Derek Lowe and Matt Kemp for Cano?

[teknetic]

Except there isn't anything that I would want from the Dodgers....

What? asides from the Rays, they probably have the best collection of young talent you could try and pry away in a trade. The only I trade for him is if we get Kershaw/Bills + Kemp (and I don't think they'd trade either pitchers) otherwise, I laugh and walk away.

He's an elite hitter when he has his head straight.

[Snatch Catch]

Cano for LaRoche and Billingsley.

Thoughts?

[hatfieldms]

Only his BA? What about his power for the position?

He had the highest slugging % for AL 2nd baseman in 2006 and 2007.

BA...BB...SLG. Cano is elite for his position in 2 of the 3. Then you throw in the fact that he is one of the elite defenders at his position.
We would be absolutely insane to trade him.

Agreed.

[YESSIR!]

Cano isn't going anywhere. Just sayin.

[Roberto Kelly]

C Bills is very underrated...on the verge of ace status IMO.

[THEBOSS84]

Cano for LaRoche and Billingsley.

Thoughts?

Negative sir. And I LOVE Bills.

[Snatch Catch]

Negative sir.

...Why?

[Snatch Catch]

I said it about a year ago or so, and I'll day it again:

Billingsley is what we want Hughes to become. He's right on that path, and very far down it. He'll be 24 next week.

[THEBOSS84]

...Why?

Cano brings more to the table over 162 games than Bills does. LaRoche is a big question mark. I said yesterday I'd trade Kennedy for LaRoche, but this is a whole 'nother animal.

[Ynkcpt23]

I said it about a year ago or so, and I'll day it again:

Billingsley is what we want Hughes to become. He's right on that path, and very far down it. He'll be 24 next week.

Billingsley is a stud. No doubt. That said, I agree with most of the posts here, unless LA gives us an unrealistic return there is no way in hell I'd let Cano go anywhere. Even when he was stinking it up offensively he's still super smooth in the field. And with our overall team defense we need him badly. Who do you replace him with? A-Gonz?? Please.

Oh yes, and GK is a freaking idiot.

[Snatch Catch]

LaRoche may never hit 35 HR, but he's got good power and in his 38 games at AAA this year (before being called up to the Dodgers) he had 37 BB to 14 K.

He's an OBP guy, similar to Youkilis. He's had such an eratic role since being called up (mostly as a pinch-hitter) and he hasn't had a chance to settle.

Some team is going to steal him from the Dodgers.

[THEBOSS84]

Regarding Billinglsey/LaRoche for Cano:

This is the exact trade I'd hope we'd make if we were the team trying to get Cano. We have young pitching, let's acquire young position players who can hit. LaRoche is chancy.

[montrealer]

who would play second?? i guess they would send kent back as a throw in, which sucks....

Jeter of course...A-Rod to SS..............

[teknetic]

C Bills is very underrated...on the verge of ace status IMO.

He's already the ace of that staff.

[JavyVazquezIsSick]

Would never trade Cano for Billingsley and LaRoche.

[27IsNext]

Cano for Kemp and Billingsly/Kershaw is a no-brainer.

But the Dodgers wouldn't do that, so forget about it.

[metalboy15]

Would never trade Cano for Billingsley and LaRoche.

I would consider trading Canó for Billingsley and Kemp.

Kershaw is off-limits.

[teknetic]

http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?c_id=la


I'd like to hang onto Cano, however.

[Yankee Tripper]

I would consider trading Canó for Billingsley and Kemp.

Kershaw is off-limits.

Cano + Kennedy for Billingsley + Kemp would help both teams IMO.

Yanks take the Washburn/Vidro deal that's on the table then pursure O Hudson as FA in off season.

I doubt it happens but I don't think it is a crazy idea.

[YASS]

Would never trade Cano for Billingsley and LaRoche.

If you had an adequate replacement for Cano at 2nd, I think you'd be crazy to pass on a deal like that.

Cano's a great bat, but the lack of plate discipline is a huge flaw in his game, and he doesn't seem to be on the road to getting better in that regard. It seriously diminishes his value, IMO. He could be a devastating offensive force if he could just stop giving away so many free outs. He's got worlds of tools, but even Pedroia (who has nothing but great hand-eye coordination) has a better lifetime GPA than Cano.

[ICEBERG18]

I'll wait until someone other than the NY Post has something legit on this.

[27IsNext]

If you had an adequate replacement for Cano at 2nd, I think you'd be crazy to pass on a deal like that.

Cano's a great bat, but the lack of plate discipline is a huge flaw in his game, and he doesn't seem to be on the road to getting better in that regard. It seriously diminishes his value, IMO. He could be a devastating offensive force if he could just stop giving away so many free outs. He's got worlds of tools, but even Pedroia (who has nothing but great hand-eye coordination) has a better lifetime GPA than Cano.

If Cano had Pedroia's approach at the plate, he'd be the AL's perennial All-Star at second base.

[Snatch Catch]

If Cano had Pedroia's approach at the plate, he'd be the AL's perennial All-Star at second base.

He'd likely be the the literal most valuable player in baseball, even better than Utley.

[YASS]

If Cano had Pedroia's approach at the plate, he'd be the AL's perennial All-Star at second base.

Agreed.

If you think Cano can make the necessary adjustments, see more pitches, and make the pitcher throw him his pitch, you hang on to him at all costs, because that player is a franchise hitter. He's not that guy yet, and he may never be.

[keg411]

Any package for Cano would START with Billingsley and probably would need to include at least one of Kemp/Loney/Martin/Ethier (obviously depending on the player, I'd expect more from the Dodgers). LaRoche hasn't been able to stay healthy and that is worrisome.

Billingsley is one of the most underrated pitchers in baseball hands down.

But I really don't want to trade Cano unless we got such a steal that it was disgusting.

[JohnnyDamonfan]

Hell, no! I'd settle for maybe Loney/Kemp for Cano or Kemp/ Broxton for Cano but not this. At least with Loney we could probably turn him in to a average second baseman. This deal will not and should not get done.

[Yankee Tripper]

Hell, no! I'd settle for maybe Loney/Kemp for Cano or Kemp/ Broxton for Cano but not this. At least with Loney we could probably turn him in to a average second baseman. This deal will not and should not get done.

Loney/Kemp for Cano would be a Yankee steal and I'm surethe Dodgers would laugh at such an offer but if it did happen I'll be playing 2B for the Yankees before James Loney.

Kemp/Broxton for Cano in a vacuum might be fair value but why on earth would the Yanks want another right handed short reliever?

[DEADSOX]

I've loved Cano ever since he's first come up. He has my favorite swing in all of baseball. He's sick right now as it is, just imagine how nasty he will be once he matures a bit? I say hell no, I want Cano on this team for a long time.

[R.V.47]

The deal itself would not work at all in the yankees favor. Lowe is good but isnt nearly worth Cano and Kemp, although an excellent prospect has not broken out say the way Cano did in his first 2 years.

[Vin R.]

What about Cano, Alberto Gonzalez and a prospect for Martin, Kemp, and Billingsly

[Snatch Catch]

What about Cano, Alberto Gonzalez and a prospect for Martin, Kemp, and Billingsly

Martin can't be dealt.

[just-blaze]

That's better.

I'm probably alone on this, but I'd want Billingsley more than Kershaw.

You're not.

I'm one of Cano's biggest supporters, but I would trade him for Billingsley and Kemp.

[Yankee Tripper]

I've loved Cano ever since he's first come up. He has my favorite swing in all of baseball. He's sick right now as it is, just imagine how nasty he will be once he matures a bit? I say hell no, I want Cano on this team for a long time.

Cano is my favorite yankee but looking at it without emotion if the Yankees got Billingsley & Kemp for him I'd have to do it.

Billingley is 23 year old stud who could be our #1 or #2 who isn't eligible for FA until after 2011 or 2012.

Matt Kemp is a 23 year old 5-tool outfielder who already posses a career 109 OPS+ can play CF for us until (if) Jackson is ready then be our corner outfielder afterwards. Like Billingsley he doesn't become a FA until after 2011 or 2012.

Why wouldn't you do this deal? It isn't like we would be trading Cano for a rent-a-player.

[THEBOSS84]

What about Cano, Alberto Gonzalez and a prospect for Martin, Kemp, and Billingsly

Talk about lop-sided. Unless of course the prospect we are sending is Joba...even still we'd have to add.

[Vin R.]

Talk about lop-sided. Unless of course the prospect we are sending is Joba...even still we'd have to add.

true, but what if the prospects were kennedy and a low level

[THEBOSS84]

true, but what if the prospects were kennedy and a low level

Martin is arguably more valuable than Cano alone. So basically it would then be Gonzalez and Kennedy for Kemp and Billingsley? I wish.

[JeffWeaverFan]

What about Cano, Alberto Gonzalez and a prospect for Martin, Kemp, and Billingsly

They would laugh at that offer.

[Snatch Catch]

Martin is arguably more valuable than Cano alone.

What?

A mid-round first round draftpick from this past draft is arguably more valuable than an All-Star second baseman?

Who's arguing, Charlie Manson?

[THEBOSS84]

What?

A mid-round first round draftpick from this past draft is arguably more valuable than an All-Star second baseman?

Who's arguing, Charlie Manson?

Russel Martin, ya know, the catcher.

Come on Snatch, give me more credit than that.

[Snatch Catch]

Russel Martin, ya know, the catcher.

That's even worse then.

I thought he was referencing Ethan Martin.

[yankeesrule2000]

I can see it now...Igawa and a prosepct to Seattle for Washburn and Vidro...

Cano to the Dodgers for Lowe and Kemp...

Vidro fills in for Cano at 2nd until we can get someone better at the end of the year...Kemp provides us with the Of bat that we need...and Washburn and Lowe let us say goodbye to Ponson and Rasner....

LOL

[ppa79]

If we got Billingsley/Kemp for Cano.

2009 Rotation
CC
Billingsley
Joba
Hughes
Pettitte

Trade Wang & Kennedy & Tabata for a stud outfielder like Holliday like most of you want.

2009 Outfield
AJ
Kemp
Holliday

[YanksFan1992]

Trade Wang & Kennedy & Tabata for a stud outfielder like Holliday like most of you want.

I wouldn't trade Wang for Holliday straight up, to be honest.

[THEBOSS84]

Wang for Billingsley...

Torre gets his grizzled vet.

[ppa79]

I wouldn't trade Wang for Holliday straight up, to be honest.

I would if we got CC and Billingsley.

[Brick Tamland]

If we got Billingsley/Kemp for Cano.

2009 Rotation
CC
Billingsley
Joba
Hughes
Pettitte

Trade Wang & Kennedy & Tabata for a stud outfielder like Holliday like most of you want.

2009 Outfield
AJ
Kemp
Holliday

Why would the Dodgers trade Billingsly and Kemp for Cano?

[ppa79]

Why would the Dodgers trade Billingsly and Kemp for Cano?

We are speculating. Because we would never trade Cano for Kemp and Lowe.

[teknetic]

Talk about lop-sided. Unless of course the prospect we are sending is Joba...even still we'd have to add.

Joba and Cano wouldn't be enough for that package? how?

[Yankee Tripper]

Why would the Dodgers trade Billingsly and Kemp for Cano?

Ned Colleti is a moron and Joe Torre is the manger?

[THEBOSS84]

Joba and Cano wouldn't be enough for that package? how?

Billingsly, Kemp and Russel Martin is a better package than Joba and Cano. Take off the pinstriped glasses.