Thread: C.C. Sabathia: Traded to Brewers?

Originally Posted by SabresRule

If I were you,

I would hope and pray LaPorta turns into a stud player from a big trade, ala Sizemore.

Obviously I am hoping LaPorta will be a stud. His power would be exactly what this team needs. Word is that he is moving up in the minors pretty quickly. He may even be available for big-league service next year.

You have to understand the position the Tribe was in. Our season is over this year and for us to get such a highly named prospect instead of losing Sabathia to free agency next year for nothing (ala Manny Ramirez & Jim Thome), is the best case scenario.



Like you said, hopefully this trade turns out like the Barolo Colon for Grady Sizemore + Cliff Lee trade.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

I think the Indians got screwed in this one,
A top notch Cy Young winner and all you got back was a double a player ???
Thats IT ???

I bet the Tigers would not have gotten him that cheap.

We gave up most of our top notch prospects to get Cabrera and Willis and the Brewers give up a AA guy that is NOT even thier TOP player.

Sheeeesh,
Jimbo

Again, Sabathia is only a "rental" player. He becomes a free agent at the end of the year. We would lose him for nothing (besides 2 low compensatory picks) if he walked at the end of the year. For us to get a top notch prospect as LaPorta is pretty decent IMO. We/or anyone in the league could always resign him at the end of the year if we really wanted to. As for this year, our season is done, so we didn't have a reason to keep Sabathia for the remainder of this year.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

I think the Indians got screwed in this one,
A top notch Cy Young winner and all you got back was a double a player ???
Thats IT ???

I bet the Tigers would not have gotten him that cheap.

We gave up most of our top notch prospects to get Cabrera and Willis and the Brewers give up a AA guy that is NOT even thier TOP player.

Sheeeesh,
Jimbo

BTW,
LaPorta WAS the Brewers top prospect.

This is pretty impressive considering everything that I've been reading has said that the Brewers have one of the deepest stockpile of minor league talent in the league.

Sabathia will be missed indeed. But in the past few weeks/months, I've come to realization that we wouldn't be competing this year and the we needed to look towards the future.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

I think the Indians got screwed in this one,
A top notch Cy Young winner and all you got back was a double a player ???
Thats IT ???

I bet the Tigers would not have gotten him that cheap.

We gave up most of our top notch prospects to get Cabrera and Willis and the Brewers give up a AA guy that is NOT even thier TOP player.

Sheeeesh,
Jimbo

Umm, most 2007 draft picks aren't at Class AA yet.

And he was their top prospect.

Originally Posted by BillD1984

I agree, as long as the Brewers don't lose both Sabathia and Sheets to free agency, and advance to at least the NLCS (or worse yet don't qualify for the playoffs at all). That would be devasting, considering the prospects that they're sending to the Tribe.

I think they will be able to keep Sheets - because of his injury history.

No way they will keep both.

C.C. turned down 4 years for $72 million from the Tribe.

Over/Under:

1.5 starts for C.C. with the Brew Crew before the All-Star Break?

Originally Posted by SabresRule

Over/Under:

1.5 starts for C.C. with the Brew Crew before the All-Star Break?

I'll take the over. He's scheduled to pitch again Tuesday. If that's in Milwaukee, that'll give him 2 more before the Break.

Originally Posted by SabresRule

Over/Under:

1.5 starts for C.C. with the Brew Crew before the All-Star Break?

It's his turn to pitch Monday, so I imagine he'd go for the Brewers at least by Tuesday, then again Sunday.

EDIT: I see now where HD MM beat me to it.

Originally Posted by GoTribe

Umm, most 2007 draft picks aren't at Class AA yet.

And he was their top prospect.

Exactly. Just a fair reminder (hopefully this will ease some worries), Sizemore was a Single A prospect and Cliff Lee was a Double A prospect at the time of the Bartolo Colon trade.