12/12: Mike Gonzalez
Posted by: Patrick
From George King:
Gonzalez's numbers are very good. Career: 155.2 IP in 168 games, 7-9, 28 saves, 2.37 ERA. With that said, you can't trade Proctor and Melky for him. A deal with Proctor is entertainable to me (even though it doesn't help our bullpen depth, i.e. RP for RP) being that Proctor is older than him and, as much as I like him, has only had one good year. But, I'm not down with dealing Melky in such a deal.
Via PSD.
Ideally, the Pirates would like Atlanta first baseman Adam La Roche, but the Braves have Bob Wickman to close and would likely spin Gonzalez. Enter the Yankees and Red Sox.
The Braves, who have Scott Thorman to replace La Roche, were very interested in Scott Proctor at last summer's trade deadline and haven't changed their opinion. However, since they would be giving up a 32-homer, 90 RBI bat it's likely they would want more than Proctor. Like everyone, they are high on Melky Cabrera but would the Yankees trade Proctor and Cabrera for a 28-year-old reliever who has never pitched a meaningful game after May and has spent his entire four-year career in the NL?
The Braves, who have Scott Thorman to replace La Roche, were very interested in Scott Proctor at last summer's trade deadline and haven't changed their opinion. However, since they would be giving up a 32-homer, 90 RBI bat it's likely they would want more than Proctor. Like everyone, they are high on Melky Cabrera but would the Yankees trade Proctor and Cabrera for a 28-year-old reliever who has never pitched a meaningful game after May and has spent his entire four-year career in the NL?
Gonzalez's numbers are very good. Career: 155.2 IP in 168 games, 7-9, 28 saves, 2.37 ERA. With that said, you can't trade Proctor and Melky for him. A deal with Proctor is entertainable to me (even though it doesn't help our bullpen depth, i.e. RP for RP) being that Proctor is older than him and, as much as I like him, has only had one good year. But, I'm not down with dealing Melky in such a deal.
Via PSD.
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