MLB Trade Deadline Thread

Shanemansj13 said:
The Pham move made no sense
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I don't get it either. He's been kinda trash the last couple years. They didn't give anything for him, but I just don't see the point. Trading Vazquez pretty well means the Sox aren't in win now mode this season. Seems like making a trade for the sake of making a trade
 
Illustrious Potentate said:
I don't get it either. He's been kinda trash the last couple years. They didn't give anything for him, but I just don't see the point. Trading Vazquez pretty well means the Sox aren't in win now mode this season. Seems like making a trade for the sake of making a trade
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Right. He hasn’t been good since his TB days. Yeah sell off their assets with JD probably next. Yanks and Blue Jays are just better right now.
 
The Pham trade is whatever. He's a below average player at this point, but the Sox don't have a lot of outfield options unfortunately. Pham actually represents an upgrade... it's been bad. Not much outfield help in the upper minors right now either and there's a bit of a logjam on the 40 man. Ceddanne is at least one more year away. Wilyer Abreu

I like the Vaz trade a lot more. Valdez and Abreu are lottery tickets but I'm more interested in Valdez. 2B/3B who can play some OF, destroyed AA (though it was also on a .438 BABIP) and he's still hitting pretty well in AAA. For the power numbers he's put up he hasn't struck out that much
 
gobigred said:
Athletics sending Montas and Trevino to Yankees

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The fuck? Are those shitheads abandoning the “building a pipeline of talent” experiment and going back to just buying what they need?

There are getting good “win now” talent, no doubt. That’s just a lot of future talent to send packing.
 
sometimes that's the point of building up a farm system... to be able to make trades for current MLB players.
 
if anything, I don't think the return was that great for Oakland. Waldichuk is easily the best of the bunch, Medina's interesting but the high walk rates in AA are some pause for concern. Cooper Bowman's hitting .217/.343/.355 in A+ ball. The 35 steals are nice but there's not much power, so it's hard to see him sustaining the walk rate. Sears doesn't really have any plus pitches (or a third pitch) but he does have good command, he looks like a reliever
 
Orlando_Eagles said:
The fuck? Are those shitheads abandoning the “building a pipeline of talent” experiment and going back to just buying what they need?

There are getting good “win now” talent, no doubt. That’s just a lot of future talent to send packing.
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I cut Medina a few weeks ago in dynasty.

He can’t throw strikes.

That’s NY dumping a talented arm that isn’t going to pan out. Imo.
 
navamind said:
if anything, I don't think the return was that great for Oakland. Waldichuk is easily the best of the bunch, Medina's interesting but the high walk rates in AA are some pause for concern. Cooper Bowman's hitting .217/.343/.355 in A+ ball. The 35 steals are nice but there's not much power, so it's hard to see him sustaining the walk rate. Sears doesn't really have any plus pitches (or a third pitch) but he does have good command, he looks like a reliever
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Ninja’d sorta.
 
navamind said:
if anything, I don't think the return was that great for Oakland. Waldichuk is easily the best of the bunch, Medina's interesting but the high walk rates in AA are some pause for concern. Cooper Bowman's hitting .217/.343/.355 in A+ ball. The 35 steals are nice but there's not much power, so it's hard to see him sustaining the walk rate. Sears doesn't really have any plus pitches (or a third pitch) but he does have good command, he looks like a reliever
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broncosmitty said:
I cut Medina a few weeks ago in dynasty.

He can’t throw strikes.

That’s NY dumping a talented arm that isn’t going to pan out. Imo.
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That makes it seem a little more sensical if a trade. I was just going off the ranking numbers of the prospects.
 
Orlando_Eagles said:
The fuck? Are those shitheads abandoning the “building a pipeline of talent” experiment and going back to just buying what they need?

There are getting good “win now” talent, no doubt. That’s just a lot of future talent to send packing.
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Seems like that's how they did it in mid-90's too. Had that talent stream to create a few homegrown pieces and then used it to trade and acquire the best fillers. Couple with deep pockets and its an equation that works.
 
navamind said:
if anything, I don't think the return was that great for Oakland. Waldichuk is easily the best of the bunch, Medina's interesting but the high walk rates in AA are some pause for concern. Cooper Bowman's hitting .217/.343/.355 in A+ ball. The 35 steals are nice but there's not much power, so it's hard to see him sustaining the walk rate. Sears doesn't really have any plus pitches (or a third pitch) but he does have good command, he looks like a reliever
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Sounds like a handful of overrated prospects, at least at this point in time
 
Kburjr said:
I'll play devil's advocate. I don't think Soto moves.
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Seems like the Gnats want too much in return, so everyone is like "nah, we'll pick him up in the offseason and keep our farm system guys, thanks..."
 
Hu War Yu said:
Seems like the Gnats want too much in return, so everyone is like "nah, we'll pick him up in the offseason and keep our farm system guys, thanks..."
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He has 2 more years of arbitration before is unrestricted free agent. Gonna cost just as much in offseason
 
I can't help but feel the Braves just hoodwinked the Astros.
 
 
 
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