Any word about Rios trade rumours?

2009NBAChamps · Post #1 » by **2009NBAChamps** » Mon Apr 2, 2007 2:19 pm

I heard rumours during the off-season of trading him for pitching... more specifically to the Phillies for Myers

Any word on Rios' status as a Jay? Him and Vernon are my favourites on the team and I'd hate to give him up as he's a 5 tool stud who brings great defense and has a massive ceiling.

edited title, please read the rules on what you SHOULDNT put as your title; in fact, yours was the exact example I used :banghead:

wtb

evilRyu · Post #2 » by **evilRyu** » Mon Apr 2, 2007 5:47 pm

I love Rios man.. a potential 5-tool player in a couple of years.. Lots of people forget that he was an all-star last year!

I'd hate to lose him, and would use other alternatives to shore up the pitching staff.. though the Jays aren't exactly filled with prospects..

2009NBAChamps · Post #3 » by **2009NBAChamps** » Mon Apr 2, 2007 6:08 pm

LOL sorry about that... guess I made it in a rush ... I edited it again for clarity...

Griff83 · Post #4 » by **Griff83** » Mon Apr 2, 2007 6:39 pm

Id deal him for Brett Myers in a instant.

rdua · Post #5 » by **rdua** » Mon Apr 2, 2007 8:46 pm

Brett Myers is great pitcher, but to be honest I'd hate to see Rios go. I think he has potential to be one of most complete Jays players ever!

Also, we got him under our control for cheap for a few more years. I don't know Myers contract situation, but a pitcher of his calibre is going to command a huge salary. If Zito can command what he did, I can only see Myers commanding something in that ballpark.

Andrea>Dirk · Post #6 » by **Andrea>Dirk** » Mon Apr 2, 2007 9:03 pm

Rios is gunna be better than Wells! I'd only deal him for a blue chip prospect and something else.

Marmoset · Post #7 » by **Marmoset** » Tue Apr 3, 2007 1:21 am

I was very scared when I heard all these rumours last fall of trading Rios for "a solid #3 starter" and the like. He's got amazing potential and is already showing quite a bit of it, and I think you simply do not trade a guy like that unless the pitcher coming back is top-notch. With the demand for pitching out there, that simply won't happen, so I can't see any way I trade Rios.

Also, as rdua mentioned, he's fairly cheap contract-wise for now, and the importance of that can't be understated with the Jays' payroll pushing its upper limit.

arrow2knee · Post #8 » by **arrow2knee** » Tue Apr 3, 2007 1:51 am

no way you trade rios.

raps4life~ · Post #9 » by **raps4life~** » Tue Apr 3, 2007 1:52 am

if the jays trade rios they are complete idiots. JP has said hes not looking to trade this guy. rios has the potential to be a superstar. and we cant trade him unless its for some VERY GOOD YOUNG pitching. not mediocre, or old guys.

rdua · Post #10 » by **rdua** » Tue Apr 3, 2007 2:33 am

I think we all agree that no one wants to trade Rios for sack of balls. The question the original poster posed was if you would trade him for a good young pitcher in Brett Myers?