Report: Pence deal to Giants 'in place'
KPIX, a television station in San Francisco, is reporting that the Giants "have a deal in place" for Phillies outfielder Hunter Pence. However, Giants vice president Bobby Evans said in a text message that there's "no truth to the rumor" the Giants have a deal in place for Pence.
Report: Pence deal to Giants 'in place'
Daily News staff
KPIX, a television station in San Francisco, is reporting that the Giants "have a deal in place" for Phillies outfielder Hunter Pence. Giants vice president Bobby Evans reportedly denied the report in a text message, saying that there's "no truth to the rumor."
But sources tell Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com that, although no agreeement has been reached, the Giants and the Phillies are indeed discussing a deal.
Pence, 30, is hitting .268 with 17 home runs and 59 RBI. Should there be a trade, the Phillies could bring up Domonic Brown from the minor leagues.
The Phillies are expected to become sellers after a weekend sweep at the hands of the Atlanta Braves effectively eliminated them from playoff contention. The MLB trade deadline is 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Comments (99)
I really thought the original Pence deal was a schizophrenic one. It seemed like they were looking for a key piece to put them over the top, but went after Pence because they could control him (and over pay him thanks to arbitration) for two more years. The problem is, the only guy that could effectively be the key piece in a tough situation out there was Beltran. Because of his undisciplined approach, Pence is an easy out in key situations. Imagine being a strong pitcher and the heart of the opposition line up is Howard 'protected' by Pence. You know those guys will swing at anything under duress. Anyone remember Carpenter in what should have been a tight, pressure packed, game 5 laughing at Howard for chasing his garbage? That said it all.— jtj06- Really that about sums up Pence: He hits very well as an individual but he doesn't necessarily help your lineup as a whole. His fielding was also worse than I expected this year. He's a good player but when you see a guy like Ryan Braun not making over 10m until 2015 you have to consider the cost/benfit. The biggest issue with trading him is getting another solid RH bat in the lineup. — s
- Amaro always makes a big splash, so don't be surprised when he trades Lee to Texas for a package including Mike Olt...— Napa818
- No doubt that expert sonnybuoy01 was on here saying how bad Pence was last year. And a big Ed Wade fan to boot. Right, loser.— PhillySubsMac
- I agree trade Howard. He is light years worse than Pence. He is feast or famine, leaning heavily towards famine. I'd rather have a clean up hitter that cleans up and not always looking for the big-fly. It would take a lot of money off the books, could get a third baseman and the void at first could be filled with lots of the bench guys for the rest of this year.
Howard isn't going to get better over time. Pence, he is bound to recover. Obviously he has worth if teams are after him.— BillBrasky - Who exactly is lining up to take on Howard's contract? Plus, he's only 3 weeks off an extended DL stay for a ruptured Achilles. Sorry, but no one's going near that. — s
- If this is the case, it may be a smart, practical move. Pence game has several non-championship caliber holes. His value is magnified by the marginal performers around him. Love Pence's enthusiasm and apparent team approach...but unwise to rebuild a top notch core around him. Let's just hope that the returns in personnel are not addition by subtraction. Projected money that Pence will command is no doubt a factor, but Phils need to obtain meaningful personnel value asap.— leecee
- What a great idea, Keep Rollins and get rid of Pence. Idiots— Kcsplash
- So what happens to those who have tickets to Hunter Pence Bobblehead Night?— MASTERNC
- The Rangers will not sniff Lee without starting with Olt,...That wa a nice thought too!!,...though— SyddBarrett
- It's easy to see who grew up in the fantasy league era. The proposed trades you a**holes suggest are deals that even the most drugged of GM's wouldn't make. Trade Howard, Rollins, Mayberry, Pierre..... These people would get you nothing or have salaries that nobody else would even come close to paying. They're all on down years, so we should dump salary, right. Not the NFL, idiots, where you cut a guy and owe him nothing. And why would you only get prospects for Lee? He is under contract for a couple years yet, so you get major leaguer for major leaguer. You people are as stupid as Cholly and Rube for getting us into this mess.— cuyatm
- rollins is a 10 and 5 man he is not going anywhere unless he approves the trade, deal with it, again if pence can be dealt let him go if package is right.— only 9
- I like Pence. He's not a star but a nice supporting player who puts up good numbers. Hopefully they'll get something good for him if it happens.— AvoidSundanceVacations
- @only9 is correct about Rollins. Even if the Phillies wanted to trade him and had a taker Rollins can say "no" to any trade due to playing 10 years and playing 5 with the Phillies. I don't see Rollins okaying any trade. Maybe there's a remote shot of him approving a trade to the Bay area (his hometown) but that really limits the potential players.
Pierre has a possibility of being trades. Reports have some teams asking about him. I don't think he brings much in return but if he brings anything, the Phillies will probably make that trade.
Reports are also saying it's possible to move Blanton and that Lee is in play. We'll see how much of that is pure fantasy soon enough. I think there's a decent chance of a Lee trade and I think Blanton, like Pierre, is gone if the Phillies can get anything at all in return.— s - Bring up D. Brown (again)? Now theres a great move. Great for the payroll maybe, nothing more. Excuse me while I cancel my season tickets for 2013.— Borkey
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