Jul
24
Roy Oswalt Rumors: Oswalt is Dodgers’ big target, but it’s not going so well right now
ByWe are one week away from the July 31st non-waiver trade deadline, so expect the rumors to pile up. Here’s the rumors from Saturday surrounding Houston Astros right-handed pitcher Roy Oswalt. (If you want to see Friday’s Oswalt rumors, click here)
- Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated tweets, “#phils remain more focused on oswalt than haren”
- Jayson Stark of ESPN says the price tag on Oswalt has been going up in the last 24 hours, so he wonders if Astros’ owner Drayton McLane wants to deal him or not.
- Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports says Oswalt is the Dodgers’ big target, but it’s not going so well right now.
- Ken Rosenthal, in his Full Count Video, says that there is skepticism that the Astros will trade Oswalt. Rosenthal wonders if the Astros are “truly motivated” to move.
- Jim Salisbury of Comcast Sportsnet Philadelphia tweets, “Phils will scout Oswalt tonite w a dozen other clubs. Nothing really new to learn. Just make sure everything is in good working order.”
- Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports says the Astros asked Dodgers for both Major League position players and prospects for Oswalt.
- According to Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Oswalt confirmed Friday that he is willing to restructure his $16 million club option for the 2012 season to find the right situation with the right team. He favors St. Louis as a potential landing spot.
“I’m going to find a way to get it done,” Oswalt told a gathering of Houston reporters. “I’m not going to go somewhere where it’s going to be bad for me. And I don’t want to put the Astros in a bad situation.”
“The only way I can characterize things is that nothing is imminent at this time,” Cardinals GM John Mozeliak said.
“The money part I can work out with anybody, that’s not a big deal,” he said Friday. “We can work on doing different things as far as restructuring, whatever they want to do. That’s not a big deal.”
The Cardinals have tendered a two-player offer for Oswalt, including shortstop Brenden Ryan and another player. The Astros rejected that offer, and are seeking more players, hoping to include at least one Minor League player.

