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Something is brewing on the Jack Wilson front E-mail
Written by Pat Lackey   
Thursday, 04 December 2008 13:22

A report out of New Jersey earlier today said that the Pirates traded Jack Wilson to the Tigers, though Frank Coonelly is denying that any trade is done. At the moment it appears that the Pirates were discussing Wilson with the Dodgers, but impressed with an offer the Tigers made last night. I'll have more as things update this afternoon.

Idle speculatory update at 2:12- What could the Tigers have offered last night that made their offer better than Hu and whatever else the Dodgers were offering? They don't have a deep system beyond Porcello and I find it hard to believe they'd come up with anything that would've piqued Huntington's interest, as reported. I don't know what the answer is here, I'm just thinking about loud.

Update-- 3:31 - By all accounts, there isn't a deal yet, though Wilson's said that he won't use his no-trade clause to block one, should one go down (from the same PBC Blog link as above):

"I don't think that's going to be an issue with me, really," Wilson said. "I loved my time in Pittsburgh, as everyone knows, but I'm not going to block a move."

It really looks like something is going to happen here, though it definitely hasn't happened yet.

Update-- 6:08 - I mentioned in the comments that I thought that the ramping up of discussion with the Tigers might be Huntington trying to leverage a bigger offer from the Dodgers. This wire report makes that seem like a possibility.


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W.k. kortas said:

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Jack Wilson would be a perfect fit for the UAW-- old school, moderately overpriced, and not particularly useful.
 
December 04, 2008
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rinku said:

December 04, 2008
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gregschuler said:

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Maybe the Tigers agreed to take on his entire salary?

Or perhaps rising Rule 5 poster boy James Skelton was part of the deal. The Tigers have some intriguing arms in the minors, but they all project as relief pitchers. Who on the Tigers has a power arm with minimal command - that's the guy right there.
 
December 04, 2008
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Bishop said:

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Zach Miner had a 104 ERA+ last year, and he's only 26 years old. I think that's about the best the Pirates are going to be able to do for Wilson, although I hope I am wrong.

Pat - on an unrelated topic, any reason I am not able to register for the forums? Been trying all day and keep getting an error.
 
December 04, 2008
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Pat said:

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Bishop -- the way to register is to click the "register" button above the banner on the top right of the blog, right below the log-in box (with the log-in box kept blank).

As for Jack ... I still wouldn't be surprised to see him go to LA and that the Pirates were using this "offer" from Detroit to leverage what they want from the Dodgers. Sure seems like something's going to happen fairly soon, though.
 
December 04, 2008
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MrPedriqueIfYou'reNasty said:

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Pat - Thats exactly what I thought when I heard the news too.

Jack could block a trade to Detroit to force a trade to LA, right?

wv: gylxn - Bernard Gilkey's Cyrillic fan club
 
December 04, 2008
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MrPedriqueIfYou'reNasty said:

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Not that he would, obviously...but its something that I would consider if I were in his shoes.
 
December 04, 2008
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bwzimmerman said:

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i really hope Jack goes to the Dodgers, largely because 1) i unabashedly come at everything from an "emotional fan" perspective, and they're his boyhood team, 2) it'd be good for his family, 3)Vin Scully loves "local boy coming home" stories, 4) i dig seeing Bucs appreciated when they move on to bigger markets, and 5) because #4 should properly piss off Gavin.

 
December 05, 2008
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Bishop said:

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Pat - Thanks. When I was trying it yesterday, the register link was on the left side of the screen below the banner and it was not active. Everything is good now.
 
December 05, 2008
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