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Slipknot37
I’ll be disappointed if they don’t do anything with rosario and brothers
soxfaninpa
The Rockies need to lock up Nolan Arenado to a long term contract real soon, just like the Red Sox need to lock up Betts and Bogaerts.
Mark 20
Blackmon an average OFer? Id say hes definitely above average even if he is hitting at coors. And also, Jordan lyles serviceable? an ERA above 5 is not serviceable by my definition. I dont mean to be too critical, it was a very good read. As a jays fan, i cannot believe they actually took on Reyes’ entire contract. I know that Hoffman and Castro (hoffman especially) have huge upside but just wow, it was a massive surprise. They need to eat half of Reyes’ contract and move him for some more younger pitching is possible. The rockies are a mess right now, hope they can turn it around.
Jeff Todd
Thanks for your comment and compliment.
Re the two players you mention, I don’t think you’re accounting sufficiently for Coors, ultimately.
Blackmon is a ~2 or 2.5-win player. That’s about where I’d put an average regular.
And Lyles has been about a 1.5 to 2-win pitcher in Colorado in what would be one full season’s workload (32 starts over 2 years). He’s been in the 4.00 region by measure of ERA estimators, by an large. I think that’s serviceable — teams pay for it from 5th/6th starter types all the time. It isn’t exactly a ringing endorsement to call him that!
thestevilempire
I see an interesting trade partner with the Rockies in St. Louis. The Cardinals are in need of an impact bat. I personally don’t see the Cardinals getting in a bidding war with teams for Jason Heyward. As superior as his defense is, they need a middle-of-the-order bat more. On the flipside, Colorado needs pitching, and St. Louis has plenty of that.
Since CarGo has a history of injury and is on a short term deal. I could see St. Louis parting with a similar player like Jaime Garcia. When healthy, he is without a doubt one of the best lefties in the game, and it looks like he might have finally gotten back from those injuries, much like CarGo.
CarGo is owed 37 million over the next 2 seasons. A reasonable amount by market standards. Jaime Garcia has two options over the next 2 years with a total dollar amount of 23.5 million. It would give Colorado in the best case scenario a proven front line pitcher with a great groundball ratio (imperative to success at Coors) In the worse case, they have the flexibility to opt out after next season.
I think a second player to be added on the St. Louis side might be Marco Gonzalez, a Colorado native who’s father already works for the organization. But as always, all secondary players in a trade are simply speculation. This seems to be a deal that would be fitting for both organizations to me personally. St. Louis would get the impact bat they need, while parting with Heyward and collecting the compensation pick for him. Colorado would get a front line starter while lowering payroll, I wouldn’t speculate too much on the other pieces in the deal, however, it does seem to be fit between a rebuilding organization and a contender.