Brewers Inquire Baltimore About Rodrigo Lopez (now a Rockie)

[trwi7]

I may be wrong but doesn't Berkman play 1st base? If so I doubt they'll move him.

[TooLiveBrew]

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I'd love to see Carlos trying to field grounders...

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[igor67]

I'd be intrigued by combining signing Craig Wilson with trading Mench and Gwynn for Lopez and Patterson. A primary OF solid on Offense high on Defense with Hart, Patterson, and Jenkins, platoon out for Clark and Wilson against lefties. Gross is technically a 4th OF and Wilson an IF/OF

Remaining players provides a lot of offense of the bench:

Hall, Hardy, Weeks, Fielder, Cirillo, Koskie, Estrada, and Miller

[sbrylski]

Put me down as not wanting to see Patterson in CF...

[foamboy1]

I'd trade Turbow for Lopez right now. I like Turnbow and hope he can turn it around, but it might be time for a change of scenery for both guys....

 

And as far as rumors go....we don't start 'em, we just spread 'em.

[thumperden]

Right, Berkman does play 1B, but who knows for how long. He's a converted outfielder too. Let Lee patrol LF in Houston until his wheels fall off. I think he'll be worse off there than at 1B anyway.

[Jim Goulart]

Rockies acquire Rodrigo Lopez:

 

sports.espn.go.com/mlb/ne...id=2729377

 

Rotoworld:

 

Rockies acquired RHP Rodrigo Lopez from the Rockies for RHP Jim Miller and RHP Jason Burch.

 

The Rockies didn't give up anything they're likely to miss, so this is a pretty good move for them. Lopez figures to be an adequate fourth or fifth starter in the NL. His addition will leave two rotation spots open for Jason Hirsh, Byung-Hyun Kim and Josh Fogg behind Aaron Cook and Jeff Francis. It's doubtful he'll have any fantasy value at all.

 

Orioles acquired RHP Jim Miller and RHP Jason Burch from the Rockies for RHP Rodrigo Lopez.

 

A little better than non-tendering Lopez would have been. Miller saved 34 games between Single-A Modesto and Double-A Tulsa in 2005, but he failed to take a step forward last year, finishing with a 3.86 ERA and 12 saves in 44 1/3 innings for Tulsa. The 24-year-old might have a career as a middle reliever. Burch, also 24, had a 4.95 ERA as a reliever for the same team. He was one of the prospects the Rockies received from the Cardinals for Larry Walker in 2004.