BrewCrew Mentioned As Potential Trade Destination For Brian Bannister

I had heard this via a FB post from a Milw area friend this morning. The BrewCrew have an abundance of position players, and Bannister certainly has value after recovering this season from his horrific 08 campaign. Of course Milw was a rumored trade partner last year and the year before (e.g. Greinke for P. Fielder---aren't we glad that blew over). - TL

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Moore has dodged a few bullets:

He tried to trade Butler for Betancourt, Greinke for a first baseman, threw obscene money at Andruw Jones, who turned us down for a less lucrative offer… DM may actually be considerably worse at talent evaluation than his miserable record would indicate.

Baseball's that swingy stick game, right?

by royalsroyalsroyals on Jul 27, 2009 9:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I am FIRMLY in the

DO NOT trade Brian Bannister camp.

If we were to make a trade with a team, we would be looking to RECEIVE a player like Bannister (young, upside, proven*, years of team control left, knows what Pitch FX means, etc)

stretching the bounds of the term, I know

BOOM! ROASTED!

by GoBabies!! on Jul 27, 2009 10:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Why the Frack

Does an * turn into a

BOOM! ROASTED!

by GoBabies!! on Jul 27, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Took me a while to figure it out in the past -- you have to put a space in front of it

asterisk with no space

* with space

Unless I'm wrong...
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by Top Ramen on Jul 27, 2009 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I really do love Bannister... Have ever since 07 when I road his hot end of the season to a fantasy championship

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Jul 27, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I've heard we're interested in

C Angel Salome and CF Lorenzo Cain. I would imagine we could only get one for Banny, and maybe a lesser minor leaguer.

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Jul 27, 2009 10:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Whats the concensus on those guys?

Good value or no?

If all else fails, stop using all else

by ksuroyals on Jul 27, 2009 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I like Cain

I don’t know much about Salome.

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Jul 28, 2009 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'd trade Bannister for Cain

Oh, wait, you weren’t talking about Matt.

This space for rent.

by jonfmorse on Jul 28, 2009 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

"rode his hot end"

twHs

"If a tie is like kissing your sister, then losing is like kissing your grandmother with her teeth out." -- George Brett

by u l washington's toothpick on Jul 27, 2009 11:15 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

ha!

Phase 1: Assemble expensive, below average players
Phase 2: ?
Phase 3: CHAMPIONSHIP!
-RoyalsRetro

by ratherfantastic on Jul 27, 2009 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

ouch

Fuck This Team. Period.

The General Theory of Royaltivity

by kabrink on Jul 28, 2009 1:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

ooops

Yeah, twHs too.

Fuck This Team. Period.

The General Theory of Royaltivity

by kabrink on Jul 28, 2009 1:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Would have been interested

in getting their ace shortstop prospect (Escobar is his name, I believe); not sure if that trade would have matched up, or if one of the teams would have to throw in more. Might even have considered Banny for J J Hardy straight up, if Milwaukee was not inclined to move Escobar.

Anyway, that trade is now MOOT, as Moore screwed the pooch and acquired Betencourt instead. Sigh.

Mr Glass, this is a pro sports team, not a retail store - run it like one!

by loyal2sdad on Jul 28, 2009 1:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs