Kuzul

Gio Gonzalez has long been the subject of trade rumors, and the New York Yankees have needed pitching depth for an even longer time.

Now that C.J. Wilson and Mark Buerhle are off the table, adding starting pitching through free agency isn’t going to be easy or cheap.  The same can be said for the trade market.

Teams are looking for a lot when it comes to their pitchers.  The Oakland Athletics are asking for at least two high-level prospects when it comes to Gio Gonzalez, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.

Gonzalez finished with a 3.12 ERA, 16 wins, 197 SO, and a WHIP of 1.32.  That’s ace-like numbers if you ask me.

He has skills that any team would love to have, especially the Yankees, but they would have to give up a good amount to get him.

We’ll take a look at the reasons why the Yankees should trade for him and why they shouldn’t while also looking at who they can deal to get him.

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As of right now, the New York Yankees are basically paying no attention to Prince Fielder or even kicking around the idea of adding him to the team.

While they are set on offense and should be focused on pitching, they should at least entertain the idea of what Fielder can bring to the team.

Fielder would probably be better off playing in the National League just because playing in the American League as a DH would give him the chance to match his weight with his salary.

However, Prince Fielder could do a whole lot of things for the Yankees and here’s why.

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The sun is setting on the 2011 Baseball season with the final days of summer fast approaching.  As such, the summer blockbuster season is also ending.

So what better way to kiss them goodbye than with a Power Ranking that combines them both?

My readers may recall that I did a similar ranking after the All-Star break. Well now it’s been a month since the trade deadline and the playoff races are becoming more desperate so it’s time for an update.

I’ll be using the same formula as last time, splitting and comparing the teams based on their summer movie counterpart. I’ll be using Rotten Tomatoes’ Top Critics score, the box office gross, as well as my personal opinions when comparing the movies.

For the teams themselves, I’ll be taking into consideration how well they’ve done since my last Power Rankings, how they’re doing for the season overall, where I expect them to finish at the season’s end.

Thus, playoff teams may have an edge over other teams based on the likely hood of making the playoffs.

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