Dodgers acquire George Sherrill for Josh Bell and Steve Johnson

From the current major league team you have to like the addition. For the future, we may regret this deal.

the point is that right now is the best chance we may have in the near future to win it all. This year (and for the most part next year) we have all the pieces in place. I think we had to go for it now

On a scale from 1 to 100. 100 being the best trade ever made. I handicap the trade as being a slight loss, ranging from anywhere from 30 to 60. Too early to call. A lot depends on how the two prospects do and what if any draft picks we get for Sherril after the 2010 season ends.
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Will Carroll said this:

Heard Jays liked the prospects Dodgers sent for Sherrill. Another one out of the Halladay derby. JP’s blown this one

I hope this didn’t block a Halladay deal.

I’m very disappointed to see Josh Bell go. How long is Sherill under the Dodgers control for? He’s not a pending UFA, is he?

depending on how Sherrill does in the playoffs he could have more impact then Halladay. I know we would have loved to have him facing Matt Stairs last year instead of Broxton.

players from the roster to get halladay since we traded 2 of our prospects
but why the hell didnt they try to go after halladay first then worry about getting Sherill??

Rosenthal and Morosi say the Dodgers have enough in their system to make a competitive offer for Halladay, even after acquiring George Sherrill. Devaris Gordon isn’t available in any trade, according to ESPN’s Jayson Stark.

Career:

vs LHB (IP: 107.2, HR: 8, BB: 30, SO: 145)
vs RHB (IP: 115.1, HR: 11, BB: 76, SO: 90)

vr, Xei

The two seem like a nice coup by the Orioles in exchange for a two years and a third of Sherrill as they continue to build with impressive young talent.

was smart enough to snag Santana last year. I’m sure his scouts did their homework on the Philly prospects. I expect they turn out better then what you and mathew think.

but can they ever hope to compete? If those young arms develop, the East will just be that much tougher.

I’ve decided I’d like to target Delmon Young because he’s at such a low point in value right now. 770 OPS against LHP is nothing to get excited about but in the right climate D Young could still reach some of his potential. Bring him home, let him smell the sweet smell of the beach with no humidity(Tampa) no bugs(Tampa/Twins).

Tim Sexton, Xavier Paul, and Andy Van Slyke is my offer.

the Dodgers have enough left in their farm system to make a competitive offer to the Blue Jays for Roy Halladay. It’s not clear, though, if they’re going to be willing to do that.

reports Odom is re-signing with the Lakers

4 years

Fangraphs Article on Sherril trade.
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Game preview is up…busy day here at TBLA!

That’s this is a excellent trade for both sides.
Sherrill was an all-star last year.

A little much for Sherril, but he is good. On MLBDailyDish, they had a poll, could dodgers make playoffs without more pitching, the dodgers will make it, this is a playoff move

I hope this trade works out well for both teams.

Sherrill was a bit of a fan favorite in Baltimore, partly for his performance and partly because he wears his cap with a flat brim (apparently in defiance of a few people who once laughed at him as a young player who didn’t even know how to wear a cap). Because of our bullpen situation, we had to use him as a closer, both as others have pointed out, he’s particularly strong against lefties, and should thrive in that role.

My guess is the Dodgers got him not so much to make the playoffs, but for a few key moments in the playoffs. And he’s not a free agent until after 2011, so he’s not a rental.

I wish Sherrill the best of luck in LA, and hope he shines for the Dodgers in the playoffs.

Damn the Orioles are getting good at fleecing people out of minor league talent.

If the Dodgers don’t win this next year it is gonna be harder to suffer through the terrible teams they are set up to field over the next 3-4 years.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. This trade makes sense to me, we already have a solid pen, this guy just replaces one of the weaker arms in the pen and makes almost all of our relievers pretty solid. I think JOe loves situational lefties and this guy fits the bill.

Still would rather get a #1 or #2 pitcher though. We’ll see.

Everyone also needs to remember we are not Baltimore where if we don’t have any talent coming up were sunk. LA also has the power of the purse.

I’m new here (though a crusty LookoutLanding elder statesman), but have been a closet Dodgers fan for the last couple of years. This move pushes me over whatever was keeping me from adopting them formally as MY NL team. Today, I’m proclaiming boldly my loyal fandom for the Dodgers!

I’m known as the “Free George Sherrill” guy over on Mariners blogs, since waaay back when he was in the M’s farm system, I was touting him as a guy to add to the ‘pen, and ultimately as a closer. In 2004, I re-named my MarinersMorsels blog to “Free George Sherrill!” To make a long story short, I’ve become friends with both him and his brother, and he’s clearly my favorite player in the game (so I’m caveating all of this with my full confession of bias). I was really really torn when B’more fleeced the M’s for Bedard, because I was saddened that my days of regular trips to the bullpen in the 2nd inning to chat “GS52” up were over, to be limited by the 1-2 trips the O’s make to Seattle. On the other hand, I saw that the O’s were able and willing to ultimately give him a shot in the closer’s role, and I was thrilled for him. So, yeah, bittersweet…

But you guys don’t care about that junk so I’ll continue…

Sherrill’s biggest asset is his deception. He’s not a burner by any means – throws low-90s and has some decent breaking stuff when he can conrol it. He hides the ball extremely well so the pitches pop a little more, as if he’s throwing in the high-90s. As has been mentioned, he muuuurders lefties, and has no problem with the big lefty boppers. I don’t know of a better pitcher against lefty batters. He’s had problems with walking righty batters, but still manages to be respectable against them (OPS of .752, career – but heavy on the OBP side - a sub.400 SLG vs. righties, career). Indeed a bit of a fly-baller, which won’t hurt him as much in Dodgers Stadium as it did in Camden. I never thought he’d be an all-star closer, but hey, the Orioles were pretty terrible in 2008 (although nowhere near as epically fail-full as my Mariners) and you have to send SOMEONE to the ASG. Still – it was a well-deserved honor for a guy who had a pretty fantastic first half as the 2nd-best closer in the league at the time. I wast just more conservative – thinking he’d be a servicable closer, death to lefties, capable of holding down leads — just not dominating like K-Rod or Rivera…

I leave the scouting stuff to my friend Jason Churchill, but I will say that the thing that I like most about GS52 is his makeup. He took a roundabout way to the bigs – he was undrafted out of college (Austin Peay – “Let’s Go Peay!”) and spent several years kicking around the independent leagues. Charlie Kerfeld competed with a few other scouts, liked what he saw and gave him a contract better than the Yankees’ offer and signed him for the Mariners in 2003. He’s not blessed genetically with a track star’s body, and works extra-hard to keep the pounds off. He’s soft-spoken, but knows his job and how to do it. Get down to business and be cool about it. He’s not showy – a bit quirky with the whole “Brim Reaper” thing, and definitely a good Tennessee boy. Just truly a fantastic human being. While I was his most outspoken fan in Seattle, he had a lot of them there, too. And in Baltimore, too…

I’m not all THAT familiar with Dodgers prospects in general, and Bell and Johnson specifically. One of my friends who has friends in high places w/the Dodgers kept hearing how much Baltimore was asking for him, and I kept hearing several other bigger names that, yeah, Ned wasn’t going to be giving up for him. So, it’s probably not as bad as it could’ve been. Coletti’s no Bill Bavasi, not even close. While it may be a little bit more than you wanted to pay, don’t let that distract you from the fact that George Sherrill is a valuable relief pitcher. If something happens to Broxton or he is overused a bit, George can step in and close. He has the experience and the makeup to handle it, and even if you don’t believe those things are important to the role his numbers are evident enough too. While I don’t expect y’all to go as nutso as I’ve gone for him, I’m sure you’ll like him.

If you still want a starter, I bet you could convince Coletti to give Elbert to the Mariners for Washburn, and you’ll have the starting pitcher you probably need. He does have World Series experience!

Pretty please? :-)

Anyway, I’m sure you’ll see me more ‘round these parts a little. I’ll try to fit in. Since my Mariners are pretty much out of it, I need to have a playoff team to root for. Now I have a tangible reason to. I’ll try to get Sid (George’s brother) to poke his head in here and say “hi” one of these days. He’s a great dude!