayBomber55]

Reds get Latos for Alonso, Boxenberger, Volquez, and Grandal.

I think the Padres win this deal.

Mat Latos who is tough and throws hard will also put his shoulder problems to the test against a manager who ruins pitchers careers in Dusty Baker and also, going to a hitter friendly park in the Great American Ballpark.

Edinson Volquez is relieved to leave GAB and Dusty's capability of wearing down pitchers to go to a pitcher friendly Petco Park.

[THEBOSS84]

Reds get Latos for Alonso, Boxenberger, Volquez, and Grandal.

That is a great haul.

Someone on twitter said it would be similar to Hughes, Montero, G Sanchez and Phelps.

[awy]

that's not montero sanchez and hughes when he was prospecty. but it is a great haul in terms of hitting talent

[The Comic Book Guy]

That's a lot to give up, but I suppose it's defensible. Alonso's blocked at 1B and probably can't play LF long-term, they have a (slightly) better catching prospect than Grandal, and Volquez is just a mess. I don't know anything about Boxberger, but his numbers were great last year. Maybe they could have gotten a better return for those guys, but who knows.

I'll be interested to see how Latos fares outside of Petco. His home/road splits aren't too extreme, but Great American can be a tough a place to pitch for some guys.

[NelsonMuntz]

That is a great haul.

Someone on twitter said it would be similar to Hughes, Montero, G Sanchez and Phelps.

Yep. Not to mention, Votto will probably leave as a FA which will leave the Reds without a first baseman long term. I get that they're trying to win now but that's a lot to give up for a guy who will be leaving a pitcher's paradise to pitch in a bandbox.

[Jax Teller]

Buster_ESPN Buster Olney



Second evaluator looks at San Diego's acquistion of Yonder Alonso as a sign that Padres may view Anthony Rizzo differently,under new regime.

[TheHugeUnit2]

Yep. Not to mention, Votto will probably leave as a FA which will leave the Reds without a first baseman long term. I get that they're trying to win now but that's a lot to give up for a guy who will be leaving a pitcher's paradise to pitch in a bandbox.

They still have Votto for another two years. Alonso isn't going to sit around for two years. They still have some depth with Mesorarco, Hamilton, Cozart, and Fraizer(who could end up playing 1B).

I'm just glad Reds are out of the running for a SP, makes things much easier when going after a Danks type pitcher.

[PaidYoung]

Buster_ESPN Buster Olney



Second evaluator looks at San Diego's acquistion of Yonder Alonso as a sign that Padres may view Anthony Rizzo differently,under new regime.

This exchange was hilarious.

http://mobile.twitter.com/Buster_ESP...46737926774784

[NelsonMuntz]

They still have Votto for another two years. Alonso isn't going to sit around for two years. They still have some depth with Mesorarco, Hamilton, Cozart, and Fraizer(who could end up playing 1B).

Fair enough, but still too much to give up for Latos, IMO. Full disclosure, I'm a big Alonso fan.

I'm just glad Reds are out of the running for a SP, makes things much easier when going after a Danks type pitcher.

True that.

[SatchelPaigeYankee]

Wow, this looks like a heist to me. First good trade on the Padres' part in years, IMO. Volquez has good peripherals and will pitch much better in Petco. Grandal, Boxberger, and Alonso all seem like real major league players, at least in some capacity.

[awy]

grandal and alonso are potential beasts, more so grandal given the position.

grandal particularly gets +100 beast points for being the cousin of grendel

[NelsonMuntz]

Wow, this looks like a heist to me. First good trade on the Padres' part in years, IMO. Volquez has good peripherals and will pitch much better in Petco. Grandal, Boxberger, and Alonso all seem like real major league players, at least in some capacity.

Volquez will also be a year and a half removed from TJ surgery this year, I believe. It wouldn't surprise me at all to see him have a bounceback year. This looks like a real nice haul for the Pads.

[swityak11]

I like it for both teams. Alonso and Grandal are both blocked at the ML level and they needed a good SP in the worst way, plus they have him for 4 more years. If you're going to spend organizational talent, I think Jocketty did well with how he did it.

Yonder is really a DH. He's a butcher in the field at every position.

[Eldee5]

http://www.themorningsun.com/article...0016097531.txt

The Tigers announced Friday that right-handed reliever Al Alburquerque had surgery on his throwing elbow one day earlier, and is expected to miss the first half of the 2012 season.
Renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews performed the surgical procedure Thursday in Pensacola, Fla., inserting a screw in the olecranon (the back end of the ulna) of Alburquerque's throwing arm to stabilize a stress fracture.
Alburquerque missed time as a rookie with a concussion and tightness in his forearm, but the latest issue was reportedly identified in an outing in winter ball in the last week, and will likely cost last year's rookie sensation half of his sophomore season. Alburquerque won't throw for 12 weeks, then will begin a throwing program late in spring training, with the hopes of having him ready to pitch again around the All-Star break in July.

[JDPNYY]

You have to feel sorry for Mat Latos. A starting Pitcher pitching for Dusty Baker is even worse than a Relief Pitcher pitching for Joe Torre.

[JL25and3]

I'm just glad Reds are out of the running for a SP, makes things much easier when going after a Danks type pitcher.

OTOH, they've set the trade market pretty high.

[Yankees1962]

OTOH, they've set the trade market pretty high.

That is correct!

[Donnybaseball72]

http://www.themorningsun.com/article...0016097531.txt

Someone needs to ask Francesa's on how this will impact the Tigers in 2012.

[jcarey]

Reds get Latos for Alonso, Boxenberger, Volquez, and Grandal.

They still need a closer to replace Cordero. I'd love it if we could dump Soriano on them.

[4bronxbombers]

Beaten SF Giants fan Bryan Stow speaks to cameras
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/73...era-first-time

Here's the interview

JHC. That made me so sad. It's beyond horrible what they did to him and the fact that he may be disabled for the rest of my life, hopes the 2 that beat him into a coma, stay in jail for the rest of their pathetic lives.

[TheHugeUnit2]

OTOH, they've set the trade market pretty high.

I just view it as a GM with spare pieces to trade is out of the picture. Instead of 6 teams fighting for 7 pitchers, we got 5 teams fighting for 7 pitchers now, cause Latos really wasn't on the block.

Reds are about to get Marshall for Wood and two prospects. I'd looooove for them to sign Madson now. So the Red Sox have to sign CoCo Cordero. I'd actually call up Walt if I'm Cashman and see if he has any interest in Soriano.

[Big_E]

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/R...r-drugs-122011


Dodgers reliever Ronald Belisario has been handed a 25-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday night, citing a source.

[Jax Teller]

Beltran to Cardinals on a two-year deal.

[wang+cano=future]

They still need a closer to replace Cordero. I'd love it if we could dump Soriano on them.

That would be awesome......Can't see it happening though.