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Astros' Oswalt targets three teams
By Mark J. Miller
Houston Astros ace Roy Oswalt(notes) wants out of the Lone Star State and has told his team that he'll waive his no-trade clause if the Astros can strike a deal with one of three teams, according to AOL Fanhouse. Fanhouse reported that Oswalt would only approve trades to the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees or St. Louis Cardinals.
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Mariners expect Lee to be part of trade talks with Yankees
By Mark Miller
When Cliff Lee(notes) went to the World Series with the Philadelphia Phillies last year, he won the two games he started against the New York Yankees and caught one ball behind his back for a nifty out to boot. Now the Yankees appear interested in adding Lee to their roster.
Lee's current team, the Seattle Mariners, is expecting the Yanks to come calling before the trade deadline to ask about his services, according to the New York Post.
Instead of dominating the American League West as predicted, the Mariners have sunk to the bottom with a record of 23-35 and are 13 games back in the division. Lee is in the final year of his contract and is expected to be on the trading block if the M's can't turn things around.
"They want one of the [Yanks' minor-league] catchers and [Triple-A shortstop Eduardo] Nunez," a source told the Post.
The two catchers likely in question are Double-A Trenton Thunder's Austin Romine and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees Jesus Montero(notes), two of the top prospects in the Yankees' system.
According to the paper, the Mariners have sent scouts to numerous Yankees minor league games in preparation for a possible trade.
By Mark Miller
When Cliff Lee(notes) went to the World Series with the Philadelphia Phillies last year, he won the two games he started against the New York Yankees and caught one ball behind his back for a nifty out to boot. Now the Yankees appear interested in adding Lee to their roster.
Lee's current team, the Seattle Mariners, is expecting the Yanks to come calling before the trade deadline to ask about his services, according to the New York Post.
Instead of dominating the American League West as predicted, the Mariners have sunk to the bottom with a record of 23-35 and are 13 games back in the division. Lee is in the final year of his contract and is expected to be on the trading block if the M's can't turn things around.
"They want one of the [Yanks' minor-league] catchers and [Triple-A shortstop Eduardo] Nunez," a source told the Post.
The two catchers likely in question are Double-A Trenton Thunder's Austin Romine and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees Jesus Montero(notes), two of the top prospects in the Yankees' system.
According to the paper, the Mariners have sent scouts to numerous Yankees minor league games in preparation for a possible trade.
that would be nice .. I was thinking the same thing,,when I heard Lee was on the t-block.
then I thought something else .... recently anyway ,,it seems every team Lee lands with, is in a hurry to get rid of him ?
after his first year in Philly .. Jr.,,didn't even want to negotiate,,then dealt him away asap.
anyone have a thought ?
Through his first five games with the Phillies, Lee amassed a 5–0 record, 39 strikeouts in 40 innings pitched, and a 0.68 ERA.
I'm all for it but don't think it's gonna happen. Would love to get rid of Big Joe he's really been awful lately! Any left fielders on the trading block? Ibanez is a deer in headlights every at bat and is not very good defensively either, I'm done with him and really think a change has to be made.
