Houston would have to give up a ton to get Castillo. My guess is something like Forrest Whitley, Cristian Javier, Luis Garcia, AND Jeremy Pena.
I think the Reds will also want someone to eat one of their big contracts like Moustakas, Castellanos, or maybe Suarez.
I wonder what a Whitley for Castellanos/Castillo trade looks. Barnhardt and Akiyama might make some level of sense from their roster as well.
Whitley's value is in the toilet. His prospect ranking is irrelevant because of his performance and arm troubles. They would want Javier to start with.
Castellanos would be really hard to trade because he has an opt out after this season. Castillo has probably $70M in surplus value. If Cincy is dead set on shedding salary Suarez and Gray are probably their best bet. They can probably find takers for those 2 and possibly even get back some decent mlb ready prospects. How about: Astros get: SP Sonny Gray 3B Eugenio Suarez Reds get: RHP Forrest Whitley IF Abraham Toro RHP Luis Garcia Astros get: OF Trevor Larnach OF Gilberto Celestino Twins get: SS Carlos Correa Astros sign JT Realmuto $90M/4yr (backloaded) Astros sign Kirby Yates $8M/1yr Astros sign Jake Marisnick $3M/1yr Roster: SS Bregman 2B Altuve DH Alvarez 3B Suarez LF Tucker C Realmuto 1B Gurriel RF Larnach CF Marisnick Bench: Diaz, Maldonado, Straw/Celestino, Jones/Stubbs Rotation: Greinke, Gray, Valdez, McCullers, Urquidy Bullpen: Pruitt, Raley, Taylor, Paredes, Smith, Javier, Pressly, Yates
Nice R-L-R-etc 3B Bregman LF Brantley 2 yrs 30 million 2B Altuve DH Alvarez SS Correa 5 yrs/125 million extension. Takes place after fans are back. More than any contract signed in 2021. RF Tucker 1B Gurriel C Maldonado CF Bradley Jr. 3 yrs 30 mil Bench: C Castro 1 yr 3 mil C Stubbs IF Diaz OF Straw IF/OF Toro or McCormick SP Grienke SP Valdez SP McCullers SP Urquidy SP Javier Number of factors I don’t wanna upgrade the rotation. With out a 1st and 2nd rd pick don’t wanna deplete the farm anytime soon. Valdez, Urquidy & Javy’s stuff and prime seasons ahead under team control. Hope that Whitley lives up too #1 Prospect status, JV rehabbing w/ intent on pitching, etc Pen: Hendriks 5yrs/50 mil. Pay him what he wants. Biggest glaring need besides CF. Pressly J. Smith Paredes Taylor Pruitt Garcia Abreu Scrubb or C. Perez or J. James
Since we all seem to be bored with nothing happening here is another roster for 2021... Also, I am assuming the Mets sign Springer Sign DJ LeMahieu for 5/100 Sign Michael Brantley for 2/30 Sign Taijuan Walker for 2/15 with a team option for a 3rd year for 10 million with a 1 million buyout Trade Correa and Luis Garcia to the Mets for Seth Lugo, Brandon Nimmo, and Francisco Alvarez. If the Mets land Springer they don't need Nimmo. They would have Springer, Conforto, Dom Smith, JD Davis, and McNeil that can all play the outfield. Alvarez is one of their top prospects and is a catcher. Since they just signed McCann maybe they will part with him. Lineup: LeMahieu 3B Brantley LF Altuve 2B Alvarez DH Bregman SS Tucker RF Gurriel 1B Nimmo CF Maldonado C Bench: Straw Francisco Alvarez Toro Diaz Rotation: Greinke Valdez Urquidy Walker McCullers Bullpen: Pressly, Lugo, Paredes, Javier, Smith, Taylor, Pruitt, Scrubb/Abreu/Perez
Javier is essentially free for next three years while Castillo will likely cost about $25-30M total. That's Brantley or Hendricks money difference, plus Astros would have Javier another two (edit) years after Castillo is a free agent. There are less costly options that will improve team more short term.
I know your'e just spitballing, but I'm not in on LeMahieu long-term. And I'm *really* not in on Taijuan at all. He's not the rehab guy to go after. And wait trade Correa for only 1 prospect (yes elite, but still 2-3 years away and a lot can happen)? Lugo and Nimmo are fine but not massive in the return. I'm out on all these moves, except of course Brantley would be fine if he fits with other signings. Love that guy but he's getting older and only works if we're set up to win. I'm still pissed we didn't go get Dahl at such a low number, and the Rangers snagged him of all teams. Such a loss to not outbid them.
Really? Who's better in CF? I don't think JBJ is a ton better (considering offense/defense together) and wouldn't be considered if they got Dahl. Much better value than JBJ imo. (I assume platoon w/Jake or someone similar)
Bradley Jr. is the best defensive CF. Say what you want about his hitting (Has been around a .240 career hitter who puts up or near 20 homers a season. He’d be in top company in hitting ninth.
Dahl's about a 10% better hitter than JBJ. Dahl should not be a center fielder and is not close to being within 10% of JBJ's defensive value. He seems fast on the bases, but he moves slower when tracking a ball. Might as well put Tucker in CF. As I see Dahl as a corner OF, I'd compare him to guys like Brantley, Pederson. Here's a couple of plays showing Dahl's speed and hustle. https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/sporty-videos?playId=395c2fa9-c0d8-4971-8687-d58453d33e09 https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/sporty-videos?playId=024bbf25-7fcc-491f-ad9b-91912085f2ed
