Mixed signals on DeRosa deal
There continue to be mixed signals regarding the rumored trade that would bring Cubs super utility man Mark DeRosa to the Phillies.
Mixed signals on DeRosa deal
Paul Hagen
Paul Hagen reporting from the winter meetings ...
UPDATED, 5:56 p.m.
ESPN’s Steve Phillips has reported that a three-sided deal that would bring Cubs infielder-outfielder Mark DeRosa to the Phillies could be imminent.
The former Mets general manager-turned-broadcaster said the Phillies would part with either lefthander J.A. Happ or righthander Carlos Carrasco plus top infield prospect Jason Donald.
They would be packaged with two Cubs prospects, outfielder Felix Pie and third baseman Josh Vitters and veteran righthander Jason Marquis and sent to San Diego for righthander Jake Peavy.
The Cubs would also sends cash to help offset the $9.875 million Marquis is scheduled to make in 2009.
Phillips, however, did hedge his report. “There’s a chance it could get done later today,” he said. “Or not at all.”
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Earlier, there continue to be mixed signals regarding the rumored trade that would bring Cubs super utility man Mark DeRosa to the Phillies.
One insider said this afternoon that DeRosa remains the Phils' top priority – he could play second base until Chase Utley is ready to return from hip surgery and then could be at least a platoon player in left field – with Twins infielder Nick Punto as the back-up plan.
However, a highly placed Cubs source insists nothing is going to happen. “We’re not trading DeRosa,” he said flatly.
After spending a couple of days doing background checks on Twins outfielder Delmon Young, the 23-year-old former No. 1 overall draft choice of the Rays apparently remains on the Phillies radar, although a source said that’s not a front-burner issue at the moment.
Yes! This means our target on the Cubs is a crappy pitcher like Jason Marquis! At this point, I'm just hoping Ruben doesn't turn us into an 81 win team— HappyPete- Sign MANNY— L1Monte
- Sign MANNY— L1Monte
- Ruben isnt smart enought to sign manny.— prez_beck
- Keep Donald as utility man. Forget about the Puntos of the world. They have no upside.— mick314
- Let's hope Ruben's too smart to sign Manny. Who needs that mess? I'd rather have Delmon Young. At least he's cheap and you can bench/waive him if/when he becomes a problem.— B in DC
- Ruben is too smart to sign Manny. Avoid him like the plague. Keep the team pretty much as is. Sign a pitcher or two, maybe add a decent bat but do NOT sign Manny. It will set this franchise back years.— echosmyron
- No Punto, No to Marquis....stick with the kids, spend the money on Lowe and pick up a right handed hitter to platoon in left.— jss31
- Delmon Young + Lowe = Back-to-back championships
- I don't think the phillies do anything it's looking more and more that amaro is just selling us a bit of goods— baseballdad1
- Now that the Brewers have lost CC, do you think they'd trade Braun for Happ? Wouldn't seem as bad to lose Happ if we got a quality player in LF....Or should we forget about LF and concentrate on pitching, too...— gbrettfan
Comment removed.- Brewers will not trade Braun. First Off he is a stud and they will build around him for years to come. You would need to trade a upper level major league player to get a guy like Braun. Would be pretty sweet though!— BillF1sher
- You would need 10 Happs to get Braun. Braun is a star that is the cornerstone of that franchise. Happ is about to be a 26 year old who has been in the majors for 5 minutes and may or may not be decent. Also, not sure why we would help the Cubs set up an incredible rotation to get a "super utility player" who has never been a full timer in the majors at age 34.— Captain
- Don't get your hopes up....Too many arbitration eligible players on this roster for us to make a splash at the winter meetings this year. Howard, Hamels, Victorino and Blanton will all receive significant raises and easily cover, if not exceed, the salaries coming from the departures of Moyer, Burrell and Gordon. In the end, we'll probably sign some journeymen utility player. and probably a veteran pitcher or two to minor league contracts (with incentives of course) to bolster the back end of the rotation and act as insurance policies should some 4-5 combination of involving happ, kendrick or carrasco flop. just keep your fingers crossed that this signing works better than our kris benson experiment this year.— mdriban
