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Post by jmei on Dec 13, 2014 10:21:08 GMT -5
By the way, this is a pretty f------ great trade. Myles Smith has some upside, but he wasn't in the top 60 on this site when he was traded, which says a lot. In return, they get an MLB-ready starter who, as recently as a year or two ago, projected to be a league-averagish starter. He's probably not going to be a starter in this organization long-term, but he's the kind of guy who could easily be a Badenhop-esque weapon out of the pen. These little moves around the margin can be huge, and I'm a big fan of this one. I wouldn't go that far. Its a smart move after clearing a couple spots on the 40 man, but I wouldnt expect much from this kid. Looks like a guy to bring to spring training and then stash in AAA as emergency BP help. Hard to see a scenario where he gets a chance to be more than that. That said, not a bad thing to have with all the depth we just traded off. It's not a high-ceiling move, but they gave up basically nothing and picked up a guy who is, at worst, a replacement-level reliever, but could be a solidly above-average one a la Badenhop (and has an option left to boot). That's the kind of clever little move that doesn't generate a lot of press but will really come in handy in building the kind of depth necessary to survive a long season. |
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Post by Oregon Norm on Dec 13, 2014 11:15:31 GMT -5
Anyone know if Dave Duncan has been spotted in the Phoenix area, lately?
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Post by Oregon Norm on Dec 13, 2014 11:21:30 GMT -5
With the jam up in the 40 man rosters, and the fact that the teams waited until after the Rule-5 draft to finalize the first trade and announce the second, I'm wondering if all that twitter churn wasn't just smoke and mirrors.
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