The White Sox have asked for two top prospects plus a lesser player for Alex Rios without much luck, hears ESPN's Jayson Stark. Stark feels it's possible the Sox could pull Rios back and market him in the offseason.

That sounds about right for GMDM.

No. No. No.

Rondell Rios.

This. This. This.

Missed a couple of pages while running a meeting.

Santana signing a one-year deal... I think the odds of this happening are INCREDIBLY low. Considering the thin FA market, someone will be willing to give him 3-4 years and sacrifice the first-round pick. It might be for 4 years, $40 million, but that's still a better deal for him, long-term, than another 1-year deal at the qualifying offer price. Santana's track record is similar - and superior in some aspects - to that of Anibal Sanchez, and we saw the money he got.

And as to the actual value of Howie Kendrick... I'm gong to make DeezNuts really happy and once again mention... TISTAAPP.

I like Ventura a lot. I was praising him as a prospect probably before anyone on this board, and before all the prospect guys EXCEPT for Jason Parks at BP. I am probably his biggest fan. But he's still a prospect. He's still a guy with some significant flaws.

If you can get 2.5 years of a top 10 2B like Howie Kendrick for him, you have to look at it.

I'd probably still back up and try to see if I could make that a Kyle Smith + Cheslor Cuthbert/Orlando Calixte + Christian Colon + Brett Eibner deal, or something like that. But if it gets to the point where it's Ventura or bust, I wouldn't let it bust.

ROFL

Trade Hoch, move Davis to bullpen, Duffy or Will Smith moves into starter role. Profit.../Rany
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I understand getting something for basically nothing is nice - but would we get anything of substance for Blowchaver?

To which you'd be met with hysterical laughter, and then a "click" sound on the other line.

Absolutely. And to add, the Royals control Gordon and Butler for only the next couple of years, too. So the window is pretty clearly defined.

Go get a real 2B.

Send all of them and take Trumbo as well.

Ex-Royal George "Boomer" Scott died Sunday.

Trumbo's bat would be nice.

The Angels front office is notoriously dumb when it comes to trades. It's like making a fantasy trade with a bad owner... you throw out a low first offer to see what happens.

I'm also thinking they value Cuthbert and Calixte pretty highly ... their minor league system blows and they need help at 3B. I remember them being connected with Cuthbert before KC nabbed him, so he probably has more value to that FO than others (and he IS a former top 100 prospect who put up impressive numbers for his age at A+ ball and isn't being overwhelmed at AA despite being the youngest player in the league).