Trade talks: Augie Ojeda to the Rangers?

Though I've not seen anything formal, DBBP's The Shadow - who has proven fairly reliable before - is reporting the Rangers "are calling" about Augie Ojeda again. This was something previously mooted, but it was decided that Ojeda's versatility was more valuable for us.

However, that was before Tony Abreu showed he appears to be an credible back-up at short, and likely provides better offensive power than Ojeda. That, and the wobbly nature of some of our pitching, suggests deal potential may be higher now. The Rangers also lack depth at catcher, so perhaps Chris Snyder might become part of that trade?

It's all speculation for now, however, and there's no evidence talks have progressed any further than said "calling". For the moment, Rockkstarr13 can hold off on forming a mob with torches. But between that and the Bonser rumors mentioned by Pygalgia, the 25-man roster may not be as set as it seemed entering spring training.

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by BattleMoses on Mar 22, 2010 2:36 PM EDT reply actions

Number 12, you mean?

13 is bad luck ~

Okay…do I need to get ready for a Josh-Byrnes-Head-On-A-Chopping-Block-Fest yet?

I am NOT happy about this….

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by Rockkstarr12 on Mar 22, 2010 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions

I just figure you would burn down josh byrnes house.

and hope he was inside

by BattleMoses on Mar 22, 2010 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions

I am not an arsonist...

Tempting as it may be…

Now making a kewpie/voodoo doll of JB and sticking it full of pins I could probably do ;)

"AUGIE AUGIE AUGIE...OY OY OY!"

by Rockkstarr12 on Mar 22, 2010 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Hmmm

I wonder exactly who we could get back in a Ojeda+Snyder trade.

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by Turambar on Mar 22, 2010 2:36 PM EDT reply actions

Neftali Feliz

Easily. : )

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by Dan Strittmatter on Mar 22, 2010 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions

They just traded for a catcher from Milwaukee

So including Snyder is probably a no-deal.

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by kishi on Mar 22, 2010 2:40 PM EDT reply actions

Keeping Snyder

doesn’t bother me, for several reasons:
1) It’s nice to have the platoon option when facing a tough lefty. And, due to the physical strain of catching, a second catcher will see a good amount of playing time.
2) Due to last year’s injuries, Snyder’s trade value is lower than it really should be. If he plays healthy, he’ll be worth a lot more by the trade deadline.
3) While Miggy has a stronger bat, Snyder is stronger defensively. We’ll need that sometimes.
4) I’m not sold on Hester, and our other prospects aren’t ready yet.
So I’d only favor trading Snyder if we got a really good offer for him.

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by pygalgia on Mar 22, 2010 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions

I don't mind keeping Snyder around, either

Catcher really is one of those positions that you do need a good backup for, and Snyder and Montero are a pretty solid set of options.

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by kishi on Mar 22, 2010 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions

agreed on the trade thoughts

when he gets back to his average season he’s going to be valuable at the deadline for someone who is fooling themselves into thinking they are contenders. If there aren’t any takers, I’d love to keep him around if not for at least taekwondo value.

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by JustAJ on Mar 22, 2010 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions

I only disagree with you

Because I think Hester is awesom. Which would clearly change a lot.

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by Dan Strittmatter on Mar 22, 2010 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions

I like Hester, too,

but I’m not sure how much of that emotional attachment is based on his hitting a HR in his first career AB in the bigs?

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by DbacksSkins on Mar 22, 2010 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Rangers SS

RIght now, the Rangers only have Joaquin Arias as a backup SS to Elvis Andrus, and Arias is not much of an offensive threat. Players like Esteban German and Hernan Iribarren can play 2B and 3B, but probably not SS. I guess they could also use Michael Young at SS if they had to.

by Amit on Mar 22, 2010 3:04 PM EDT reply actions

Love to see Augie go

Because a utility Abreu would do wonders to keep the infield fresh without sacrificing offense.

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by JustAJ on Mar 22, 2010 3:18 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Augie

is still better defensively, though. The guy’s like a little groundball dustbuster.

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by DbacksSkins on Mar 22, 2010 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions

A Lot Depends on

What we can get in return. Augie is a valuable utility player, but we have a redundancy for that role. Abreu, Roberts, and Ryal make it possible to make a trade. The question becomes “what can we get for him?” Utility infielder’s don’t have a huge trade value, usually, but if he could bring pitching depth in return, it’s a trade that should be considered.

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by pygalgia on Mar 22, 2010 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Good call.

I keep trying to reset my password to "penis", but it keeps telling me "too short".

by DbacksSkins on Mar 22, 2010 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah

Roberts basically trumps Augie as uber-utility player, since while Augie offers better defense, Roberts can play any position out there.

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by kishi on Mar 22, 2010 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Roberts also has a much better bat

by BattleMoses on Mar 22, 2010 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Augie can do one thing that Roberts can't...

Augie can PITCH!

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by Rockkstarr12 on Mar 22, 2010 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah

But, see, we’ve already got about a dozen guys on the roster to handle that.

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by kishi on Mar 22, 2010 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions

How about be a BULLPEN pitcher?

We may need help in that department and Augie CAN relieve :)

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by Rockkstarr12 on Mar 23, 2010 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Uh, see

We’ve already got several people for that.

And if the game has gone badly enough that we’re putting a position player in the mound, it really doesn’t matter at all who is out there.

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by kishi on Mar 23, 2010 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, but...

If we put a crappy position player out there to pitch in an 18-2 game, and he gives up six runs, it’ll make our pythag worse. And you know how we hate that. So this is very important.

by Azreous on Mar 23, 2010 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Hehe....

we didn’t care about Pythag in ’07? Pythag was all BS back then…

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by DbacksSkins on Mar 23, 2010 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Tell that...

To both Steve Finley and Mark Grace ;)

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by Rockkstarr12 on Mar 23, 2010 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Okay?

Because that sort of proves my point, that you can just put out whoever to pitch.

You would have been much better to go with “Tell that to Josh Wilson and the Padres,” but that’s pretty much a freak instance that you would be fairly mad to base a decision off of. And Wilson has more pitching experience than Augie does, anyway.

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by kishi on Mar 23, 2010 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions