Abreu Officially Sent to Arizona to Complete Garland Trade

Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reported that the Diamondbacks have officially selected Tony Abreu as the player to be named later to complete the August 31 trade for Jon Garland.

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Not a surprise

Though I still held up hope that AZ would do something stupid and take Wade given how poor their bullpen was.

by Michael White on Oct 9, 2009 1:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Good move for the Diamondbacks

I expect we will regret this trade. Since we don’t need Garland for the playoffs and we probably could have had Stults/Haeger/Elbert/McDonald pitching against the also rans I don’t think what he did was exactly needed by this team. He did pitch well I’ll give him that, but as many have noted is was against some of the most anemic offenses in baseball.

Then again if Padilla had also not been so effective we probably would have needed him. Good luck Etanislao Toni Abreu

by meercatjohn on Oct 9, 2009 1:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

We're just making room for DeJesus!

Although with the Belliard love that Torre is showing, I’m going to guess that DeJesus is going to have a hard time breaking in 2010.

by Tripon on Oct 9, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

At the end of the year we will have no 2nd baseman on the major league

roster unless you consider DeWitt a 2nd baseman.
Abreu traded
Hudson Free Agent
Belliard Free Agent
Loretta should retire

DeWitt and DeJesus

But Ned will sign a FA 2nd baseman. Seems to be a plethora of them available.

by meercatjohn on Oct 9, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Whatever we do ... if Jody Reed won't sign a multiyear deal for millions

do NOT trade Pedro Martinez for Delino DeShields!!!!

by Seanny Rotten on Oct 9, 2009 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Are you kidding me?

Do you think Ned will ever let Bellie go? He has Ned special written all over him. Belliard will get Loretta’s contract to be the backup for Dewitt and probably keep Castro and some castoff to be named later. Odog still isn’t out of the question either depending on what interest he gets.

by Dodger Dude on Oct 9, 2009 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's what I was thinking too

Belliard can be had on the cheap, and Dewitt is good enough to keep on the roster anyway as he has value as a utility player. See how DeJesus looks recovering from injury. If DeJesus recovers nicely, he can fill in where needed….

by Michael White on Oct 9, 2009 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The only problem with that is that we know Torre won't play DeJesus over Belliard if he thinks Belliard gives him what he wants as a 2nd baseman.

by Tripon on Oct 9, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The only way I see DeJesus contributing next year would be due to an injury to Casey Blake (Dewitt would replace him and DeJesus would provide depth at second) Rafael Furcal or Belliard. And that’s only if DeJesus is playing his way onto the ML roster—- similar to what Abreu did this year.

by Michael White on Oct 9, 2009 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You mean Abreu being showcased in a trade. :)

by Tripon on Oct 9, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I disagree

DeJesus will play winter ball and be ready to have a meaningful role in 2010. Sure they won’t let him be the starting 2nd baseman but I can easily see them weaving him into the lineup in the 2nd half. Belliard / DeWitt would make a decent platoon option until he’s ready.

Or Ned may simply sign a full time 2nd baseman between Lopez, Sanchez, and Polanco. Or Hudson could simply accept arbitration from us. He must know his injuries are going to limit his ability to sign a long term deal.

by meercatjohn on Oct 9, 2009 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't think we're going to offer Hudson arbitration anymore.

Hudson earned nearly $8 million this year with the incentives, no way in heck the Dodgers are going to want Hudson near that price.

by Tripon on Oct 9, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nor should they

I’m fine with Belliard / DeWitt platooning for a year. I’d rather focus on possible upgrades on 1b and C, and SP.

by oshea2002 on Oct 9, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It'll suck losing the free picks. But that's the chances we took signing Hudson.

by Tripon on Oct 9, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not sure you'll find much for 1B and C

I agree that the Dodgers should keep costs down at 2B with an option like Belliard (who will be cheap) and Dewitt and DeJesus already in the system.

As for SP, I wouldn’t go crazy there either. I’ve stated that I’d like to take a flier on Harden (pay him around what Hudson got) and let Garland walk. I am still optimistic that we can get contributions from Elbert and/or McDonald in the rotation next year.

by Michael White on Oct 9, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m not a huge J Mac guy, but Elbert I’d like to see get a shot.

I think Harden is a decent play. Even then, assuming Wolf and Garland walk, we’d have

Kershaw, Bills, Harden, Kuroda, Elbert? Not too bad IMO. But at the end of the day, I don’t think the team has improved at all over the offseason.

by oshea2002 on Oct 9, 2009 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I like Harden too.

But the guy is good for 160 really good innings, after that you are praying.

by NotJoeTorre on Oct 9, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Between Harden and Kuroda, we could get 35 really good starts for about $20m :)

by Eric Stephen on Oct 9, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This team doesn't really need to improve much though...

I mean, they did have the best record in the NL. The changes are Harden/McDonald (because there is no way Harden can stay healthy all year) over Wolf; and who knows how that would come out, and Elbert over the rotating 5th starter spot. That doesn’t sound like a step backwards to me.

Like you, i would love an upgrade to Catcher and first base, but I don’t see any options out there.

Besides, I expect improvements from Kershaw and Kemp as they are a year older and will start coming into their prime. Also, I expect a bounce back year from Billingsley assuming he doesn’t shovel any snow this winter.

by Michael White on Oct 9, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

kershaw is going to be 22

wouldn’t call that prime

by XXDC2XX on Oct 10, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't like Sheets?

by delias man on Oct 9, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sheets works too

Did he even pitch this year?

But Sheets and Harden are the types of players I’d target (not Lackey.) It’ll still be a buyers market and taking advantage of these injury prone players with a ton of talent sounds pretty good to me.

by Michael White on Oct 9, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He did not pitch, but if I was Frank, he could sure rehab on my dime.

by delias man on Oct 9, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

“Rehab on my dime” seems like a great title for a book.

with Foreword by Jason Schmidt

by Eric Stephen on Oct 9, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That is also what VH1 tells washed up celebs.

Or maybe 51 Productions, but either way…

by delias man on Oct 9, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'd be willing to bet heavily that the Dodgers offer Hudson

arbitration.

by meercatjohn on Oct 9, 2009 3:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

with

the hope he turns it down? I like the guy a lot.

by NotJoeTorre on Oct 9, 2009 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Either way

I’d be happy with Hudson for another year or with draft picks. It will be curious to find out if Canuck is right about his contract.

by meercatjohn on Oct 9, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah I screwed up my comment

I want the picks too. I was just told that the Hudson ARB case was hammered out already and he can be offered it. But that is just blog talk so It is subject to change :)

by NotJoeTorre on Oct 9, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

agree

if he accepts or not, i don’t care much

either way is fine with me, it’s not like dewitt or dejesus or the FA class is desirable.

Don’t like Hudson much but a lot more than Polanco (UGH) or whoever else is out there.

I don’t like Belliard, but Polanco makes me want to barf. Maybe Lopez/Sanchez if they are wiling to sign for 1 year, but I doubt it.

by kensai on Oct 10, 2009 6:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I agree

by Dodger Dude on Oct 9, 2009 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hudson CAN'T Be Offered Arbitration

That’s in his contract.. Hudson’s Type A status was a big problem for Hudson last off-season so his agent made sure to eliminate that problem for the next off-season.

by CanuckDodger on Oct 9, 2009 3:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I have never seen that reported

You might be right but it is the first I’ve heard of it. It certainly makes sense from an agents standpoint. I’ll wait to hear from Eric on this before conceding your point.

by meercatjohn on Oct 9, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don’t think that is the case. Or at least I haven’t seen anything reported to that affect. I need to look through old emails to Tony Jackson to see if this issue was covered or not.

by Eric Stephen on Oct 9, 2009 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wasn't that Manny's contract?

by Dodger Dude on Oct 9, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

and jon garland

by matthewmafa on Oct 9, 2009 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Garland doesn't have to worry about reaching Type-A status.

by Tripon on Oct 9, 2009 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

it ended out pretty well

but i still don’t get why we signed hudson.

by XXDC2XX on Oct 10, 2009 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Awesome game

Twins up 2-1 against phil hughes

by PHAT JULIO on Oct 9, 2009 5:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

3-1 now after a Twin single.

by Tripon on Oct 9, 2009 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow

ARod just hit a 2 run HR to tie it in the 9th.

by PHAT JULIO on Oct 9, 2009 6:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I think A-Rod just shed his "October choke" status.

I can’t believe I’m saying this, but with all bashing he’s endured as Jeter gets deified (typical media “good vs. evil” manufactured storyline), I’m kind of glad to see it!

by sarcastro9 on Oct 9, 2009 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

personally, I'd like to see Hudson stay

but I can’t imagine he would, given that the Dodgers went with Belliard for the playoffs. Don’t get me wrong- I understand WHY they did it, and I’m sure Hudson does, too, being the team guy he is and all. But unless they offer him an unseemly amount of money (which they won’t), I can’t imagine them saying, “Hey, we know we didn’t pick you at the most critical moment of the year, but how ’bout coming back next year?”

Having said all this, I hope they go with DeWitt, no matter how awesome Belli continues to be for us this postseason.

by sarcastro9 on Oct 9, 2009 6:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Money talks

If he thinks he can make the most here, he’ll stay

by kensai on Oct 10, 2009 6:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ken Gurnick has some details on the Abreu grievance settlement:

A settlement was reached in which Abreu received an additional 30 days service credit and the difference in salary between his Minor League and Major League rate, a baseball source said

The Dodger postseason media guide lists Abreu with 1 year, 127 days of service time, which means he probably won’t be a Super Two after next season if he is on the roster all season.

by Eric Stephen on Oct 9, 2009 9:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs