Lotta nice to follow the trade theadline this year, so let’s grab our giger counters and go through the fall -out.
AJ Praller brought his own fireworks and side. San Diego threw the glove down early by SS Leo de Vries, RHP Henry Baez, RHP Broaden Nett and RHP Eduarniel Nunez in a package for poet Mason Miller and LHP JP Sears. Speculation quickly came from Buster Olney and others that the club should be looking to move Robert Suarez and Dylan for help with Outfield. Instead, they kept Suarez to build a monster bullpen. As much as I love Mason Miller, this represents a huge return for athletics. I can’t believe they have tackled Henry Baez for some reason. He is a good pitcher.
The next exchange concerned starting pitchers Stephen Kolek and Ryan Berget on their way to Kansas City in exchange for catcher Freddy Fermin, who represents a huge upgrade about their duo by Elias Diaz and Martin Maldonado, who has since been released.
Padres fans were not so happy in the threads that I saw, but the next movement really tied the room together. The Orioles sent Ramon Laureano and Ryan O’Hearn for six prospects: SS Cobb Hightower, LHP Boston Bateman, RHP Tyson Neighbors, RHP Tanner Smith, SS Brandon Butterworth and 1B Vict Figueroa.
Baltimore remains confusing. They have a lot of guys. Is likely to find value by developing them well on the way up.
San Diego also landed LHP Nestor Cortes from the Brewers for Van Brandon Lockridge, who would have been well suited for the Padres, but perhaps gets some run in Milwaukee while Jackson Chourio is recovering. Praller found a minute to acquire as Will Wagner from Toronto for C Brandon Valenzuela (24, AA) a solid defender with a questionable hit tool. He is pretty interesting as far as the ranging depth goes.
I like what the Blue Jays did. A healthy Shane Bieber would make a big difference for them. Landing RHP Louis Varland was a nice late surprise. Ty France was also involved.
Seattle did as well as they could. Has anyone added better bats than Naylor and Suarez? And she somehow avoided the exchange of their interesting job perspectives. Also landed LHP Caleb Ferguson, who gives them a second Lefty for the Bullpen.
The Minnesota Twins have sold many players who contribute to moving a bullpen and a contract. Despite some reporting of the opposite, I am not sure how upset twin fans are really going to see Carlos Correa. It is more a built -up feeling about how the owners suck, I think, because that contract was a lot of water. They paid him in the first place and really landed him alone because he was everything they could get. The club has a talented wave of Infielers in the elevator and now has a place for just about everyone who matters. Brooks Lee, Royce Lewis, Luke Keaschall and Kaelen Culpepper have to rise to a solid inner field with an upper part of valuable contracts. An outer field from Buxton, Walker Jenkins and Trevor Larnach will be equally interesting in the coming years. Alan Roden, James Outman, Emmanuel Rodriguez and Matt Wallner factor here. And Jose Miranda is still in the 40-man as an infielding option. For years this team has difficulty sorting and prioritizing. Moving Correa of the grid makes a pretty big difference, because it enables them to improve their infield defense and to open the third base for Lee if Keaschall can play the second base.
I really thought they would hold Louis Varland and let him close for a while to stimulate his value, but former Blue Jays LHP Kendry Rojas is an interesting return. Although it is a down beat moment in Minnesota, the twins have added a number of interesting arms that can participate today in the rotation in Taj Bradley, Mick Abel together with boys like Rojas who should help soon. They bet in themselves to build another bull pen that is ambitious and intriguing to look.
I saw someone calling the winners of the Rockies only because they showed a wrist, but it was a nice gentle wrist. They did three transactions and two of them were at one organization.
Cubs fans in my job were quite disappointed and speculated that the club might have indicated a boring deadline when it extended Jed Hoyer’s contract earlier in the week. I do not understand how they came to the place where they would mortgage the future for Kyle Tucker, but then cuddle with boys like Jaxon Wiggins later that season when everything looked like Milhouse. Of course Wiggins is a good prospect, but they may have been able to add Sandy Alcantara and Edward Cabrera if they are willing to act from their stacked agricultural system. Instead, they paid moderate prices for depths such as Mike Soroka, Willi Castro, Andrew Kittredge and Taylor Rogers. Could have been worse. Soroka threw well this summer (1.07 Whip since June 6) and it’s nice to get Castro, but the club went from Alcantara to Ryan to nothing pretty fast on Deadline Day. Peter Bendix from Miami pulled his pitchers from the trade block to the clock for more than 30 minutes. It feels like he might have been irritated by the hems and Hawing. I get the same. Probably wise to keep them both instead of selling low. Even with less time on their contracts, they are worth more if they both throw at their potential by that time next season.
The Red Sox and Dodgers were all out until found that money came late in the day. Boston that moves James Tibbs III so quickly after getting him will lift some eyebrows, but Dustin May was a solid return for him and a valuable piece in a content cycle, even if he is not completely rediscovered or a little more consistent. The Dodgers made an astute acquisition in Alex Call, a tough one, even against good pitching. In this way they are not busy playing Controrto against a Lefty. They also sent C Hunter Fedduccia to Tampa, where he should be a cromulent option. Similar story for RHP Adrian Houser, a smart get for the rays. New Rangers SP Merrill Kelly attracted a high price for Arizona in Itch-Fave LHP Mitch Bratt, LHP Kohl Drake and RHP David Hagaman.
In general, the prices were everywhere. Tyler Rogers cost more than Ryan Helsley. Timing seemed to look so much this year, but in the end the Mets made many smart movements and Cedric Mullins added to their outfield together with these relievers Plus LHP Gregory Soto. They added the types of pieces that help teams win in October.
I have already mentioned them, but another team that crushed the assignment was Seattle. They are a completely different line-up with Suarez and Naylor, especially against pitching after the season, where the unique mix of strength and contact skills of Naylor can really shine.
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