MLB Trade Deadline deals

[revo]

Mariners acquired RHP Sam Tuivailala from the Cardinals for RHP Seth Elledge.

[Gregg]

I think the fact that you would trade Bryant straight up makes your previous suggestion of Almora/Happ/minor prospects far, far off the mark of what it would take.

Also, for what it's worth the Cubs farm system is stripped dry from what I've hard so mention of prospects doesn't move the needle much anyway.

Actually it doesn't. The Cubs can spare Bryant as they have others that can fill in.


Happ is only 23 and plays all over the field. He is a very good defender with a .377 OBP.

Almora is 24 with a very good glove and a .355 OBP.

All things considered, I think I would rather trade Bryant straight up for this year than the package of Happ/Almora or Russell/Happ etc. Let's win another WS and worry about things in the off season.

All this is fun to talk about, none of it is going to happen.

[Judge Jude]

the number of people in NY who would want to trade deGrom - with two more years of control - for Bryant is slightly less than zero.

[Ken]

Actually it doesn't. The Cubs can spare Bryant as they have others that can fill in.


Happ is only 23 and plays all over the field. He is a very good defender with a .377 OBP.

Almora is 24 with a very good glove and a .355 OBP.

All things considered, I think I would rather trade Bryant straight up for this year than the package of Happ/Almora or Russell/Happ etc. Let's win another WS and worry about things in the off season.

All this is fun to talk about, none of it is going to happen.

Whether you personally would be willing to move them and whether the Cubs "can spare" him based on position are not relevant IMO to whether the talent level lines up. The glowing remarks regarding Happ and Almora are nice, but those two are not on the same planet as Bryant as far as talent goes, and similarly do not have equivalent trade value.

Objectively, Bryant has 3 seasons of 6+ fWAR. Happ has a career 2.6 fWAR in 206 games, and Almora has a career 4.2 in 274 games. Combined, they don't come close to Bryant.

Which is why I'm not the first (nor likely the last) to pan the idea that Happ/Almora would come close to returning DeGrom.

The trade idea looks like rose colored glasses to me, which is something we all have when looking at players from our own team (no doubt me included)

[Judge Jude]

the number of people in NY who would want to trade deGrom - with two more years of control - for Bryant is slightly less than zero.

Happ and Almora are nice players, but Happ would have to play 2B and I'm not convinced he's an asset there. he's just an ok hitter as a LF.

pass. pass.

[Ken]

the number of people in NY who would want to trade deGrom - with two more years of control - for Bryant is slightly less than zero.

I'd completely agree with you if we were talking Happ/Almora.

3 years of Kris Bryant for 2 years of DeGrom... that's actually not that far off IMO.

[revo]

Eduardo Escobar to the D’Backs for three A ball minor leaguers

[Ken]

Asdrubal to the Phillies

[revo]

Asdrubal to the Phillies

Bizarre trade. Why do the Phillies need a 2B, let alone any infielder? Mets did well, getting pitching prospect Kilome and opening up a spot for Jeff McNeil.

[pitbull]

Eduardo Escobar to the D’Backs for three A ball minor leaguers

I don't follow the AL as well as the NL but I'm assuming that D'backs either think Lamb will be out longer than 10 days or they are planning to play Escobar 3B, SS and 2B.

[pitbull]

Bizarre trade. Why do the Phillies need a 2B, let alone any infielder? Mets did well, getting pitching prospect Kilome and opening up a spot for Jeff McNeil.

Maybe they are planning on sitting Kingery more and play Cabrera there. He can play 3B, SS and 2B. I suppose Crawford will not be back until Sept with this deal.

[revo]

Maybe they are planning on sitting Kingery more and play Cabrera there. He can play 3B, SS and 2B. I suppose Crawford will not be back until Sept with this deal.

The Phils also have Cesar Hernandez, so it still should be:
1B - Hoskins
2B - Hernandez
SS - Kingery
3B - Franco

MLB Trade Rumors thinks Asdrubal plays SS & 3B, so that would ding Kingery & Franco.

[Msaint]

Cabrera would have had clear shot at playing time on, say, a major contended like Red Sox. Weird one indeed.

[Roy Hobbs]

Will Kela and Diekman both be traded? If so, can you see Leclerc becoming the closer?

[Judge Jude]

Cabrera in the field this year:
2B 90
SS 0
3B 0

Cabrera played all 3 at between 32 and 45 games last year. he was pissed when the Mets took away SS time from him, but they are still high on Rosario, who is young and starting to come around.

but the only innings at SS that Rosario hasn't played, the Mets give to the rotting corpse of Jose Reyes - he of the lol 40 OPS+ this year.

at 3B, aside from Todd Frazier (now DL), the starts have gone to Reyes 15, someone named Luis Guillorme 9, Wil Flores 9, Jose Bautista 5, etc. they didn't even let ACabrera get an inning at 3B in a double shift.

if the Mets had a clue, the Phillies would have to be worried that the Mets would know that he can't play SS or 3B. the Phillies probably figured, "if the Mets won't play him there, that's probably wrong because they can't do anything right - SO DEAL!"