re: MLB Trade Deadline Deals and Rumors:

Lee's not an elite prospect anymore. If they were to give up Beltre and take on Either or Kemp along with it, the Dodgers would have to give up even more compensation. Beltre should be able to net a blue chipper and a 2nd really good prospect(with the typical fillers on the back end)... add in Kemp or Either, you're looking at 3 A/B prospects.

Lee ranked #4 prospect for the Dodgers.... That is elite IMO
He is Triple A at 22 which still rather young and having issues which helps him lose some luster but he is still a #2/3 pitcher IMO.....

He is someone who could possibly contribute as early as next year though..... Rough year this year but he hasn't been Mark Appel either... He still has a great deal of value

Rangers need pitching that is obvious and a 3B is they dealt Beltre. So Lee, Anderson/Withrow/Reed/Garcia, Dodgers paying 75% of a Either/Kemp contract or including another prospect maybe one ranked 20-30 should be enough

I don't think the Dodgers trade Kemp as a salary dump... they will find an suitor who they can sell Kemp off to as an asset. Of course the contract comes into play, so I could see them tossing in a Zach Lee to lighten that blow.

If they trade Ethier, the Dodgers will probably just agree to absorb the majority of that money.

Either way, I don't see them moving Kemp/Ethier and Seager or Pederson for a few years of an aging Beltre. I think to trade them, they need a younger guy who they can control for a few years. Pederson is a wild card since their OF is so crowded. They could deal him and a throw in possibly. Dodgers are always in win now, so i could see that.

As it stands, they think Seager will move to 3B and won't take long to get up to the bigs. I think we may see Alex Guerrero come up and be their 3B for the immediate future until Seager is ready.


ETA: And I agree, Lee is not a top prospect. I don't even know how he's in AAA. Dodgers paid him huge money and promoted him without him showing shite

3.22 ERA in double A as a 21 year old, 131 strikeouts in 142.2 innings.... I see how they promoted him

I can see Lee headlined in a deal for a reliever like Papelbon... but not a player of Beltre's caliber.

Beltre's age certainly plays a factor... but I don't think it's as big as it's made out to be. It would be different if he were showing signs of decline... but he's not. I feel he still holds premium value which we will agree to disagree.

I do think Beltre can bring a nice haul. I just don't think the dodgers would trade any of their big 3 for him.

I could see a team like the Yankees being in play. They do not mind throwing around prospects. Even though they don't have that big name, they could send a few to Texas, which would probably be a better deal for the Rangers anyway.Two or three of something like Sanchez, Severino, O'Brien, Ramirez, Montgomery, maybe Banuelos if people still value him.

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Rangers need pitching that is obvious and a 3B is they dealt Beltre

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The nice thing about not trading Beltre is that the end of his contract coincides with the supposed promotion plan of Gallo to the majors. I think that's another reason they do not want to trade him so they don't have to waste money on a stop-gap 3B.

Like I said before, the Rangers are asking for a lot because they do not want to trade him. What they are hoping is that some team grossly overpays for him, otherwise they want to see him in a Rangers uniform next year.

Maybe I should have been more specific rather than lump you two together. We are much closer in view.