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Giants get Beltran
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 7:28 pm
by TheLowlySquire
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.
Re: Giants get Beltran
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 7:56 pm
by Dr Positivity
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
Re: Giants get Beltran
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:14 pm
by Pharmcat
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?
Re: Giants get Beltran
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:55 pm
by craig01
Just that desperate for a bat?
Re: Giants get Beltran
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:11 pm
by Nolan
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.
Re: Giants get Beltran
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:41 pm
by TheLowlySquire
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.
Re: Giants get Beltran
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 12:00 am
by Wavy Q
Pretty torn on the trade, we'll see what happens.
Re: Giants get Beltran
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 12:38 am
by RaisingArizona
they scared about the dbacks catching them
Re: Giants get Beltran
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:10 am
by J-Rich-
with this trade the Giants already won the 2011 WS so it was worth the price
Re: Giants get Beltran
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 11:09 am
by treiz
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.
Re: Giants get Beltran
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 3:22 pm
by Stanford
J-Rich- wrote:with this trade the Giants already won the 2011 WS so it was worth the price
lol
Re: Giants get Beltran
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 6:20 pm
by GswStorm3
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?
Re: Giants get Beltran
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 10:08 pm
by treiz
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.
Re: Giants get Beltran
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 4:03 am
by J-Rich-
You'd have to give up at least 2 A prospects plus Wright and Reyes along with Beltran if you wanted bumgarner
Re: Giants get Beltran
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:57 am
by Philly KDub
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
Re: Giants get Beltran
Posted: Fri Sep 2, 2011 5:13 am
by Huuminh
I think it was a good move for the Giants. A prospect is just that - a prospect. Beltran is a sure thing.
Re: Giants get Beltran
Posted: Fri Sep 2, 2011 5:20 am
by trwi7
If Beltran is a sure thing, why has he sucked in San Francisco?
Re: Giants get Beltran
Posted: Fri Sep 2, 2011 2:57 pm
by TheLowlySquire
The offense has gotten so much worse since Beltran joined the team. Giants FO got raped in all their trades this season.
Re: Giants get Beltran
Posted: Sat Sep 3, 2011 8:08 am
by RIPskaterdude
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.
Re: Giants get Beltran
Posted: Mon Sep 5, 2011 4:11 am
by RaisingArizona
lol, giants