In the interests of maximizing their return, the Rays probably aren’t looking to package David Price and Ben Zobrist in the same deal. The Mariners, though, have enough talent to make it worth their while.
According to FOXSports.com’s Jon Morosi, the two teams are discussing the pair of All-Stars. They’ll be expensive, as both are under control through 2015. Price is looking at making $17 million-$20 million in arbitration next year, while Zobrist’s contract includes a bargain $7.5 million option for 2015.
Any Price deal between the Rays and Mariners seems likely to include right-hander Taijuan Walker, who first reached the majors last September and is 2-1 with a 3.60 ERA in five major league starts. The 21-year-old is healthy again now after missing the first two months with shoulder inflammation.
The Rays will also be interested in the Mariners’ crop of young infielders, a group that includes current starting shortstop Brad Miller, shortstop prospect Chris Taylor and former first-round picks Nick Franklin and D.J. Peterson. Catcher Mike Zunino would be another obvious target, but the Mariners would have a difficult time trading him with no fallback available.
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Lol. Tell your SOTI to lay off the whiskey if he wants to be credible. Or you need to follow a different beat writer to call your SOTI.
PS-you have 1000 of these rumors from your SOTI every year. Have you, er, they ever been accurate? And I'm talking about, have you ever come on here and broke news that we couldn't read about on some random writers blog? Uh oh, there I go questioning you again! My bad
The day that you posted that stuff on Felix, I googled it and was able to find articles that were alleging the exact same thing. My guess is, you've got some Mariners "BBI" type source that you use to get your info. Now, there is a small chance that you know a clerk or a beer vendor on the inside, but I find it hard to believe that you've got some legit source that continues to give you privileged info, only for you to run to a website and spew the info that was given to you in confidence. If that was the case, either he's a dipshit or you are a horrible friend. But like I said, please don't stop, I always love the rumor mill, I just take them for what they're worth is all
2) I am a bad guy for sharing this info because it could hurt the mariners in some way as billy bean and cashman etc don't think I'm full of shirt
3) I get all my intel from a beat writer
4) kullish is an internet tough guy ( I.e. Douche )
2) what the fuck are you babbling about?
3) Not all. I'm sure you have some BBI like website that you poach some of your info from ( I've already mentioned this. Again, reading comprehension)
4) you call Kulish an internet tough guy, yet is was you that states "don't ever question me". Ironic
And for the fifteenth time, I really do appreciate the rumors you post. I just don't see why you have to pretend that you have some mythical dude on the inside feeding you info. If you really did, you wouldn't have to start very single rumor with "SOTI told me...". Every. Single. Time. Just simply do what everybody else does. Be honest with where you're pulling your info. That's all
But that's ok, it'll be our little secret. You have an awesome SOTI! Wink, wink...
2) I am a bad guy for sharing this info because it could hurt the mariners in some way as billy bean and cashman etc don't think I'm full of shirt
3) I get all my intel from a beat writer
4) kullish is an internet tough guy ( I.e. Douche )
Internet tough guy? Haha. No. Just calling you out on being a know nothing schmuck, that's all.
1. Is an internet fucktard. Or Douche. Suck it.
But Ackley is batting .229 so he would fit right in with this Yankees lineup.
G AB R H HR RBI BB KO SB BA
84 290 39 70 5 20 26 47 7 0.2414
Player B
G AB R H HR RBI BB KO SB BA
86 280 33 64 4 29 21 53 3 0.2286
One of these players is Dustin Ackley, the other is Brian Roberts. Cany anyone tell which one is which? That is EXACTLY why the Yankees have no business trading for that slop. They've already got that and they've got a guy at AAA chomping at the bit