Rauch for Bonifacio?
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 22, 2008 5:41 PM EDT
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I guess Jim Bowden couldn't allow Ed Wade to top him in the huh factor today as this trade just went down:
Arizona acquired right-hander Jon Rauch from the Nationals on Tuesday in exchange for second baseman Emilio Bonifacio.
Wait. What? Rauch is a 29 year old with a really good contract in place through 2010 and excellent peripherals this season. Bonifacio is a 23 year old second baseman with wheels and leather but little pop although his IsoD have hovered around .050 the past three seasons.
Dealing Rauch isn't the big issue here, but dealing him for an incomplete second baseman and only an incomplete second baseman is. I just can't imagine this being the Nationals best offer, not when teams like the Red Sox, Rays, and Yankees are searching for bullpen fixes.
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Huh indeed.
Dan O’Dowd and Neal Huntington must’ve been quite dismayed when they heard about this deal.
by Peter Bendix on Jul 22, 2008 10:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If there's
one thing the Yankees don’t REALLY need, it’s a RP.
a bat? yes a SP? yes, a RP? not really.
by RollingWave on Jul 23, 2008 1:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Arizona
wins now, and wins later. What a bizarre trade for the Nats.
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
by NHZ on Jul 25, 2008 12:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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