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Nohrz71
Unless your blowing away preller for a bullpen arm (most likely Hand and Buchter) your not getting one as they are all very controllable.
bleacherbum
Buchter would be a nice get for a team like Cleveland. 4 years of control left and he isn’t just a LOOGY, he is a legit 7th/8th inning guy. If CLE doesn’t land Lucroy, they should turn their attention to SD and see if they could get a package deal with Buchter & Derek Norris. They would also have team control over Norris until 2019.
kent814
*5.5 years of control for buchter
AndThisGameBelongsToMySanDiegoPadres
Buchter probably has more value to the Padres than anything they could get in a trade. I can’t imagine the return for him being that great because of his lack of a track record and is controllable through 2021 so he could actually help the Padres when they do contend.
bleacherbum
Yeah you’re right, his contralability & minimal track record coupled with the fact that even though we are in sell mode Andy Green needs guys down in the pen that are going to give you valuable innings to get through this year & beyond.
I will say though however, the same argument was made in Pomeranz’s case and we were able to net Espinosa out of him. Pitching is at premium whether it’s in the rotation or coming out of the pen late in meaningful games. We just don’t want another Tyson Ross on our hands by missing the window to sell someone at what could be their peak value.
SixFlagsMagicPadres
I agree. If it comes down to it, and there is a team out there that is willing to make Preller a very good deal, guys like Butcher will end up getting traded.
Polish Hammer
I don’t know much about Buchter but his career numbers sure seem impressive. Cleveland is desperate for a lefty reliever so he’d be a good fit.
bleacherbum
He was bouncing around from organization to organization the last couple of years, but coming into this season he had only had 1 career major league outing with the Braves. He spent some time in the Cubs minor league affiliates and never got a real shot. He forced Preller & Green’s hand in spring training because he was so lights out that they had to give him and opportunity and he has just outperformed what anyone could have expected.
Big bodied lefty with control to both sides of the plate with his fastball, with a slider & change.
SD Speak For Myself
And then there is Villanueva! Send him to the minors!
bleacherbum
I know right. Unfortunately, on bad teams the score can get out of control in a hurry and Villanueva is that guy you call on to mop up those lopsided games. The broadcasts also say that he is a big reason for Luis Perdomo’s growth, Villanueva takes time to speak to him in his language and takes him under his wing on how it’s like to be a big leaguer. Rodney & Villanueva tought Perdomo the change up he started to throw recently. Not saying that’s a reason to keep him but his value this year has been beyond what we typically get to see as fans.
angelsinthetroutfield
Wonder what the Halos are looking for in a Joe Smith trade. Maybe a near ready back-end rotation piece like Ynoa from NYM or Plukto from CLE? Is Tommy Phan too much from STL?
teufelshunde4
Pham is playing more then Grichuk at this point… I’d rather Cards go after Robertson and give up less due to remaining salary on the books. Robertson, Oh, Siegrist then maybe an effective Rosenthal later on would be a very nice BP.
Polish Hammer
A non-closing reliever with a big contract, pending free agency and marginal numbers shouldn’t cost too much.
Diablo 2
Smith for Nimmo or Lindsey should get it done