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Is it normal for a team to trade someone with 14 home runs in June for a Single A player?
Posted on 6/2/19 at 10:19 pm
Posted on 6/2/19 at 10:19 pm
The Mariners traded Jay Bruce for that. I get them tanking/saving money but you'd think that they would be able to get more value in a prospect.
Posted on 6/2/19 at 10:22 pm to JabarkusRussell
He is 32, making 11 million dollars, and is batting .212 with a .280 something on base percentage. He can’t run. Mariners didn’t deserve much for him at all. And I don’t get why the Phillies wanted him.
Posted on 6/2/19 at 10:23 pm to JabarkusRussell
Its jerry dipoto. He was probably having trade withdrawals and took the first offer he got today.
Posted on 6/2/19 at 10:24 pm to JabarkusRussell
Hes a player from a bygone era of baseball. Absolutely terrible in any kind of analytics other than slugging and home run count
Posted on 6/2/19 at 10:28 pm to JabarkusRussell
Bruce has a .212 BA, .283 OBP, isn't much of a defender, and is on pace for a 1.3 rWAR season. He also has $14 million owed to him next year. I actually found it surprising that the Mariners were able to find a team that would trade for him and take on that contract.
Posted on 6/2/19 at 10:33 pm to JabarkusRussell
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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.
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.
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.
Posted on 6/2/19 at 10:40 pm to Tigers0891
He’ll be a pinch hitter and spot starter against RHP. His power does give him value, albeit little.
Posted on 6/2/19 at 10:57 pm to JabarkusRussell
they just got out of 2 years and 26 million dollars of salary. for a player who has had a fine start to the year but really doesnt fit anymore in baseball. the phillies can swing that, even if they rather wouldnt, the mariners cant. well the could, but their ownership doesnt want to
Posted on 6/2/19 at 11:08 pm to WestCoastAg
Plus now they get to see if Vogelbach can sustain his production for the whole year
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