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[Carpe Libertatem]

OHGODNO.

Cards looking at John Lackey. Stay the fuck away from us Cherington!

I bet it's Piscotty + Miller. Not a fan at all of this one

Although Miller is supposed to start today, so maybe we gave up Lyons or someone instead

 

[RumblingRosco]

God dammit.

Also, Cespedes to Red Sox? The fuck is going on today.

 

[BFIB]

Lackey to the Cardinals.

 

[cashman]

@Buster_ESPN
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Growing confidence that Asdrubal Cabrera is traded by Cleveland.

Lindor comin

 

[Loco4Coco]

Why are the Cards trading for bad pitchers last 2 day?

 

[RBH]

OHGODNO.

Cards looking at John Lackey. Stay the fuck away from us Cherington!

 

[eznark]

Cardinals were concerned that their hateability quotient had plummeted with neck tats injury so they brought in AJ and the Asshole.

 

[eznark]

What the fuck Kelly and Craig for Lackey??

 

[cashman]

It's just like when the Rangers had AJP and Matt Garza last year.

 

[Carpe Libertatem]

Craig and Kelly for Lackey

Almost want to call this a good move

 

[RBH]

JIM BOWDEN ‏@JimBowdenESPNxm 21s
Wow….@Pgammo reports Allen Craig and Kelly for Lackey…..if so... that is a landslide win for Boston

https://twitter.com/JimBowdenESPNxm/status/494887011724300288

 

[rinse82]

wat.

I want Boston's GM to be my GM.

 

[HarryDemeanor]

Everybody in the AL East better watch out for their ribs!

 

[RumblingRosco]

Cardinals were concerned that their hateability quotient had plummeted with neck tats injury so they brought in AJ and the Asshole.

Get your Mickey Mouse shit out of here man.

Spoiler

Oh God someone hold me what the fuck is going on with the Cardinals.

You know I am OK with losing Kelly I guess, but I liked Craig. I mean... he wasn't the greatest out there, but I'm still sad to see him go.

 

[Loco4Coco]

Jeez, Boston doing work.

 

[eznark]

Craig and Kelly for Lackey

Almost want to call this a good move

For two months of Lackey? huh

 

[BFIB]

Craig and Kelly for Lackey

Almost want to call this a good move

No, its terrible IMO. Craig has had a down year, no doubt. But he's also coming off injury who likely is still having lingering effects that just needs time to heal.

Kelly has the ability to be a decent cost controlled starter.

Terrible trade. I fucking hate the Red Sox.

 

[Sanjuro]

Trade Koji!

 

[GitarooMan]

Jeez, Boston doing work.

Yeah, cleaning up today; there are so few teams that are sellers nowadays they are taking advantage. Now they got to drop those bullpen guys Miller for more pieces.

 

[cashman]

This year's trade deadline has been fucking awesome so far.

 

[Malvingt2]

Yeah, cleaning up today; there are so few teams that are sellers nowadays they are taking advantage. Now they got to drop those bullpen guys Miller for more pieces.

Make me wonder wtf is the Phillies waiting for?

 

[Loco4Coco]

This year's trade deadline has been fucking awesome so far.

We just need Price to get traded.

 

[msdstc]

Yeah, cleaning up today; there are so few teams that are sellers nowadays they are taking advantage. Now they got to drop those bullpen guys Miller for more pieces.

meh i think the lester deal sucked.

 

[Sanjuro]

AJ and Lackey are the new Bash Bros.

 

[Loco4Coco]

Red Sox also sending a minor leaguer to the Cards.

 

[GitarooMan]

meh i think the lester deal sucked.

Eh, I think for a 2-month rental getting a very solid MLB starting outfielder through 2015 is OK. Especially when the Red Sox have the worst outfield in baseball and power is becoming more and more scarce on the free-agent market. Also, the Sox system is not flush with power prospects for the near future.

 

[newjeruse]

Yeah.. I watched it too, really well done

Thanks guys.

 

[jman2050]

Maybe I'm missing something but that Lackey trade looks like 2 bad players for 1 good one.

 

[eznark]

Oh fuck Lackey's option vested, I totally forgot about that. Cardinals get him at $500k next year.

Fuck you Cardinals.

 

[Carpe Libertatem]

No, its terrible IMO. Craig has had a down year, no doubt. But he's also coming off injury who likely is still having lingering effects that just needs time to heal.

Kelly has the ability to be a decent cost controlled starter.

Terrible trade. I fucking hate the Red Sox.

Kelly is pretty bad and his success in the majors has been based on his obscene LOB%. I think we have better starters in the minors like Gonzales, maybe even Tim Cooney (plus Martinez). But young pitchers are volatile so who knows

Craig is having a down year for sure, but he's seen dips in power each year for the past few seasons which was a troubling trend. At least Taveras has to play now! If the Cards don't have to pay any of his future contract, frees up a lot of money too.

 

[Dominican Power]

Taveras is better than Craig and 1B is already occupied.

 

[Syrinx]

I think with Uehara, the Sox are keeping him since the market for closers among teams with protected draft picks is low. So I think their plan is to either resign him or let him walk to a team that will give them the pick to get him.

Now if a team blows them away with an offer for him, it may be a different story.

 

[Chris R]

Here's hoping the Mariners get more than 3 hits tonight...

 

[hemtae]

So I guess Beane got tired of those "last game of the season" jokes.

 

[matthewwhatever]

Make me wonder wtf is the Phillies waiting for?

The contracts they're trying to unload are insane. Lester is a free agent at the end of the year, and Lackey will be pitching for the league minimum next year. That's a lot easier to sell to other teams $20m/yr for Howard or Hamels or Papelbon (though, I guess, Papelbon is a bargain at $15m/year).

Also, Amaro is kind of dumb, and doesn't have a clue what he's doing.

 

[Sanjuro]

Oh fuck Lackey's option vested, I totally forgot about that. Cardinals get him at $500k next year.

Fuck you Cardinals.

Lackey playing for 500k a season.

LOOOOOOOOOOOOL

 

[Carpe Libertatem]

Also, Boston comes to St. Louis next week for interleague play. Funny timing

 

[darkside31337]

Can't believe the Red Sox got Kelly for Lackey.

Cardinals were so desperate to get rid of Craig. Which makes sense because hes garbage.

 

[sf2fanatic]

Dodgers big winners in that Lackey trade. No more F'n Kelly to face. Kept taking out HanRam.

 

[BFIB]

Also, Boston comes to St. Louis next week for interleague play. Funny timing

Craig to hit 4 HR's in a game.

 

[eznark]

Lackey playing for 500k a season.

LOOOOOOOOOOOOL

What's he going to do, hold out?

 

[Sanjuro]

What's he going to do, hold out?

I think so, yeah. Not going to get max value in most situations, but the team might meet him in the middle or adjust that year into a new multi-year extension.

Leaving a workhorse to linger seems a bit counter productive.

 

[JDeluis]

Dodgers big winners in that Lackey trade. No more F'n Kelly to face. Kept taking out HanRam.

No more injuries. It's happening! World Series baby!

Why is my TV screaming at me?

 

[Dominican Power]

Chris Russo is the fucking worst.

 

[Fox318]

Chris Russo is the fucking worst.

Yup.

So is Fatsessa

 

[jakncoke]

See if Pirates get anything before the deadline, its 4 eastern right?

We really could use at the very least some sort of SP and BP help.

 

[Dominican Power]

Yup.

So is Fatsessa

Mike is a lot more reasonable.

 

[BFIB]

Can Mo please find a suitor for Jay!?

 

[Carpe Libertatem]

Also best tweet so far re: Cardinals:

Will Leitch @williamfleitch · 4m
Don't think of the Craig trade as a trade. Think of it as Mozeliak putting a cone collar around Matheny's neck so he stops biting himself.

 

[RGVNOE]

Can Mo please find a suitor for Jay!?

I second this, they need to get rid of him and Descalso as well as long as they're there Matheny will keep using them and they're just taking up a roster spot that could be used on better players.