Blue Jays Trade Napoli to Rangers for Francisco

turner10 · Post #1 » by **turner10** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:23 pm

from Rosenthal :

Ken_Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal
Source: #BlueJays set to trade Napoli to #Rangers for F. Francisco. No Guerrero to Texas. Napoli ABs at C, 1B, DH. #MLB

don't think i like this deal..francisco is a decent reliever but i like napoli better

CapeCrusader · Post #2 » by **CapeCrusader** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:23 pm

The Blue Jays are set to send Mike Napoli to the Rangers for Frank Francisco, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports

SargentBargs101 · Post #3 » by **SargentBargs101** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:24 pm

Reported on Twitter by Ken Rosenthal.

Don\t like it

JMH · Post #4 » by **JMH** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:26 pm

Source: #BlueJays set to trade Napoli to #Rangers for F. Francisco. No Guerrero to Texas. Napoli ABs at C, 1B, DH. #MLB

http://twitter.com/#!/Ken_Rosenthal

anyone know anything about Francisco?

SargentBargs101 · Post #5 » by **SargentBargs101** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:29 pm

Has to be more coming our way.

turner10 · Post #6 » by **turner10** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:29 pm

let's hope lol pretty awful if not...francisco is a decent reliever but jays could have gotten more for napoli probably

turner10 · Post #7 » by **turner10** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:31 pm

apparently it's frank and cash for napoli

"mlbtraderumors MLB Trade Rumors
Blue Jays confirm the deal: Frank Francisco and cash from the Rangers for Mike Napoli"

CapeCrusader · Post #8 » by **CapeCrusader** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:33 pm

If we weren't already deep in relief with all the offseason acquisitions then I wouldn't mind it. But I like Napoli and think he could be the John Buck of last year but better.

guvernator · Post #9 » by **guvernator** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:34 pm

This has to be a precursor towards a bigger move, else, it is a horrible trade for the jays.

J-Roc · Post #10 » by **J-Roc** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:34 pm

So he's our closer now?

CapeCrusader · Post #11 » by **CapeCrusader** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:35 pm

turner10 wrote:apparently it's frank and cash for napoli

"mlbtraderumors MLB Trade Rumors
Blue Jays confirm the deal: Frank Francisco and cash from the Rangers for Mike Napoli"

That makes more sense...

Post #12 » by **LittleOzzy** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:35 pm

Wow the Jays forum is getting busy.

We don't normally have 4 threads on one trade. Everyone is out looking for the next scoop, I love it.

CapeCrusader · Post #13 » by **CapeCrusader** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:36 pm

LittleOzzy wrote:Wow the Jays forum is getting busy.

We don't normally have 4 threads on one trade. Everyone is out looking for the next scoop, I love it.

Hahaha yeah and they were pretty much made around the exact same time.

SargentBargs101 · Post #14 » by **SargentBargs101** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:36 pm

I hope so

Post #15 » by **Geddy** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:39 pm

I wonder if AA is trying to get some extra funds in the budget for a big name player.

turner10 · Post #16 » by **turner10** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:41 pm

J-Roc wrote:So he's our closer now?

who knows, could be..him or rauch i assume

Michael Bradley · Post #17 » by **Michael Bradley** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:42 pm

Francisco is a good reliever, but Napoli brings much more value as a power hitting bat that can play multiple positions (CA/1B). That type of power is not easy to find, especially from a player who could catch a few times a week. Napoli in Texas is going to explode offensively. Francisco is probably the Jays closer at this point. I would imagine this means Frasor is gone (traded after being signed), otherwise there will be a huge logjam in the pen.

If cash is involved then it looks like a cost cutting move. Talent-wise, I would much rather have Napoli, and it's not even close. I guess Rogers really wants to save as much as possible this year. Or AA has something else in mind.

CapeCrusader · Post #18 » by **CapeCrusader** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:44 pm

At this point its a 3 man race for closer with Dotel/Rauch/Francisco. Not a bad situation of course, but still would of liked to see Napoli suit up for us.

Randle McMurphy · Post #19 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:45 pm

Well this is a really stupid trade. No other way to put it.

Randle McMurphy · Post #20 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:49 pm

Michael Bradley wrote:I guess Rogers really wants to save as much as possible this year.

More like save as much money as possible every year. Your discussion yesterday about Rolen made me realize just how cheap the Jays are. In two years, they've traded or waived their four best players (Halladay, Rios, Rolen, Wells), and before that, they didn't even try to go the extra mile to contend with them in 2008 and 2009. I really hope they re-invest all of this money on the 2012 roster, but the team has been saying 'next year" for quite a few seasons now, so who knows what to expect.