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<t>15282F35282F410 wrote: These are some weird trades:<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Liriano for a guy that isn't really proven and been in the minors most of the year.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Ivan Nova isn't doing much and is a free agent after the season.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Melancon trade makes sense....

<t>6269616D6869723731467F676E6969286569060 wrote: Added:<br/> <br/> 1. Ivan Nova<br/> <br/> 2. Antonio Bastardo<br/> <br/> 3. Felipe Rivero<br/> <br/> 4. Drew Hutchison<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Subtracted:<br/> <br/> 1. Francisco Liriano<br/> <br/> 2. Jon Niese<br/> <br/> 3. Mark Melancon<br/> <br/> <...

Way too much for Hutchinson. Ramirez would have been more than enough. I can't believe they would give Ramirez in as part of a salary dump.

7F7B7344524277505F310 wrote: The Toronto Blue Jays acquired left-hander Francisco Liriano and minor-league outfielder Harold Ramirez from the Pittsburgh Pirates for right-hander Drew Hutchison, according to Buster Olney of ESPN.


Wow! We better be getting a lot more back.

<t>54736266637E41756263637E070 wrote: Best move of the deadline by far getting Liriano out of here and saving 13 million for next season. He sucked this season and needed to go. The Pirates have freed up a ton of money for next season now to go sign 1 or 2 above average quality starting pitchers. <b...

It's being reported: Matt Moore to the Giants.



That's a bummer.

Speaking of trading (Melancon)...



The Mets just blew another game. Familia has now blown a couple this week. Perhaps they'd be interested in Melancon and tossing in Niese (for old times sake). I have no idea who they have in their system that we'd want to trade for.

<t>406D60717667703033020 wrote: I don't disagree with most of what has been written above, but I think the next logical step in the conversation is one that never gets answered.  If the FO didn't do enough to help the rotation in the offseason (and we all think they did not), what WERE they supposed...

<t>0539341C3E3E2234510 wrote: I don't disagree with most of what has been written above, but I think the next logical step in the conversation is one that never gets answered.  If the FO didn't do enough to help the rotation in the offseason (and we all think they did not), what WERE they supposed t...

<t>I don't disagree with most of what has been written above, but I think the next logical step in the conversation is one that never gets answered. If the FO didn't do enough to help the rotation in the offseason (and we all think they did not), what WERE they supposed to do? Who were they supposed...