In a deal that would fill the Angels' need for a power hitter but that would come with a steep price, the Angels and Chicago White Sox have discussed a trade that would send infielder-outfielder Chone Figgins and pitcher Ervin Santana to Chicago for third baseman Joe Crede and pitcher Freddy Garcia, baseball sources said Monday. The sources said no trade was imminent and other players probably would be included in any deal should negotiations progress.While it's not described as an imminent deal, Foul Balls can assure you that it's going to happen.
See, we went and bought ourselves a Joe Crede jersey last year, knowing full well what that meant.
His days in Chicago were numbered.
Any time we get anything related to a player on the White Sox, they're gone. It happened with Magglio Ordonez, it happened with Aaron Rowand, and now it's happening with Joe Crede.
Since Crede is our favorite player, we don't want to see him go, but at the same time we knew it was going to happen anyway. Joey Clutch will be a free agent after next season, and his agent is Scott Boras. As far as Boras' relations with the White Sox go, his name may as well be Jay Mariotti.
The part of the trade we love though is that part that involves the White Sox getting Ervin Santana. He's better than Garcia, he's younger than Garcia, and he's cheaper than Garcia.
Santana is 23 and has a career record of 28-16 with a 4.42 ERA after going 16-8 with a 4.82 ERA in 2006.
Chone Figgins could also be the answer to the leadoff spot in the lineup that the team needs after the debacle that was Scott Podsednik in 2006.
Speaking of which, we're going to eBay right now to buy that Podsednik shirt.....
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1 comments:
Crede is probably a little better all-around ball player than Figgins. However, Figgins is better at getting on base than Crede, which is an offensive need for this team, and Josh Fields is probably a better replacement for Crede at 3rd than any of the OF alternatives for whichever spot Figgins would fill. As for Santana, he's younger than Garcia, and almost as good right now. Youth and raw stuff are two things lacking on the Sox staff as currently comprised.
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