January 26, 2006
Cold Coco
According to a Jayson Stark source, the probability of the Indians dealing Coco Crisp is going down. The talks go on, and it looks like the Reds are involved:
The Red Sox, however, prefer not to trade away one of their top young pitching prospects, Manny Delcarmen, whom Cleveland likes. So it appears Boston has turned its attention back to Cincinnati to see if it can put together a deal for left fielder Austin Kearns. The Red Sox then would turn around and deal Kearns to Cleveland for Crisp, with several other players (yet to be determined) also switching area codes.
Cleveland also is believed to have talked directly with the Reds about Kearns. While interim GM Brad Kuhlman has told a number of teams this week that he has the authority to make a trade, other baseball people who have talked to new Reds owner Bob Castellini say Castellini is reluctant to rush into a major deal just days after taking over the club.
Hal McCoy notes that a similar deal was turned down by the Reds two weeks ago, and that might be a reason O'Brien was fired:
Maybe, though, the last event that sealed O'Brien's firing Monday was a deal he didn't make as late as last week.
The Reds, Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians were in a three-way discussion, working on a proposal that would have brought pitcher Matt Clement to the Reds from the Red Sox. The Reds would have sent outfielder Austin Kearns to Cleveland and the Tribe would have sent outfielder Coco Crisp, catcher Josh Bard and pitcher David Riske to the Red Sox.
At the last moment, Boston front office people say, the Reds backed out.
The saga continues.
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Yikes! I sure hope the Indians aren't prepared to make such a deal. The difference between Kearns and Crisp offensively is not great: their OPS is close to the same. Kearns might hit considerably more home runs if he could stay healthy, but only at the cost of a zillion strikeouts. And he's much slower than Coco. Defensively Crisp is certainly superior. Crisp for Kearns would be little more than churning. Crisp plus Bard and Riske would be ridiculous.
What a disappointment if the trade doesn't happen.
I figured a solid set-up man and two of our top 10 prospects would have been enough...guess not.
Why not go for Kearns instead of Crisp? Kearns is younger and projected to be a star!
For once, it would be nice if the Red Sox could make a trade or signing without weeks of buildup in the press. The fact that I don't particularly like this trade for the Sox makes it that much worse.
I mean, come on, is it too much to ask?
I certainly hope there would be more in it for the Indians than Crisp, Riske and Bard for Kearns.
Why would the Reds want to do this? This trade seems like it was thought up by a Red Sox fan, as it doesn't make much sense from a Reds or Indians point of view.
Unless I'm mistaken, the Reds traded Casey so that they could move Dunn to 1B, and let Kearns, Pena, and Griffey play every day. Dumping Kearns wouldn't make sense, especially for a starter who is highly paid but coming off a bad year (which is why the Sox don't want him anymore)
they both suck. face it. clevlend sucks so do the reds. coco sucks. kearns suck
