The Twins have acquired outfielder Jake Cave from the Yankees, per Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer-Press (via Twitter). Righty Luis Gil goes to the Yankees in return. In a corresponding move, Minnesota has designated slugger Kennys Vargas for assignment.
The 25-year-old Cave just didn’t have a place in the Yankees’ plans with the organization already sporting a variety of quality outfielders at the MLB level. Meanwhile, Minnesota was likely not going to carry the out-of-options Vargas after signing Logan Morrison.
It’s not immediately clear how the 25-year-old Cave will fit on the Twins roster, given that the club already has left-handed-hitting outfielders in Eddie Rosario, Max Kepler, and Robbie Grossman (who is a switch-hitter). But the organization may just have decided it was worth taking a chance on Cave’s upside while letting him develop at Triple-A to start the year.
Last season, Cave turned in a robust .305/.351/.542 slash with 20 homers in 437 plate appearances in the upper minors. He’s considered a quality all-around player who can play any of the three outfield positions. Of course, Cave has yet to have a chance to show whether he can carry his promise into the majors.
The switch-hitting Vargas is a defensively-limited slugger who has shown some pop, but also some swing and miss, in reserve duty over the past four MLB campaigns. He carries a .252/.311/.437 overall slash with 35 home runs in 859 trips to the plate.
As for Gil, he’ll represent something of a far-off lottery ticket for the Yanks. The righty has not yet advanced past the Dominican Summer League, but did put up a solid stat line there last year. In 41 2/3 innings, he worked to a 2.59 ERA with 10.6 K/9 and 4.3 BB/9.
here come the mariners lol
Im guessing Luis Gil goes to the Yankees
You mean Gil goes to the Yankees
Nice typo, Luis Gil is going to the Twins in return….
Shouldn’t that read “Luis Gil is going to the Yankees in return”?
The Yankees trade Jake Cave to the Twins and the Twins get Gil for taking Cave
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Sweet 2-for-none deal.
The number of grammatical errors on this website is unacceptable. In case people missed it this website is not someone’s hobby or some small mom and pop operation. MLB trade rumors is one of the most visited websites in the world and generates tremendous revenue. The writers all have credentials to give them access to major events. There is a tremendous amount of money at mlbtraderumors yet they won’t spring for a proof reader.
Is it really one of my the most visited in the world? How much revenue does it generate? What major events do the writers have credentials for?
All the sports talk shows have this website up and they are constantly crediting MLB trade rumors. The writers attend playoff games with credentials as well as the winter meetings. This website is truly incredibly popular.
You’re right. It’s such a travesty they force you to read this free website.
It is not free. Whatever search engine you use will store your information. Ever hear of the data age? Everyone who comes to this website will have ads tailored to them and the writers of this site are compensated by the ad companies. Our reading this site is us paying advertisers and search engines with our information which is them turned into money given to mlb trade rumors.
Back to baseball.
[backs away slowly]
Bwahahahaha
Wow…haha…wow
its not free? lol you didnt pay shut up. who cares, you saw an ad. cry more. If its unacceptable then leave
That’s why you use the app, no ads, and it’s free… relax there buddy
Grammatical error found in your last sentence. Reads “them” and should actually be “then”. Please correct. People inadvertently pay good money to this site to read all content including posts by readers. We just can’t have this…
You are all crazy to address the “ALL…KNOWING…ONE ” (dun dun DAAAAAAA!) in that tone. apologize or he shall smite you with more unappreciated facts that make you go “hmmmmm”?
Isn’t that what we’re for?
As everyone has helpfully pointed out, I mistakenly wrote that the Twins were receiving Gil when, of course, he is going to the Yankees. That typo is now fixed.
Let me just say that we self-edit and write on the fly. You can’t really insert an editor into that process, though we do certainly edit longer pieces that aren’t published on the go. I think we actually have a pretty solid track record given the model.
For what it’s worth, writing the wrong team name is not a grammatical error.
You do have a solid track record as does this website. That is why it is so popular and you are making money hand over fist and Steve Adams has a very nice new car. You all turned mlbtraderumors into a goldmine. All I am saying is you reinvest. Just write the story and email to an editor who briefly reads it and then posts it. God knows you have the money to do this.
nah, would much rather keep the process for updates fast than include an editor who will occasionally catch something. Never seen an error on here that couldn’t be easily figured out from context clues.
Lol wow. Seriously, people will complain about anything. I’ve never had any issues reading over the occasional typo
“I work too hard to deal with this stuff. I drive a Dodge Stratus!” – Steve Adams
Actually, Steve does not own a car. But I bet his rent isn’t cheap in NYC! He’s also going on vacation next week.
Truly, utilizing an editor just does not jive with the publishing model here. Otherwise I’m sure Tim “Money Bags” Dierkes would employ several. They could be on call for editing while also maintaining Tim’s eclectic collection of vintage sports cars, installation art pieces, and one-of-a-kind Cubs memorabilia.
What exactly do you know of the finances of MLBTR? The very fact that you think Jeff and I are directly profiting from ad revenue, when we are salaried employees and not the owners of the site, seems proof in and of itself that you are mistaken.
Not that it is any of your business, but I took a pay cut from my previous office gig to come do this job on a full-time basis because I enjoy it much more. Your perception of us as millionaire tech bros is … shall we say, misguided?
It was a Hyundai Sonata, not a Dodge Stratus, JEFF, and I sold it four years ago. C’mon guy.
Thanks for doing what you guys do, always the most interesting place to be from end of season to End of August. And even the little bits in between.
What you lack in money, you make up for in women literally throwing themselves at you left and right, no doubt.
Dera Allknowingone,
If dumb and arrogance were dirt you could cover a few acres all by your little lonesome.
Sincerely,
The understanding MLBTR readers
lol…..face palm….understanding but not typo free…. Dear*
I feel for you if an error this minor, that is quickly fixed, compels you to get this bent out of shape.
May I just say, this may be the most entertaining comment section I’ve ever seen. Thanks for the laugh guys!
I am sorry. Honestly- I just wanted to get you guys going. Enough people commented on the initial mistake to where I thought “let me demand better”, feign outrage and see what happens.
“I thought “let me demand better”, feign outrage and see what happens.”
That smells suspiciously like the stuff that drops from the south end of a north bound bull.
Your entitled to your opinion but were the responses not funny?
You’re.
BlueJayFan1515….he needs to hire an editor.
“but were the responses not funny?” No, they were honest. You should try it.
You are not wanted here. You add nothing to this site.
Douche nozzle !
Ha!
I’m surprised you replied Jeff. The idiot with the self-implicating name sure didn’t deserve a second look. Great job on the site!
Your site rocks. I don’t care if you spell every other word wrong. I am addicted and appreciate the amount of detail you throw at it. I wish you made millions from it. People make much more and don’t put this much work into it.
There’s only one person here complaining. The others just having fun. You guys do a great job daily.
So when will MLBTR introduce a block feature similar to the one Disqus has so we can eliminate posters such as this one complainer?
Yea cause a good rant from you will set things straight. How about taking your opinions to a pay site.
Lol, l9ve the name
All knowing one: just how much did you pay MLB Trade Rumors for the privilege of reading their content? Nothing? Then take what you are getting for FREE and like it.
Funny that no matter what the update is about it always leads into some kind of argument …. thats people for ya !
“The number of grammatical errors on this website is unacceptable.”
Then don’t accept it. Obviously this site has decided that posting breaking stories quickly is worth the occasional spelling/grammar/typographical error. You are free to disagree. Leave in protest, if you feel the need.
What bothers me is when people comment on a post and the post is subsequently edited without a note to that effect, leaving those who commented on the original post high and dry, appearing to be some combination of blind and stupid.
It’s pretty standard practice that when a posted piece is edited a note is posted stating that the piece has been edited and the substance of the edit, as Jeff sorta did in the comments here. Should be at the top or bottom of the piece itself, but at least it’s somewhere.
If there’s a substantive error, we certainly make note of it. In my view, though, adding a note in the post itself isn’t warranted when we’re talking about fixing what was obviously a typo. I suspect that’s the same basic standard newspapers would apply to their online written work.
As to the concern re the comments, that’s exactly why I always try to acknowledge the mistake in the comments section. Definitely not trying to run away from our missteps.
“Definitely not trying to run away from our missteps.”
That’s not what I was suggesting. Unnecessary arguments/exchanges of abuse have occurred due to two sets of commenters seeing two versions of the piece in question. Not sure why you’d choose to allow this rather than clearing things up at the getgo.
“ . . . adding a note to the post itself isn’t warranted when we’re talking about fixing what was obviously a typo.”
Not to nitpick, but the instant case wasn’t a typo, Jeff. A typo would be spelling “Twins” as “Twons” or somesuch. In this piece “Twins” was spelled “Yankees”—that’s a brain fart, not a typo. Don’t worry, it happens to the best of us. But it should be acknowledged somewhere in the piece itself.
Mate, you guys do an awesome job. It’s one of the main ways I stay in touch with what is happening seeing I’m on the other side of the planet. Keep up the good work boys, 99.99% of us appreciate what you do.
Douche nozzle !
this is where i get all my info ,,i am not complaining …they do a great job overall
I’ve never once clicked on an ad on purpose
Cave’s ranked New York’s 27th best prospect by MLB Pipeline heading into 2018. That equivocates to top-15, on some teams? Their OF depth may be the best in the league. Here’s Jake Cave’s scouting report below for team gets him:
Hit: 50 | Power: 45 | Run: 55 | Arm: 50 | Field: 55 | Overall: 45
“Cave doesn’t have a true plus tool yet, but also lacks a glaring weakness, a profile that will make it tough to take an everyday job in New York but could make him a useful fourth outfielder. He has made consistent hard contact and shown the ability to work the entire field throughout his pro career. After hitting just 11 homers in his first three full seasons, he started incorporating his lower half better in his left-handed swing to generate power and went deep a career-high 20 times last season.”
“Cave has the solid speed to provide occasional steals. His quickness and average arm allow him to play all three outfield positions, though he probably fits best in left field. Average defender in center field and solid on the corners.”
.305 BA and 20 HR lifetime minor league numbers. (406 AB’s)
m.mlb.com/prospects/2018/?list=nyy
*2017 numbers, not life time
Edit: .305 BA, and 20HR in 2017 w/ AA and AAA (406 AB)
Lifetime minor league #’s: .285 BA, 39 HR (six seasons)
Gil;s actually a pretty good prospect. While he has some control issues, there is some potential. Still just 19, logged strong K and GB numbers in rookie league. Obviously far away, but certainly a good move for the Yankees.
Cave should at least be given a major league opportunity, however Minnesota may not be the best landing spot (Buxton, Rosario, Kepler, Grossman, Wade, Granite)
If he can play defense perhaps he should unseed Grossman.
Who proof reads these things? According to the info above the Twins got Cave and Gil
The same idiot who writes them, unfortunately.
Don’t take it personally. It’s the Internet.
Truly, I’m not. I just was using it as an opportunity to explain the process. And then I really got a kick out of the comment re Steve’s supposed car.
This site is awesome
You guys are great writers
Shows you just how brilliant this new Twins FO really is.
Are you criticizing them, or patting them on the back?
I’m disappointed that Detroit didnt make a move for a position of need.
You guys need to chill the hell out on your criticisms. Nobody wants your stupid opinions.
I read that as “stupid onions” at first and was quite perplexed. But yes, I concur.
It’s all right Jeff! No one actually cares how many errors you make. This is the best site for MLB rumors.
People just like feeling important (me included).
I’m surprised at the significant turmoil over minor mistakes in this post. I come to MLBTR for up to the minute news, and if getting news NOW means I have to suffer through occasional grammar issues, slight inaccuracies, or someone mistakenly writing the wrong team name, that’s more than an acceptable price to pay for the service. And seriously, when you have a job, you get to buy things, like Steve getting a new car. People get new cars in all sorts of business organizations and it has little to nothing to do with what the work is that is being done. We don’t need anymore bah humbug, Christmas has long since come and past.
Thanks. It’s all good. We put our stuff out there for the public to read and folks are entitle to their opinions. We are paid fairly for our work, so it’s not like this is volunteer-based public service or something!
Seriously, though, I don’t think Steve got a new car.
Steve, if you’re out there, did you get a new car and if so why didn’t you tell me?
entitled*
Ok now I’m pissed off.
I usually don’t ever even notice the stupid (non)grammatical errors that are posted.
Even if I did notice them I’d like to think of myself as not D-BAGGY enough to post to the writer about his 1 or 2 word slips on a piece he’s generally breaking b4 the masses.
The reason why I’m so upset about this today when it is has become a pretty common occurrence in the comment section is bc today some asshat mentioned proxy and ads.
1 of the greatest quotes ever was a few b4 my rant.
“I’ve never clicked on a pop up ad on purpose”. Truer words have never been spoken.
I don’t think I’ve ever once even accidentally clicked on a pop up from this site. I’ve never had much of an issue with pop up locations or the usually battery draining auto-plays most sites use.
Then today happens.
While usually known as the “commentators curse” today we’ll call it the “commenters curse”
At least 3x clicking on this story and probably 4 or 5x on other stories today I have been redirected to sites ranging from turbo cleanses to truck purchases.
I repeat never once have i even accidentally been moved from this site to pop up. Now some ass decides to bring up this site making bank hand over fist and I can’t even click on a story without getting redirected somewhere.
Thanks, much appreciated. If grammar police weren’t alrready worse then lawyers this new “commenters curse” has pushed their putrid existence to a whole new level.
try a new browser
Get yerself a new map
Hex removed gosh
Gil to the Yankees. Right?
If there is a player in todays game who could turn into the next David Ortiz, its Kennys Vargas.
I could see Dan Vogelbach following along those lines as well.
You obviously haven’t seen him play. The Baldwin brothers all look like Alec, but that doesn’t mean they can act.
Vargas hits lots of long batting practice homeruns, but he shows none of David Ortiz’ talent.
David Ortiz showed none of that talent until he left.
Yes, he did. Tom Kelly and Ron Gardenhire tried to change him, and were both wrong about his potential. The Red Sox simply let him play.
David Ortiz batted .272/.339/.500 over 466 AB his final season on the Twins with and OPS+ of 120. He showed plenty of talent.
He is 27.6 years old.
actually not at all people like the cop because they’re both twins that were DFAed but I would be surprised if Vargas was even worth 4 wins for the rest of his career much less on a per season basis like Ortiz was. (I’m on 100% guessing on what Ortiz value was but I assume it had to be something pretty good)
So this just loads the Yankees with even more pitching prospects than any other team in majors right now.
The hate on the Yankees is unreal. This doesn’t load up, or change anything. It’s likely Downgrade for NYY in the short-term, with eye towards long-term development.
Gil isn’t even ranked in Minnesota’s top 30 prospects. (Unlike Cave, ranked top-30 in NYY’s system) Adding insult to injury, MIN’s farm system isn’t even top-10. (Towards middle) Gil, 19, spent last season in Dominican Summer League throwing 41.2 IP, 2.59 ERA (3.34 FIP). Yankees are hoping they got him, before he breaks out.
MLB.com Twins top 30 m.mlb.com/prospects/2018?list=min
90% chance this guy is absolutely nothing at all. but you never know
I guess that means a 10% chance he won’t allow a run in his first 3 MLB starts
People out here trashing the writers like they’ve never made a grammar error in their lives. Appreciate the content they give you on a daily basis and cut them some slack!
Vargas lands in Boston and becomes the next Big Poppy
Not a chance. Well, there’s a chance, like there was a chance for Lloyd Christmas to end up with Mary Swanson in Dumb and Dumber.
Can anyone tell me anything about Luis Gi please? Thank you
he looks pretty good so far
I’m a venture capitalist and I want a piece of this ridiculously profitable enterprise. Thanks for the biz tip AllArrogantOne! Jeff, Steve and Tim (and all mlbtr staff), how does a billion dollar buyout sound? True, the site is worth more but I’ll pay cash. You have 48hrs to accept my offer.
I’ll kick in a frozen lasagna and my autographed Johnny Callison photo if it helps.
With potential “grammatical errors” and all considered, I very much appreciate and enjoy this site.
Meanwhile judge has a big mouth tying to recruit Machado. Also judge says he won’t be participating in the hr derby in the all star game. Have they even named the all star team yet or already?
Judge will likely be back in the minors by the allstar break.
think so? LOL
My prediction is Vargas become the next David Ortiz. Dropped by the twins for nothing and becomes a super star power hitter.
Whats worse: people who complain about minor grammatical errors, the people who complain about the people who complain about minor grammatical errors, or the people who complain about the people who complain about the people who complain about minor grammatical errors??
I dont know about you but my pick is the people who complain about the people who complain about the small grammatical errors. Although the people who complain about small grammatical errors make a strong case. Hmmmmmmmmm
OR the guy who posts a stupid comment complaining about all of the above!
You?
Some of you folks out there need a girlfriend, and Xanax probably…
Good Luck, Jake !
Hope it wors out for you !
(oh yeah … love this website despite a few typos …. sheeeeeh)