Will There Be A Trade This Weekend?
by Charlie Wilmoth on Dec 18, 2010 6:06 PM EST
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Tim Williams has a weird little idea. Since the Pirates officially signed Kevin Correia right around 5:00 PM on Friday, they don't have to clear a roster spot for him until business starts again on Monday. But why do they need that time? It won't help them learn much of anything about players who might be on the bubble (Chris Leroux? Joe Martinez?). So Tim thinks the Pirates could trade a major-leaguer, perhaps Ryan Doumit, for prospects before then.
It might not mean anything, and even if Tim is right about the Pirates' plan, it's far from certain they'll be able to execute it - the Pirates have wanted to trade Doumit for at least a month, and probably way longer than that. That's no secret. But this is something to keep our eyes on.
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As so often is the case with PiratesProspects.....
I think he is correct. Pretty astute observation, in my eyes.
by CabreraKilledMyChildhood on Dec 18, 2010 6:09 PM EST reply actions
We actually figured that out last night…
Waivers can only be officially requested Monday through Friday…by 3 pm EST. By waiting until after the league offices closed…they CANNOT request waivers until Monday. If a trade wasn’t a possibility, they would have just put the name in during the day yesterday.
That's why I started the thread
I figured it would be easier to collect all the rumors and such in one place
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it aint a Pirate offseason without a trade of some sort
by BadAndy on Dec 18, 2010 7:20 PM EST via mobile reply actions
ya'll are acting like other teams never make trades
weeeeeeeeeeeeeird, man
by white angus on Dec 18, 2010 10:23 PM EST up reply actions
OK...angus...
what was the last offseason trade the Pirates made??
Hint...
there’s only been 2 offseason trades involving Pirates major league players in the NH era. Pirates lost pitchers in both cases.
you said it yourself, scrub for a scrub
you think you gonna get back a diamond if you shit coal?
by white angus on Dec 19, 2010 12:55 AM EST up reply actions
Hopefully a few of you can help me out here
but what are the names of some of the prospects that may be in play if we trade Maholm to any of these teams (i dont follow other teams prospects much). Yankees, Mets, Rangers and Twins
I think we'll all be disappointed ...
that it’s not a trade.
But I suspect Martinez or Leroux (in that order) will go.
It’s not that there WILL be a trade. Just that there is potential for one. We won’t find out about a trade…unless it occurs.
Yeah, I think the most likely scenario here is that Tim is right but nothing happens anyway.
by Charlie Wilmoth on Dec 18, 2010 8:37 PM EST up reply actions
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Ya think? Dumbest post ever.
by Jake The Snake1 on Dec 18, 2010 9:13 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Your post?
Yes you are dumb.
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by lighthouse913 on Dec 19, 2010 2:27 AM EST up reply actions
I'd love to see this guy's Pirate wanna be blog
He is probably a Littlefield and Bonifay disciple.
Off topic mostly, but . . .
. . . it seems pretty clear from the discussion on the PBC Blog that somebody other than Dejan will need to cover any trade that happens. It sounds like he’s getting some sort of promotion and won’t be continuing on the Pirates beat.
really?….he’s really good at what he does…….thought he just had some off days saved up, what gives everyone this thought?
by Danatural08 on Dec 18, 2010 11:11 PM EST up reply actions
Could be
All he’s said is that he’s not leaving the PG and that he’d remain involved with PG+.
by biggyv on Dec 18, 2010 11:25 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
There’ve been a number of comments in the thread speculating that he won’t continue as the beat writer. He denied that he’s leaving the PG, but he didn’t deny that. He said he’s going to put his heart and soul into PG+, which makes me think he’s going to run the whole thing or something like that.
Interesting...
with Finder leaving. Is there an obvious candidate to replace him?? Someone from outside the PG, perhaps??
well, thats unfortunate
from a Pirate fan perspective… Dejan did a phenomenal job, and without him, there is no good reason to check the PG at all
by BurgherKing on Dec 19, 2010 12:55 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
When Dejan’s not around, I’ll check Jenifer Langosch’s blog before I check the PBC Blog. That says a lot. Lately, I hardly look at the PG at all.
Honestly
I’ve stopped checking the PG for Dejan’s reporting a while ago. His axe-grinding got to be too much. BD is the first place I come for news. If something happens, one of you schmucks is pretty quick to get a Fanpost up about it!
Not a schmuck
but I’d like to thank all those who are. As a Pirate fan who lived in NY metro area most of my life and am now spending my retirement in Maine (I know its perverse) thanks to all of you who contribute. Even Pirate Roberto.
+100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
I feel like his reporting is no longer objective. BucsDugout, PiratesProspects, and WTMs site really are the best sources of Pirates news on the planet.
40 man roster
What is our current status of our 40 man roster? With the signings, so we have to get rid of a body asap?
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