Trade: Rockies & Brewers

[h4cheng]

SP Haren, Dan, $11m (2012), + 7M this year + 5M in 2011 and 12

- FOR -

RP Braddock, Zach, $0.5m (P-n/a)
P Hudson, Dan, $0.5m (P-n/a)
OF Taylor, Michael, $0.5m (P-n/a)
P Scarpetta, Cody, $0.5m (P-n/a)
SP Wakefield, Tim, $4m (2010)

Scarpetta was a EDR pick up this year, hopefully he doesn't fall into the June 1st trading rule.

Drops to come once this trade gets approved.

[Needle Juice]

Braddock is an FA sign and can not be traded until June. 

[h4cheng]

Rules never mentioned we can't trade non-offseason FAs before June...

[Needle Juice]

Very cool, I hope that is the case.  I was working under the other assumption. 

[Colby]

Rules never mentioned we can't trade non-offseason FAs before June...

That is an interesting loop-hole in the rules.  I was thinking that any FA signed before June 1st could not be traded until after such date.  It's not that big of a deal if we conclude something on it right now.  The RC is needed for this one.

[lp815]

We should probably start a topic up in the RC board, as this might open up a few doors until June 1.  Colby, you want to do the honors?

[bridgestone]

I just wanted to say as a member of the TC that I have been treating the rule as if guys signed in April and May cannot be traded until June.

[Mr.TradeKing]

Same here, I feel like all FA's should be created equal. LMFAO

~MTK

[Canada8999]

I won't (can't) vote since I have an obvious conflict of interest, but my thinking was that the purpose of not being allowed to trade FA's signed during the off-season is to prevent signing players with the intent of immediately trading them (giving big-market teams an even greater advantage, and taking away from the fun/strategy of the bidding process).  Obviously that wasn't the case here (Colorado could have just signed him before me, or outbid me).  I don't personally see that rule being as important for players that were completely passed over and left on the wire for a month into the season...

Just my two cents, but I'll accept whatever the rest of the RC decides.

[Canada8999]

BTW, Brewers confirm the trade