9:57pm: Another player is expected to be going with Lindsey to the Padres, tweets Rosenthal. One possibility, according to a tweet from Brown, is 23-year-old righty R.J. Alvarez.
9:47pm: A deal is being finalized to send Street to the Angels, tweets Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com.
9:18pm: The sides are indeed close, with second base prospect Taylor Lindsey expected to be part of the return to San Diego, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (Twitter links). Medicals have been exchanged, Rosenthal adds, which is obviously one of the final steps to a swap.
9:15pm: A deal could happen tonight, with talks currently at a “sensitive” stage, according to Scott Miller of Bleacher Report (via Twitter).
9:05pm: The sides are “getting closer” on a deal involving Street, but still have ground to cover, tweets Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports.
5:30pm: “Nothing is imminent” between the Angels and Padres regarding Street, reports Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register (via Twitter).
5:16pm: The Angels are one of several teams in on Street, and no deal has been finalized, tweets Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times.
5:00pm: The Angels are close to finalizing a deal to add closer Huston Street from the Padres, reports Jim Bowden of ESPN.com (via Twitter).
Los Angeles has indeed looked like a good fit for the 30-year-old righty. Certainly, he has more than justified his $7MM salary this year, with a 1.09 ERA on the back of 9.3 K/9 against just 1.9 BB/9. That also makes his $7MM club option for 2015 look quite attractive.
Will they catch the A’s?
The A’s have a much easier schedule in the second half. I doubt it.
Ranked second easiest schedule on an MLB Now graphic earlier today.
Whats the Angels schedule rank?
It wasn’t on there. They just showed the top 5 easiest.
Angels have 34/68 (50%) games remaining against teams that are at least .500 records.
A’s have 29/67 (43%) games remaining against teams that are at least .500 records. 22 of the 67 remaining games are against the Rangers and Astros.
wow that is a great move.IT would be nice if gyorko is packaged,but angels would need to trade a great prospect. Ex:lindsey,cron,calhoun
No way they trade Gyorko right after they signed him to an extension.
I know haha. Angels need a thirdbaseman
I wouldn’t go that far. Freese has been one of their best hitters since the beginning of May.
it seems like he’s always injury prone though. Can grant green play 3rd base?
He could but he is slightly below average defensively there.
Freese has as many nagging injuries as the next player. But he’s helped provide extra production at the bottom half of their lineup. Yet another reason they’re first in the AL in runs. They’re all injury prone. Some just are more or less fortunate than others.
true.Who’s the backup at 3rd base
John McDonald. Green is next on the list. If both were to go down, and they get desperate, Ian Stewart is in AAA. Luis Jiminez is also on the depth chart.
Calhoun is not a prospect… Cron is on the MLB team,
I meant those are some players they would have to trade.
there is no way that Calhoun goes anywhere. One of the best leadoff hitters in the game right now.
Lindsey or Cowart is the best possible outcome for the Friars. Angels arent moving major league pieces.
I don’t think the Padres are going to accept Cowart, a .220 hitting 2nd baseman who is repeating AA after hitting .220 last season for one of the better closers in baseball.
Cowart plays 3rd base.
Sorry, they don’t need a .220 hitting 3rd baseman.*
He’s been a top 50 guy pretty consistently.
Cowart hasn’t appeared on a Prospect list since pre-2013.
The best possible outcome for the Padres is that they trade with any of about 25 other organizations which are better matches for their needs.
Pass. That’s robbery, the pads need to move on to a diffrent trade partner
The Angels do not have a great prospect to trade. They have several moderately decent pieces.
Okay, nowwww it’s the Mariners turn to make a move.
An outfielder from somewhere. There’s plenty of options.
Is Street setting up Smith? How can they remove Smith when he’s not allowing baserunners when he appears?
Pretty decent pen they have going for them. Smith – Thatcher – Grilli – Street. Wonder who is in the deal.
You must not watch any Angel’s games. Outside of Smith, Morin and Jepsen have been the best relievers this season.
I’ve watched maybe 3 games this season and all in person, don’t get to watch many of their games this year.
– So going off my head who is on their team, but if these guys all play up to what they usually do then yeah pretty solid pen.
Good move for bullpen. I think they should pick up chase headley as rental.
They couldnt get Kennedy, I doubt they have enough for Headley, nvm Gyorko too…
I am wondering what we will be giving up?
Mike trout
Chaos in the streets. Disco Demolition night times a trillion
Chaos in the streets. Disco Demolition night times a trillion
The marketing team alone would riot from all the Trout hats.
Correction… Mike Trout’s socks.
Couldn’t have given up much, the Angels farm system is awful
There’s prospects, and then there’s major league ready talent. The Angels have much of the latter.
Awful enough to bring up Richards,cron,calhoun and now about to get street I’ll take that farm and they signed Newcomb today good day to be an angel fan
Richards and Calhoun haven’t been prospects for 2 years now
But were recently brought up within two years after still being ranked the worst farm
2013 was the first year their farm was badly ranked, The Angels have been consistently around 15th prior to that (2011, 2012)
2010 was the first year they were badly ranked. To an extent, they’ve defied those rankings.
Trouty20 certainly helped the 2011 and 2012 farm ranking
No he didn’t. Their system still was badly ranked because they weren’t developing the kind of good young starting pitching they brought up around 2005-2008.
Well they dropped from 15 to 30 from 2011-2103 according to BA, so I’d say he had some impact in that change.
The Greinke trade was the straw that broke the camels back.
Nope. Segura was never going to be on the Angels and Hellweg was a nobody until he went down for Tommy John surgery. They could’ve easily regrouped after Greinke walked, but they spent pitching money on Joe Blanton and Tommy Hanson.
I know they had no place on the team. I just meant that they fell into the “worst farm system” rankings after that trade.
Ahh I see.
Wrong. Richards has been up in down as recent as last season.
Richards exhausted his prospect status prior to that.
still doesnt matter their ranked low but keep developing quality players…… rj looks to be the closer of the future and lindsey looks good as of right now cowart needs to step it up and newcomb becomes their number one prospect as of today
You do know prospect is not an official word and just a short hand synonym for someone that is highly projectable?
There’s a point in time when you are no longer eligible for top prospect lists. They lost their rookie status.
130 abs for hitters and 50 IP or 45 days on the active roster for a pitcher.
Richards exhausted his prospect status prior to that.
From what is being posted, it looks like Cron is the sticking point. Padres saying no go without him heading deal.
AL West is the best division in baseball. So much talent. Even the Rangers have a ton of talent, just a lot of injuries too.
Make it happen! The final piece in the greatest bullpen overhaul since…
Cron is in the lineup tonight, so maybe they just traded Lindsey and an arm.
And Kole is there too so neither are gone. This is the best news ever.
Neither are gone because there is now no deal in place lol
What arm!?! lol The angels farm is so bad that they would have no decent arms you would want. unless you want a bullpen arm.
Just because their farm system is ranked low does not mean they don’t have any good arms. They still have their share of good performances from young pitchers in the minors.
RJ Alvarez, a reliever, would be a nice throw in for Street. But he couldnt be the headline of the deal.
He’s got a .035 ERA in AA. As an Angel fan I would not trade him at all.
Cron would be an overpay, he has proven (in limited time) that he is a good hitter and an every day major league player. Plus Dipoto said he doesn’t plan on trading away any of the big league club, that’s why they aren’t in on the bigger staring pitcher targets.
Padres owner and CEO said they were not planning on trading Street. You can even go watch the interview on their website. So maybe both were not planning on doing what they have to do to get a trade done. Not sure Angels have anything worth trading for a closer as good as Street if Cron is not included.
That’s interesting, I was not aware that that was the Pads’ position, seems like they would want to trade for value at this time. Anyway, I would think a decent prospect or two (though the Angels don’t have any really great ones) might do it. Street has a fairly high salary, so it’s not like he is free. I think most Angels’ fans would much rather keep Cron than trade for Street, especially since Smith has been excellent as a closer. We really don’t even need one, but never hurts to have another very good bullpen piece.
That doesn’t really mean anything but PR strategy. Helps to gauge who really wants Street. Angels have plenty of major league ready talent that can get this deal done.
Do these reporters try to contradict each other, or is everyone trolling us together?
There was no contradiction. The initial report was that they were close to finalizing a deal, and the second report said there was no deal. Both reports said basically the same thing.
Sounds like Mike is saying nothing is close, why say anything if that’s not what he meant.
If it’s not what who meant? No deal was reported by either reporter.
One reporter said a deal is close and the next reporter says no deal yet. My point is it sounds like the second report is saying a bunch of teams are still talking with the padres and no deal is close, which sounds like a contradiction of the first report.
Nevermind. We’re arguing over nothing. lol
See, Jim Bowden has ruined everybody’s day. We were being trolled
Says several Teams in on him.
There was no contradiction. The initial report was that they were close to finalizing a deal, and the second report said there was no deal. Both reports said basically the same thing.
Jim Bowden is the worst.
Can we somehow vote him off the island?
Amen.
He is actually not that bad. A little premature, but looks like this trade is going to be completed.
Jim Bowden trying to generate page views with unsubstantiated claims. Let me show you my shocked face
Why do I listen to Bowden? OMG, you’d think I would have learned better by now.
The Angels have nothing to offer… This will be interesting.
Neither does Jim Bowden!
Yes they do. If they didn’t they wouldn’t even be talking to the Padres about Huston Street.
RyanWKrol, you were right. I was wrong. I’m sorry.
Who? Not a player hitting .270 at the aaa level with 4 home runs more than half way through the season.
Because Addison Russell is raking it in the minors right?
Just curious when has Bowden ever been right about something like this? It may be time for them to consider another former GM as their “Insider”.
Actually he was right the whole time, and none of the later reports actually refuted what he said. Apparently the Angels and Padres have been haggling over the final agreement for the last two days, and that’s one reason why Kennedy was brought up in reports. Angels had their pieces ready, but were waiting on the Padres. That’s basically what Bowden was saying, but in shorter terms because he only has so much room on twitter.
IF: yarbrough,lindsey,jimenez,cowart,stewart
OF: Navarro,shuck,compana,delgado,fish
P: Kohn,roth,alcantara,brasier,rj alvarez,j.Alvarez,bedrosian
I am assuming that its take one of each for street
Lindsey is not in the lineup for the AAA affiliate. Hoping it’s Lindsey and Rondon we will see if he’s in the lineup soon.
only 2 that make any sense. Maybe Hunter Green??
boom.
Padres need to trade with a team that has talent. Either keep Street for next year and sign some bats in the off season or trade with a team that has a AAA prospect that can hit and hit with with power. Their are 28 other teams… The Angels don’t have squat in the minors…
Actually they do. Otherwise they wouldn’t be able to acquire Street or Thatcher. They have major league ready talent as well. Prospects are as volatile as any player. And despite the so-called rankings, the Angels keep coming up with productive players who fare better than some top draft picks.
Thank you Tim Brown! 🙂
Rumor has it a 3rd team is involved… Blockbuster in the works. Reason for the delay are health records, or PTBNL’s instead.
Angels get Street,Carlos Q.
Padres Lindsey,Norris,Goins,Cron,McGwire and so on.
Blue Jays get Headley,Kennedy
Why the heck would we want Carlos Q…. Sorry Cron is staying put.
If Cron was to be in it then Angels would ask for Carlos back to play DH. Staffer also in deal to Angels maybe or somebody not named Kennedy or Ross or Andrew C. that’s a Padres starter.
Just saying the Angels would not want anybody from the Padres starting staff other than Kennedy Ross or Andrew C. Cron is better younger and cheaper than Carlos G. Cron is an Angel and will be our first basemen when Albert Pujols is not able to play first anymore.
Good hall for him means Headley or another IF on the Move.
Surely the Angels, already with one of the worst farm systems in baseball, are not trading their top prospect for a reliever who as recently as last year was below replacement level. . . .
Streets 85 for 89 in save opportunities the last 3 seasons how is that below replacement level
Petco Park has a lot to do with it.
12 for 12 in save opportunities with no runs allowed in 13 innings pitched on the road, nice try.
Bring it on A’s. Angels are hunting after you guys with every move and with every win.
Good news for Tigers as they did not want Street. Looks like they can get either Joaquin (Soria or Benoit) now without a major bidding war.
Good news for Tigers as they did not want Street. Looks like they can get either Joaquin (Soria or Benoit) now without a major bidding war.
I don’t claim to know too much about Lindsey but just from doing some research around the web…the Padres really couldn’t have done better than that? Huston Street is probably the best closer on the market right now…I’m skeptical.
Plus I feel horrible for Joe Smith. The guy hasn’t given up a hit in 10 straight outings and the team is looking to replace him. I know you can never have enough arms and the Street pickup is good for the Halos but I just can’t help but feel bad.
Smith isn’t going to complain though. So why even care? Depth the important thing here.
If Lindsey is what Padres scouts feel is the best option for Street, then that’s what it is. Those guys know a lot more than us or Baseball America to know what is best for them in these trades.
Not necessarily. GMs make awful trades all the time, that even us amateurs knew were terrible at the time.
You should take a look at the Padres 1st round draft history for the past 25 years before you trust the Padres’ talent evaluation haha
especially with Omar Minaya running the show. The man’s drafting history is abysmal.
I don’t claim to know too much about Lindsey but just from doing some research around the web…the Padres really couldn’t have done better than that? Huston Street is probably the best closer on the market right now…I’m skeptical.
Plus I feel horrible for Joe Smith. The guy hasn’t given up a hit in 10 straight outings and the team is looking to replace him. I know you can never have enough arms and the Street pickup is good for the Halos but I just can’t help but feel bad.
The Angels have probably the worst minor league system in the game right now. I’m surprised they have the pieces to get the best closer in the game not named Kimbrel.
First of all, we don’t have the worst farm system. Second of all, the players we are giving up are some of the top talent we have. I am a little surprised if it is just Lindsey and another player but the Padres seemed to be in full-scale sell mode.
Pre-season they were ranked 27th on BA, 30th on BP, and 30th on MiLB. And now they’ve given up their top prospect, so I think there’s a great chance it will remain the worst next year.
kimbrel has more blown saves this year than street has had in the last 2.5 years. street is clearly the best closer.
The quality of minor league systems does not revolve around rankings by Baseball America. If they did, BA would be making these deals. Fans should be aware by now that the Angels continue to bring up productive players despite those rankings, and have plenty of major league ready talent.
It also doesn’t revolve around biased fans who think every prospect in their system is the greatest thing since sliced bread.
Omar Minaya and the group of temporary GM’s pulled a fast one on Jerry DiPoto. That kid Alvarez is a stud. A big time flame thrower. Said to be the next setup or closer.
Now the Padres have the motivation to trade Headley somewhere so Lindsay can play 2B and Gyorko can go back to 3B.
Now the Padres have the motivation to trade Headley somewhere so Lindsay can play 2B and Gyorko can go back to 3B.
Hmm, an unproven pitching prospect or one of the best game’s closers under signed through next season? I’ll go with the latter.
I agree, but I am a prospects fan. True that Street has a couple years left in the tank, but Alvarez was at double A. That’s normally the prime league where a lot of the september call ups occur. He would have been one of those extra 15.
I saw him pitch in Rancho and he was still wild, but all he needs was control and to make sure his breaking pitch is in order. A year later he was where he is now. I am not saying that Street wasn’t a good pick up, but compare the A’s bullpen to yours. You have like three set up men leading to Doolittle. Plus, you have had a number of your prospects up and down during the year. Grilli can set up, but what about your lefty specialist and your 6th inning guy? I say it’s a 50/50….
No offense, but being a prospect fan does not necessarily mean that they should just keep said prospects. Major league talent will always give teams a better chance to win.
None taken. I agree because we would need, if you and I were GM’s of one team, would want to mix young talent with veterans. That’s why the Yankees’ motto of getting everyone with money doesn’t work anymore. You need that balance to have a great shot of winning. I am just saying that the trade is going to be a big wave of that wand for it to work for the next two years. Your main prospect, Bedrosian, should replace Alvarez and you’ve seen how he’s done so far this year.
With a $7MM club option. Better than giving Grant Balfour a 2-year deal at $6MM, or Joe Nathan $7MM, or Jim Johnson $10MM…
I really like this deal for the Angels if they get Street. He’s an excellent bullpen arm.
Yeah, he will work out, but there’s more work to be done to that bullpen. Plus, I feel like you’ve thinned out your middle relief arms for the future by possibly giving up on Alvarez
Grilli, Thatcher, Smith, Street… That’s how you get deep into the playoffs.
Don’t overrate or overvalue prospects. This is not the A’s or Rays. This is the Angels, and they can afford to give up future arms for the Huston Streets, and then regroup via free agency, or additional trades, if they have to.
And teams like the A’s and Rays would do exactly the same if they had the money the Angels have.
Yeah, just like Addison Russell and McKinney for Samardjiza and Hammel? You want to overvalue? Everyone says Russell is a stud and they were willing to trade him for now, with the hope that Robertson develops in the future. A’s a small market making that big deal…. you say they don’t have money…. so why did it work?
Grilli got replaced by Melancon, Thatcher had been a reliever that did well vs. righties and Joe Smith does know how to close…then Street who has lots of experience. Make it to the playoffs first before you can go deep in it!
Omar Minaya and the group of temporary GM’s pulled a fast one on Jerry DiPoto. That kid Alvarez is a stud. A big time flame thrower. Said to be the next setup or closer.
I thought the Angels were loaded with closers before the season.Baseball is a funny game.