yanks rangers trade rumor

by madisonp on Jul 2, 2006 2:09 PM EDT

this is just something i've heard talked about on other boards, but they were saying gary mathews jr. to the yanks for hughes and an ok prospect
mathews is a good definsive and offensive OF who could play any OF posistion
would the yanks even consider that?

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Uhhh...

no. I don't think so.

by templeUsox on Jul 2, 2006 2:12 PM EDT reply actions

Ummm...

by Tyler on Jul 2, 2006 2:12 PM EDT reply actions

Yes, please.

Pull the trigger, Stein. Me thinks that lineup need some..er... proven veterans.

by SmokeyJoeWood on Jul 2, 2006 2:14 PM EDT reply actions

i didn't think so

i just heard it talked about

by madisonp on Jul 2, 2006 2:23 PM EDT reply actions

Hahahah

Who ever was talking about, such a deal is stupid! The Yankees would never trade a guy like Hughes who has "ace" potential and is arguably one of the top pitching prospects in the game for a guy like Matthews. I can see the Yanks trading Hughes for a guy like Carl Crawford but, Stein would have to be out of his f'in mind to even consider that trade. So whoever was talking about this deal should find a new profession.

by nate050904 on Jul 2, 2006 2:49 PM EDT reply actions

How about...

Hughes for Carlos Lee?

I read that one somewhere? Was it here??

I won't get married until the Red Sox win the World Series. AGAIN!!

by Shep on Jul 2, 2006 3:05 PM EDT reply actions

that would be retarded....

(After pitcher tells GM he will pitch half of the games, complete them and they will all be QS)The GM has an orgasm and a heart attack at the same time.-Shamus

by ohad @ Minor League Ball on Jul 2, 2006 3:21 PM EDT reply actions

As a Ranger fan...

...as much as I wish that would happen, the Yankees would be absolutely crazy if they went with that trade.

by TRanger on Jul 2, 2006 3:45 PM EDT reply actions

hahaha

can we throw in Tabata to get superprospect Thomas Diamond?

by PooNani on Jul 2, 2006 4:38 PM EDT reply actions

It doesn't matter

The Yankees are NOT making the playoffs this year. They are not going to catch the Red Sox.

by HumboltThunderbolt on Jul 2, 2006 5:19 PM EDT reply actions

4 1/2 games

yes, with that insurmountable 4 1/2 game lead with three months to go, the Sox pretty much have the AL East wrapped up...

by rhodehead on Jul 2, 2006 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions

not a chance

As absurd as the rumor is, I love the "and an ok prospect," at the end. I don't think there's anything on the market they'd move Hughes for. And if they did move Hughes, it would be for Matthews and a few OK prospects. And as much as I love Carl Crawford, it would take a bit more than that for Hughes. This ain't Brad Halsey or Brandon Claussen we're talking about here. For whatever it is (or isn't) worth, they are dangling Jeff Karstens and Steven White to see if there are any bites,

by JoeSchlobotnik on Jul 2, 2006 5:36 PM EDT reply actions

that is to say...

it ain't gonna happen

by JoeSchlobotnik on Jul 2, 2006 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions

"It would take more than Crawford"

I don't think so. Carl Crawford is one of the better all-around players in the game, and is just entering his prime, starting to hit for power, and is signed long term. He is more valuable that any prospect in the minor leagues. Hughes may be all the rage right now, but he is still a pitching prospect in AA.

by SmokeyJoeWood on Jul 2, 2006 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions

hahahaha

does the Koolade taste good?

What do you mean it'd take more than Carl Crawford to get Hughes? Hes REAL good but man, if im the DRays it takes MORE than Hughes to get Crawford..not the other way around.

by nms on Jul 3, 2006 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions

oh how i wish

Billy had pulled the trigger... Last year around the deadline the rumor was Hughes and something else for Mark Kotsay... I wish the trigger was pulled. Instead the A's have an injured CF with a contract extension at 7 mil a year.

(After pitcher tells GM he will pitch half of the games, complete them and they will all be QS)The GM has an orgasm and a heart attack at the same time.-Shamus

by ohad @ Minor League Ball on Jul 2, 2006 6:05 PM EDT reply actions

Beane wanted....

Hughes and Duncan for Kotsay and Cashman rightfully said thanks, but no thanks.

by Tabata Time on Jul 2, 2006 6:24 PM EDT reply actions

guys...

...I doubt the Yanks would ever trade Hughes for Willis or Abreu. Crawford? Kotsay? Mathews Jr? Please, give it a rest.

by sabernar on Jul 2, 2006 6:59 PM EDT reply actions

All but one

Crawford is far more valuable than the other guys you list there, and is more valuable than Hughes. I don't think the new Tampa Bay ownership would be foolish enough to do that trade.

by SmokeyJoeWood on Jul 2, 2006 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Hahahahah

That's pretty funny.

by 12to6 on Jul 2, 2006 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions

one of the tendencies

on this site, is to seriously overvalue minor league prospects in relation to major league stars. This is understandable, since it is a minor league prospect website, people tend to get very enthusiastic about minor league prospects.

Alleging that Phil Hughes, a 20 year old pitcher in AA, is more valuable than Carl Crawford, is an example of that. He's not Ron Guidry yet, folks.

by SmokeyJoeWood on Jul 3, 2006 8:35 AM EDT up reply actions

re

I agree. Seems that every top prospect is hailed as the next Cy Young or Mickey Mantle on here (especially if you are a Red Sox, Yankee or A's fan).

Carl Crwaford is 25, gets better every year, and is a star at the MLB level. Hughes is in AA. Give me the young buck that has already proven it in the Bigs than the young buck that hasn't.

by ScottAZ on Jul 3, 2006 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions