Rumorville: Gil Meche

by LALOffice on Dec 5, 2009 1:41 PM CST

Could Doug Melvin unload Jeff Suppan and bring in a passable #2 starter? Jorge says yes!

The proposal has Gil Meche for Jeff Suppan and "prospects." Meche is by no means an ace starter, but he is coming off a down season and would benefit from the transition to the NL, not to mention the increased run support. Suppan, on the other hand, would get the 'opportunity' to throw 180 innings in the American League.

Why the Royals would do it:
-save $12 million dollars in 2011
-get some young prospects back in return
-don't have to eat ANY of Meche's salary

Why the Brewers would do it:
-Meche gives them a front line pitcher to pair with Gallardo, which dramatically improves starting rotation
-Get rid of Jeff Suppan!
-Save $500,000 million in 2010 salary; still have funds to go after a free agent starting pitcher
-Legitimate contenders in 2010?

http://jorgesaysno.blogspot.com/2009/12/hypothetically-speaking-would-you-trade.html

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Sounds good to me.

Of course, this always depends on what prospects we would have to send. But then again, we WOULD be trading with Dayton Moore, so probably not a whole lot.

by NoahJ on Dec 5, 2009 1:51 PM CST reply actions

I like it.

This could be a really good deal for the Brewers without committing to a lot of years. I had wondered about Meche when I saw his name come up in trade talks as well, but I didn’t realize he was in enough of a ‘bad contract’ status to be traded for Suppan. I suppose it’s the prospects that matter – send them Salome, I’d be fine with that.

by Wayfaerer on Dec 5, 2009 3:02 PM CST reply actions

It's really not a bad contract for any team besides the Royals

2 years and 24 million for one of the best No. 2s in baseball. Sounds like a bargain to me. This is by far my favorite Brewer rumor of the offseason.

by Donald Driver on Dec 5, 2009 4:31 PM CST up reply actions

While I'm thinking of it

Say this deal happens. I know I’m several layers deep in speculation now, but if we get Meche (and ditch Soup), do you think it would be more prudent to sign one of the more expensive free agents like Wolf or Harden, or go after two potentially less-expensive ones like Duchscherer, possibly moving another starter in the process?

by Wayfaerer on Dec 5, 2009 3:05 PM CST reply actions

Interesting proposition.

Depends on how the front office views this coming season. Figure they want to go for it this year, then sign a big name. If they want to feel it out a bit, then go for the budget bin. I would almost say go ahead and try the budget bin option and hope something falls into their lap at the trade deadline or near the All-Star break. But I want to get to that point and we NEED pitching now. It is a catch 22.

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by Bush League All Star on Dec 6, 2009 2:32 PM CST up reply actions

Is this rumor based in anything other than it making sense?

I’d do it in a second, it makes a ton of sense, but I don’t see it happening.

by warwick5s on Dec 5, 2009 5:18 PM CST reply actions

I thought I saw something on mlbtr the other day about the Royals taking calls on Meche

Or maybe it was that they expect to take a lot of calls on Meche after the FA market dries up.

Suppan won’t be involved in this deal, though.

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by tcyoung on Dec 6, 2009 12:05 PM CST up reply actions

Why would the Royals want Suppan?

by TheJay on Dec 5, 2009 5:25 PM CST reply actions

they wouldn't. they might want to save those $$ in 2011 tho.

by Mykenk on Dec 5, 2009 5:34 PM CST up reply actions

No way that goes down

Meche in exchange for a decent prospect or with us taking on the salary would be good with me, though.

E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).

by Jordan M on Dec 5, 2009 5:40 PM CST up reply actions

You think the Royals are really in such salary dump mode

that they’d go for that?

Dayton Moore doesn’t seem to be the brightest bulb, though. Maybe he’d take Smokey off our hands for Meche.

I don’t have a category for "washed-up guys who may or may not be dominant big-league closers sometime soon."

~Jeff Sackmann

by Charlie Marlow on Dec 5, 2009 11:46 PM CST up reply actions

as much as I'd like this...

…hey, it’s a guy whose name reminds me of a Philip Roth character, at least that ’s mildly interesting….

but I don’t think Dayton Moore is that faily to want Suppan. then again this is the same team that thinks Willie Bloomquist is an outfielder and lets Brian Bannister unofficially coach the starting pitchers in stats, so who knows

by morineko on Dec 6, 2009 12:07 AM CST up reply actions

I was really more trying to expand on Jordan's idea

of trading a prospect for Meche. Jeffress is close to smoking his way out of baseball, but he’s obviously got loads of talent.

I’m with you, though. I highly doubt the Royals want to get significantly worse next season by trading Meche for Suppan.

I don’t have a category for "washed-up guys who may or may not be dominant big-league closers sometime soon."

~Jeff Sackmann

by Charlie Marlow on Dec 6, 2009 12:15 AM CST up reply actions

reminds me of a maker of beef stew

by the same company that makes Spam.

by PagsBrewCrew on Dec 6, 2009 8:29 AM CST up reply actions

If only

this could happen. All I’d need to know is that Gil Meche doesn’t tend to yield leadoff dingers in games I attend (which, sadly, I cannot say for Jeff).

You've got a couple screws missin' up in your toolbox, if you think that you'll stop this man from hittin' moonshots.

by hawing on Dec 5, 2009 11:20 PM CST reply actions

Either way...

the Brewers need to make something like this happen. Move Salome, move Hart, move Gamel if you have to, and do your very, very best to move Suppan. Buy one and trade for one and we’re looking good for the postseason.

by Wayfaerer on Dec 6, 2009 3:05 AM CST reply actions

Um. what?

by Mykenk on Dec 6, 2009 1:04 PM CST up reply actions

he wants to buy salome. would make a good gnome for above the fireplace.

by PagsBrewCrew on Dec 6, 2009 2:34 PM CST up reply actions

This is a lesson.

Don’t drink and comment. moves back to the shadows

by Wayfaerer on Dec 6, 2009 3:22 PM CST up reply actions

I say do whatever it takes to get Meche

My outrageous idea is to offer to pick up a large portion of Soup’s salary instead of giving them prospects. There’s no way Moustache does that though, so I’m not averse to giving up people like Lorenzo Cain or Angel Solome who we don’t have much use for. You know what’s funny is that before last year the Meche signing was considered a really prudent one by the Royals. One injury-plagued season dropped opinion that much? Ouch. Still though, it’d be nice for Meche to get some run support. How much better do you guys think he’ll do pitching in the N.L. for the first time?

by Donald Driver on Dec 6, 2009 10:56 AM CST reply actions

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