With Joe Strauss giving public voice to rumors about a possible trade with the White Sox, it might be instructive to take a glance at the White Sox’s farm system. While the rumors seem to be centered around the major league components including Edwin Jackson (2011 salary: $8.35M) and/or Matt Thornton (2011-2013: $3M, $5.5M, $5.5M; 2014 club option: $6M w/ $1M buyout), the Cardinals would be unlikely to move Colby Rasmus with three cost controlled years remaining for a rental pitcher or a reliever. So the expectation should be that the Cardinals acquire at least one prospect as well.
It’s difficult to assess who exactly the Cardinals might target from the White Sox farm system but what follows is an outsider’s view of the top prospects.
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The Cardinals seem set on making some kind of upgrade at the trade deadline. The two obvious areas of interest would be the rotation and the bullpen. Despite the rather weak cast of characters that make up the Cardinals’ middle infield, there are a lot of them and several of them are well regarded (rightly or wrongly) by the coaching staff.
Who the Cardinals would target in a trade is anyone’s guess at this point but it seems likely, given the composition of the Cardinals current roster and minors, that the player traded will be a outfielder (Colby Rasmus, Jon Jay, Allen Craig). The Cardinals have a handful of these types of players that other teams my covet to fill in offensive holes. If the Cardinals move an outfielder, what internal options will they have to replace them.
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Heath Bell was the topic du jour during the Cardinals, seemingly endless, string of blown saves and reliever meltdowns. With pitchers Matt Adams and Luke Gregorson still in the Padres pen, Bell would seem ripe for a trade given his impending free agency at the end of the year.
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Please note that this is not me breaking trade news.
The Chicago White Sox and the San Diego Padres had the framework in place for a Jake Peavy trade. Peavy, who has a full no-trade clause, nixed the deal for various reasons. There’s differing opinions on the value of Peavy outside of Petco Park but let’s see if we can take a quick look at what the package would be.
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The Braves-Padres talk went something like this:
Towers: Frank, how are you?
Wren: Good, Kevin. How are things on the West Coast?
Towers: Well, the weather’s nice but I’ve been told to slash and burn the payroll.
Wren: Really? That’s a tough assignment. I might be able to take Jake Peavy off your hands.
Towers: That’s why I was calling actually.
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