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MLB Trade Rumors: A.J. Burnett To Philadelphia

According the Jeff Blair of the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Blue Jays have dispensed GM J.P. Riciiardi's top advisor to check out the Reading Phillies, the Double-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies.  Of particular interest is RHP Carlos Carasco, C Lou Marson and CF Greg Golson, who Mr. Blair says the Jays particularly covet.  Additionally, the Double-Phils have a couple of middle infielders who the team likes in Jason Donald and Brad Harman.

Harman is doing very well, but the other four certainly are.  I agree with Keith Law's take on Golson and Donald.

Corey (Philadelphia): Are the Phillies going to actually be a player in the trade deadline for once?

Keith Law: (1:49 PM ET ) I assume so - Gillick's in his last year, there's a clear win-now strategy. I'd cash in Golson pretty quickly, maybe Donald because 2b and ss are well filled in Philly, definitely keep Marson.

Blair also reports the Jays had people at the Single-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Great Lake Loons.  Whether this is just flack being sent out by the organization or not, I don't see too many propsects there that would satisfy the purported desires of the Jays to get value equal to two first round picks that team would get if A.J. Burnett opt out of his contract.

What I can see, though, is one of these Loons being a third piece in a three-player package that includes two better know Dodgers' players.

Additionally, Jayson Stark reports in his weekly  "Rumblings & Grumblings" column that Pat Gillick has received the go-ahead from ownership to add a big contract.  Whether Burnett's additional two-years on his all-but-opted-out contract counts, one can't tell.  What it could mean is ownership is willing to talk extension of some nature that pre-empts that opting-out.

There appears to be a lot of chatter surrounding the Jays and Phillies about A.J. Burnett.  I expect it to happen.

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The Burnett-Phils deal

will put ALOT of pressure on Omar Minaya to shore up the Met’s lineup. With Burnett, the Phils will have a better batting lineup, and a pretty decent starting rotation with Hamels and Burnett heading it, to go along with their excellent bullpen.

raygu

by Ray Guilfoyle on Jul 11, 2008 12:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

As a Jays Fan

I’d like to see the Jays get 2-3 decent prospects for Burnett, would be better then what they’d get in the draft.

Not sure why CF Golson would interest the Jays, they have Vdub locked up, Rios locked up and Lind under control for a few years to round out their OF…I think that 2 or 3 out of the group of Carrasco, Donald, Marson and Harman would be a good haul for AJ…

by bunner on Jul 11, 2008 2:53 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Agree

Golson, though, won’t be ready until 2010. His walk rates have been so bad that a full season at AAA is merited. With Vduba nd Rios locked-up, the Jays won’t feel compelled to rush him.

I don’t know how bad Donald’s glove is, but, if his batting eye translates, he should be much better than the Jays current no-hitting-required SSs.

by faketeams on Jul 11, 2008 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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