24 Jun 2017 16:56:28
JJ Hardy is hurt, and he's sucked the last couple of years when he was healthy. Baltimore needs a SS.

Cincinnati sends SS Zach Cozart to the Orioles. Cozart's defense and power fit well in Baltimore for now, and he is a free agent at the end of the year.

The Orioles give the Reds LHP Tanner Scott, their 10th best prospect. Cincy can slide Eugenio Suarez to SS, or Jose Peraza. Arismendy Alcantara and Scooter Gennett would figure to get more time, and Nick Senzel might get an early call up.

1.) 24 Jun 2017
24 Jun 2017 22:53:52
Cozart would command a better return, most likely. He's having a stellar year.

2.) 25 Jun 2017
25 Jun 2017 10:36:45
Stellar start he's ready cooled off he won't haul in as much as people think.

3.) 25 Jun 2017
25 Jun 2017 13:46:43
Right, but he's bringing back more than a mediocre prospect.

4.) 25 Jun 2017
25 Jun 2017 19:03:25
Jays will trade them Tulo. Take his contract, have him for free.

5.) 25 Jun 2017
25 Jun 2017 20:21:37
I think this is fair. There aren't many teams that need a shortstop, the reds will essentially have to take what they can get.

6.) 26 Jun 2017
25 Jun 2017 23:22:10
If Tanner Scott is the best they can get, adding an extra 1st round pick would be a better move.

7.) 26 Jun 2017
26 Jun 2017 03:13:06
Assuming you meant add a first rounder by extending a QO, that isn't happening. Cozart is gone after this year, and isn't worth a QO.

8.) 26 Jun 2017
26 Jun 2017 14:37:32
Reds would not get a QO for Cozart. So, something like this is the best they'll get.

9.) 26 Jun 2017
26 Jun 2017 15:05:10
Good point on the QO. Guess I spaced on that.

But Tanner Scott is a guy that's more likely to go somewhere in a DFA trade than a trade for a starting, serviceable SS.

10.) 27 Jun 2017
27 Jun 2017 03:14:59
I agree that Cozart is a solid player, with the bat and the glove, but there really aren't any contenders that have a weakness at shortstop, meaning Cozart won't command as much as he should.

11.) 27 Jun 2017
27 Jun 2017 14:57:50
Right, but he's going to bring back more than a guy who would be moved in a DFA swap. Someone along the lines of Cody Sedlock or Hunter Harvey is far more realistic.