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people here knows it's just a rumor...

what they mean is they don't trust Ned!!

every rumor that has been read so far is a "Ned type of Deal"

its a rumor that Ned usually does in short!

its not about bashing someone...

people here are not stupid just to blame a thing to a person...

im suprise that ur not even scared on what u have been reading...

and ur having fun reading all of those trash?!

Yeah we all know the idea of Kemp, Kershaw and LaRoche for Cabrera is insane. That's why the Marlins want it. Who wouldn't want those three in a trade? Too bad it's not going to happen for them, so sad.

i concur with messagebear.

Josh -- Thanks for doing a great job! Just another regular fan piping in -- I do NOT want to trade Kemp, Kershaw or Laroche. Am happy to go with the players we have, plus new mgmt. If Laroche doesn't work out this year, then next yr we can look for a 3rd baseman. I don't think Rowand is much of an upgrade from Ethier.

Leekfink said it best in the previous thread:

Ken Rosenthal is the same fool who flogged the Loney for Texiera nonsense all summer long, and that was based primarily on the desires of the Rangers.

You really have to read this weasels story closely to see that he is, most likely, full of it. Here's what he says: "The Dodgers stand a better chance of acquiring Cabrera from the Marlins, major-league sources say, if they are willing to part with outfielder Matt Kemp along with third baseman Andy LaRoche and Class AA left-hander Clayton Kershaw." IF they are willing to part with all three. IF the Dodgers are willing to part with all three of those players, we could get almost anyone in trade.

Rosenthal then suggests that the Dodgers would move Pierre to left field and that this would make them better offensively. How does that work, exactly???

Rosenthal is really clearly pushing the Florida line here--grasping for straws to make it sound like a good trade. He brushes away the huge cost factor that comes with trading away 3 stars-to-be who are cost controlled for a guy who is not, ignoring that there is no limitless resources even for the Dodgers (for now). He says that there is pressure for Colletti to make a big move (there is not--Josh, we all want to make very clear--THERE IS NO PRESSURE FOR NED TO MAKE A MOVE--I THINK I SPEAK FOR ALMOST EVERY INFORMED FAN WHEN I SAY THAT STANDING PAT IS ONE OF THE BEST RESULTS THAT COULD HAPPEN IN THE OFF-SEASON. A lot of people rightly want a new Centerfielder, but not at the cost of displacing Kemp or Ethier--they want to move Pierre. Alot of people would have been on board for a free agent 3B--like ARod--but most people think that we should give LaRoche a real chance).

He also flogs the line about Kemp's attitude. Basically, the only person who has said that has been Jeff Kent--a guy with known attitude problems (which is OK--fundamentally, if you play that well, it's not a reason to be traded--which is why Kent would not be traded in his prime, and why Kemp should not be).

Rosenthal does not cite Dodger sources--or even Marlin sources--but "major-league sources." Look, it does not take a genius to figure out that "IF" the Dodgers were willing to give up those three players, they would be the front-runner for any trade. In other words, some guy in baseball said "hey, if the Dodgers are dumb enough to give up talent like that, OF COURSE they'll land Cabrera."

What that shows, more than anything, is that we should not be so dumb.