Category Archives: Scouting the Swap

Scouting the Swap: BoSox-Dodgers Blockbuster

Posted on 24 August 2012 by Mark A.

In what is an unusual move after the July 31st non-waiver trade deadline the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers put together a massive deal that sends Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford and Josh Beckett to the Dodgers. In exchange, … Continue reading →

Posted in American League East, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, National League West, Scouting Reports, Scouting the Swap | Tagged Adrian Gonzalez, Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Ivan DeJesus, James Loney, Jerry Sands, Josh Beckett, Los Angeles Dodgers, Nick Punto, Rubby De La Rosa, Scouting the Swap, Trade | 1 Comment

Scouting the Swap: Non-Waiver Deadline Passes

Posted on 1 August 2012 by Mark A.

I got tied up at the ball park with some Nick Castellanos interviews yesterday but I wanted to circle back and hit the scouting reports on the prospects involved in the flurry of trades leading up to yesterday’s non-waiver trade … Continue reading →

Posted in Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Scouting the Swap, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers | Tagged Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Christian Villanueva, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Craig Breslow, Donnie Joseph, Edward Mujica, Gaby Sanchez, Gorkys Hernandez, JC Sulbaran, Jonathan Broxton, Kansas City Royals, Kyle Hendricks, Kyle Kaminska, Lars Anderson, Matt Albers, Miami Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ryan Dempster, Scott Podsednik, Scouting the Swap, St. Louis Cardinals, Steven Wright, Texas Rangers, Trade, Zach Cox | 1 Comment

Scouting the Swap: Heating Up

Posted on 31 July 2012 by Mark A.

No upfront BS this time. I’m just trying to squeeze this update in before I head to the park. The Dodgers remained busy going out and getting outfielder Shane Victorino from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for right-handed reliever Josh … Continue reading →

Posted in Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, Scouting the Swap | Tagged Ethan Martin, Hunter Pence, Josh Lindblom, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, Scouting the Swap, Shane Victorino, Tommy Joseph, Trade | Leave a comment

Scouting the Swap: The Cubs Get Busy

Posted on 31 July 2012 by Mark A.

The home stretch has arrived for the 2012 trade deadline. As if the Chicago Cubs weren’t busy enough trying to move Ryan Dempster, Alfonso Soriano and possibly Matt Garza, they managed to flip Geovany Soto, Reed Johnson and Paul Maholm … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Scouting the Swap, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays | Tagged Arodys Vizcaino, Brad Lincoln, Brandon League, Chicago Cubs, Eric Thames, Geovany Soto, Jacob Brigham, Jaye Chapman, Leon Landry, Logan Bawcom, Los Angeles Dodgers, Paul Maholm, Pittsburgh Pirates, Reed Johnson, Scouting the Swap, Seattle Mariners, Steve Delabar, Toronto Blue Jays, Trade, Travis Snider | Leave a comment

Scouting the Swap: Liriano, Johnson Dealt

Posted on 30 July 2012 by Mark A.

Several more moves have dotted the trade deadline landscape over the last couple of days, including moves that sent left-hander Francisco Liriano and third baseman Chris Johnson packing. As usual, I will give brief scouting reports on the prospects involved … Continue reading →

Posted in Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins, Scouting the Swap | Tagged Arizona Diamondbacks, Bobby Borchering, Chicago White Sox, Chris Johnson, Eduardo Escobar, Francisco Liriano, Houston Astros, Marc Krauss, Minnesota Twins, Pedro Hernandez, Scouting the Swap, Trade | Leave a comment

Scouting the Swap: Greinke Goes to Cali

Posted on 27 July 2012 by Mark A.

As first reported by the good folks (Jon Morosi and Ken Rosenthal) over at Fox Sports, the Brewers have agreed to trade right-hander Zach Greinke to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for infielder Jean Segura and right-handers Ariel Pena … Continue reading →

Posted in American League West, Los Angeles Angels, MIlwaukee Brewers, National League Central, Scouting the Swap | Tagged Ariel Pena, Jean Segura, John Hellweg, Los Angeles Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, Scouting the Swap, Trade, Zach Greinke | Leave a comment

Scouting the Swap: The Deals Continue

Posted on 25 July 2012 by Mark A.

As the trade deadline gets closer and closer, teams continue to make moves to position themselves for one of five playoff spots in each league. Tuesday was headlined by three deals, including the movement of Wandy Rodriguez and Hanley Ramirez … Continue reading →

Posted in Arizona Diamondbacks, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Scouting the Swap, Tampa Bay Rays | Tagged Arizona Diamondbacks, Colton Cain, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Nathan Eovaldi, Pittsburgh Pirates, Robbie Grossman, Rudy Owens, Scott McGough, Scouting the Swap, Tampa Bay Rays, Trade, Tyler Bortnick | 1 Comment

Scouting the Swap: A Host of Deals

Posted on 23 July 2012 by Mark A.

I’m playing a little catch up on the last couple of trades, so this post will capture the White Sox-Astros, Tigers-Marlins and Yankees-Mariners deals with quick scouting reports on the prospects involved. Over the weekend, the Astros continued their fire … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Miami Marlins, New York Yankees, Scouting the Swap, Seattle Mariners | Tagged Anibal Sanchez, Blair Walters, Brett Myers, Brian Flynn, Chicago White Sox, Danny Farquhar, Detroit Tigers, DJ Mitchell, Houston Astros, Ichiro Suzuki, Jacob Turner, Matt Heidenreich, Miami Marlins, New York Yankees, Omar Infante, Rob Brantly, Scouting the Swap, Seattle Mariners, Trade | Leave a comment

Scouting the Swap: Astros, Blue Jays 10-Player Deal

Posted on 20 July 2012 by Mark A.

With the 2012 trade deadline looming at the end of the month the Houston Astros and Toronto Blue Jays kicked things off in a huge way with a ten-player deal that sends starting pitcher J.A. Happ and relievers Brandon Lyon … Continue reading →

Posted in American League East, Houston Astros, National League Central, Scouting the Swap, Toronto Blue Jays | Tagged Asher Wojciechowski, Ben Francisco, Brandon Lyon, Carlos Perez, David Carpenter, David Rollins, Francisco Cordero, Houston Astros, JA Happ, Joe Musgrove, Scouting Report, Scouting the Swap, Toronto Blue Jays, Trade | 1 Comment

Scouting the Swap: Yankees Unload Burnett

Posted on 20 February 2012 by Mark A.

On Friday afternoon it was reported by several outlets that the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates finally came to agreement on the pieces and structure of a deal that ships right-hander AJ Burnett out of New York. The Yankees … Continue reading →

Posted in American League East, National League Central, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Scouting the Swap | Tagged AJ Burnett, American League East, Diego Moreno, Exicardo Cayones, National League Central, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Scouting the Swap, Trade | Leave a comment