Brewers’ Minor League POY Taylor Green to Be Player to be Named - Updated
Indians, Brewers Agree on Trade: LaPorta, Bryson, Johnson to Indians, Green to be Named
The C.C. Sabathia trade that has been announced includes Matt LaPorta, Rob Bryson, Zach Johnson, and one player to be named, going to the Indians in exchange for Sabathia.
JSB has learned who the player to be named is. Brewers’ 2007 Minor Leauge Player of the Year, Thirdbasemen Taylor Green, will be sent to the Indians on August 16. This news came after speaking with an agency insider.
Green, 21, was selected in the 25th round of the 2005 draft, out of Cypress College (Ca.), and named to the South Atlantic League All-Star team last season. He batted .327 and hit 14 home runs and 86 RBI in 111 games for Single-A West Virginia.
Sabathia is expected to start for the Brewers against the Rockies Tuesday. Green is expected to make the majors in 2010 or 2011.
Green’s agent, Joshua Kusnick, said last night on his blog that Green had not yet been informed about his future.
Taylor has not been informed he has been traded nor has he been informed that he is any part of a pending transaction. What does all that mean? Nothing, because if the Brewers drop the PTBNL bomb anyone can go including Taylor. I know everyone in the game is an adult and I know it’s a business but you would think maybe someone in the entire organization could let Taylor know what his status is instead of letting him just float in the wind.
This could be because, as one Brewer’s blogger who speaks closely with insiders said, “The farm director, Reid Nichols, hasn’t always been as forthright with info as players/agents would like,” or simply because the Indians have no officially decided on Green as the player to be named.
Another possibility includes Michael Brantley, but my agency source says the Indians want Green.
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Milwaukee’s really mortgaging their future here. They’re supposedly not going to resign either Sabathia or Sheets, so this sounds like all or nothing on the table, as the Brewers go for not just the playoffs, but a World Championship. It will be interesting to watch this saga unfold. Can you say Schilling-Johnson? This has the makings of something special. Potentially.
As of now, Taylor Green is not part of the deal. We’re in contact with Taylor’s agent very, very frequently.
[…] Juiced Sports Blog is reporting that in the trade, Taylor Green was in the package for the Indians. He’s 21, out of Cypress College in California, and was selected in the 25th round in the 2005 draft. He batted .327, had 14 home runs, and 86 RBI’s in the 2007 season. Along with him, the Indians will be adding left fielder Matt LaPorta and pitchers Rob Bryson and Zach Jackson. […]
I AM A CLEVELAND FAN. I HATE TO SEE CC GO! But I would tell you Brewer fans to relax. CC is a great pitcher and he may just win your team 10 games and as a plus he is the best hitting pitcher from the American League. He can flat out hit the ball and what’s more…he love to have a bat in his hand. You can count on him to hit several home runs. CC CAN HELP GET YOU IN THE PLAYOFFS.
He can probably get the Brewers into the post-season, but can he win them a TITLE? This team is putting all their eggs in the CC (No longer C.C.) basket. it’s a bold move that is a half a season gamble for some very good minor leaguers. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. All I know is if they don’t make the PLAYOFFS this will turn out to be a NIGHTMARE that they won’t soon live down. Not to see it will.