Jul
20
2011

Carlos Beltran To Giants?

An article by Ben Yoel

Over the last month or so, the Carlos Beltran rumors have heated up to the max. It has quickly became a “when” Mets deal Carlos Beltran instead of “if”.

Ken Rosenthal reports the Red Sox and Phillies have been the most persistent thus far. That may be true and I’m not discounting that, however I don’t believe Carlos Beltran will be in either uniform come August 31st.

The Red Sox lack that true “blue chip” prospect that Sandy Alderson is apparently coveting. They traded away top prospects such as Casey Kelly (currently tearing it up for the Padres in minors), Reymond Fuentes (Beltran’s cousin), and Anthony Rizzo (recently made MLB debut).

The Phillies have one or two stud prospects. One happens to be a slick hitting RF named Domonic Brown. Brown draws a lot of loose comparisons to Darryl Strawberry due to his long swing and power ability. While I would take Domonic Brown in a heartbeat, I highly doubt the Phillies are willing to deal potential future star in division just to possibly guarantee another championship. But hey you never know…

Since early March I’ve pegged the San Francisco Giants as a perfect fit for Carlos Beltran come the deadline. And this is before Buster Posey got injured. Now with Posey out the Giants lack a big bat to glue together their lineup. Not to mention the gaping hole in RF>

Early this season MMO did a poll to see everyones guesses for 2011 NLCS. I picked Giants and Phillies (mainly because of their pitching). A rematch of 2010 all over again in 2011.

Now imagine this? Start a bidding war for Carlos Beltran between the Giants and Phillies. Both teams know he could put their team over the edge come the playoffs. Now were talking about huge prospect packages in return. Especially if the Mets are willing to eat Beltran’s salary like predicted.

What prospects can we expect from the Giants? Gary Brown (top OF prospect, batting .313/7 HR/56 RBI in Single-A at age 22.) (*also has 39 SB!)…Zack Wheeler? (Top pitching prospect) Both? I doubt we could get both, but one is certainly going to happen if Giants want Beltran.

Oh and as for the Phillies? If they want Beltran, Dom Brown’s name better the first thing out of Ruben Amaro’s mouth when he calls Sandy.

About the Author: Benjamin Yoel

Graduate of St. John's University. Majored in Sports Management. Torn on where career will take me next. Considering Baseball Operations, Scouting, and Journalism. Writer for Metsmerized Online & StLucieToFlushing.com. Devout #Mets fan.

7 Comments + Add Comment

alex68 July 20, 2011 at 7:31 am

lmao, gary brown?? domonic brown?? wow…
- Pete July 20, 2011 at 8:36 am
  
  yes they are called “prospects”. it’s the type of deal that turns a loser into a winner. just because you never heard of them doesn’t mean they aren’t worth plenty to people who know something about baseball.
  - alex68 July 20, 2011 at 8:47 am
    
    ohhh, i heard of them allright..
    - t agee July 20, 2011 at 10:16 am
      
      Both Brown’s have question marks. Dominick, 23 (Phills) is a top 5 talent 5 tool Major League ready RFer but was sent home this winter after going 2-29 with Escohido in the DWL and is represented by Borass. He has 9 doubles and 3 HR’s so far this year after missing time with a broken hand in ST.
      
      Gary Brown 22, (Giants) had a terrible first year as a #1 pick but is playing real well in CF in the California League (A+) A speedy CFer with some pop, good instincts, poor arm and very busy hands and legs in the batters box.
      
      It’s great having three different NL teams and perhaps a couple of AL one’s as well so starved for a great hitting outfielder in Beltran’s walk year.
      
      Personally I’m really hoping with us willing to pay the salary (who says the GM can’t get the owner to change his mind on certain business practices?) that Cinn climbs back in and we could get Grandal, unless of course Teheran is really on the table which I just cannot believe would be possible.
srt July 20, 2011 at 7:53 am

Unless they’re trying to be obtuse, I think the Giants are out of the running. They’ve been quoted as saying they’d rather not give up prospects and just take on his entire salary. I don’t think they got the memo that this is not about a salary dump for the Mets. It’s about getting back something useful we can use going forward. Alderson is willing to eat the entire remaining salary to do it.

I’d just assume pass on Dom Brown as well. I know what his minor stats look like but I’ve been keeping an eye on him last year when he was up for a brief period and this year. So far, he hasn’t impressed me. He’s not adjusted to major league pitching yet and his defense is less than stellar out their in RF, with a mediocre arm. Besides, I’d really rather have a pitching or catching prospect.

Actually, I’d really rather keep Carlos but that’s just a pipe dream.
- any July 20, 2011 at 11:12 am
  
  the Phils have to have a special coach work with him in the OF, to catch ground balls of all things. that I never heard of before. Something about being too tall to get his glove all the way down?
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