Tribe Talk: Trade Deadline Special

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Welcome to Tribe Talk, where Bleacher Report's Tribe fans weigh in on the ups and downs of the Indians each week throughout the season.

This week we’ve put together a trade deadline special where we discuss the success of the trades made by the Indians thus far, debate what it would take to convince us to sell Victor Martinez or Cliff Lee (oops! We were a little behind on the latter part of that), and have a little fun proposing imaginary trades of managers, general managers, and owners.

I would like to thank this week's participants Dave Wiley and The Coop for their contributions.

This discussion is open to all, so please feel free to comment below and pitch in your thoughts on the questions we're addressing this week.

Go Tribe!

1. Back on June 29th, the Indians traded Mark DeRosa to the Cardinals for relief pitcher Chris Perez and a player to be named later (which turned out to be pitching prospect Jess Todd).

Now that nearly a month has passed since the trade was made, do you think it was a good move? Who do you think got the better end of the deal, Cleveland or St. Louis?

The Coop: I really like Mark DeRosa for the way he plays. He seems very professional and reliable and his versatility makes him an asset to any team he plays for. The Indians’ acquisition of DeRosa this past offseason was a good move, and if the Indians were in a pennant chase, he would definitely have an important role. So for those reasons, I was personally disappointed to see DeRosa go.

However, in the best interests of the Indians organization, I didn’t really have a problem with it. Given his salary and age and the Indians’ position in the standings, there was no reason to keep him on the roster for any length of time.

I do think the Indians got the better end of the deal with the Cardinals. The Cardinals filled a hole in their lineup, and when teams do that, they generally give up too much. Since I’ve stopped laughing at the irony after Perez got rocked in his Tribe debut, I’ve seen the guy be pretty consistent. I think he’ll be a good fit in the Indians ‘pen down the road (hey, he can’t do any worse!).

I think it’s still way too early for anyone to know anything about Jess Todd, but I like what I’ve read. And, I am relying on the reputation of Cardinals organization as being one of the best scouting organizations in the majors. If they liked him, he’s probably got a chance to be pretty good.

Dave Wiley: Beats me. You say tomato, I say tomato, but neither of us likes vegetables? I don't think either team benefited any more than the other and I don't think either was hurt by the trade. Can you say non-issue?

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