Maicer Izturis to sign with Toronto

[Moonlight J]

Dammit -- wanted him for the Rays

http://t.co/Y7mW10Nq

[TranaGreg]

Cool. I thought he'd be good fit here. Should be able to put up some healthy numbers here (by his standards that is).

[BuckyBuckner]

Shoot, does that mean Hechavarria is a bench player again? Do you think they trade Escobar?

[Moonlight J]

Shoot, does that mean Hechavarria is a bench player again? Do you think they trade Escobar?

I think this is now a given. Hechevarria is the future & Escobar is an attitude problem

[BuckyBuckner]

I think this is now a given. Hechevarria is the future & Escobar is an attitude problem

Oh good, thanks. I drafted Hechavarria in the NFBC draft in Arizona.

[TranaGreg]

only concern is that I'm not sure what Escobar's trade value is ... if it's down because of his antics I could see the Jays starting the season with Escobar at SS, Hechevarria at 2B, Izturis backup MI, with Escobar being dangled to the first competetive team to lose a starting SS. Indications are they want Hechevarria to stay at SS but AA won't give up a decent starting SS in Escobar for nothing.

having said that I would expect Escobar is being actively shopped. At least I sure hope so. I just hope we get more than another MR for him ... seems to be what AA has been stockpiling ... at some point we need a package that can bring back a decent SP.

[Moonlight J]

you can have Niemann for Escobar

[TranaGreg]

you can have Niemann for Escobar

make it Hellboy & we'll call it a deal.

[Moonlight J]

make it Hellboy & we'll call it a deal.

he's going to AZ for Upton (dreaming)

[TranaGreg]

he's going to AZ for Upton (dreaming)

Upton, Escobar ... they're pretty much the same player ...