MLB Trade Rumors

11 Mar 2021 23:41:21
Some late Spring Training moves before the season begins:

Free Agent Signings

C Tyler Flowers- Yankees, 1/2.5
3B Maikel Franco- Orioles, 1/3.5
RHP Shane Greene- Angels, 1/4
LHP Cole Hamels- Cardinals 1/7.5
RHP Rick Porcello- Cubs 1/3.75

Trades

Diamondbacks get: 1B/OF Joey Gallo Rangers get: OF Slade Cecchoni & 1B Seth Beer

Reds get: SS Niko Goodrum
Tigers get: OF Aristides Aquino, C Eric Yang

Braves get: 3B Joey Wendle
Rays get: RHP Viktor Vodnik, RHP Freddy Tarnok, 3B Johan Camargo

Out-of-Option moves

1B Dan Vogelbach (MIL)- traded to White Sox

RHP Taylor Williams (SD)- traded to Baltimore

1B/OF Jose Marmolejos (SEA)- traded to Cubs

RHP Daniel Ponce de Leon (STL)- traded to Arizona

OF Brett Phillips (TB) traded to Oakland

16 Mar 2021 18:46:42
Not sure how Vogelbach makes sense for CHW. Collins, Mercedes and Vaughn (even if they manipulate service time for 2 weeks) would be redundant. Not to mention Eloy Jimenez's outlook.

Gallo making sense for Arizona?

Seems like a lot for Wendle (who I actually really like as a player), but I may be higher on Tarnok and Vodnik than you and/ or most.

Signings look good.

17 Mar 2021 11:56:35
I think it's more of a backup plan in the event they don't like their options. They have plenty of options, but Vogelbach would give them a fairly risk-free play. You don't have to worry about service time, he's minimal cost, and you can cut him when you need another spot.

I like Wendle a lot as well. But the Rays have an embarrassment of riches, and getting some pretty solid value for him would be a good idea to both save money and play the younger studs.

03 Feb 2021 12:31:41
NY METS last 2 moves

1. Trade w/ Reds
Mets get -
Castillo and Eugenio Suarez

Reds get -
JD Davis, Familia ($5mil), Vientos, Szapucki and Junior Santos


2. Sign defensive CF -
Almora


Lineup
LF - Nimmo
SS - Lindor
2b - McNeil
DH - Alonso
RF - Conforto
3b - Suarez
1b - D. Smith
C - McCann
CF - Almora

Bench
Guillorme (ss, 2b, 3b)
Nido (C)
Jose Martinez (LF, RF, 1b)
Heredia (OF)

Rotation
deGrom
Castillo
Carrasco
Stroman
Peterson / Lucchesi
Thor

Pen
Diaz
May
Lugo
Betances
Hand
Castro
Loup
Lucchesi / Drew Smith


This is a deep team.
Good lineup
Much improved defense
Great rotation
Improved pen

03 Feb 2021 13:36:29
Guys, you aren't getting Luis Castillo for anything short of an elite, controllable player and probably a top 50 prospect as well.

Adding in Suarez as well? Yeah, Mets would need to include Francisco Alvarez AND Ronny Mauricio, just to begin the conversation.

03 Feb 2021 14:11:01
At the beginning of the offseason I'd agree with you.
But so far the major trade didn't get packages like you are saying.
Lindor, Darvish, Snell, Arenado didn't get back top prospects
Teams who need to dump salary are taking lesser players.

03 Feb 2021 16:50:23
Lindor is a rental.
Darvish is old and expensive.
Snell is on a 3-year deal that is moderately expensive.
Arenado is crazy expensive.

Castillo is still under team control for three seasons and the Reds have zero reason to move him.

And for what it’s worth, the Rays got a really good return on Snell.

03 Feb 2021 17:28:14
Castillo isn't a salary dump, either.

Trading Castillo would represent an opportunity for the Reds to get more youth in their system and try to rebuild a core.

If they want to dump salary, they'll likely start with Sonny Gray, Suarez, or even Moustakas.

But trading Castillo for a lesser return doesn't make any sense.

11 Jan 2021 22:12:48
To Red Sox: Randal Grichuk, Jordan Groshans, Simeon Woods-Richardson, Trent Thornton
To Blue Jays: Rafael Devers, Andrew Benintendi

Jays Sign Trevor Bauer 4 yr/ 130mil
Brad Hand 3 yr/ 22.5mil
Eddie Rosario 2 yr/ 14mil

JAYS LINEUP
1) SS Bo Bichette
2) 2B Cavan Bigio
3) 3B Rafael Devers
4) RF Teoscar Hernandez
5) LF Lourdes Gurriel Jr
6) 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr
7) DH Rowdy Tellez/ Alejandro Kirk
8) CF Andrew Benintendi
9) C Jansen

BENCH
Santiago Espinal
Jonathon Davis
Eddie Rosario
Rowdy Tellez/ Alejandro Kirk

ROTATION
1) Trevor Bauer
2) Hyun-Jin Ryu
3) Nate Pearson
4) Robbie Ray
5) Tanner Roark

BULLPEN
Jordan Romano
Brad Hand
Rafael Dolis
Anthony Bass
Ryan Borucki
Ross Stripling
Sean Reid-Foley
Julian Merryweather

Have Hatch, Kay and Zeuch as Rotation depth in the minors.

Thoughts?

12 Jan 2021 03:46:56
I don't think Boston makes that trade within their division, and I don't think you need to give Rosario a 2-year deal. He's nothing more than a DH.

I could see Kris Bryant making sense for the Jays, however.

But I could also see them getting in on Bauer.

12 Jan 2021 14:59:09
Why would the Blue Jays, or any team, give Brad Hand 22M and a three-year commitment when they could have had him for less than 10 on a 1-year deal?

12 Jan 2021 16:02:01
@natedog less money per, especially when you look at hendricks deal, the next best reliever will want more than a 1yr contract.

12 Jan 2021 16:23:15
1 year deals at higher AAVs are always more preferential to teams than long-term deals at slightly less AAV.

I guess you could argue that it was too early to make that type of commitment with Brad Hand, and that things changed now. But I think there was something teams saw in Hand that probably made them not want to drop that kind of money.

Until I see that contract, I won't believe he's getting it.

25 Jan 2021 03:33:47
Oh look, a 1-year deal for Brad Hand.

30 Dec 2020 18:01:47
Here fair trade

Braves get
3B Kris Bryant
RP Craig Kimbrel


Cubs get

3B/Ss Johan Camargo
CF Ender Inciate
Prospects
RP Freddy Tarnok top 20
LP Phil pfister braves 22
Of Greyson jenista braves 23

The braves get Bryant who play 3b and they can play Riley who can play Lf for now , and insurance just in case lose Bryant next year , and and give Kimbrel back home where he belongs and give chance be place where he and family feel Comfortable . And the Cubs get young 3b to replace for Bryant , they get Enders who could use fresh start and off set some of the money and they get 3 young prospect for the their rebuild , that fare trade

04 Jan 2021 14:26:10
Ahhh yes, a totally fair trade that give you a legitimately talented 3B for literally every player the Braves don't want/ need.

Totally fair. Wink.