Colorado Demands for Jimenez Lowered, Will Yanks Bite?
By Frank Russo ~ July 28th, 2011. Filed under: Rumor Mill.
The Yankees are still exploring a trade for Colorado ace Ubaldo Jimenez. According to a source, Dan O’ Dowd has excluded Manny Banuelos from the negotiations and has asked for a package of Jesus Montero, Austin Romine, and two pitchers. One of those arms could be Dellin Betances.
The reason for the inclusion of both Montero and Romine is because the Rockies view Montero more as a first baseman. Romine’s inclusion is intriguing since they already have their own catching prospect Wilin Rosario at Double-A Tulsa. It’s never a bad idea to have depth at the catching position.
As I said in prior reports, some in the Yankees organization are curious as to availability of Jimenez. They wonder if there is a possible injury. Expect a contingency of scouts for his start on Saturday in San Diego.
July 28th, 2011 at 5:49 pm
Take away the first half of 2009, and Jimenez is a .500 pitcher.
He’s under team control til after the 2014 season.
He plays for a team who has contended for the postseason in recent seasons and actually made the postseason twice, and is maybe a player or two away from contending again.
He’s either injured or the biggest clubhouse cancer since Mike Greenwell.
Either way, he’s not worth mortgaging an already thin farm system.
Pass.
And if this isn’t enough, the Yankees will have scouts watching Eric Bedard’s start on Friday.
Sheesh..things really aren’t THAT bad, right?
July 29th, 2011 at 11:14 am
Who’s the source that said O’Down lowered the asking price to include Montero, Romine, and two pitchers?
If this is true, and the Yankees could get Jiminez (and keep him from the Red Sox) for Montero, Romine, Betances and Nova I think they should consider it. If they could somehow pry Montero’s name and Nova’s name out of the mix and add in Phil Hughes and Brandon Laird life would be perfect. They’d have Jiminez in the rotation, Nova as a great long-man or as a very solid starter, and would fill their Prince fielder fix with Montero next season. How could the Rockies turn down a package of Hughes, Romine, Betances and Laird? That’s better than Ranaudo, Middlebrooks, Wieland and/or Lavarnway by a ton and the Reds aren’t giving up Mesoraco or Chapman…
July 29th, 2011 at 4:32 pm
Ryan Kelley,
The “source” ia an executive with complete knowledge of the situation. Phil Hughes and Brandon Laird’s names have not come up in any discussion so far. The Red Sox really don’t have enough talent at the minor league level to give the Rockies.
July 29th, 2011 at 9:19 pm
DOD knew he wasn’t getting all 4. He’ll settle on sat for betances n romine
July 31st, 2011 at 2:13 am
Why would Rockies trade ubaldo jimenez
Ubaldo still has lots to learn some stuff
July 31st, 2011 at 2:22 am
That is a bad trade they could have traded Alex rodriguez or derec jeter for ubaldo Jimenez or Rockies would leave and ask redsox for David Ortiz redsox would not even think about it they would not dare to trade David Ortiz for ubaldo jemenez Rockies should keep ubaldo