Rumorville: Justin Duchscherer
by roguejim on Jul 21, 2009 6:07 PM CDT
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PrintBuster Olney notes that Oakland, who quietly has put together one of the crappier records in all of baseball, may soon have another chip to trade: Justin Duchscherer (stats here). Sure, some might think that missing the entire season thus far with an injury to a pitching elbow is a so-called "red flag." However, when he's healthy, his numbers are good, such as his 2.54 ERA covering 22 starts last season. He's about to begin his rehab assignment, and could be ready to pitch in the big leagues in a few weeks. He's a free agent after this season, and would cost an aspiring team (who loses the Roy Halladay sweepstakes) about $1.3 million for the rest of 2009.
Olney mentions the Brewers because Doug Melvin had traded for Duchscherer (the more often you type his name, the easier it is to spell) in a past, pre-Brewers life.
(My question is, would he be off the DL by next Friday, the trading deadline? I'm pretty sure you can't trade injured players.)
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Injured players may be traded...
With the permission of the commissioner.
Well, there you go
I had no idea. Then again, maybe I’m thinking the NFL. I get a lot of the non-playing rules like that mixed up between the two sports.
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
I would have to think
He would come pretty cheap as well, with the injury situation and all…
BCB, the preferred above replacement level sarcasm supplier.
yeah, but....
trading with Billy Beane is never a fun exercise.
has anyone given this more thought? I think this was swept under the rug at first mention beause we were still worried about getting halladay and c. lee and making a push to get into the playoffs. While the playoffs aren’t out of the question, the area of emphasis has shifted to putting the best club on the field for 2010. This guy was an absolute beast last year. The A’s can’t be asking for a whole lot with the injury and his contract expiring at the end of the season. That leads to a few questions. What would it take to get him now? What would it take to get him in the offseason? What sort of contract do you give a guy who hasn’t played in a year. Wow, that makes him sound like Ben Sheets.
by LosinCatmansLove on Jul 30, 2009 8:44 AM CDT reply actions
Why?
Yes, the guy has good stuff when he’s healthy, but that’s a big IF, considering he still hasn’t had a rehab start yet. Probably the smart thing to do is to scout him during his rehab starts and see how he looks. Otherwise, they’re probably better off waiting until the off-season and pick him up as a free agent.
its a calculated risk
how many moves could you make right now, or in the offseason, that could net you a potential #2 guy. I don’t have a sense of what the A’s are asking, but when you add in all the mitigating circumstances I think his price would end up very appealing. Id throw a 10-15 rated prospect and someone close to a 30-50 to take the chance.
by LosinCatmansLove on Jul 31, 2009 1:19 PM CDT reply actions
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