A Look At The Dodgers, Padres Failed Blockbuster

by Matt Buggenhagen on Jul 31, 2009 8:58 PM EDT

The Padres may have pulled off one blockbuster deal when they sent former Cy Young Award winner Jake Peavy to the White Sox, but according to John Heyman of SI.com, the Padres were also talking to the Dodgers about an even bigger blockbuster that ultimately failed to go through.

Lets have a look at the proposed deal.

Dodgers:

1B- Adrian Gonzalez

RHP- Heath Bell

Padres:

1B- James Loney

C- Russel Martin

2B- Blake DeWitt

RHP- James McDonald

SS- Ivan DeJesus

Now as we know this deal never went through, so in the end it's all a moot point, but considering we're winding down on the evening I thought it would be fun to listen to the debate over this proposed deal.

Good deal? Bad deal?

Let's hear what you guys think.

Poll

Hypothetically speaking, which team would have got the better end of this deal?

Dodgers

204 votes

Padres

318 votes

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I wonder if this was a real deal

Or just Heyman blowing smoke. That would have been one crazy trade.

by Brendan Scolari on Jul 31, 2009 9:21 PM EDT reply actions

If it happened

As a Dodgers fan, pissed or happy?

by Matt Buggenhagen on Jul 31, 2009 9:43 PM EDT reply actions

I think talent wise it’s a huge win for the dodgers. However besides a pretty huge bullpen upgrade, what does this trade do for them? They have the NL West essentially locked down and don’t lack hitting at all with Mann, Kemp, and Ethier in the lineup. They would just be creating a hole at C. As the Tex trade last year proved acquiring a big time hitter guarantees you nothing in the playoffs, it’s all about who’s hot. He (a-gon) certainly makes them the favorites through 2012 though and if they extended him it’s a huge win. I can’t imagine the Pads would settle for this though, no Elbert, Ethan Martin, or Lindbolm? I’d insist on adding two of those to the offer that Heyman said was on the table

by McCann's the Man on Aug 1, 2009 12:05 AM EDT reply actions

I agree

that deal just doesn’t scream, “Three times the asking price for Halladay!” to me.

Pete Rose was actually banned from baseball for teaching Jeff Francoeur how to play. He made up the gambling stuff to hide his shame.

by VivaLosBravos on Aug 1, 2009 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions

It w

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by The_Fan on Aug 1, 2009 1:41 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Sorry my phone messed up

It would wail. This would help the dodgers moe than Halliday though

Carlos Guillen, the Latino Nick Punto

by The_Fan on Aug 1, 2009 1:42 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

I would get a worse deal

’cause bell is one of my fantasy relievers

Go Huskies!

by Huskies1997 on Aug 1, 2009 12:11 AM EDT reply actions

Would be a blockbuser deal

Dodgers would get a good boost from him, howver it would have cost the dodgers too much. Would have benifites both teams very much, but the padres did enough seling this deadline, there fans are bound to be mad at the front ofice for trading away fan favorities, hopefuly the padres get ne ownership so their fanss don’t have to suffer much more of selling and losing

Carlos Guillen, the Latino Nick Punto

by The_Fan on Aug 1, 2009 1:41 AM EDT via mobile reply actions