Trade Talks

With the trade deadline less than a week away, many major league teams have to decide whether to be sellers or buyers.The Yankees and Dodgers recently made deals and I wouldn't be surprised if more teams decide to become buyers. There are many names rumored to be available, including Matt Holliday, Jason Bay, Huston Street just to name a few. My beloved A's have obviously made the decision to be sellers, with the trades of Rich Harden and Joe Blanton. They have also been rumored to be shopping Street for the right price. I do like Street but knowing how negatively Beane thinks of closers I wouldn't be surprised if he did trade him.

If Beane were to trade Street I would hope that he could bring back a SS, or 3B prospect due to the A's lack of production from that side. One interesting prospect that I would be in favor of would be Matt Gamel from the Brewers. The Brewers have shown that they're buyers with the addition of CC Sabathia and Ray Durham. Street would be a perfect fit for them, as they do not have a proven closer. This deal makes sense for both teams and I'm hoping it gets done.

Another team that has shown interest in Street are the Dodgers. There closer is hurt and might be out the rest of the year. Street makes perfect sense for them and if there closer does come back that would give them a very good 8th and 9th inning combination. Throw in Broxton in the 7th and there games could be over by the 6th. For a team that's only a game out, they should definitely try and get Street. However, Beane may be asking for too much. I think Beane really wants Matt Kemp, but I'm almost positive that Coletti would never give him up. Another possibility for beane is 3B Andy LaRoche. He has not lived up to the hype that the Dodgers had for him, but he hasn't gotten the opportunity in my mind. Obviously I'm hoping Beane could somehow get Kemp, but I wouldn't be dissapointed if we got LaRoche.