Brewers Eye Royals' Bannister?
by Eli Greenspan on Jul 24, 2009 8:49 AM EDT
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PrintThe Royals have been scanning the market for starting pitchers, scouting Indians pitcher Cliff Lee and Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay, One, Royals pitcher Brian Bannister, could be an attractive trade chip because of his friendly contract and above average numbers so far this season.
The Brewers are gearing up for a late season playoff run, putting pressure on the Cardinals and Cubs to make a move. The Cardinals are scanning the market for an upgrade, showing interest in All-Star outfielder Matt Holliday. The Cubs, on the other hand, have been relatively quiet on the trade market. If the Brewers add a front of the rotation starter, they would put themselves in position to improve their position in the division standings.
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over on BCB yesterday
I said:
And Bannister is a lot like Parra in that although a little more expensive, has a few years of control left in him. He has a bit more value than Parra at this stage (using Sky Kalkman’s TVC) I would put it at $19.5 million. And the Royals probably dont simply want to swap Parra for him straight up (there would probably have to be a throw in as well (someone down in the 20-30 range of Brewer prospects), so that means they would probably want prospects straight up to deal him. So to get Bannister you are probably talking about Salome or Lawrie and also Cain as well as a guy like Scarpetta.
A little less expensive than Lee or Halladay, and probably more bearable on the long term health of the Brewer farm system.
In the end, I think Melvin is just grasping at whatever passes his desk to give the appearance that he is trying. Even with Bannister, as with Halladay or Lee, they only get to about 85 wins. Its going to take at least 88 to win the division.
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