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Knockahoma
Chris Young links all go to the pitcher, not the OF
tomymogo
I still like Justin Upton, but I wouldn’t overpay. I would like for him to be a Brave and would be willing to trade one of the two priced prospects, Julio Teheran or Randall Delgado plus 2-3 complementary pieces like Zeke Spruill, Tyler Pastornicky, etc
vtadave
Doubt there’s any interest in Pastornicky… I know you can in theory never have too much pitching, but if the Dbacks are going to deal Upton, I would have to think the centerpiece would be a shortstop or perhaps a thirdbaseman if he’s an upgrade over Johnson/Wheeler.
tomymogo
Nick Amhed is the other interesting piece. Pastornicky is more of a 2B utility player. What I know for a fact is that Andrealton Simmons is off limits
Yondu Udonta
AA needs to bring Arron Hill and Johnny Mac back to Toronto. Hill was better than Johnson at 2nd, and Johnny Mac IMO was an asset the Jays should have never traded. Anytime he gets playing time he always delivers be it offense or defense.
vtadave
That’s funny. What McDonald has “delivered” is a career .239/.276/.331 batting line.
Yondu Udonta
OK fair enough but let’s look at some other numbers.
McDonald has been in the ML (not including minor leagues) for 14 years x 162 games = 2268 games, of those 2268 games he has appeared in 954 games or if you wish he has played/appeared in 42% of the 2268 games.
Now let’s look at his last full year as a BJ and first full year with the D’backs, his totals for 2010 were .250/.273/.454 and appeared in 63 games, 152 AB’s.
In 2012 with the D’backs his totals were .249/.295/.386 in 70 games, 197 AB’s
Another thing is you have to remember JM is and has been nothing more than a bench player and considering what the BJ’s had this past season for bench players JM would be a considerable improvement.
Matthew Toonkel
the wrong chris young is linked. the outfielder, not the nym pitcher…
Marcatmeowmeow
Still can’t believe the whole Parker for Cahill thing. Really interesting how the D-Backs didn’t see him as close to major league ready, but The A’s plugged him in the best division in baseball to immediate exceptional results.
Parker is cheaper, better, and under team control for much longer – a truly lopsided trade, so far.
AngryTick
You got all that from one season. Interesting! Let’s wait and see when teams actually get some “film” on Parker before crowning a trade champion!
Marcatmeowmeow
Well, Cahill has looked mediocre for three out of four full seasons now, Parker out-pitched him this year in a better league and better division, and I think its safe to say the general consensus is that Parker has more upside.
The D-Backs traded Parker because they didn’t think he was close enough to major league ready and the organization had transitioned into a ‘win-now’ mode – he was considered a good prospect with a good future for a reason, though, and it’s not as if they were happy about parting with him. I just think it’s interesting how differently the two teams viewed the same prospect, and how (apparently) off the D-Backs were in their evaluation of his major league readiness. I know one year is only one year, but you can’t just say every rookie is going to fall off the map because other teams will study his “film.”
AngryTick
My point being… How many times have you seen pitchers show great promise their first year, only to fall off the next couple. I’m not about to call “victory” in this trade just yet. It also shows you have some sort of “animosity” toward Cahill to call his 4 years in the bigs “mediocre”. The kid has almost averaged 200 innings in each of his 4 years while maintaining a sub 4 ERA. Without looking at the stats, that would equate to many QS (Quality Starts). I guess we have a VERY different definition of “mediocre”.
JacobyWanKenobi
I just woke up from a dream in which the Yankees traded A-rod and a ton of money for Upton and some other thing. Dammit.
zack 3
Dream Megadeal:
Mets trade R.A Dickey, Jon Niese, Jordanny Valdespin, Kirk Niuewenhuis
D’backs trade: Justin Upoton, Gerardo Parra, Tyler Skaggs