Giants get Beltran

Post #1 » by **TheLowlySquire** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 7:28 pm

Probably for Zack Wheeler, #35 in Baseball America's top prospects list.

I'll withhold judgement until after I see him play, but I'm sad that the Giants are giving up such a good prospect for a soon to be FA.

Dr Positivity · Post #2 » by **Dr Positivity** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 7:56 pm

Good deal for both teams IMO

This is good for the Giants not only because they need Beltran, but because the Phillies and Red Sox don't get him and SF could very well have to beat them. So it could be a pretty big swing between having Beltran and one of those teams having him in a series

Pharmcat · Post #3 » by **Pharmcat** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:14 pm

another terrible trade made today

why are the giants giving up a prospect for a rental in which they get no compensation picks if he leaves in the FA since he cant be offered arbitration per his contract?

Post #4 » by **craig01** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:55 pm

Just that desperate for a bat?

Post #5 » by **Nolan** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:11 pm

The Giants gave up too much for a rental. Beltran's going to help them, but unless they resign him this deals going to look pretty bad in a few years.

Post #6 » by **TheLowlySquire** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:41 pm

craig01 wrote:Just that desperate for a bat?

Incredibly desperate. We definitely gave up too good an arm for a 35 year old upcoming FA, even considering all our hitting problems.

Nolan wrote:The Giants gave up too much for a rental. Beltran's going to help them, but unless they resign him this deals going to look pretty bad in a few years.

Well, that and winning the WS this year. Which is what Sabean aims to do. Even if he did give up too much.

Wavy Q · Post #7 » by **Wavy Q** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 12:00 am

Pretty torn on the trade, we'll see what happens.

RaisingArizona · Post #8 » by **RaisingArizona** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 12:38 am

they scared about the dbacks catching them

J-Rich- · Post #9 » by **J-Rich-** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:10 am

with this trade the Giants already won the 2011 WS so it was worth the price

treiz · Post #10 » by **treiz** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 11:09 am

So chuffed about this as a Mets fan. Was hoping we could somehow steal Bumgarner as well, but that's just me pushing my luck.

Alderson with a great trade for us.

Post #11 » by **Stanford** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 3:22 pm

J-Rich- wrote:with this trade the Giants already won the 2011 WS so it was worth the price

lol

GswStorm3 · Post #12 » by **GswStorm3** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 6:20 pm

treiz wrote:So chuffed about this as a Mets fan. Was hoping we could somehow steal Bumgarner as well, but that's just me pushing my luck.

Alderson with a great trade for us.

Tell me you're joking? :lol:

treiz · Post #13 » by **treiz** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 10:08 pm

GswStorm3 wrote:
treiz wrote:So chuffed about this as a Mets fan. Was hoping we could somehow steal Bumgarner as well, but that's just me pushing my luck.

Alderson with a great trade for us.

Tell me you're joking?

No not really, hence why I said steal Bumgarner.

J-Rich- · Post #14 » by **J-Rich-** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 4:03 am

You'd have to give up at least 2 A prospects plus Wright and Reyes along with Beltran if you wanted bumgarner

Philly KDub · Post #15 » by **Philly KDub** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:57 am

The Phillies look even better trading for Hunter Pence. Sure, the Phillies gave up more than the Giants did but Hunter got 2 years left on his contract. He will be a Phillie for awhile while Beltran's future remain uncertain. Beltran doesn't solve the Giants' offensive woes. They still got holes to fill in their lineup

Huuminh · Post #16 » by **Huuminh** » Fri Sep 2, 2011 5:13 am

I think it was a good move for the Giants. A prospect is just that - a prospect. Beltran is a sure thing.

trwi7 · Post #17 » by **trwi7** » Fri Sep 2, 2011 5:20 am

If Beltran is a sure thing, why has he sucked in San Francisco?

Post #18 » by **TheLowlySquire** » Fri Sep 2, 2011 2:57 pm

The offense has gotten so much worse since Beltran joined the team. Giants FO got raped in all their trades this season.

RIPskaterdude · Post #19 » by **RIPskaterdude** » Sat Sep 3, 2011 8:08 am

TheLowlySquire wrote:The offense has gotten so much worse since Beltran joined the team. Giants FO got raped in all their trades this season.

Jeff Kepp was a good trade.

RaisingArizona · Post #20 » by **RaisingArizona** » Mon Sep 5, 2011 4:11 am

lol, giants