re: Is it normal for a team to trade someone with 14 home runs in June for a Single A player?

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I get them tanking/saving money but you'd think that they would be able to get more value in a prospect.

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Flipping Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz may just go down as one of Jerry Dipoto’s crowning achievements. Jay Bruce and his 2-year, $26 million contract was part of that return, but flipping him to the Phillies makes add some finality to the entire deal. In exchange for Diaz and Cano, Seattle effectively received: Jarred Kelenic, Justin Dunn, Gerson Bautista, Jesse Biddle and Jake Scheiner. They also saved themselves roughly $84.5 million when you balance the contracts of Cano, Bruce, Anthony Swarzak, Biddle, and Arodys Vizcaino.

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And that's with Seattle covering 18 million of the (about) $21 million owed to Bruce.

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The fact of the matter is, Seattle had little leverage in this scenario. Bruce wasn’t hitting his weight, although all those taters sure were majestic. With Ryon Healy on the verge of returning, Jerry Dipoto faced an enormous logjam of “bats”. The team simply didn’t have a way to get Bruce, Healy, Daniel Vogelbach and Edwin Encarnacion consistent at-bats whilst keeping their trade value. It also allows the organization to get a better look at OF Braden Bishop who was recalled to take Bruce’s roster spot.

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As for the prospect:

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“Ok, there’s a hint of a Kyle Seager type trajectory in there,” he said. “That may be wishful thinking, but there’s a line you can follow.”

Scheiner projects as a high-OBP utility man with moderate power.

While neither Baseball America or MLBPipeline ranked the infielder in the Phillies Top 30 Prospects entering the season, he will likely slot into the very back of Seattle’s Top 30 list.

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