Me neither, but there is no reason for them to deal him unless overwhelmed. Not going to get him for prospects. They need starting pitching. The won't want a free agent like Arroyo. I'd imagine the others could all start a conversation, though I'd think they'd view Homer as a rental.
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I'd like to see a bullpen arm added, a guy like Mike Dunn maybe.
I'd also keep pestering Milwaukee about Aoki with the hope that I might be able to lay the groundwork for an offseason deal if I can't get him this year.
"It's still a long way to the top if we want to rock'n'roll, but at least they dumped the tuba player."
--M2
K-Rod to the Orioles for Nick Delmonico. Kind of deal the Reds should make.
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Tom Servo (07-23-2013)
RedEye (07-23-2013)
Did I hear Walt say they have 2 or 3 players they're looking at but no real good chances because they're not available for a good price yet?
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Chris Heston Becomes A Free Agent
By Jeff Todd [July 23 at 10:07pm CST]
July 23: The Giants have released Heston, MLB Daily Dish's Chris Cotillo reports (Twitter link).
July 13: In a move designed to clear 40-man roster space for recently-signed outfielder Jeff Francoeur, the Giants have designated minor leaguer Chris Heston for assignment, tweets Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle. The 25-year-old Heston, a right-handed starter, has yet to see big league action.
Heston checked in at 17th among Giants prospects on Baseball America's pre-season ranking after a strong showing in Double-A last year, where he posted a 2.24 ERA over 148 2/3 innings and clocked 8.2 K/9 versus 2.4 BB/9. He was added to the 40-man over the off-season to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. Known as a "groundball machine" (per Baseball America), Heston has thrived as a pitchmaker in spite of his far-from-overpowering stuff.
In his first stint at the Triple-A level, however, Heston has struggled to a 5.80 ERA over 108 2/3 innings. His strikeout ratio is right on par with his career norms at 8.0 K/9, but his walks are up and he has allowed many more long balls than in past seasons. (Heston posted 2.4 BB/9 last year to go with a paltry -- and surely unsustainable -- .1 HR/9. This season, he stands a 3.8 BB/9 and has allowed 1.2 HR/9.)
Per MLBTR:
Hard to believe the Reds would be in on Peavy, but Crain seems like a reasonable target for Walt this year.Jake Peavy and Jesse Crain are drawing a lot of interest and scouts from the Diamondbacks, Reds, Braves, Red Sox and Dodgers are expected to be in Chicago through the end of the week to watch one or both men pitch. Peavy just recently returned from a DL stint while Crain is currently on the DL with a sprained right shoulder but could be activated by Sunday.
mdccclxix (07-24-2013)
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