Will Rays trade Bartlett?

2008-12-05T18:33:49-05:00

2008-12-02T17:26:03-05:00

2008-12-05T18:33:49-05:00

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badluck shleprock

Bakersfield 97401

10 since when is batting .286 "just .286", especially from a SS??? 3557430

2008-12-05T00:05:37-05:00

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JB:

Fair Lawn 92990

9 Can't trade him. Brignac I hear isn't as good as they once though. Beckham is still 2-3 years away. Rays have enough bats in the order to keep this defensive minded SS. Plus, they keep together one of the top defensive infields in the majors. 3544897

2008-12-04T10:11:52-05:00

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FLsFinest

St. Petersburg 88474

8 Don't trade him. You have to trade Brignac. Bartlett is under team control and Beckham is a few years away. By the time Bartlett's contract is up Beckham will be in St. Pete ready to play. 3533713

2008-12-03T18:14:31-05:00

agille

Chicago 624361

7 dumbest thing ive ever heard. the twins are not gonna trade delmon for previously discarded schmutz. young might have disappointed this past year, but he still hit .290 with double digit hrs and steals, in only his 2nd mlb season. with the twins glut of OFs, they would certainly listen to proposals for delmon (or cuddyer, preferably), just not for a broke hitting/solid defender/team guy shortstop. they already have one of those and his name is nick punto. 3528191

2008-12-03T16:52:25-05:00

burly2185

Brandon 201756

6 Keep him one more year and then shop him. I dont think Brignac is ready yet. It would make more since to trade Brignac than Bartlett anyways. Brignac has more value and Beckham is going to be up in 2 years anyways. 3527000

2008-12-03T13:32:51-05:00

staplemaniac

Gainesville 351096

5 Pros- team MVP could inflate his value SS has some depth in organization (Brignac and 2008 top pick Tim Beckam) Not too many quality SS on the market, could increase his value Cons- He's cost controlled for years Coming off of a down season offensively and defensively (according to some metrics) Fantastic defense helped the team get where it was last season I say trade him if you can get something good back. They don't need pitching and need OF depth, could net a couple good prospects or a solid RF/DH 3522958

2008-12-03T01:11:02-05:00

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CplBigsocks

Cheektowaga 41621

4 If we could get him back in a Twins uniform, I say they should trade him. We'll even give back Delmon Young... 3517265

2008-12-02T22:17:53-05:00

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.talkingNYsports.com

New York 623254

3 I would not trade him, why mess up a good thing? 3516507

2008-12-02T21:37:25-05:00

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conch

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2 although not so stellar D in the playoffs and the series.... 3516128

2008-12-02T21:20:17-05:00

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hyperRevue

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1 Okay, all you Ray fans. Don't all post at once. 3515985

According to a report from <a href="http://www.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/8590096/12037280" target="_blank">Danny Knobler at Sportsline</a>, the Tampa Bay Rays may be willing to trade shorstop Jason Bartlett, whom they acquired last offseason from the Minnesota Twins for outfielder Delmon Young in a trade that also brought starting pitcher Matt Garza to Tampa Bay. Barltett batted just .286 with one home run for the Rays, but his stellar defense at shortstop was seen as a big reason the Rays went from worst to first in the AL East and eventually made it to the World Series. For his efforts, Bartlett was voted team MVP. Why would the Rays be willing to part with such a valuable commodity? According to Knobler: <blockquote> "[I]t's actually not that hard to understand why they would move him. One of the Rays' top prospects is shortstop Reid Brignac, who played at Triple-A Durham in 2008. Also, the Rays took another shortstop, Tim Beckham, as the top overall pick in last June's draft." </blockquote>   28441

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