a) Alex say he wanted a middle of order bat, front-middle rotation starter and middle relief

b) NY Mets are rebuilding and broke and need to shred salary

c) the expensive contracts are only for 2 years (Santana due 49 mil over next 2 yrs, Jason Bay due 32 mil over next 2 yrs) + club option

Trade Scenario 1) Drabek + Perez + Cecil for Santana + Niese + Parnell

NY saves tons of money and get decent prospects in Drabek and Perez out of this. Drabek and Perez are expendable, they are blocked ahead and we have plenty of high upside players behind them as well. Cecil for Niese and Parnell to balance the trade for us

Starting 5 : Romero, Santana, Morrow, Niese, Alvarez/ST competition

Trade Scenario 2) Thames + Cecil for Bay + Niese + Parnell

Could Jason Bay rebound if he leavest he hitter's hellhole known as citi field? I think its a worthwhile gamble, but open to debate. This trade is done under the premise we get Darvish though.

Starting 5: Romero, Darvish, Morrow, Niese, Alvarez/ST Competition

Looking at the upcoming FAs, Who would you prefer the jays target, if any? I included some names to consider here, feel free to add more. Note that all of them require Type A compensation, which really is just a 2nd rd pick if we also go for a star like fielder or pujols or cj wilson (according to estimates from mlbtraderumors)

Koji Uehara
-Dominant this year in AL East.. in set up role
-Injury prone
-not as good track record as others
-probably cheapest of the bunch

Jonathan Papelbon
-established closer in AL East, had one so so year and rest were great
-is a red sox/somewhat of an ass
-most expensive of the bunch
-youngest of the bunch (i think)
-familiarity with farrell?

Other FA options from the NL:
Ryan Madson - Phillies probably would want him back
Heath Bell - will require hefty compensation in form of a trade , reports said he will accept arbitration if san diego offers it
K-Rod - most ? mark of the bunch

Would you agree to this trade/think it will work?


Bulls outgoing: Deng, Gibson, 1st rd pick(s)
Bulls incoming: Bosh

Grizzlies outgoing: Gay (S&T), Thabeet
Grizzlies incoming: Calderon, Deng, Gibson, 1st rd pick(s)

Toronto outgoing: Calderon, Bosh (S&T)
Toronto incoming: Gay, Thabeet

Chicago: No need to explain why they would do this trade...

Memphis: They were close to contending last year, and the main reason they fell short was mostly due to a thin thin bench. They have a decent backup wing in Sam Young, but that's about it last year. They drafted henry & other 2's so their depth on wing is set, but still need a proper big man and pg in their rotation to contend. Deng is a poor man's version of Gay (almost identical PER last year) with a shorter contract (assuming Gay signs a 5 or 6 yr extension), while calderon and gibson would give them a much needed boost in their second unit. For those who thinks that they dont' want this much salary back; this team is in a win now mode and need immediate upgrades to build upon the success of last year or risk falling back into the old grizzlies.

Their lineup:

Conley/Calderon/Vasquez
Mayo/Henry/ Vasquez
Deng/Young/
Randolph/Gibson/Carroll & Arthur
Gasol/Haddadi/Carroll & Arthur

Gay: The fact that memphis drafted Henry seems like a message that his time is up. Why not start anew in an (big) new city where he will have a shot as a #1?

Raptors: Admittedly this leaves us a little short at the pg position, but that can be easily rectified elsewhere. If nothing else we could continue to let Turk lead our second unit then Our lineup would become:

Jack/MLE signing?/Banks
Derozan/Weems/Bellineli
Gay/Turkoglu/Bellineli
Johnson/Davis/Evans
Bargnani/Thabeet/Alabi

On a side note, if Memphis wants to keep Thabeet they could substitute him w/ Haddadi & one of Carroll or Arthur, and give the first rd picks to Toronto. I also wouldn't mind sending them Jack instead of Calderon if they are cost conscious about Calderon's contract and would rather have Jack's.

Once again, this trade is assuming Memphis doesn't care about saving money and is intended to give them a 3 year window to contend (Calderon's contract is 3 yrs, Deng is 4 so he'll be an expiring after 3 years). On our side we get the (well, pseudo) star and atheletic wing we always crave in return for Bosh.

Hi, a raptors fan here wondering how you would feel about such a proposal:

Bulls outgoing: Deng, Gibson, 1st rd pick(s)
Bulls incoming: Bosh

Grizzlies outgoing: Gay (S&T), Thabeet
Grizzlies incoming: Calderon, Deng, Gibson, 1st rd pick(s)

Toronto outgoing: Calderon, Bosh (S&T)
Toronto incoming: Gay, Thabeet

Chicago&Bosh: No need to explain why they would do this trade...

Memphis: They were close to contending last year, and the main reason they fell short was mostly due to a thin thin bench. They have a decent backup wing in Sam Young, but that's about it last year. They drafted henry & other 2's so their depth on wing is set, but still need a proper big man and pg in their rotation to contend. Deng is a poor man's version of Gay (almost identical PER last year) with a shorter contract (assuming Gay signs a 5 or 6 yr extension), while calderon and gibson would give them a much needed boost in their second unit. This trade is under the assumption that Memphis is in a win now mode and need immediate upgrades to build upon the success of last year or risk falling back into the old grizzlies.

Their lineup:

Conley/Calderon/Vasquez
Mayo/Henry/ Vasquez
Deng/Young/
Randolph/Gibson/Carroll & Arthur
Gasol/Haddadi/Carroll & Arthur

Gay: The fact that memphis drafted Henry seems like a message that his time is up. Why not start anew in an (big) new city where he will have a shot as a #1?

Raptors: Admittedly this leaves us a little short at the pg position, but that can be easily rectified elsewhere. If nothing else we could continue to let Turk lead our second unit then Our lineup would become:

Jack/MLE signing?/Banks
Derozan/Weems/Bellineli
Gay/Turkoglu/Bellineli
Johnson/Davis/Evans
Bargnani/Thabeet/Alabi


On a side note, if Memphis wants to keep Thabeet they could substitute him w/ Haddadi & one of Carroll or Arthur, and give the first rd picks to Toronto. I also wouldn't mind sending you Jack instead of Calderon if you are cost conscious about Calderon's contract and would rather have Jack's.

Once again, this trade is assuming Memphis doesn't care about saving money and is intended to give them a 3 year window to contend (Calderon's contract is 3 yrs, Deng is 4 so he'll be an expiring after 3 years).