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Trade talk: Would you deal Ellsbury, Buchholz for Santana?

Nov 6th, 2007 by Bill Burt

Cat got your tongue?
It’s got mine.
I’m even wondering if this would be enough, Jacoby Ellsbury and Clay Buchholz, for Johan Santana. I heard somebody else threw in Jon Lester to the mix. That would be too much in my mind.
But anyway, Santana is one of the best lefties in the game (maybe Lester would make sense instead of Buchholz) with a 70-32 record over his last four seasons, including records of 20-6 (’04), 16-7 (’05), 19-6 (’06), 15-13 (’07) over his last four seasons.
Imagine this rotation: Beckett, Santana, Dice-K, Buchholz and Schilling.
What about Ellsbury? That is a future star in the making, right? He’s a leadoff guy who will probably never knock in more than 70 runs in a season, but there is something special about him.
But, on the otherhand, bringing on Santana (and of course signing him to a six-year deal), you basically are competing for a World Series every year, despite the love affair with Ellsbury.
What do you think?
Honestly, I don’t know just yet.
I believe with the Schilling deal, one of the kids (Lester or Buchholz) might be trade bait for Santana, or even Marlins hot-shot third baseman Miguel Cabrera (more on him at a later date).
Let me know your thoughts …

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  • k
    Buchholz would be in the trade and therefore not in the rotation.
  • Absolutely not. I don't understand why anyone is even remotely interested in this idea. Think about it: Santana is a free agent at the end of next season. Why not keep Buchholz, Ellsbury, Lester AND add Santana after the season, thereby keeping them all?
  • Oh my heck, NO. Santana, while talented, did not do all that much to impress me in 2007. Certainly not to the point that I would offer up Ellsbury & the cream of our rookie pitching crop! I agree with Patrick MacKenzie: wait til Santana becomes a free agent & make a play for him then, without giving up any of the young homegrown talent!
  • (in addendum to the above comment):
    *Especially* with the likelihood that 2008 will be Schill's last year pitching, and we'll be looking to fill a spot.
  • ret
    How about Crisp, Lester and Hansen for Santana?
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