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NickinIthaca
Trading away Trumbo for pennies on the dollar after a bad season sounds like a very Kevin Towers-like thing to do. Good thing he’s not in charge any more,,,
Joe Valenti
It’s a strange position for the Dbacks. On the one hand, trading Trumbo at the low point of his career would be a bad move. On the other hand, he’s really not a good fit. He’s not a left fielder, and he potentially could be a good fit for a team that needs a 1B or DH. I think they should shop him, but not settle if they don’t like the return
kungfucampby
You forgot a crucial step in the Kevin Towers Method which involves smearing the player in the media and then patting yourself on the back when you get $0.10 on the dollar in a return.
Joe Valenti
Trumbo did lead the league in home runs and was 2nd in RBIs (might have been the other way around) until he got hurt. So the idea that the injury really did effect him seems pretty valid. Trumbo has also been a notoriously streaky hitter over his career
vonjunk
He had a rough go returning from injury, but since Goldy went down, Trumbo has been pretty good. He’s hit around .280 and is just starting to hit for power and drive in runs again. An injury shortened season and recovery time is no reason to be down on Trumbo, he is what he is: huge power, streaky, and not suited to any defensive position.
I don’t mind Trumbo at first, but he can’t stay there. I would suggest not belittling him, but looking to trade him during the offseason. He doesn’t have a good place to play and would block some of Arizona’s good young outfielders. A team like Seattle or Oakland should be interested in Trumbo to spice up their lineups with a little more power.
vonjunk
One other thing, how is it that Pennington is an everyday player? He doesn’t have plus speed or power. He plays solid defense and is decent, not great with the bat. It seems he’s gotten too much playing time as is.
Will he replace Jeter? Who knows? He has hit about as well as him this year, but that isn’t saying much.
Out of place Met fan
ML average bat with solid D at SS plays.
Doug
How is Trumbo disappointing? He batted .234 last year and is up to .235 this year! Why on Earth Towers traded Tyler Skaggs and Adam Eaton to get him, well, that’s another question.
Federal League
He was also coming off of back to back 30 HR seasons and Arizona had what looked to be a terrible offense outside of Goldschmidt. It ended up being a robbing Peter to pay Paul move, though.
Pei Kang
If Maybin stopped getting hurt every year, I am sure he will receive everyday at-bats
vtadave
Safe to say that Trumbo with two good feet would still have poor range in the outfield. Heck, he’s have poor range at first base too.