Though slated as the starting pitcher for Tuesday’s game against the Tigers, Anthony Castrovince’s MLB.com blog reports that an unconfirmed deal has been made.

"According to a Major League source, the Indians and Brewers have completed a trade in which Sabathia, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, would be sent to Milwaukee for Double-A outfielder Matt LaPorta and two other prospects. But that rumor could not immediately be confirmed."

*Edited to confirm the deal has been finalized.....

From Cy Young to shipped out?

What are the Indians thinking? Are they planning on going after a free-agent pitcher in the winter?

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More prospects. Sigh......

We were 1 game away from the WS and we are rebuilding again!? Sigh....

Now we can add a starting pitcher, closer, bullpen help and middle of the order offensive power to the short list of our needs for next year....

If the Brewers do indeed add Sabathia, they would have to be considered the favorites- along with the Cubs- to win the NL pennant. Sabathia along with Ben Sheets, Manny Parra, and Jeff Suppan would be one of the best rotations in the NL.

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Hmmm, I'm a Cubs fan and Tigers fan.

I can't decide if I like this deal or hate it

ESPN is now reporting that the Indians agreed in principle to a deal with the Brewers.

See Link> HERE.

Cleveland would get minor league outfielder Matt LaPorta, who is hitting .288 with 20 homers and 66 RBIs in 84 games for Double-A Huntsville, and others.

LaPorta is a big time power hitter, exactly what the Tribe needs. He played 1B while playing at Florida University, but was converted to the OF position in the minors when drafted by the Brewers, since 1B was occupied by Prince Fielder.

LaPorta was the 7th overall pick in '07 and was #23 on Baseball America's top 100 prospects. Many of the prospects in front of LaPorta are in the bigs now like Evan Longoria and Jay Bruce.

IMO, this is a win-win for both teams. The Indians season is over and we most likely got a better value in LaPorta than the 2 compensatory picks we would've received if Sabathia signed with someone at the end of this year. Although I think it is highly unlikely, we could always offer Sabathia a contract to come back when he's a free agent at the end of the year.

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.

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If I were you,

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

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True. But if Sabathia doesn't resign with the Brewers, they get the 2 compensatory picks. Trading LaPorta and the other 2 prospects are just the price of renting a Cy Young pitcher for a few months.

With that said, Sabathia and Sheets are going to be quite a duo for the Brew crew. They should be able to put some real pressure on the Cubs. They are currently only 3.5 games back in the NL Central and are battling the Cards for the NL Wild Card spot.

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

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