I don’t know enough about Schaffer or Hansen to understand the value being swapped, but I think you did a good job of matching needs of all of the teams.

Schaffer figures to be a solid CF and is just about ready (could probably start this year) but the Braves also have another solid CF from the Renteria deal, Gorkys Hernandez. Hanson is a stud pitching prospect for the Braves. Their deal for Peavy will supposedly start around those 2 prospects.

I really, really wish someone could get to Bill Smith and put this bug in his head. I too think it makes all the sense in the world, just like a Tampa/Twins deal made all kinds of sense for years. The team needs and strengths of the the Braves, Twins, and Padres match up very well.

as they are difficult to do. Expect if this deal were to become a reality, that the Twins would again sign a major league veteran free agent starter in the $3-5mm range. That would enable them to have an insurance policy and someone to start at the beginning of the season while they await one of their high level starters to earn his way to Minneapolis.

That’s a possibility I would consider, Roger. Sign someone like Jason Jennings to a 1-year, incentive-laden deal, and let him re-establish himself on the market.

Could be a win-win for both the Twins and him.

OR they could just go with Humber or Mulvey to start the year, with Swarzak waiting in the wings. You don’t need a ‘stud’ 5th starter in my mind.

I like the thinking behind the trade, we definitely need a RH 3B, and it certainly wouldn’t hurt us to pick up some bullpen help, and a young strong-armed SS.

However, I think the proposed outputs on the Twins side are a little much to be giving up. Guerrier is a serviceable, and cheap, reliever that is coming off of his worst half seasons ever. This is leaving him with less value than he is actually worth. Likewise Delmon Young’s stock is probably at an all time low. Considering what the Twins have already given up for him it seems hasty to move him at a time when you would be lucky to get half the talent back that the Twins gave up to get him. Perkins in this puzzle makes a lot of sense to me, as his value isn’t likely to ever to get much higher. He’s young, cheap, lefthanded, and probably will be hard pressed to win 12 games again next year.

So, atleast in my mind we’d be selling low on two thirds of the trade. Which, while we certainly could use the pieces, seems to not be the best return we could get.

That’s just me, but I don’t see San Diego wanting him. Also, we may be selling a bit low on Young, and I firmly believe Gomez should start 2009 in AAA. Young was pretty much league average this year (after a horrible start). His plate discipline was much better towards the end of the season. I think he could reasonably be above average next year and I’m not sure this trade captures that. I think I’d rather use Perkins/Bonser/prospects to land JJ Hardy (with Crede getting a 1 year deal) or Adrian Beltre then giving up on Young so soon.

both Kouzmanoff (Petco) and Escobar (young Renteria) greatly, Adam.

And I don’t think we lose really anything going from Perkins to Humber/Swarzak as the 5th starter. And Guerrier is going to have a tough time even making it on the roster, in my opinion. Delmon obviously is a big loss potentially, but we’re getting proven talent at 2 positions of need vs. his question mark at a position where we have a lot of talent to deal with.