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Anthony Reyes Dealt

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Hey everybody. Main post is still below, but I wanted to get this bit of news up.

It appears that Anthony Reyes has finally been dealt. I've been looking around, trying to figure out where to and for what, and luckily one of our great readers here sent along a link from the ESPN transactions page.

Link Here.

It appears the deal is for a minor league reliever name Luis Perdomo, along with cash considerations. Perdomo certainly has an intriguing arm, throwing mid 90s gas pretty consistently. He also throws a slider and changeup, though the few scouting reports I can find have those as being presently below average pitches. A little raw, obviously, but still intriguing.

I know everyone had their hopes up for the Matt Holliday deal that was proposed a while back here, but it doesn't look to be the case.

Is this a decent return for Anthony? In all honesty, yeah, probably. Guy just didn't have much value.

Good luck, Anthony. I'll always remember Game One. Hope you can get your stuff back together and become what we thought you were going to be. I, for one, think it could still happen for Reyes.

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Cash, too!

Don’t forget the casssshhhh!

On with the (good) youth movement!

by aet15 on Jul 26, 2008 3:58 PM EDT   0 recs

Where is it reported we got cash?

And regardless there’s no way it could be very much money seeing as how neither player was making anything.

"Regression to the mean is so much more fun to watch when it’s a Cub who is regressing." SleepyCA

by joker24 on Jul 26, 2008 4:04 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That was kind of a joke.

But it was reported on the Cards’ website.

On with the (good) youth movement!

by aet15 on Jul 26, 2008 4:13 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Tree Fitty! ? !

What choo doin’ givin’ dem tree Fitty?

by Tackle Box on Jul 26, 2008 4:25 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

nice.

"Them Cubbies can kiss my ass" -Dizzy Dean

by Molina4MVP on Jul 26, 2008 4:27 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

so in this case

is Reyes or Perdomo the vicitm child?

by Tackle Box on Jul 26, 2008 4:41 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

good for Anthony

here’s hoping a fresh start is just what the Dr ordered for the kid. the Indians are a good franchise & i look forward to watching him.

now about that other trade with the Rockies. this is the first i’m hearing of it so i assume it’s not true. right? i mean how could it be? MO would be crazy to give up that many kids for fuentes & holliday. flat out crazy.

say it ain’t so MO. say it ain’t so.

I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!

by gdm426 on Jul 26, 2008 4:05 PM EDT   0 recs

Goold has it, too.

He says cash is involved.

http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/bird-land/bird-land/2008/07/a-reyes-dealt-for-cleveland-minor-leaguer/

Good luck to Anthony Reyes. I hope the fresh start does him some good. Fresh thinking about how to get batters out, and all that.

by Youneverknow on Jul 26, 2008 4:14 PM EDT   0 recs

Good Luck A-Rey

I hope he goes on to have a great career, even if it means we regret letting him go.

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jul 26, 2008 4:17 PM EDT   0 recs

Oh, and WTF

Why didn’t we include the rights to Brian Barton in this deal? Mo couldn’t get them to throw that in???

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jul 26, 2008 4:18 PM EDT   0 recs

good point

I wonder if he tried that.

On with the (good) youth movement!

by aet15 on Jul 26, 2008 4:18 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

no kidding

they must want ‘em back if the cards screw it up somehow.

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 26, 2008 6:06 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Cash might have been the

$50K we paid for Barton in the Rule 5 draft.

by ubeddie on Jul 26, 2008 8:41 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

because it doesn't work that way

for reasons that have been stated on this site something like 30 times since the barton acquisition. Every other team would have to let him pass through waivers before we could negotiate his rights with cleveland.

"..and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped." -Sir Belvedere

by SleepyCA on Jul 27, 2008 9:38 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh, and another positive about this trade

no longer will we have to listen to the trade proposals of Reyes + Duncan for (insert other teams star player here)

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jul 26, 2008 4:24 PM EDT   0 recs

I was at the Reyes 1-hitter against the White Sox game

I had such high hopes for the kid after that. Must’ve been similar to the crowd watching Bud Smith during his big day.

On with the (good) youth movement!

by aet15 on Jul 26, 2008 4:31 PM EDT   0 recs

I was there, too

Sat with a Sox fan. Wanted to kill myself.

by mojowo11 on Jul 26, 2008 4:39 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I wasn't

instead I got to go to the one Mulder started (I think?) where he got his ass kicked and then Ponson started plunking guys.

Funniest part was a long drive to right field by some Sox player (A.J. I think). At the time, our right fielder was Timo Perez. He sprinted back to the section of the wall that is chain link fence. He jumps into the fence while a fan is just standing there on the other side. The fence gives alot and Perez makes contact with the dude square in the chest sending him backwards about 10 feet landing on his ass. The stadium erupted on the replay.

by Tackle Box on Jul 26, 2008 4:46 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

You can tell this post was made in a hurry

No song title connection? I am only a little disappointed TRB

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Jul 26, 2008 4:31 PM EDT   0 recs

yeah, sorry

I was trying to get it up in a hurry.

(someone give me a that’s what she said, please.)

Why don't you just make like a tree, and get out of here?

by the red baron on Jul 26, 2008 7:07 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

pardon my ignorance

im not sure i understand the cash considerations. neither one of them are making any money are they?

by 85CardsforLife on Jul 26, 2008 4:36 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

so minor leaguers work for free?

they are still being paid even if it isnt much

by StLHugo on Jul 26, 2008 5:23 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

well i know that.

Its just that I can believe half of a season of a minor leaguers salary would come up in trade negoitations. I was just surprised thats all.

by 85CardsforLife on Jul 26, 2008 5:25 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

well is cash only allowed for salary?

A player was traded for bats recently, maybe they paid us 1M for ARey maybe it was just the remainder of the other guys salary, we don’t know yet the full conditions but I would expect it to be more than just a little bit.

by StLHugo on Jul 26, 2008 6:39 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

While I'm glad Reyes will finally get a chance to pitch

I believe this move officially dubs Mo the ‘King of Acquiring Slightly Too Old Prospects’.

Still looking for 1985 Regular Season games on DVD/VHS

by Hardcore Legend on Jul 26, 2008 4:38 PM EDT   0 recs

The kid sounds like a dominican Chris Perez

so I think it’s a pretty decent return for a guy who had absolutely no future with this club.

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jul 26, 2008 4:39 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Robert Andino, you are slow

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jul 26, 2008 4:39 PM EDT   0 recs

Go A. Reyes

Prove that LaDunc are fools for not letting you pitch for a while (like they did for Mr. Wainright).

by Lawless on Jul 26, 2008 4:41 PM EDT   0 recs

We hardly knew ye...

Good luck Anthony! You were a true professional who didn’t whine and complain when the Cardinals sent you down or promoted less talented pitchers and left you in Memphis Limbo. I hope you pitch well and contribute to a fine Cleveland organization! Thanks for some great memories against the Tigers and the White Sox!
Perdomo is a closer and was one of the top relief pitching prospects for the Indians. He has a plus 90 mph fastball and a nasty slider. His current ERA in AA is about 1.00. He’s listed at 6 ft and only 170 pounds, but he has a reputation of being fearless. He has good control and averages better than a strikeout an inning. This kid has promise and barring injury or a trade may challenge for a roster spot on the St Louis club next spring or be called up in late 2009.

by TC 22 on Jul 26, 2008 4:46 PM EDT   0 recs

My lord, Rich Harden has 30 k's in 3 starts for the Cubs

But gets no run support, he probably thinks he is back in Oakland

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jul 26, 2008 4:48 PM EDT   0 recs

Kevin Gregg just made a ridiculous play at pitcher

i mean, ridiculous

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jul 26, 2008 4:51 PM EDT   0 recs

she's too classy to do that. A glass of wine should do it.

She’ll be on the Tribes board to make sure AR get’s a fair treatment from their fans.

AR, good luck and hopefully we’ll see you in the Show someday.

by OKCARDSFAN_411 on Jul 26, 2008 6:28 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Deep down I hate that it came to this.....

No, I’m not having a drink. I will check in on him to see how he’s doing, but I have no intention of posting anything on the Indians message board.

I never met him, I never even knew anyone that met him. LaRussa set me off big time last summer when he referred to him as “no one” in Memphis. Reyes never responded to that-and I was forever on his side. Because each and everyone of us is someone. Even if we don’t pitch well; even if Mr. LaRussa doesn’t like us, we are all still someone. A boss should not be allowed to call an employee “no one.” Mr. Reyes is someone too. And he did handle all of his difficulties here with class and professionalism. The organization should have realized that; I hope someone did. I just don’t imagine anyone in the Cleveland organization is going to ever call Mr. Reyes “no one.”

He may never figure it out- but I’m glad he’s getting a new chance.

I’m not all that classy…..but thanks.

She isn't crazy, she's just not impressed.

by jillsinmo on Jul 26, 2008 6:50 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I am here......I'm ecstatic.....

he was not really considered part of the organization for quite some time now. They did the honorable thing by making it official…..

Good for him going to Cleveland. They got Carmona back on track after failing, they got Cliff Lee back on track after failing, and they’ve been interested in Reyes before now. So maybe they see something in him that he needs to do to get back on track. It’s good the Cards were able to get anything at all. So I think it’s a good deal all around. I hope he can turn it around, and he’s got a better shot doing that in Cleveland than he was going to get in St. Louis.

I’m not saying he’s the next Lee or Carmona. I’m saying the Indians know something about dealing with pitchers that have good stuff and don’t know what to do with it. It’s the best possible fit at this point, at least for him. Except their own Jeremy Sowers…..they haven’t helped him much-I guess you can’t fix them all, but lefthanders are flaky.

She isn't crazy, she's just not impressed.

by jillsinmo on Jul 26, 2008 6:27 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Thanks for game 1 Anthony

I hope you have success in the Mistake by the Lake

When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?

by RosevilleRedbird on Jul 26, 2008 5:01 PM EDT   0 recs

Finally....

Now that this issue is finally taken care of and Duncan is on the DL making him untradeable, does this allow Mo to move on to deals that are actually to help the team this year?

by 85CardsforLife on Jul 26, 2008 5:02 PM EDT   0 recs

From the Indian's SBN site:
In a separate and unrelated deal, the Indians have acquired RHP Anthony Reyes from the Cardinals for RHP Luis Perdomo. Reyes, 26, has had a solid season in Triple-A with a 3.25 ERA over 11 starts but faired poorly in ten appearances as reliever for the big-league club. Perdomo, 24, utterly dominated much younger Carolina League competition, and he’s pitched well since being promoted to Double-A earlier this month. Neither is considered a significant prospect.

Reyes famously shut down the Tigers in Game One of the 2006 World Series, playing a key part in the 82-win club’s improbable postseason run to a title. He has struggled to find any lasting success in the majors, however, with just 10 wins in 38 starts and a career ERA+ of 82. Ironically, the Cardinals to talked seriously to the Indians about acquiring Reyes this past offseason, in exchange for another young starter experiencing serious career difficulties — Cliff Lee.

The Indians presumably are looking at Reyes as a fifth starter option for the rest of this season, giving them a credible option especially in the event they trade Paul Byrd by August 31. Reyes will be out of options after this season, however, making him a non-option as a sixth or seventh starter in 2009. It’s unlikely the Indians will see him as a quality option for the rotation next year, so barring key injuries in Spring Training, he likely will be off our 40-man roster by the end of next March, one way or another.

The part about Cliff Lee made me fall out of my chair. Twice.

Testicle-exploding shit storm, circa 7/12/08 - We will never forget!

by bjork24 on Jul 26, 2008 5:08 PM EDT   0 recs

why?

the part about falling out of yer chair?

by Tackle Box on Jul 26, 2008 5:51 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

14-2, 2.29 ERA this year for the Tribe

and he could have been a Cardinal…... I’d fall out of my chair too.

by OKCARDSFAN_411 on Jul 26, 2008 6:06 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Well, now. Cleveland didn't make that deal, did they?

They knew he was better than that down year and they were right.

She isn't crazy, she's just not impressed.

by jillsinmo on Jul 26, 2008 6:29 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Nobody said.....

It was going to be Reyes for Lee straight up.

by SoonerfanTU on Jul 26, 2008 6:33 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Good luck, Anthony!

I always liked the high socks, the flat bill, and game 1.

I hope you fins the success in Cleveland you never got here.

"Is this Heaven?"
"No, it;s Iowa."
"I could've sworn it was Heaven."

by MilCardFan on Jul 26, 2008 5:12 PM EDT   0 recs

I made a seperate fanpost

Sorry about that. I had just hopped on here a minute ago, hadn’t seen anything, so I started a separate fanpost.

Didn’t mean to steal your thunder, my apologies.

"Is this Heaven?"
"No, it;s Iowa."
"I could've sworn it was Heaven."

by MilCardFan on Jul 26, 2008 5:24 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Talent-wise

I think he’s no better than a left handed Ponson. Not the off the field issues, but he’s not a light-the-baseball-world-on-fire type of guy. Don’t know why the Yankees are going after him so hard.

But that’s just me.

"Is this Heaven?"
"No, it;s Iowa."
"I could've sworn it was Heaven."

by MilCardFan on Jul 26, 2008 5:32 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

good for reyes

i really hope he can get his career together in cleveland. it’s even better for the cards because if he becomes a star, it won’t bite us in the ass as much as if he was traded to a national league team.

i’ll miss ya, anthony.

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 26, 2008 6:09 PM EDT   0 recs

because trading haren to the AL

didn’t bite us in the ass. we’d still hear about him.. all the time

by TICY on Jul 26, 2008 6:11 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

he wasn't going to become a star here

Haren could have, big difference. I wish him all the luck, but to get a guy 2 yrs younger who TLR/Dunc don’t despise has to be about all we could hope for in return.

gonna need more franklins to get through this one.

by hoofhearted-pujols on Jul 26, 2008 6:21 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Way to make a completely false statement

Reyes and Haren are completely different cases with completely different arsenals. Reyes got his minor league strikeouts by going up in the zone with a strong fastball, and occasionally mixing in a change.

Haren on the other hand throws a filthy splitter that falls off the table.

Duncan / La Russa preach pitching low in the zone, which usually results in contact, Reyes was not a low ball pitcher, thus the conflict.

Haren on the other hand, is a low ball pitcher, and his out pitch, the splitter, either results in no contact or ground balls. Haren would’ve been a Duncan wet dream, strike outs and all.

boo cubs, hooray beer

by Raconteur on Jul 26, 2008 6:56 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

They would have "encouraged" him to get quicker outs, quicker than working a strike out.

I do think Haren would have been a completely different pitcher here. I really do. A star? Maybe, maybe not. Good pitcher, yes. They didn’t keep him around long enough to find out.

She isn't crazy, she's just not impressed.

by jillsinmo on Jul 26, 2008 7:01 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yay, money for DeWitt to not spend on players

Good luck, Reyes. I hope if you play the Cards, you get a shutout. We’d deserve that for fucking with your mechanics and keeping you down for no reason.

Miles in '08

by Zoop on Jul 26, 2008 6:28 PM EDT   0 recs

I do not see how trading Reyes messes with the Holliday deal necesarrily

I mean there are plenty of other pieces to that trade rumor! It would be so sweet to get Matt though! That guy is such a stud

They say I look like yadier molina

by ANDYAK47 on Jul 26, 2008 6:28 PM EDT   0 recs

Colorado deal.....

Is very interesting.

I’d rather include Rasmus, and try to keep some of the pitching, or maybe subsitute Freeze in for Allen, or maybe Skip for Robinson. Would rather not give up Kmac or Garica either. Wish we could base it around Motte, Anderson, Robinson, and Todd.

We’d look a little like this, I think:

Miles 2B
Ludwick RF
Pujols 1B
Holliday LF
Ankiel CF
Glaus 3B
Molina C
P
Barmas SS

Duncan/Mather, Kennedy, Ryan, Barton, LaRue on the bench.

by SoonerfanTU on Jul 26, 2008 6:32 PM EDT   0 recs