Please can we trade for LaRoche...

[Leo Gomez]

Sherrill is a closer, whether you want to recognize that or not.

And you seem to be totally overlooking the fact that the Dodgers have really hurt LaRoche's value.

Sherrill is highly sought after right now and it is going to take a good package to "win" his services.

Correct. He's a closer now, but those peripherals are ugly. The 29 saves look great, but I'm not sure that he'll ever project to more than a lefty specialist over the next three or four seasons in which he's under our control. We need to market him as that solid closer and allow his those saves to speak for themselves.

LaRoche would be a great return, and if we can get a DeJesus back with him as well -- icing.

End of the day, I see Sherrill getting dealt. I see someone making a splash, and I hope it's Colletti selling LaRoche (plus maybe another piece) at his all-time low.

[El Gordo]

How many people would make that trade straight up??????

I wouldn't, I'd want at least LaRoche Hu for Sherrill.

[elsid]

This is for ChaosLex...quoted from Stark tonight...

Dodgers hunting for relief help

Now that the Dodgers have dealt for a bat, they'll also now turn their attention to pitching. Among names they're believed to be still pursuing: Colorado's Brian Fuentes, Baltimore's George Sherrill, Cincinnati's David Weathers and Oakland's Alan Embree. They're not believed to be interested in Oakland closer Huston Street.

[millartime15]

Sherrill is being overvalued, and if we can get Laroche I think we should do it. You might be able to get a couple more prospects like Pedro Baez and possibly James McDonald. I wouldn't mind throwing in someone like Cherry or Scott Moore.

There are lots of lefties out there, so if you get this deal you have to take it.

I personally dont think the O's will make any deals, but hopefully im wrong. Andy said he wants to fix the pitching problem fast, but I think he waits till the off-season and jsut uses inhouse options.

[ChaosLex]

This is for ChaosLex...quored from Stark tonight...

Thanks buddy. Good to hear they're not in the running for Street.

[clarence]

If Laroche was the answer, don't you think he would have at least made an impact on the thinking of the Dodgers front office by now? Confusing to me how there can be so much love for a prospect that doesn't seem to bring it.

[BaltimoreTerp]

If Laroche was the answer, don't you think he would have at least made an impact on the thinking of the Dodgers front office by now? Confusing to me how there can be so much love for a prospect that doesn't seem to bring it.

Because sometimes, teams are dumb. If anyone should know that from past history, it's us.

[roncey10]

The Dodgers appear to be a team we may be able to take advantage of...We need to strike while the iron is hot...AM says nothing is close yet...Well get on the phone with LA and make it close.

That is certainly the case!

[Sports Guy]

That is certainly the case!

The thing is, we may be able to provide you the pieces to where you guys could be a serious WS contender...Even if you give up young guys you want to keep, winning cures that issue.

[roncey10]

After reading through this thread, some people are seriously over-valuing Sherrill.

Closers are the most overrated and easy to replace commodities in baseball. george Sherrill isn't some dominant shut-down relief ace. He's an above average reliever, nothing more. We can easily replace himin the closer's role. His 3.80 ERA and 1.43 WHIP are far form irreplaceable.

If LaRoche for Sherrill is on the table we should pull the trigger.

LaRoche has completely mashed everywhere he has been. he's struggled in 145 ML at-bats, but his 1800 Mil at-bats area much better indicator to use.

In his brief ML career, Dodger stadium has killed his numbers, he has a .799 road OPS.

If you can trade a reliever for an potential all-star caliber 3rd baseman, you do it!

It would be nice to add an arm to this trade, maybe a low level, high-risk, high-reward guy.

I agree with the thoughts in this post. I sure wish the Dodgers would have went with LaRoche at 3B rather than adding the mediocre mid-30s Casey Blake.

A player like LaRoche should have received several weeks to see if he is the real deal or not. It is a shame!

[roncey10]

The thing is, we may be able to provide you the pieces to where you guys could be a serious WS contender...Even if you give up young guys you want to keep, winning cures that issue.

Ned Colleti would be on board for that. However, keep in mind Colletti is not allowed to take on any additional payroll. The fact that the Indians paid the rest of Blake's salary was a key to the deal.

Roberts during the off season is a good idea for the Dodgers once Nomar, Kent, Furcal, and Blake are all gone!

[Sports Guy]

Ned Colleti would be on board for that. However, keep in mind Colletti is not allowed to take on any additional payroll. The fact that the Indians paid the rest of Blake's salary was a key to the deal.

Roberts during the off season is a good idea for the Dodgers once Nomar, Kent, Furcal, and Blake are all gone!

At least Sherrill isn't expensive.

And if I am the Orioles, i would be more than willing to back a guy like Nomar to help enhance a deal.

[BaltimoreTerp]

http://www.firejoemorgan.com/2008/07/dodger-fans-rest-easy.html

Dodger Fans, Rest Easy

There's a steady hand at the helm of your ship. A hand that wears a cowboy hat. A hand that also wears snakeskin boots. Ned's hand.

What's that? You just traded a 22-year-old catcher with a .994 OPS in 2008 and a pitcher with 335 strikeouts in 262.2 minor league innings for a defensively challenged third baseman with a career 106 OPS+ who turns 35 in a month?

And he's a two-month rental?

Relax -- there are good reasons for this. Excellent reasons. Reasons like -- Ned, you want to take this one?

It gets better from there.

[Big Mac]

I don't think any stat projection in the world will tell you his worst will be a .824 OPS.

Whoops, I ment to type .800-.825 OPS.

If he is healthy, I am very confident he would not put up an OPS less than .800.

His offensive potential is tremendous, anytime you can get a 3rd baseman who could be a big part of your offensive core for many years, for a guy like Sherrill, you do it.

[tennOsfan]

If we can LaRoche and a spare part for Sherrill, we needed to make that trade 24 hours ago.

No need to deliberate on this one. And no need to worry about what to do with Mora either. Just do it!