Unwarranted Interstate 35 Trade Speculation

I think it’s too much as well. I think a gordon for Ramos swap straight up is a more then fair deal that if i’m the royals I would strongly consider, then they could maybe call up moustakas to play third. Ramos by midseason could probably step in and play catcher for them right away, and he is a better fit for the team considering they have a young moustakas who will be ready sometime soon.

My two cents

I see the concerns about the plate disc. But he is a good hitting catcher who is a top 50 to 60 prospect. To couple him with Revere who is another top 80-100 prospect and guiterez who the twins took rather high in the draft a couple years back and put up ok numbers would be too much. For one I like Kila and I don’t see any reason why he shouldn’t be up in KC, but the twins just flat out don’t need the guy, gordon is way overvalued in this comment but I understand why, he could put it together and bust out. But being a Twins fan I just couldn’t see them giving up that much for a perennial bust.

its usually a realistic scenario.

All it would take is Alexi Casilla.

I know this is a little outside the thread, but maybe move ramos for Brandon Wood?? Just a thought, kind of a similiar highly touted 3bagger who has yet to do anything. Though i’m not sure the angels would do it because of the conga monga (conger) is in the waiting at C. Though conger isn’t the best defensive catcher meaning maybe they can co-exist in some fashion. Just a thought anyways. Maybe a change of scenary would be good for him as well.

:) At least Gordon has showed he can be a .245 15hr hitter when healthy…Though I would have to argue that Wood has not been given the chances that gordon has had up to this point. I was more so comparing Wood and Gordon as dominant minor league players who have yet to really have a above average year.

But I do get what your saying

1. To borrow a gambling term, the Royals are kind of pot committed with Gordon. They aren’t going to get back what they’ve paid and if he’s hitting poorly enough that they’re considering trading him away, then they will end up with 60 cents on the dollar and they’re in the position where they look like idiots if he succeeds elsewhere and idiots for not trading him early if he continues to scuffle. Sunks costs are sunk costs, but when you have the backstory of being the annointed franchise savior, it’s hard to cut ties for a trio of B/B- prospects.

2. I love Callaspo to death. I was an early proponent of him as a regular when they traded Buckner for him and criticized the organization for giving Grudzielanek another year when there really wasn’t anything to gain. HOWEVER, if he’s hitting .330 and slugging over .500, then he would be an example of sell high.

3. I’m not somebody to look down on trading within the division, but holy crap would it be traumatic for Royals fans to watch Gordon bat .270/.360/.525 behind Mauer-Morneau-Kubel-Cuddyer for the next half decade. That would be a real knife in the gut.

is another left handed bat so they lose game after game to guys like Dana Eveland

I would do that in a second.
Ramos for Gordon straight up may be a stretch to me. Plouffe has minimal value to me but Benson has some serious upside. I would be pissed if Bill Smith did that.

I wouldn’t mind a Wilson Ramos for Brandon Wood deal, although the Angels are pretty deep at C and probably wouldn’t be interested in that.

I think the Twins feel Punto’s D is so much better than others, they are happy to accept his poor hitting.