Buster Onley:
The Reds and TB matches up perfectly. More so than for Jimenez.Among the pitchers that the Reds are targeting: TB's James Shields. This could be why TB scouts evaluating CIN minor leaguers this week.
Yonder, Grandal and a third player if necessary.
That's a very logical landing spot for Yonder.
Sure wouldn't mind seeing Shields in a Reds uni for a long time.And if that means we can keep Mes, I'm all for it.
Shields would be a great addition to the staff.
Maybe we could swap Jonny Gomes for Johnny Damon while we're at it.
Then flip Volquez or Wood for Beltran.Originally Posted by cinreds21
Championship.
What's Shields' contract situation? Would love to see him at the top of the rotation.
I like Shields a lot -- with an xFIP of 3.65 for his career (2.91 this season) and good K numbers in the AL East, he seems like a prime candidate to benefit from the league-switch and the top-flight defense he'd have backing him in Cincinnati.
Additionally, he's under a pretty reasonable contract for the next 3 seasons.
If you can get him for a deal with Yonder Alonso as a centerpiece, that's a pretty big no-brainer to me.
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James Shields' contract:
01/23/08: Signed four-year, $11.25 million extension w/ 2012-14 club options.
2009: $1.5 million.
2010: $2.5 million.
2011: $4.25 million.
2012: $7.0 million club option w/ $2.0 million buyout.
2013: $9.0 million club option w/ $2.0 million buyout.
2014: $12.0 million club option w/ $2.0 million buyout.
2015: Free Agent
3/28 for a pitcher of his caliber is nothing.
I don't know if the Rays would want Volquez. I'm not sure why exactly they would want to trade Shields in the first place, but I'd assume it's because of money. If that's the case, then they likely would not want Volquez, who's arbitration eligible.
If only good things happen.
It's tremendously team-friendly, considering they can bail on the deal at any point during the course of the next 3 years.
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I didn't know he was signed for three more years. If we can nab Shields for a package built around Alonso, Walt deserves a gold medal and then some.
Yonder, Grandal, Box? If Francisco was healthy, I'm sure they'd want him (as a DH)
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