Once again, we ask: Why did the #Phillies trade Cliff Lee? #Mariners #Rangers #TRADES #Indians
tinyurl.comIf Oswalt goes and #Astros won't trade Myers, #Cubs' Lilly will be best SP left on mkt. GM Hendry a deal-maker. Theriot could go, too. #MLB
hearing #astros are paying a lot of $ to philly in oswalt deal. he has $24 mil left thru '11.
Confirmed: Deal between #Astros, #Phillies for Oswalt is in place. Need Oswalt's approval. #MLB
#orioles proly wont deal with #yankees, limiting righthanded hitting options for infield. no tejada, no wiggy, looks like
Source: Deal is 3-for-1. Happ in. #Astros would pay "very significant" part of Oswalt's remaining salary, which is over 23M. #MLB #Phillies
No formal deadline for Oswalt to OK trade to #Phillies. But he & Happ scheduled to start tomorrow. So both teams prefer answer today #trades
New post for Insiders - quick take on the Jhonny Peralta trade:
klaw.meSource: #Yankees unlikely to pursue C with Posada ailing. Deep at position. Want Dunn, not confident of getting him. Price on RPs high #MLB
Source: Chances of #Indians trading Carmona "one in a million." Exploring value when teams call, do not expect to be satisfied w offer. #MLB
One player #Astros-#Phillies discussed if J. Singleton isn't in deal: Double-A 1B Matthew Rizzotti. Leads lg in AVG (.364) by 52 pts #trades
Updated Oswalt story: #Astros would get Happ & 2 prospects, & would send $12M to #Phillies as part of deal
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Hearing A) Singleton not in deal and B) #Phillies getting less than 12M, though number is in that range. Educated guess: 10-11M #Astros #MLB
Klawchat today at 1 pm EDT:
klaw.meHearing Oswalt not a fan of Citizens Bk Pk, but he's 4-0, 2.60 ERA in 4 starts-tied with Coors for best win pct at any current park. #trades
#WhiteSox exploring hitters other than Dunn, not all LH. Are "all over the place," source says. Also looking for mid-rotation starter. #MLB
#Rays source says Hellickson exit after 3 IP was about "monitoring workload" but wouldn't rule out callup. No sign he'd be dealt #trades
Keep hearing #Cubs have lots of action on Ted Lilly. Will likely wait till after Oswalt, so Lilly becomes best SP out there. #trades
#jays asked #mets for top OF prospect kirk nieuwenhuis plus another for scott downs. mets saying no on nieuwenhuis
Roy Oswalt plans to OK deal to #Phillies, source says. But deal not official yet. More to come on ESPN.com #trades
Here's the updated Oswalt story
es.pn Sources now say #Astros will send $11 million to #Phillies as part of deal. #trades
Sources: Deal still not done. "Indications favorable," details remain. 2012 option will NOT be exercised. (More) #Phillies #Astros #MLB
Oswalt will be compensated for waiving no-trade in some other way. #Phillies #Astros #MLB.
oswalt believed likely by baseball people to accept #phillies. though haggling may still be going on.
roy oswalt tredning higher than jersey shore even. pretty good sign for baseball.
#RedSox asked about #Brewers' Hoffman; Theo knows him from days w #Padres. Red Sox are 1 of 5 teams on Hoffman's no-trade list (more) #MLB
but #Brewers not inclined to move him. Pitching well, good influence on Axford, Braddock. Interest also in Villanueva, Coffey. #MLB
and #Brewers not inclined to move him. Good influence on Axford, Braddock. Brewers also getting hits on RHRs Villanueva, Coffey #RedSox #MLB
showalter is indeed being hired by orioles. first reported by espn and cbssports.com. monday could be announcement.
got to give mets scouts credit for ra dickey. who knew?
ESPN report of Showalter to #Orioles confirmed. He starts Tuesday, contract runs through 2013. Three full seasons after this one. #MLB
Oswalt option for '12 actually mutual option. With trade, buyout will increase from 1M to 2M if (more). . . #Phillies #Astros #MLB
#Phillies pick up option and Oswalt declines, becoming FA instead. Buyout will remain 2M if he simply opts out on his own. #Astros #MLB
The players in the Oswalt deal, which is still not official: J.A. Happ, OF Anthony Gose, SS Jonathan Villan. #Phillies #Astros #MLB
Deal is done. #Astros #Phillies #MLB
Third prospect is Jonathan Villar, not Jonathan Villan. #Astros #Phillies #MLB
These things are always fluid, but for now #Yankees are out on Dunn. Checking into other alternatives. #WhiteSox #Nationals #MLB
Heh. #oswalt #trades
Oswalt has officially OKd deal to #Phillies, sources say. Also confirmed OF Anthony Gose will go to #Astros. #trades
think houston did fine getting happ and gose in oswalt deal. philly has best rotation top-3 in baseball, too.
On bluejays.com, off-day feature on Yunel Escobar:
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