The Philadelphia Phillies completed a deal Friday night, acquiring Houston's All-Star right fielder Hunter Pence for four prospects.
Although there had been talk earlier that the teams could expand the trade to include a third club, multiple sources said that by late Friday, only two-team scenarios were on the table.
The Astros were still insisting on a massive return for the 28-year-old Pence -- a package described by one executive who spoke with them as "two headline pieces and extra stuff."
The "headline pieces," in this case, would appear to be the Phillies top pitching prospect, Jarred Cosart, and their top hitting prospect, Jonathan Singleton. The Phillies made those two the centerpieces of their original offer for Pence early this week.
A source said the third player is right-hander Josh Zeid, currently pitching in Double-A Reading, and the fourth player will be named later.
The Phillies' package does not include either outfielder Domonic Brown or rookie starter Vance Worley, sources said.
A source said the Astros also are sending an unspecified amount of cash to the Phillies in the deal. Pence has approximately $2.2 million in salary due over the rest of this season, a figure that likely would have put the Phillies over the luxury-tax threshold had they been required to pay the full amount.
there is also a good chance turner is either going to start tomorrow...or he is being traded...and there is only one player we would trade him for i believe
there is also a good chance turner is either going to start tomorrow...or he is being traded...and there is only one player we would trade him for i believe
I hope so. There's only one player I would be satisfied in getting in return for him.
there is also a good chance turner is either going to start tomorrow...or he is being traded...and there is only one player we would trade him for i believe
I hope so. There's only one player I would be satisfied in getting in return for him.
they got mister fister and a solid bullpen guy today....i like the trade
Lol who'd they give up? A bunch of no name prospects? They kept Worley and Brown and got the right handed bat they needed. They are going for it all. Nothing wrong with trying to win.
I was very happy with the way Mr. Turner pitched today. He should be in Penny's place in the rotation next year. He didn't deserve to lose.....that honor goes to Phil Coke. -_-
It looks like the Indians are going to get Ubaldo Jiminez.....they won't go away quietly.
Red Sox? Yankees? Bah. The upstart Cleveland Indians have reportedly come out of nowhere and snatched Colorado Rockies ace Ubaldo Jiménez from the grasp of the big boys, completing a trade Saturday that will send two of their top prospects to Colorado in exchange for Jiménez.
The trade came with a weird twist. With rumors flying well before Jiménez's scheduled start against the Padres in San Diego, Jiménez warmed up before the game and took the mound in the first inning, while Colorado's Esmil Rogers was warming up in the bullpen. Jiménez wasn't sharp, walking four Padres and giving up a pair of two-run doubles. Jiménez finally escaped the first inning, trailing 4-2 and having thrown 45 pitches. Rogers finally took over in the second inning.
Apparently the Rockies sent Jiménez to the mound with hopes of extracting a fourth player from the Indians, and apparently it worked.
Specifically, the Rockies are getting: Alex White, the Indians' top right-handed pitching prospect; Drew Pomeranz, the Indians' top left-handed pitching prospect; Matt McBride, a 26-year-old 1B/OF who seems like a throw-in; and right-handed pitcher Joe Gardner, who entered this season as a decent prospect but has struggled this season in Class AA.
Pomeranz hasn't actually been announced yet; the Indians' first-round draft pick last year, he didn't sign until August 16 and can't officially be traded until he's been an Indian for one full year. So for now, it's White, McBride, Gardner and PTBNL.
It's a bad trade for the Rockies imo. I don't understand why they absolutely had to move him. They had him for at least three more years under that contract. It's also possible they know something we don't, though, like an injury problem....
Lol who'd they give up? A bunch of no name prospects? They kept Worley and Brown and got the right handed bat they needed. They are going for it all. Nothing wrong with trying to win.
they gave up there number one hitting and pitching prospect! lol
It's a bad trade for the Rockies imo. I don't understand why they absolutely had to move him. They had him for at least three more years under that contract. It's also possible they know something we don't, though, like an injury problem....
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Although there had been talk earlier that the teams could expand the trade to include a third club, multiple sources said that by late Friday, only two-team scenarios were on the table.
The Astros were still insisting on a massive return for the 28-year-old Pence -- a package described by one executive who spoke with them as "two headline pieces and extra stuff."
The "headline pieces," in this case, would appear to be the Phillies top pitching prospect, Jarred Cosart, and their top hitting prospect, Jonathan Singleton. The Phillies made those two the centerpieces of their original offer for Pence early this week.
A source said the third player is right-hander Josh Zeid, currently pitching in Double-A Reading, and the fourth player will be named later.
The Phillies' package does not include either outfielder Domonic Brown or rookie starter Vance Worley, sources said.
A source said the Astros also are sending an unspecified amount of cash to the Phillies in the deal. Pence has approximately $2.2 million in salary due over the rest of this season, a figure that likely would have put the Phillies over the luxury-tax threshold had they been required to pay the full amount.
they got mister fister and a solid bullpen guy today....i like the trade
It looks like the Indians are going to get Ubaldo Jiminez.....they won't go away quietly.
The trade came with a weird twist. With rumors flying well before Jiménez's scheduled start against the Padres in San Diego, Jiménez warmed up before the game and took the mound in the first inning, while Colorado's Esmil Rogers was warming up in the bullpen. Jiménez wasn't sharp, walking four Padres and giving up a pair of two-run doubles. Jiménez finally escaped the first inning, trailing 4-2 and having thrown 45 pitches. Rogers finally took over in the second inning.
Apparently the Rockies sent Jiménez to the mound with hopes of extracting a fourth player from the Indians, and apparently it worked.
Specifically, the Rockies are getting: Alex White, the Indians' top right-handed pitching prospect; Drew Pomeranz, the Indians' top left-handed pitching prospect; Matt McBride, a 26-year-old 1B/OF who seems like a throw-in; and right-handed pitcher Joe Gardner, who entered this season as a decent prospect but has struggled this season in Class AA.
Pomeranz hasn't actually been announced yet; the Indians' first-round draft pick last year, he didn't sign until August 16 and can't officially be traded until he's been an Indian for one full year. So for now, it's White, McBride, Gardner and PTBNL.
they gave up there number one hitting and pitching prospect! lol
maybe they know something we don't know about him