Keeping Whitley to this point indicates to me that they still believe in him, or his trade value is non existent.
I'm sad they gave up Valdez but this season was a breakout year right? He wasn't a highly regarded prospect before this season? Last year Bryan De La Cruz broke out and I was sad he was traded for Garcia but De La Cruz hasn't been special. Maybe Valdez won't be anything special as well. Who knows. That's the gamble Click has to make.
I worry about fit and him as a back up. Hopefully it plays out fine, my first thought was he wouldn’t be happy as a back up. I’ll shut up, just worried Dusty bobbles it all up
Valdez's ceiling was a bat first 2b with very limited defensive value. Abreu is one of half a dozen CF prospects all comparable. Great trade
OFs to Watch Alek Thomas Cedric Mullins Ian Happ Bryan Reynolds Luis Gonzalez Teaoscar Hernandez Lourdis Gurriel Minor Leaguers Heston Kjerstad Pete Crow-Armstrong Benny Montgomery Drew Waters Sa Frelick Matt Walner Joshua Baez Alec Burleson Jordan Groshans Thats just Spit Balling I think they will move Odorizzi or Urquidy Deals that have me stumped I haven't heard anything between Teams interested in Urquidy and we know the Cards are in on Odorizzi I think they Move Odorizzi just to save some cash and they could net Alec Burleson and another Prospect that would be awesome in the long run
No. They underpaid. Although some think Waldichuk was an elite prospect. I am nowhere near as brushed up on other team’s farms but just by latest prospects rankings the yAnkees got a good deal.
Am I the only one weary of paying a steep price for Gregory Soto? He’s having a good year but I’m concerned he could be Abreu 2.0 with the command issues
Cardinals trade for Jose Quintana, per Passan, live on ESPN. They are "not done" according to him, and may still want to add another starter because their rotation has been so decimated.
Not just that but relievers are so volatile. They can come out of nowhere and then fall off a cliff all of a sudden. Happens many, many times.
Click getting a AAA SP from Tampa in the Mancini deal was slick, because it lessens the impact of trading one of Urquidy, Odorizzi, Brown, or Whitley. Obviously we don’t want Murray starting playoff games, but if the Astros need a 7th or 8th SP over the next 2 months he’s a fine option. Hell, Houston could trade all 4 of those guys and Murray, Solomon, Bielak, France, and Endersby would be plenty of depth to make all the spots starts that might come up for short term injuries or inning limits.
Take solace in the fact that just like the teams who “win” free agency by giving the best player $300M+ really end up losing, the same thing happens to teams who “win” the deadline by trading for a super duper star with multiple years left.
