It begins.
ESPN is reporting Carlos Lee was traded to the Texas Rangers, along with minor league outfielder Nelson Cruz, in exchange for Laynce Nix, Kevin Mench, and Francisco Cordero.
From a baseball perspective this seems like a lousy deal for the Bewers. Nix has never realized his potential - in fact the Baseball Crank identified him as someone whose stock seriously has plummetted this season (http://baseballcrank.com/archives2/2006/07/baseball_going_2.php). Mench finally found a shoe that fits and went on a hot streak earlier this season, but has since cooled off drastically, hitting only two homers since early May. Cordero could give the Brewers a much-needed boost as he probably steps in to be the closer. He's been awful lately, but he can't do much worse than Turnbow or Kolb.
But the Brewers gave up the two best players in the deal. Lee is a monster, and Cruz is one of the top prospects in the Brewers system. Besides, when you're making what amounts to a dump trade, why would you deal AWAY the best prospect involved in the trade? Then again, from the Rangers perspective, is adding another bat really what they needed to grab the division title? Strange trade on both ends.
From a fantasy perspective, as I mentioned above Cordero will be slotted into the closers role. This means you might be able to nab him if he's been dumped. Lee is also going to one of the best hitting parks in the big leagues and into the middle of a better lineup, so his numbers might go up even more.
Original Story:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story....
ESPN is reporting Carlos Lee was traded to the Texas Rangers, along with minor league outfielder Nelson Cruz, in exchange for Laynce Nix, Kevin Mench, and Francisco Cordero.
From a baseball perspective this seems like a lousy deal for the Bewers. Nix has never realized his potential - in fact the Baseball Crank identified him as someone whose stock seriously has plummetted this season (http://baseballcrank.com/archives2/2006/07/baseball_going_2.php). Mench finally found a shoe that fits and went on a hot streak earlier this season, but has since cooled off drastically, hitting only two homers since early May. Cordero could give the Brewers a much-needed boost as he probably steps in to be the closer. He's been awful lately, but he can't do much worse than Turnbow or Kolb.
But the Brewers gave up the two best players in the deal. Lee is a monster, and Cruz is one of the top prospects in the Brewers system. Besides, when you're making what amounts to a dump trade, why would you deal AWAY the best prospect involved in the trade? Then again, from the Rangers perspective, is adding another bat really what they needed to grab the division title? Strange trade on both ends.
From a fantasy perspective, as I mentioned above Cordero will be slotted into the closers role. This means you might be able to nab him if he's been dumped. Lee is also going to one of the best hitting parks in the big leagues and into the middle of a better lineup, so his numbers might go up even more.
Original Story:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story....
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