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Rangers interested in McGehee?

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http://www.mlbtraderumors...der-rangers-mcgehee.html

 

 

Apparently the Rangers want to trade Moreland to TB for Wade Davis, so they are looking for a new 1B. They have interest in McGehee for some reason. Wonder what we could get for him?

Oh man. The perfect offseason is within reach.

 

Anything will do from my perspective.

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Dont they need a closer as well? I thought I heard that Feliz is moving to the rotation. Casey and K. Rod for Moreland and a lower prospect?

 

 

They gave Joe Nathan a two year deal to close.

 

 

I forgot about Nathan. It seems so long ago! I still can't figure out why they would want Casey, unless they figure to get him for next to nothing. I don't think it would be wise to move him now, it would be trading at his lowest value. Unless, of course, they offer something of value for him. Giving him away for peanuts right now would be very unwise.

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People who are expecting a legitimate prospect are kidding themselves. Robbie Erlin or Koji Uehera?

This would be like the Brewers taking Chris Davis for Wily Peralta. In reality, we might be able to squeeze a mediocre reliever prospect or a low level guy they don't like out of them if we throw in some cash considerations. But that's it.
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Dont they need a closer as well? I thought I heard that Feliz is moving to the rotation. Casey and K. Rod for Moreland and a lower prospect?

 

 

They gave Joe Nathan a two year deal to close.

 

 

I forgot about Nathan. It seems so long ago! I still can't figure out why they would want Casey, unless they figure to get him for next to nothing. I don't think it would be wise to move him now, it would be trading at his lowest value. Unless, of course, they offer something of value for him. Giving him away for peanuts right now would be very unwise.

 

I was hoping they'd DFA him, so peanuts would qualify as a pleasant surprise in my eyes.

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If TB is willing to give up Davis for Moreland, maybe we should look into getting Davis? I know he is fairly expensive, but he's controllable for a good number of years. We could offer them Gamel plus a mid level prospect, maybe a Scarpetta or a Heckathorn. Moreland's numbers were pretty pedestrian last season. I know hes young and you expect improvement, but Gamel could easily match Moreland's numbers last season (.259 BA .320 OBP 16 home runs in 512 at bats)

 

My plan would be to move Corey Hart to first, sign a cheap veteran to compete with Gindl for the RF job. Or you simply sign a Carlos Pena or Derek Lee to a one year deal to play first. Then since there is no room in the rotation for Davis you look to trade either Wolf or Marcum for a pitching prospect.

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There's nothing about McGehee that I would qualify as "high ceiling". He actually over achieved so much early his MLB career that I don't see anyway he rebounds to those numbers. He could certainly play better than last year, but he maxes out as a league average player for his position because he's just not very talented.

 

I thought he looked another 10-15 lbs heavier last year and for someone who's not nimble from the start, he certainly didn't himself any favors.

 

I would have traded Casey after both 2009 and 2010 and argued as much many times on this forum. Sell him before the bottom falls out... which of course it did leaving him with very little value.

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I would have traded Casey after both 2009 and 2010 and argued as much many times on this forum. Sell him before the bottom falls out... which of course it did leaving him with very little value.
For players like McGehee it takes on average 3-years of good to average production for them to create value in the trade market. After his first year he would of been considered a fluke and would have even less trade value than he has now. After his second year he would have had a little bit more value than what he has now but still not going to get you anything very good or with a high ceiling you are looking at getting another McGehee in return. If McGehee would have played at an average level this year he would have had a lot of value but he didn't so he has about the same value he had after year one and year two which is not all that much. McGehee's value hasn't changed all that much from 2009 to now he is still the same player with the same skill set and with the same upside. McGehee's value never was high at all even after 2009 and 2010 and even if McGehee played better this past season his value would have been about the same it would have increased a little but you are talking about a systems 20-30 ranked prospect here. Now with McGehee's drop in value you are looking at a prospect in the 30-50 range. The value didn't drop all that much for McGehee because at best you are looking at a teams 20-30 and realistically you were looking at probably a 30-35 of a teams prospect list. Which if you go by the power 50 here you are looking at someone like Eric Farris or a Cameron Garfield type of a player.
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I have to disagree on that logic, McGehee has pretty much no value now where as a year ago he definitely had some value and could have netted something worthwhile..... don't see how anyone could say he has about the same value as last year.

 

No, he was never going to net a top prospect, but there is no question he was a very valuable asset around 12 months ago and had far more value then he has now.

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After a rough 2004 season, nobody thought Podsednik had any value left either. The White Sox traded Carlos Lee to get him. The fact is the first 1,000 AB's of McGehee's career were pretty productive. In the last 500 he struggled. But baseball people know sometimes players who had early career success have trouble overcoming that first long bad stretch. Hence the term "sophomore slump". I have the benefit of living out of state and seeing out of town telecasts. I can tell you that McGehee is still pretty well thought of by a lot of people in the game who think all he needs is an offseason to clear his head. He's a guy who drove in 100 runs in the major leagues. Those guys don't appear out of nowhere. It takes talent.

 

If the Brewers deal McGehee there's a danger they would be selling at a very low point.

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