Cubs to acquire Rick Porcello?

[Jntg4]

@georgeofman
Now that Miggy has won the MVP, will the Tigers deal Rick Procello to the Cubs? Told there is a little smoke here.

https://twitter.com/georgeofman/status/269246084495314944

 

[dabynsky]

He is going to get paid more than he has produced so far as a big leaguer. For the Cubs it would offer a young pitcher ith some upside that could improve with just a move to the NL.

 

[nwfisch]

Camp for Porcello. Get it done Theo.

 

[Capt. Serious]

Camp for Porcello. Get it done Theo.

Kinda hard since Camp is a FA.

 

[dabynsky]

Nah Detroit should just commit to being the over the hill gang and trade Porcello for Soriano.

 

[Rice Cube]

I don't believe this rumor until it shows up on MLBTR

 

[Shawon0Meter]

I can't trust a guy with under 2000 twitter followers

 

[daddies3angels]

Porcello be nice backend SP but dont think Cubs would give up much in trade. My guess Barney be the biggest piece

 

[JosMin]

Porcello be nice backend SP but dont think Cubs would give up much in trade. My guess Barney be the biggest piece

Why would the Cubs trade Barney when the Tigers already have Omar Infante under contract through next year and have a young prospect in Eugenio Suarez who's being touted as a second baseman as opposed to a shortstop?

 

[Rice Cube]

Why would the Cubs trade Barney when the Tigers already have Omar Infante under contract through next year and have a young prospect in Eugenio Suarez who's being touted as a second baseman as opposed to a shortstop?

Because bacon cheeseburger.

If they wanted to get Porcello they'd probably trade someone like Brett Jackson or Vitters instead as a starter. Barney is valuable as a cheap 2B who doesn't suck.

 

[Kleats]

I think Barney is going to gradually get better and better so I wouldn't trade him ( unless they can get a solid solid young pitcher for him ) . And I'm talking the kind who will be around for at least 5+ yrs .

 

[Rice Cube]

I think Barney is going to gradually get better and better so I wouldn't trade him ( unless they can get a solid solid young pitcher for him ) . And I'm talking the kind who will be around for at least 5+ yrs .

He's still young enough. They'd basically be extending him through his prime and the money is probably a wise investment for the glove alone. The bat needs improvement though.

 

[DewsSox79]

I can't trust a guy with under 2000 twitter followers

to you and your thanker....he would have a lot more if he never left 670 the score. he was a beat reporter for quite sometime and pretty good with his craft.

 

[waldo7239117]

What about Carlos Marmol, 4-5 million for Porcello? The Tigers do need RP and their close Valverde is gone. I think they have had interest in Marmol too, it seems like a fair deal to me and I would do it.

 

[nickofypres]

Please get him.

He's terrible and I would love the Tigers to keep him, but for whatever reason, he owns the Sox (as most shitty pitchers do).

 

[waldo7239117]

Please get him.

He's terrible and I would love the Tigers to keep him, but for whatever reason, he owns the Sox (as most shitty pitchers do).

Or teams ... aka Kansas City Royals.

 

[waldo7239117]

The Chicago Cubs are once again linked to starting pitcher Rick Porcello of the Detroit Tigers. George Ofman tweeted a few days; "now that Miggy has won the MVP, will the Tigers deal Rick Procello to the Cubs? Told there is a little smoke here".

The Cubs have been linked to Porcello for about a year now. Manly when the Tigers and Cubs were discussing starting pitcher Matt Garza. Porcello was one of the names being mentioned to come over in a trade for Garza. But as you know, the trade didn't happened and the Tigers went to play B Anibal Sanchez.

Since Porcello's rookie season, his stats have gone down and made him a likely trade candidate. The Tigers haven't found a trade partner yet, but it seems like Porcello will be traded this Winter.

As a Tiger, Porcello is 48-42 with a 4.55 era, 384 strikeouts and has walked 180 in 691.2 innings. He does not walk much, but he is a contact pitcher. That can have it's ups and downs as a MLB pitcher. As I said before, his stats do not look great. However, he'll only be 24 on December 27th and the Cubs can wait for him. Porcello can be a project and the Cubs can take their time on him.

I had a trade proposal (all speculation on my part):

Cubs get:
SP Rick Porcello

Tigers get:
RP Carlos Marmol
6 million

Cubs' reasoning: The Cubs want to trade Marmol and have been trying for a while now. They want to move on from Marmol and by this trade, they'll be able to. Porcello will come in and be inserted into the starting rotation right away. Porcello can then work on his stuff each and every game.
Tigers' reasoning: The Tigers seem like the want to trade Porcello as soon as they can. They will get a valuable RP for a season at 3.8 million. They do need arms and a closer. Their closer for the past few seasons (Jose Valverde) is expected to find another team through free agency. Also, Porcello is going to cost too much money via arbitration and the Tigers don't want to pay him.

The Cubs and Tigers could make the trade bigger too. The Tigers have had interest in 2B Darwin Barney and the Cubs like 3B Nick Castellanos. I don't know if the Cubs can land Castellanos as he was nearly listed "untouchable" a few months ago. He'll cost too much to obtain and I don't even know if the Tigers would even trade him.

The Winter Meetings is about 3 weeks away and maybe we will hear more about Porcello leading up to the meetings, plus other trade candidates.

http://www.chicitysports.com/2012/11/17/could-the-chicago-cubs-trade-for-rick-porcello/

 

[daddies3angels]

everything i been reading they have a kid they want closing next year. But to me this would make sense for insurance for DET