MLB Trades ... Cantu to Rangers, Oswalt to Phillies, Tejada to Padres, Capps to Twins

[bryce]

I don't know but with moving his family... Leaving a team that he has been with forever is what I meant. I don't think he can be totally focused whatsoever. Stammen sux and the over under is 8-115. So tell ya what you talked me out of Washington but I just put 100 on the over! See that is why I love bc I can agree but find something I even like better... Over it is! Thanks Wayne..

[wayne1218]

I don't know but with moving his family... Leaving a team that he has been with forever is what I meant. I don't think he can be totally focused whatsoever. Stammen sux and the over under is 8-115. So tell ya what you talked me out of Washington but I just put 100 on the over! See that is why I love bc I can agree but find something I even like better... Over it is! Thanks Wayne..

It just feels good to see a conversation around here about sports and not politics!

[bryce]

Roy is only 1 year older than Cliff Lee (32 & 31)

Yeah well he's pitching like he is 38! Just from what I have seen I think Lee is way ahead of him. That is why Texas took Lee and left oswalt alone.. At least give me that. Oswalt was being looked at by Texas BUT they left him alone.. Correct

[bryce]

It just feels good to see a conversation around here about sports and not politics!

Woo hoo you know I am all for that

buddy!

[BigWeiner]

No where close. It's only -167 @ Pinnacle right now.

I'm laying the -170

[wayne1218]

I would take Lee too but Oswalt's 3.42 Era and 1.11 WHIP with 120 K's in 129 IP isn't exactly horrible and i expect all his numbers to improve with a better team behind him. Cliff Lee went to Texas to be the #1 pitcher and all Oswalt has to be is the #2 in Philly so that's pretty good bryce!

[wayne1218]

I'm laying the -170

I'll look again tomorrow but win or lose, i think i'm with you on that one!

[bryce]

I would take Lee too but Oswalt's 3.42 Era and 1.11 WHIP with 120 K's in 129 IP isn't exactly horrible and i expect all his numbers to improve with a better team behind him. Cliff Lee went to Texas to be the #1 pitcher and all Oswalt has to be is the #2 in Philly so that's pretty good bryce!

Good debate and it will all end tomorrow night! Not like the politics shit

You made some great points.

Talk to you tomorrow

[LVJimmy]

I would take Lee too but Oswalt's 3.42 Era and 1.11 WHIP with 120 K's in 129 IP isn't exactly horrible and i expect all his numbers to improve with a better team behind him. Cliff Lee went to Texas to be the #1 pitcher and all Oswalt has to be is the #2 in Philly so that's pretty good bryce!

I was indefferent towards all the Oswalt to Philly rumors, but after looking up his numbers, I don't think people understand what the Phillies got. The casual fan looks at a pitcher's W/L record and stops there. You can't do that with this guy. As you stated, his WHIP is really good and he's averaging almost a K an inning. If the Phils can get Utley, Vic, and Rollins back and actually have the starting lineup out there on a cnsistent basis, I don't see how they can't at least get the WC after adding Oswalt.

[bryce]

Never said he wasn't a good pitcher... Just don't like that he is jumping off the boat and climbing into another one----- too quick for my liking! I'll probably bet Him the rest of the year but not today!

[tech fan]

I was indefferent towards all the Oswalt to Philly rumors, but after looking up his numbers, I don't think people understand what the Phillies got. The casual fan looks at a pitcher's W/L record and stops there. You can't do that with this guy. As you stated, his WHIP is really good and he's averaging almost a K an inning. If the Phils can get Utley, Vic, and Rollins back and actually have the starting lineup out there on a cnsistent basis, I don't see how they can't at least get the WC after adding Oswalt.

what everyone is overlooking is that PHILY WILL BE UNBEATABLE IN THE PLAYOFFS.HALLADAY,OSWALT,HAMELS IN A 5 GAME SERIES BOTH ROY'S WILL PITCH 2 GAMES AND COLE GAME 3.SO U WOULD HAVE TO BEAT BOTH ROYS AT LEAST ONCE BUT TO WIN WOULD HAVE TO BEAT ONE TWICE.DONT THINK THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.AS A BRAVES FAN AT LEAST IDONT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT FACING PHILY THE OPENING SERIES OF THE PLAYOFFS

[BettorsChat]

About time someone picked up Oswalt.

[ogarza]

Oswalt is actually pitching very well this year he has taken some rough losses because of the lack of run support...he is in no way as good as Cliff Lee and his era could be a bit better but that is blown up because of a couple of bad outings, but all in all Oswalt is pitching as good as he has in years...take that for what its worth coming from an Astros fan, he was a fan favorite here and I hope he does well in philly...


Now to more serious matters this freaking Capps trade killed Rauch as my closer in a very tight fantasy league race

[ogarza]

what everyone is overlooking is that PHILY WILL BE UNBEATABLE IN THE PLAYOFFS.HALLADAY,OSWALT,HAMELS IN A 5 GAME SERIES BOTH ROY'S WILL PITCH 2 GAMES AND COLE GAME 3.SO U WOULD HAVE TO BEAT BOTH ROYS AT LEAST ONCE BUT TO WIN WOULD HAVE TO BEAT ONE TWICE.DONT THINK THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.AS A BRAVES FAN AT LEAST IDONT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT FACING PHILY THE OPENING SERIES OF THE PLAYOFFS

I think philly will go righty-lefty-righty...halladay-hamels-oswalt...but any order they will be tough on anyone in the playoffs...if the batting lineup gets healthy they will be downright scary

[FB Coach13]

White sox get edwin jackson from dbacks. Thinking he will be part of a deal for the sox to get berkman or dunn