So Gillick stocked up the system, and Rube emptied it in 6 months.

VFB wrote:

JFLNYC wrote:Tyson Gillies was not a high round draft pick, nor was he a highly rated prospect heading into the 2009 season. But that hasn’t stopped him from establishing himself as one of the most exciting players in the minors. His speed is game changing and he plays as if his hair’s on fire. But there is one thing holding him back from reaching his ceiling of a solid everyday outfielder: his power.

Link

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQu6xBVfmz8[/youtube]

Bonafacio Lite

Gillies' minor league OPS is .886. Bonifacio's was .703.

I would have to think that this trade would drop us into the bottom half of farm systems.

Its basically Brown, big dropoff, May, another big dropoff.

I'm going to go to bed, because nothing is happening and this stuff is just making me angry.

My one fear on why this all could be true is Ruben might be outthinking himself. If he knows he has to move about nine million dollars eventually, he wants to trade Lee when no one knows he has to be moved to get "top dollar" for him. But "top dollar" is seemingly not all that spectacular.

And there are other players (obviously Blanton jumps out) who are less valuable to the team than Lee and make something in the same ballpark as he does.

If we were really that hard up for cash, we wouldn't have tendered Durbin a contract. I hope.

Trent Steele wrote:its hilarious that this trade is so $#@! awful that everyone is still looking for ways fot it not to be true

Well, the ultimate source of the Lee for Aumont and Gillies rumor is Jason Stark, right? Is there anyone substantiating (not simply citing)?

FTN wrote:So Gillick stocked up the system, and Rube emptied it in 6 months.

smug?

FTN wrote:So Gillick stocked up the system, and Rube emptied it in 6 months.

To Gillick's two previous organizations, for you conspiracy theorists.

All this madness has put me in a bad mood.

Stark and Timmy K on ESPN right now.

ESPN just said

Halladay, Gillies and Aumont

Lee to Seattle

Taylor, Drabek, D'Arnaud



ZOINKS

jesus. they just had a graphic about it on espn with all the players. this shit is awful

Per Beerleaguer, some BS Twitter account indicating Lee is trying to block the deal, so add that to the greatest neverending plot ever.

gr wrote:Per Beerleaguer, some BS Twitter account indicating Lee is trying to block the deal, so add that to the greatest neverending plot ever.

please

TK calls it an "outside chance" that Drabek goes

Timmy K. saying "outside chance" that Drabek is headed to Toronto. So..... basically we know jack shit

Woody wrote:ESPN just said

Halladay, Gillies and Aumont

Lee to Seattle

Taylor, Drabek, D'Arnaud



ZOINKS

So, they are quoting Stark... who works for ESPN

at least flip aumont to toronto and this would be a little better than dreadful

gr wrote:Per Beerleaguer, some BS Twitter account indicating Lee is trying to block the deal, so add that to the greatest neverending plot ever.

Cliff Lee to block trade. Refuses to be in the same rotation as Felix Hernandez.

So has anyone worth a shit said anything with any named sources or anything more specific than "sources say" to back it up? This is retarded, guys. We know absolutely nothing right now.