White Sox trade for O-Cab

[TheKilo]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3118872

[BoSox21]

so the Angels need bats to help out the pitching so they deal away Cabrera?! I dont quite understand that one

 

All I can think of is the Angels are getting ready to say goodbye to Jered Weaver and/or Ervin Santana in a deal for Miguel Cabrera

[TheKilo]

Angels win this trade.

[Jayhawk Bill]

OK...

 

Orlando Cabrera has one year left at $9 million. He'll be 33.

 

2007 WARP1: 6.1

2005-2007 WARP1: 13.7

 

Jon Garland has one year left at $12 million. He'll be 28.

 

2007 WARP1: 5.7

2005-2007 WARP1: 18.9

 

It's about a breakeven.

 

Why would Chicago do it? It saves them $3 million, and O Cab had a better year than Garland in 2007. They can try to deal Uribe--he's not bad with his glove--and IF O-Cab hits as well in his contract year as he did in 2007, and if they get some value for Uribe, the ChiSox could win.

 

Why would the LA Angels do it? Plenty of reasons:

 

1) They get the championship-caliber starting pitcher;

 

2) They get the player five years younger;

 

3) They get the player who's been better two of the past three years;

 

4) They have plenty of options left. I foresee Izturis at SS and Wood at 3B; that leaves Chone Figgins and Erick Aybar as utility players. They have three MLB-caliber shortstops (Wood, Aybar and Izturis) and at least four MLB-caliber third basemen (Figgins, Wood, Aybar and Izturis) after trading away O-Cab.

 

Unless Garland bombs or all of their shortstop alternatives slump, the LA Angels win the trade. Getting a good 27-year-old for a 32-year-old coming off his best season since ages 26-28 (the only two comparably good seasons O-Cab has had) is a coup for any GM.

[Cocos Disciples]

Opens the door for Brandon Wood.

[BSN07]

Wow didn't see this one coming, I think maybe this deal could lead to other trades for both clubs...

[Matt]

Man, the White Sox are going to be fielding an old team with weak pitching, especially if they sign Torii Hunter to a long-term deal. I'm not quite sure what their plan is.

[Jayhawk Bill]

Man' date=' the White Sox are going to be fielding an old team with weak pitching, especially if they sign Torii Hunter to a long-term deal. I'm not quite sure what their plan is.[/quote']

 

I feel that their plan is to win it all again in 2008. Why they believe that, given their talent, I don't quite understand, but I'm pretty sure that they're acting as if they believe that they can win the World Series next season.