Possible Trades according to Bruce Levine

So we could get Garland back and that would put to rest the argument made by the remaining fans who think we never should have let him go

I think Grabow seems like a pretty likely move. An extra arm and cheap to boot. They shouldn’t have to give up much at all for him.

Doug Davis is probably not as good a pitcher if his stats aren’t padding by facing the Cubs twice a year lol

Really Hart is actually pitching better than most teams 5th starter right now? Will he eventually implode? Maybe but I wouldn’t be too sad to at least try him out. Dempster should be back soon and Lilly’s injury doesn’t seem season threatening.

What we DO need is a catcher and sooner than later. I guess Koyie Hill is a strange good luck charm and they seem to win more often than not with him in the lineup, but he can’t hit and I don’t think its good for a guy to have to catch every day for a month.

yes, he said gaggle

…but the text of this post also can be found here

except maybe Duke, would be any better then what we already have on the roster.

for word?

… why not just slot Marshall into his spot and then see what B.J. Ryan has left? Although I wouldn’t be against getting Duke,

…go for a starter. Duke sounds like a great acquisition. has there been any confirmed rumblings about Haren?

This could be a good way to shore up the ’pen. Get another starter and slide Hart into the ’pen and send Berg down. When Lilly is back, slide Wells into the ’pen, sending Stevens down. Or, send Wells or Hart down for pitching depth until Sept call-ups.

Simultaneously, trade/DFA Heilman. And, finish the Beimel deal.

Perhaps the chatter of a trade and the lefty homerun can light Bradley? That will be welcomed, as I don’t see a Bradley to Tigers/Rangers deal netting Dunn happening. .

…. does Cliff Lee interest anyone?

The Nationals need such a volume of players, and Beimel is one of their two nominal closers. I have no idea if they’d take a package of Ascaino, a quad-A guy like Jason Dubois, and Aaron Miles (with the Cubs eating some of the salary) for Beimel, but I’d sure be asking. All three of those guys would be immediate upgrades to the Nationals 25-man roster, even Miles – the Nationals “top” pinch hitters are Jim Bowden’s boy Austin Kearns and a 300 year old Ronnie Belliard, neither of whom is hitting .200.

Ascaino would immediately become their 8th inning guy, DuBois would become their power bat off of the bench, and Miles could stand at 2B occasionally just as well as Belliard as well as backing up Zimmerman at 3B once a month.

I just got back from an informal scouting trip, passing through Indy to catch Ian Snell and Tom Gorzellany’s last starts against the Durham Bulls. I’ll spare you the long version, but stay away. He does not look sharp.