**Trading Deadline Thread **

[CharlieDontSurf]

Did the Red Sox make any moves?

[Baxter]

Also:

"The Rays might give Guzman a job right away, possibly playing him in right field or first base. Sergio Pedroza, the other prospect acquired today, is a couple of years away."

[JordanIB]

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NY talk radio is indicating that the Linebrook deal didn't happen.

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I'm pretty sure that was just Mad Dog not knowing what was up.

A lot of other more reliable sources have the Linebrink deal as official.

[kyleb]

The Dodgers are so [censored] stupid. They follow the Brian Sabean "trade your best minor league prospects for big league guys" playbook to the hilt, which is a great way to build an overpriced and underperforming franchise unless you have Barry Bonds on the squad.

The Dodgers had the most stocked farm system and to see cheap, young, and good talent go to waste is embarassing. I guess this is another thing we can blame on DePodesta for no reason.

[TheRover]

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Per rotoworld.com

"According to ESPN, Julio Lugo has been traded to the Dodgers for Joel Guzman and Sergio Pedroza"

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Jesus.

Dodgers get pwnd. Guzman is a top level prospect, although I think he's overrated. Pedroza has some awesome numbers in A ball but I've never heard of him. He's 22...

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Please contradict yourself more.

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huh?

do you like this trade for LAD?

[JordanIB]

Metsblog backtracking on their statement of Linebrink deal being official.

Either way I like it. You either get a potential excellent young starter in Perez, or you get a stud reliever.

[samjjones]

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Also:

"The Rays might give Guzman a job right away, possibly playing him in right field or first base. Sergio Pedroza, the other prospect acquired today, is a couple of years away."

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This makes sense for this year, but Guzman needs to play 3B. Their OF is absolutely stacked, and Bankston can play 1B. Guzman's athleticism is wasted at 3B (as is Upton's if he is not used at SS). In any event, TB has some extremely exciting position player prospects now.

[Baxter]

CDS, here's what rotoworld.com says about the Red Sox:

"After conferring with GM Theo Epstein, Red Sox manager Terry Francona said "nothing has happened and he doesn’t foresee anything happening."

It looks like the deadline came and went without the Red Sox doing anything to match the Yankees."

[LionelHutz00]

I'm speechless about this Lugo/ Guzman trade. Either Coletti is insane or they just found out that Guzman has Lou Gehrig's disease and they want to get something for him.

[CharlieDontSurf]

So basically the Yankees will be getting Abreu, Lidle, Cano, Sheffield, Wilson, Matsui, Dotel, and maybe Pavano.

and the Red Sox will get David Wells?

works for me.