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Ron B · AA Prospect Joined: 02 Oct 2006 Posts: 38

Hmmm, wonder who we'd get from the Nats for him...

This from the Boston.com

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2007/08/17/pena_goes_to_nationals/

According to one source with direct knowledge of the deal, the player the Sox will receive is in another organization: Chris Carter, a lefthanded-hitting first baseman and former Stanford star who is batting .328 with 18 home runs and 81 RBIs for Tucson, Arizona's Triple A affiliate. For Carter to come to the Red Sox from Washington, of course, the Nationals would first have to trade for him. Washington GM Jim Bowden would not comment last night through a Nationals spokesman.

From Rotoworld -

Chris Carter-1B-Diamondbacks Aug. 18 - 12:01 pm et

According to the Boston Globe, the Red Sox might be getting Arizona's Chris Carter from the Nationals in return for Wily Mo Pena.

Leave it to the Red Sox to try to turn a seemingly minor deal into a three-way trade. Carter, who turns 25 next month, is batting .328/.385/.531 for Triple-A Tucson. The first baseman is expendable in Arizona, so the Nationals might have a deal in place to get him in return for a pitching prospect. It's unclear whether the trade has any chance of being completed now or if it will have to wait until October, when waivers with no longer be a factor.

stu · Veteran Presence Joined: 12 Aug 2006 Posts: 1410

See, it's a good thing we already have Livo or JB would trade Carter for him. Laughing

Ron B · AA Prospect Joined: 02 Oct 2006 Posts: 38

With the ties that bind these three teams together, I guess some sort of a 3 way deal isn't all that shocking.

stu · Veteran Presence Joined: 12 Aug 2006 Posts: 1410

Jay Bergmann?

He has been on the dl since July 24 with a hammie. He had 3 or 4 rough outings his last times out but was pitching well before that. Pitchers get dead arm for a time during the season and bounce back.

He is 6'4" 185, 25 years. His k numbers for the minors are not impressive overall, but they are better than 1/ip in the last two or three years. Control issues as we saw in his start against us, but still a realivley decent k/w.

If he is healthy, he could plug in now. It looks like he is rehabbing in the GCL.

NJ-DBACKS-FAN · Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 10:35 am Post subject:

i like jay....fellow NJ guy and that will bring more nj dbacks fans....hahaha

but is that enough for carter? or am i over pricing carter?
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mwmags2002 · Journeyman Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 295

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-nationals-pena&prov=ap&type=lgns

Trade is already done. It does not appear we will be a part of it.

webby17 · Veteran Presence Joined: 11 Aug 2006 Posts: 1898

we could still be in it. The PTBNL could be Chris Carter after the Nats get him from us.
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mwmags2002 · Journeyman Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 295

I doubt it happens, but you are correct..

allstar · Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 11:36 pm Post subject:

But I am all in for giving Carter a home somewhere.
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FatLeprechaun · Everyday Player Joined: 25 Dec 2006 Posts: 815

Sounds like deal is done and we were part of it. I wonder who we got back in return? Both Wily Mo and Carter are decent players, so you would imagine that the third player is also quite talented:

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/diamondbacks/articles/0818dbnb0819.html

Deal coming?
Though it might not be announced until the off-season, the Diamondbacks are involved in the trade that sent outfielder Wily Mo Peña from Boston to Washington for a player to be named Friday.

Triple-A first baseman Chris Carter apparently will be sent to Washington, who then will ship Carter to Boston to complete the deal.

The Diamondbacks have been trying to move Carter, whose name surfaced in a report in the Boston Globe, to an American League team, where his bat could be useful with the designated hitter. Not only is Carter, who is hitting .327 with 39 doubles and 18 home runs, below average defensively, the Diamondbacks have a surplus of corner infielders.

It's not clear what player the Diamondbacks are getting in return.

levski · Hall of Famer Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 3623

Basically this means the Dbacks are getting someone off the Nats 40 man roster. Since Carter is not on the 40 man roster, he can be traded right now. However, the Nats cannot send a player on their 40 man roster during the season unless he clears waivers, so they have to wait until the offseason to announce the trade. If the player the Dbacks were getting someone who's not on the Nats 40 man roster, the deal could be announced now.
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tmar · Veteran Presence Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 2054

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tmar · Veteran Presence Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 2054

Counter-intuitive?

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qudjy1 · Hall of Famer Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 3750

Colome?

dbacks watcher · Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 9:12 am Post subject:

My question is , why would the Nationals want Willie Mo Pena?

He must have pictures of Bowden being a bad boy!

TAP · Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 9:14 am Post subject:

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