2012 Free Agent and Trade Ideas Thread 17

[J33Edwards]

Thinks the cubs a re in on fields or sulbaran in rule 5?

[davell]

Fields and Hazelbaker, both being from the Red Sox system, makes them very likely, since our guys know them well.

[JBears79]

Pre-Winter Meetings Mock Draft

Sign Zach Grienke
Sign Shane Victorino
Sign Ryan Sweeney
Sign Jeff Keppinger
Sign Mike Adams
Sign Fukijawa
Sign Baker
Sign Feldman

Trade James Russell, Alberto Cabrera Matt Szczur, Ronald Torreyes and Trey McNutt to Cleveland for Justin Masterson, Sin Shoo-Choo and Dillon Howard

Trade Soriano to the Phillies for Dominic Brown

Trade Garza, Barney, Lake and Russell to the Blue Jays for Travis D'Arunad, Noah Syndergaaurd and Sean Nolin

Trade Wellington Castillo to the Rockies for Nolan Arenado

Lineup
DeJesus CF
Choo RF
Castro SS
Rizzo 1B
D'Arunad/Navaro C
Keppinger/Valbuena 2B
Arenado 3B
Brown/Jackson/Sweeney LF

Rotation
Grienke
Shark
Masterson
Wood
Feldman/Baker/Vizcaino

Bullpen
Camp
Zych
Adams
Fukijawa
Beliveau
Marmol
Vizcaino

[OldStyleCubbies]

Pre-Winter Meetings Mock Draft

Sign Zach Grienke
Sign Shane Victorino
Sign Ryan Sweeney
Sign Jeff Keppinger
Sign Mike Adams
Sign Fukijawa
Sign Baker
Sign Feldman

Trade James Russell, Alberto Cabrera Matt Szczur, Ronald Torreyes and Trey McNutt to Cleveland for Justin Masterson, Sin Shoo-Choo and Dillon Howard

Trade Soriano to the Phillies for Dominic Brown

Trade Garza, Barney, Lake and Russell to the Blue Jays for Travis D'Arunad, Noah Syndergaaurd and Sean Nolin

Trade Wellington Castillo to the Rockies for Nolan Arenado

Lineup
DeJesus CF
Choo RF
Castro SS
Rizzo 1B
D'Arunad/Navaro C
Keppinger/Valbuena 2B
Arenado 3B
Brown/Jackson/Sweeney LF

Rotation
Grienke
Shark
Masterson
Wood
Feldman/Baker/Vizcaino

Bullpen
Camp
Zych
Adams
Fukijawa
Beliveau
Marmol
Vizcaino

Where is Baez and Vizcaino in this trade? They'd be needed.

[cubbiefan_est88]

Pre-Winter Meetings Mock Draft

Sign Zach Grienke
Sign Shane Victorino
Sign Ryan Sweeney
Sign Jeff Keppinger
Sign Mike Adams
Sign Fukijawa
Sign Baker
Sign Feldman

Trade James Russell, Alberto Cabrera Matt Szczur, Ronald Torreyes and Trey McNutt to Cleveland for Justin Masterson, Sin Shoo-Choo and Dillon Howard

Trade Soriano to the Phillies for Dominic Brown

Trade Garza, Barney, Lake and Russell to the Blue Jays for Travis D'Arunad, Noah Syndergaaurd and Sean Nolin

Trade Wellington Castillo to the Rockies for Nolan Arenado

Lineup
DeJesus CF
Choo RF
Castro SS
Rizzo 1B
D'Arunad/Navaro C
Keppinger/Valbuena 2B
Arenado 3B
Brown/Jackson/Sweeney LF

Rotation
Grienke
Shark
Masterson
Wood
Feldman/Baker/Vizcaino

Bullpen
Camp
Zych
Adams
Fukijawa
Beliveau
Marmol
Vizcaino

Where is Baez and Vizcaino in this trade? They'd be needed.

I dont think so at all

[deltaclown]

Trade Wellington Castillo to the Rockies for Nolan Arenado

Colorado has a better, younger catcher than Welington Castillo that just hit ~30 homers in the big leagues. And even if they didn't, Arenado would cost something significant. Not Welington Castillo. More like Garza.

[SenorGato]

What do you guys think of Jair Jurrjens? I think he's an intriguing pitcher. If I were the cubs, I would role the dice and sign him to a two year deal.

Zero interest at 2 years and 10th starter depth for one year one.

[SenorGato]

I too don't find that trade very appealing for Cleveland.

Don't really see the Blue Jays trade either, but maybe if the Cubs took back Buehrle or included a trade partner that took him on. I would love to get D'Arnaud and Syndergaard, but I'm not sure anyone wants to trade for Garza in his mysterious state.

Not getting Arenado for Castillo either, though I would love that. I really would like to try and steal Arenado.

[ZamboniCub]

dejesus
castro
hamilton
rizzo
choo
zorbist
castillo
barney

[RedHeadsRule]

I wonder if the Padres have any interest in Barney. Their middle infield defense is quite poor. Forsythe isn't a real second baseman and Cabrera isn't a good SS.

Barney for Gyorko?

[ABTY7]

I wonder if the Padres have any interest in Barney. Their middle infield defense is quite poor. Forsythe isn't a real second baseman and Cabrera isn't a good SS.

Barney for Gyorko?

You're not far off from some convo's they've had... Would have more involved, heard Marmols name to SD rumored as well...

[SenorGato]

ABTY, any thoughts out there on Gyorko as a 2B? I'm more open to it than I was a couple months ago as a stop gap type talent, but not 100% sure he can handle it.

Something like:

Marmol and Barney for Bass, Gyorko, and RHP prospect Michael Kelly?

[davell]

I wonder if San Diego would part with Keyvius Sampson for Marmol? He lost some luster this year, but I think it'd be an excellent return on Marmol.

[davell]

I'm trying to remember, but did we make an actual move(other than taking Castillo in the Rule 5) last year during the meetings? I think the Stewart deal happened a day or two later and was obviously started there, but did we finish anything over the actual meetings time frame?

[SenorGato]

I wonder if San Diego would part with Keyvius Sampson for Marmol? He lost some luster this year, but I think it'd be an excellent return on Marmol.

Yeah, I was thinking him over Kelly in the one I made up.