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LazerTown
Too much thinking….
Justin Anthony
I ranked the Marlins #1. Acquiring a potential set-up man who throws 100 mph in exchange for someone who they intended to trade anyway after signing Garrett Jones seems like a good win for them
roxfan41
If Anderson stays healthy, Rockies #1
DarthMurph
Steep price for Trumbo, but I think this trade will be more beneficial in 2015. Their offense is seriously counting on Freese, Hamilton, and Pujols to bounce back. Tall order with a pitching staff that’s debatably 3rd best in its division.
Tommets
If this were for the best trades of the offseason the Nationals would’ve been 1 or 2 with the Fister trade.
alexamato
Easily 1 and 2 with the acquisition of Fister for spare parts and Blevins and cost certainty for a depth outfielder
FS54 2
Oakland gets my vote. except the lack of power in his game, Burns seems like a nice leadoff material given his OBP and speed..
Natsfan89
The A’s/Nats trade really was the “best” trade at the Winter Meetings. Both teams acquired something of value by trading from a position of depth. Billy Beane + Mike Rizzo = <3
MaineSkin
Look at how the BA of Chris Young and JUp dropped immediately upon leaving the DBacks. Goldy needed a guy behind him who can punish SP who attack the zone and Trumbo is that man. His BA gets to .255 and it’s 40+ bombs. Goldy now will be the new Votto ’10 in fantasy. 110-110-30-10-.300
BadBJay
I nominate the Blue Jays for NO significant deals… none whatsoever. AA took some pointers from “Stand Pat”.
liberalconservative
D-backs traded away to much for a guy who only has a power game. Angels got a very good haul for Trumbo. Whitesox received a good player for a pitcher that throws junk. Athletics got some young players which they needed. Rockies may have gotten a steal if Anderson stays healthy but if not they lose. Nationals received a solid bullpen peice for a future 4th outfielder on their team. Over all the d-backs are the only one that over valued a player.
alexamato
Agreed 100%. I felt the D-Backs and Marlins were the only two teams who overvalued players
Ferrariman
its also not fair to underestimate a power game either. Instant offense. The dbacks needed another guy like that.
ItsThatBriGuy
The DBacks’ end of this is baffling. I don’t care how many home runs he hits; sticking the modern-day Steve Balboni in left will negate them all and more. Morse-to-SF isn’t even as boneheaded a move.
liberalconservative
Trumbo’s defense is bad but not that bad. The problem is the over paid for Trumbo. Trading 2 players of quality for a out of position 1 dimensional player is not a good move.
nathaniel alexander
Bourjos & Grichuk
stl_cards16
Were not traded at the Winter Meetings.
alexamato
I think the Nats won this trade. Now, Blevins is not the reason why. The reasons for me were :
A) They saved a BOATLOAD of money in the deal by trading away a blocked prospect.
B) That saved $ will help either bring a bench player, another delivery (via trade, maybe Storen being traded out, Free Agency) or help them resign key players like J.Zimmerman. Solid move by a solid GM
FS54 2
wait, how did they save money by switching a minor league player with an arb-eligible player?
Danny Phillips
You missed the point.
alexamato
Look at how much guys like Boone Logan and Joe Smith made. Blevins, over 3 years, will cost what 1 of those guys costs annually.
Bertin Lefkovic
How do Chris Jensen and Drew Pomeranz compare to Manny Banuelos and Dellin Betances? Could the Yankees have made a similar offer with these or other prospects in their system like David Phelps and Adam Warren?
Guest 3945
No. The Yankees only acquire players 30 and over.
jjs91
Banueloshas more value than Pomeranz at this point, but haven’t done anything in 2 years but at least one was injured that entire span.
Lord of the Fries
I put Seattle last.
Morrison is a sub replacement player who doesn’t walk and plays poor defense, and doesn’t satisfy any clear need for them.
Capps has an xFIP of 3.65 and his BABIP was .365, so he clearly wasn’t as bad as his numbers look.
I went with the Angels as #1, as many people seemed to do.
Joe Valenti
When I saw “The Price of Power” I thought I had missed a David Price move…
Jack Ball
I don’t know about at the winter meetings but the Nationals pulled the best deal of the off season with their aquisition of Pfister.