Mark Buehrle?

[Beckett95]

Lester, Gabbard and Ellsbury for Buehrle and a AAA relief ptcher???

 

NO WAY

 

like cityofchampiions said, lowrie instead of ellsbury, and id do the deal

 

and the whitesox should to

 

BTW, the Globe today said that Buchholz and Ellsbury will not be part of any Buehrle deal

[Beckett95]

Bench coach Joey Cora was telling starting pitcher Mark Buehrle he could stay at his brother’s house when the inevitable trade comes down. Alex Cora is an infielder with the Boston Red Sox.

daily herald

[Cocos Disciples]

Rumors are really heating up, and the stars are aligning for this trade to go down:

 

-Schilling is hurt

-Tavarez could be hurt

-Lester hasn't been good in AAA recently.

-The White Sox are done, and Kenny Williams never denied this trade.

[Beckett95]

White Sox Planted Buehrle To Boston Rumor

Keith Law, on ESPNEWS yesterday, reported that the Mark Buehrle-to-Boston rumor is bogus and almost certainly planted by the White Sox front office. Couldn't hurt to try, unless the plant damages relations with the Red Sox in the future. This type of practice is probably more common than we realize, though.

 

A loyal MLBTR reader, summing up Ken Rosenthal's recent comments on WEEI, noted that the Yankees are not actually involved on Buehrle. A GM always wants the Yankees and Red Sox involved when conducting a player auction, but it looks like that's not the case with Buehrle. Perhaps the Mets-Braves rivalry can be exploited instead.

mlbtraderumors

[yeszir]

So that's saying that this was initially planted in order to get the Sox and Yankees in a bidding war that would benefit the White Sox? And now that that's not going to happen, the White Sox are going to look somewhere else for the trade?

 

Intriguing and kinda cool that teams plant rumors if its true, but I don't know if thats the case here.

[Rdsxmbnt]

Boston Herald says we're out of the running

 

This really shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, but baseball sources indicated early this afternoon that the Red Sox are no longer really in the running for left-handed pitcher Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox.

 

While it remains unclear as to where Buehrle will eventually end up, the Red Sox are not willing to part with the prospects necessary to make the trade. Chicago is believed to be looking for at least one of two front-line pitching prospects - Clay Buchholz or, perhaps, Jon Lester - in order to part with Buehrle, who is a free agent at the end of the season.

 

Though Buehrle is eligible for free agency, sources have indicated that the White Sox have no intention of letting clubs negotiate a contract extension with Buehrle before agreeing to the deal. Such a scenario could leave the White Sox holding the bag if Buehrle refuses to sign with another team as a condition of the deal.

 

One primary reason for Chicago’s unwillingness to allow negotiations between Buehrle and a third club is because it is widely believed that Buehrle wants to sign with the St. Louis Cardinals after this season. Buehrle grew up in the St. Louis area and has said on previous occasions that he would like to some day pitch for the Cardinals.

 

All for now.

[yeszir]

The Globe has something very similar.

[YazsTripleCrown]

http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/rozner.asp

 

Dodgers should get him.

[lasordas speed dial]

http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/rozner.asp

 

Dodgers should get him.

Dodgers seem to have all the pieces needed to win the West. Even with Schmidt out for the year, Billingsley should be a nice addition to the rotation. Bringing in Burley will cost the Dodgers a couple prospects, with the vets looking to leave next year, they might want to reconsider trading away any ML ready talent for a rental. Unless of course, he can be signed for 3 years.

 

Laroche would be a good piece to bargain with.

[YazsTripleCrown]

Dodgers seem to have all the pieces needed to win the West. Even with Schmidt out for the year, Billingsley should be a nice addition to the rotation. Bringing in Burley will cost the Dodgers a couple prospects, with the vets looking to leave next year, they might want to reconsider trading away any ML ready talent for a rental. Unless of course, he can be signed for 3 years.

 

Laroche would be a good piece to bargain with.

 

LaRoche and Elbert for Buehrle and call it a day.

[lasordas speed dial]

LaRoche and Elbert for Buehrle and call it a day.

 

I'm down. While they're at it, put Tomko and Lurch in the luggage ship 'em off too.

 

Just to make me feel at home.......

 

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[Metropolitan Cowboy]

LaRoche and Elbert for Buehrle and call it a day.

 

 

 

 

That sounds good. I would even give Abreu, Miller, and Either for him.

[Rdsxmbnt]

would you guys give Kershaw for him?

[lasordas speed dial]

would you guys give Kershaw for him?

 

I ain't the GM. But, HELL F-ING NO!

[Metropolitan Cowboy]

I ain't the GM. But' date=' HELL F-ING NO![/quote']

 

 

That pretty much sums it up.

[YazsTripleCrown]

would you guys give Kershaw for him?

 

Absolutely not.

[Rdsxmbnt]

Figured you guys wouldn't, and for good reason, Kershaw is a stud

[Cocos Disciples]

Sources told the Boston Herald early Tuesday afternoon that "the Red Sox are no longer really in the running" for Mark Buehrle.

 

Per Rotoworld

[ksushi]

I don't believe the rumor was planted, but I do believe we should be the hell out of this. Lester AND Ellsbury, Bucholz AND Lester are a couple of the things I've heard the White Sox wanted. I think maybe the thing gets revisited before the deadline because if they are not allowing a 72 hour window, no one is going to trade with them, thats ridiculous.

[TheKilo]

I think these things change on a moment's notice. I never really thought we were far and away the front runners for him especially so far away from the trading deadline. It all depends on the extension. If you sign Buehrle for an extension then the chips you are willing to trade away become a lot more impressive. If you're only getting a three month rental for Buehrle, the offer should start with Jed Lowrie and not advance much past that (maybe Lowrie/Murphy).

 

But if you can sign the guy for a multi year extension I can definitely see parting with Michael Bowden, Jon Lester, or even Jacoby Ellsbury. If the FO thinks Crisp is turning into the player he was in Cleveland, how much better is Ellsbury going to be? The guy is not untouchable IMO, the only prospect that is untouchable right now is Buchholz. Ellsbury is not in his league, IMO.

 

Another idea, is it possible that Sox are trying to acquire Buehrle to flip him to the Braves for Salty? The Braves don't have the prospects needed to get Buehrle, and if they could they jump right back into the NL East chase and possibly become one of the favorites in the NL. A 123 of Smoltz/Hudson/Buehrle is pretty good, and it probably gives them the best rotation in the NL outside of San Diego. If the Sox can somehow get Salty for a package of say Ellsbury/Bowden/Lowrie, is that then worth it?

[a700hitter]

Asa the trading deadline approaches, the price will go down. It's in the White Sox best interest to do the deal now. It's in the Red Sox interest to wait.

[schillingouttheks]

It's worth it, but do we even know if the Sox are actually interested in Salty?

[TheKilo]

It's worth it' date=' but do we even know if the Sox are actually interested in Salty?[/quote']

 

Why wouldn't they be? No catching prospects in the organization, and he's got the potential to be a 25-hr catcher? That way you can extend Tek for 2 years, platoon him until Salty's ready to take over every day, and cut bait with Dougie.

[schillingouttheks]

I'm not saying they shouldn't be, I just don't know if they're actively pursuing him. I personally think they should; it makes tons of sense. I'd rather just trade Ellsbury+ straight up for Salty instead of giving up potentially Bowden, Ellsbury+ for Buehrle. The Braves need a CF anyway...I can see them opening up to a swap of that sort.

[Rdsxmbnt]

Sorry guys but Salty at the moment is a pipedream. Atlanta won't be interested in dealing him mid-season for another prospect when a) Salty is hitting very well in the majors right now and still has Andrew Jones under contract. Even though it may make sense there's zero substantial evidence to suggest the Red Sox are currently making a run at him either. Potentially in the offseason (gaurenteed we won't be the only ones) but these deals just aren't made midseason.

[Cityofchampions33]

What would you guys do for Salty? I'd go even as far as Bowden.

[Cocos Disciples]

What would you guys do for Salty? I'd go even as far as Bowden.

 

Bowden? Thats nothing. Maybe Ellsbury.

[ksushi]

Try and explain to me how a 20 year old in AA with 95 and a wicked curve is "nothing". He is a great prospect...

[Rdsxmbnt]

Hes a good prospect, in the top 40 range of prospects, but Salty is in the top 10-15 range so Bowden wouldnt be enough. Plus Salty is practically the only good catching prospect out there right now.

[Cocos Disciples]

Sure he is. But Saltalamacchia is another great prospect, higher regarded, at a much weaker position. The Braves wouldn't take just Bowden for Salty-that's basically what I meant.