The Yankees have traded outfielder Mike Tauchman to the Giants for left-handed reliever Wandy Peralta, Jack Curry of the YES Network reports. New York will also receive a player to be named later, the team announced.
This deal sends the 30-year-old Tauchman back to the National League West, where the former 10th-round pick played with the Rockies from 2017-18. Tauchman was unable to establish himself in Colorado, which traded him to the Yankees for lefty Phillip Diehl shortly before the 2019 season.
At first, the Tauchman pickup looked like a steal for the Yankees, as he appeared in 87 games as a reserve in his initial year with the team and slashed a terrific .277/.361/.504 with 13 home runs, six steals and 2.6 fWAR over 296 plate appearances. Tauchman blended that offensive performance with great work among all three outfield positions, combining for 19 Defensive Runs Saved in the grass.
While the 2019 version of Tauchman was a gem, his production and playing time have significantly dwindled since then. Tauchman did appear in 43 games and total 111 PA last season, but he failed to hit a homer, batted a below-average .242/.342/.305 and essentially broke even in the field with zero DRS and a minus-2.2 Ultimate Zone Rating. Meanwhile, fellow Yankees outfielders Aaron Judge, Clint Frazier, Aaron Hicks and Brett Gardner each recorded far superior production, which helped lead Tauchman to fall out of favor.
With Judge, Frazier, Hicks and Gardner returning, Tauchman became an afterthought for the Yankees this year. So far, he has picked up a meager 16 trips to the plate and batted .214/.267/.286 without a homer. Now, the out-of-options Tauchman will provide versatile depth in a Giants outfield that has used Mike Yastrzemski (though he’s currently dealing with a mild oblique issue), Austin Slater, Alex Dickerson, Mauricio Dubon and Darin Ruf, among others, this season. Tauchman won’t reach arbitration for the first time until the upcoming winter, so he could be a multiyear piece for the Giants if he performs to their liking this season.
Peralta, 29, started his career in 2016 with the Reds, who lost him on waivers to the Giants late in the 2019 campaign. Despite 95-96 mph fastball velocity and a career 50.4 percent groundball rate, Peralta has typically had trouble keeping runs off the board. Through 192 2/3 innings, including 8 1/3 this season, Peralta has recorded a 4.72 ERA/4.58 SIERA with unspectacular strikeout and walk percentages of 18.5 and 10.8, respectively.
Peralta still has a minor league option remaining, though he’ll only be eligible for arbitration one more time. For now, Peralta will give the New York organization a third southpaw relief option behind closer Aroldis Chapman and Lucas Luetge. The Yankees have had to go this season without key lefty setup man Zack Britton, who’s on the mend from arthroscopic elbow surgery and probably won’t return until the summer.
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Thank you yankees. Thank you for taking him
This is a great trade for the Giants. Good job. Zaidi is a genius.
Farhan is a moron who has singlehandedly dismantled 100+ years of tradition and giants baseball to bring the A’s across the bay. Now is the worst time in the last 35 years to be a giants fan, and until this crappy regime is ousted, there won’t be any reason to watch a single giants game.
drunk post haha
I think you’re forgetting the horrible years of 2017 and 2018. Pre-Zaidi, and horrible
I, too, am a low-effort troll
“There won’t be any reason to watch a single giants game.”
They literally won 12-0 last night. And have the best record in the National League.
I think someone is a little cranky cause when he woke up from his nap the Giants were in 1st place.
Giants and A’s are tied for the most wins in baseball…WTF is this guy talking about?
@Dodgethis Farhan is a legend and the Giants are lucky to have him. He turned the team around without having to outright tank. Now they are at least 1-2 years ahead of schedule and can start sprinkling in prospects to the major league roster from a vastly improved farm. You seem like an incredibly miserable human being. Please don’t have kids.
If Bobby Evans was still the GM the team would be losing 100 games annually and trading prospects for washed up veterans.
I cant tell if this is a joke…
the keyboard warrior from his mother’s basement has spoken
I’m guessing you’re trolling but this sounds kind of stupid as we share 1st place for the first time I can remember since 2016.
A typical brain dead dodgee fan.
Typical brain dead poster who can’t read
And to think the Yankees were squeezing Gardener causes they had this guy
Yeah that solves the problem cash
You think that’s what he thought was going to happen with this trade?
Congrats Tauchman! You deserve a full time shot and that’s a golden opportunity to prove yourself.
woah, this is interesting. yankees fans, how do you guys feel about Tauchman? as a giants fan I can say Peralta is very hit or miss, but he can be pretty solid at times
How can someone who is very “hit or miss” be “solid”. Aren’t those totally opposite things?
no – he is either solid on a day or not – he seems to have innings that are shut down and then others where he fails to find the zone –
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I think what matt’s trying to say is Peralta is solidly hit or miss.
I think Tauchman shows enough hustle and talent that he deserves a 2 month non interrupted showcase. I think he will finally get that for you guys and I wish him well.
He was a player with no minors options left and no pathway to consistent playing time in a healthy Yankee OF. Barely had a spot for him in the majors. Not much to complain about as a Yankees fan. This move was inevitable once Gardner resigned.
“A healthy Yankee OF”………..How long do you think that will last?
I always liked Tauchman especially his base running. I hope he gets a full time spot on the SFG.
His defense is pretty good and can play all over the outfield. I wonder about his bat in that big park. At the very least, he’ll be a great fourth outfielder
I’m actually not too sure about his defense, @Joe.
He wasn’t all that good last year by metrics or the ole “eye test”. He lost a bunch of sprint speed which obviously was the cause of some of that. Additionally, defensive metrics are best viewed over increments of at least 3 years. (Well…that’s my understanding anyway.)
& Tyler effing Wade outhomered him last season.
Which: oh, boy.
At least we got something kind of interesting for him. & a player to be named later. Tauch just didn’t have a spot with us.
Hope he plays well for the (baseball) Giants. He was fantastic in ’19. But I thoroughly understand why Cash did this.
Trade seems like a meh – meh move yet at the end of the season, one team could be kissing the ground for making it. Reminds me of when DD got Steve Pierce and Nathan Eovaldi in 18. At the time, I was saying to myself no big deal either way but both turned out to be huge contributors to the Sox’s championship run. I’m not saying either team will win it all this season but let’s evaluate moves at the end of the year at the earliest.
Tauch is a solid dude and a great club house guy. in addition he has plus defense and a fast bat. consistent playtime will help him. if you want a candid talk with him, he was in the r2c2 podcast CC and Ryan Rucco do together.
I liked Tauchman as an extra outfielder who plays good defense. However, he has been blocked and is out of options so this trade wasn’t unexpected. I’m not happy with the return and the Giants did well. Hope Tauchman gets another chance to shine like he did ’19.
STEAL. Wandy has good stuff but Jake McGee and Caleb Baragar outclass him. I’m sure the Yankees may find a small use out of him but for Giants perspective this is close to free.
Unlikely. He’s 30+ and has barely been good, calm down smh
And peralta is less than a year younger than him and absolutely dog water. Steal for the giants
I wonder if this means that Yaz’s injury is worse than initially thought
Or they realized that Darin Ruf is not an outfielder. He played RF yesterday, shouldn’t be playing there ever again.
Gotta keep him in the lineup though, I’m diggin his game
Ruf made a nice sliding catch in RF up against the wall last night though. He looked “kinda” athletic for that play! (I like his PH bat either way tho)
didn’t expect that
Love this move for the giants. Wandy was too shakey in later innings. We can use some outfielders. Hopefully this doesnt mean yaz is hurt worse than first thought.
I said it in spring when there were rumors of Tauchman being available that it had Giants written all over him. Great add by Farhan, Giants didn’t need 5 lefties. When he’s on he’s a solid reliever, so Yankees get something of value. But he’s very much hit or miss. Surprised Yankees traded Tauchman, seemed like he was going to be getting a lot more PT with Hicks/Frazier struggling.
I have to agree with you. Hopefully this proves to be a great trade for both sides but I think Giants got a steal.
The Yankees are going to live or die with their starters as long as they stay healthy and their self-imposed payroll cap.
Usually give Cashman the benefit of the doubt, but this move is TERRIBLE. No way you can spin it to say the Yankees got anything for Tauchman. Frazier couldn’t hit a beach ball and Hicks is highly overrated to begin with.
Yankees should of traded Judge. Hopefully it’s the beginning the Yankees need a change. Does this mean the Yankees will call up Florial or bring back Wade?
Aaron Judge for Wandy Peralta?
Based on his recent political play, he wasn’t worth much.
Based on recent politics everyone in New York and california is garbage, so yankees and giants swapped trash for trash.
Right, and Trump won the election.
Insert eye roll emoji here!
One term Trump sounds Awesome ! No term Trump would have been better but one term Trump will suffice
Trump was from NY. New York’s gain is Florida’s loss. And what great State do you live in, Dodgethis?
Hmmm, maroons on MLBTR, who’d have thunk it. Ahahahaha!
I believe he is registered to vote in the state of denial. Or was it a state of trolling? Maybe a state of insanity?
Correct Trump did win the election.
What’s wrong with New York? New York is so great, even our Village Idiot could get elected President.
That was a weird auto correct. Stupid phone
the autocorrect that launched a thousand troll posts!
Wandy Peralta lmao
What the heck is Cashman doing
Does Steinbrener have the balls to fire Cashman and hire Showalter? Change needs to happen at the top.
The Steinbrenners should just sell the team to a new owner who ispassionate to win at all expenses. Amirite?
Or…@mlbnyyfan –
Maybe Hal has seen enough baseball seasons to not – ya know – panic after 22 games.
Just a thought.
Moving a fungible bench piece for a fungible relief arm. Nothing more.
What? Okay. Why?
I think Tauchman remains a decent fourth or fifth OF option. Replaceable but not without value. His peripherals from his 2019 season indicate a bit of luck but he’s also likely better than he’s shown recently. Peralta has more potential value to the Yankees than Tauchman, but overall not a deal of great significance.
Yep. With Gardy healthy, Tauchman was going to see little play time and rot on the bench. Peralta is another lefty option albeit not a great one at least until Britton gets back.
Yeah. That’s the main question to me. I’d rather they traded him for a lower level minor leaguer they can keep. I’m not sure Peralta can last.
Ok, updating my own comment here. Peralta still has options, so the deal makes sense from the Yankees side.
Yee-up, @Lordd.
Ditch Luetge until Britton comes back then give Peralta tickets for the Scranton Reliever Shuttle as needed. & a 50+% GB rate paired with a 96 mph fastball is certainly intriguing.
Backatcha. Updating my own comment.
Yeah. The Luetge who just threw the ninth. Now I’m conflicted…
Lucas Luetge has an 0.1 WAR for the year. That tells me he should always pitch the tenth inning. This analytics stuff is easy peasy.
I’d hold Luetge, especially now that we know Peralta has options. Luetge developed some off-the-charts spin rates since he last appeared in the majors, which is why the Yankees tried to acquire him a couple times recently. They’ve had their eye on him for a reason, and they’ve upped his spin rates even more. He looked great in Spring Training and he’s pitched way better than his early stat line indicates. He’s been the victim a couple times of the Yankees early defensive issues, causing him to be unnecessarily extended. He generates a lot of swing and miss. Other teams now see that, so there’s little chance a lefty like that will pass through waivers as we enter the second month of the season and teams reassess their bullpens. Add Peralta to the Scranton shuttle, and send down Nelson when Britton’s ready. I like Nelson, but I don’t know what Boone is doing with him. The Yankees have the best pen in the majors, but Nelson, their weakest link, has the second most appearances in high-leverage situations. He’s contributed to three of their losses. Let the kid drive the Civic first before giving him the keys to the Lamborghini!
All that spin makes the defense dizzy.
Not to mention spin in spin out.
Problematic.
Luetge has good stuff. He’ll make the cut, meaning he won’t be cut.
Big if true
There’s about to be a lot of fans eating crow on this one. Not even four weeks ago some people thought he was going to be worth an arm and a leg even with his zero remaining options.
Apparently he was still worth an optionable lefty arm plus a leg to be named later.
Who thought he was that valuable?
Damn I wanted my White Sox to pick up Tauchman. We’ve got plenty of relievers to trade to NY.
How can a guy not hit a home run playing in Yankee Stadium half of the time and bandboxes like Fenway and Camden a lot?
Interesting move in that it happened so early in the season, though.
You know what, I edited my original comment because you truly are not even worth it considering your baseball knowledge and overall qualifications for intelligence.
The world is grateful for your edit.
A guy who knows those three stadiums are superhighways for home runs and that outfielders are exactly the type of hitters expected to hit home runs is clearly a lunatic.
You, however, are waaaay above all of us who realize a hitter’s paradise when we see one.
So you think your comment makes you the bigger person! You come off as desperate and foolish.
Hello Pot, I like to introduce you to Kettle.
Burn!
@Bearsfan don’t worry Yankees have other outfielders. Make Yankees a offer you want Hicks, Judge, Florial?
Boils to the PTBNL, no?
Tauchman seems better, but which 2019/2020 draft pick is being added?
It’s just to delay adding another player to their 40-man roster. The PTBNL completed later won’t be anyone of note.
I like to let the players production decide whether they’re “of note”. My team once added Kyle Hendricks in a trade.
Doesn’t this seem like a guy the Phillies should have targeted, or even the Pirates? Their CF options have been a black hole.
“ Peralta will give the Yankees a third southpaw option in their bullpen alongside closer Aroldis Chapman and Lucas Luetge.” Yeeaa, the last time I checked Wilson was a southpaw too, so you may want to recount. Btw, this is another sh!# move by Cashman.
Brian Cashman had an absolutely horrific offseason with bad moves and now continues to trend by trading for a pitcher who has pretty good stuff except for the fact that he has consistently proven that he is not capable of getting Major League hitters out. It’s time to start the rebuild in the Bronx.
Man… Your unhealthy obsession with Yankees-hating is unparalleled. Put down your Babe Ruth voodoo doll and go outside and enjoy life a little.
Yankees had too many OF’ers, SF had way too many LHRP. S now Perlata becomes the 3rd LH out of the NYY pen and Tauchman 4th-5th OF for the Giants. Surprised there’s even a PTBNL other than maybe some $ to off-set salary differences
Tauchman was a revelation a few years ago when he was called on the fill the void, much like Urshela. But that was then and this is now; I have no idea how good he’ll be with SF, but worth a shot. Giants didn’t give up anything tangible in Peralta. Hope it works for both sides.
Would much prefer the Giants play Dubron every day in CF. Ya gotta wonder, after a good year in 2020, what else the guy needs to do to get regular at bats. I have a feeling the Gabester will start playing Tauchman in CF and make a utility player out of Dubron. Maybe Dubron needs a new address? Pirates, pick up the phone!
Lou Orlando —I agree that Dubon should continue to get lots of starts in CF, but he will see more and more time at shortstop, as Crawford (as good as he’s been this year) will need lots of rest as the season progresses. And if the Giants prefer to spend big this offseason on someone OTHER than a SS, Dubon & a one-year contract for Craw to finish out his career in SF makes sense.
Now if we can just get rid of Wade …..
Ugh, tryhard Giants fans have been trying to shoehorn in “their” own version of Billy Beane for so long and now its apparently Farhan, yawn. This is a trade for a pair of AAAA players, it doesnt move the needle at all for either team nor is it some huge “win” or “loss”. Ugh, pathetic. You will never be as cool as the A’s. 1989.
When was your last ring again?
Your comment is wrong at every step.
First off, no giants fans are happy with Farhan or the direction hes taking the team. Nobody.
Second off, the A’s are the definition of a garbage organization. Giants haven’t been trying to get a billy beane or any other element of the inferior club from across the bay, ever. The A’s have always been the Bays other team, and have never been cool. The A’s were largely responsible for the steroid era, as they pumped guys full of steroids and then shipped them out for real players, also the origin of billy beanes strategy.
1989? Really? The giants have been to 4 world series since then, how about the A’s? Heck, the A’s can’t even beat the giants in the bay bridge series when the giants field a AAA team.
But nothing beats an A’s fan calling the giants try hards. You can’t even get fans from your own city to attend games.
The A’s are the joke of the bay area, and farhan is turning the giants into the biggest joke of all.
I’m a giants fan and I’m incredibly happy with what Zaidi is doing. Maybe find some new sources
Um ok keyboard warrior… lol… BUT, SF Bay loves Farhan… Too funny though with that gibberish
Even with the existing lefty-hitting corner outfielders, I like this for the Giants. When Zaidi came on board, the Giants’ outfield was miserable. Now it is productive and underrated with what they get out of Yaz, Slater, Dickerson, etc. I’m also thinking that Zaidi has something else up his leave. He always seems to be looking two-three steps ahead with his thinking. A fascinating guy who impressed the heck out of me in his time with the Dodgers. A team on the rise. The Giants hit a grand slam with that hire. Also, it’s great to see Buster Posey raking again. Am I allowed to say that?
@cey Hey
You always got something positive to say, it’s refreshing lol.
Your comment is wrong at every step.
First off, no giants fans are happy with Farhan or the direction hes taking the team. Nobody.
Second off, the A’s are the definition of a garbage organization. Giants haven’t been trying to get a billy beane or any other element of the inferior club from across the bay, ever. The A’s have always been the Bays other team, and have never been cool. The A’s were largely responsible for the steroid era, as they pumped guys full of steroids and then shipped them out for real players, also the origin of billy beanes strategy.
1989? Really? The giants have been to 4 world series since then, how about the A’s? Heck, the A’s can’t even beat the giants in the bay bridge series when the giants field a AAA team.
But nothing beats an A’s fan calling the giants try hards. You can’t even get fans from your own city to attend games.
The A’s are the joke of the bay area, and farhan is turning the giants into the biggest joke of all.
Why would a Giants fan not be happy with Zaidi? He inherited a mess and has them ahead of schedule. The future is bright.
You seem fond of calling names. Garbage and joke teams. Which team is cooler. And who cares about Bay Bridge series results? Your argument is all over the map and the criticisms mean-spirited and baseless, at a time when both teams are in first place.
Suggestion: If you want to chat about baseball, try thinking like a real baseball fan. The mad-at-the-world stuff doesn’t really fly.
Dodgethis:
I think you’re confusing how Giants fans feel with how you feel.. Most Giants fans, at least those that can see the bigger picture, are extremely happy with Zaidi, and what he’s done. He’s made them better every year since he took over, and there’s no reason why that trend cannot continue.
tad2b13, No reason why they can’t hang with the Dodgers and Padres every year.
Good evening, @tad2b13.
Hope you’re well, man.
From my perspective, Zaidi is doing a really good job. & – as you point out – they are better every season. Which *is* a Big Deal & didn’t really seem possible when he initially took over. So; hat tip.
There’s always some kind of lunatic fringe with every fan base. To whit: a Yankee fan just posted that Brian Cashman (who has put together a run most GM’s can only dream about) should be fired after 22 (now 23) games.
At least they seem to usually be extra passionate fans. Which makes it all more palatable to me.
Dodgethis —I can tell you—as a Giants fan—I am VERY happy with what Farhan is doing, and I know many other SF fans who agree with me. So don’t speak for us.
Bring up Heliot and send trauchman as ptbnl. What a way to get rid of wandy.
Ok so I’ll say it – Yankees should have dumped Gardner and kept Tauchman. Good luck to him and hope he gets the chance to prove himself and play regularly
As a Yankee fan I will miss him and wish we kept him instead of signing Gardner.
The player to be named later is buster posey.
This trade works. Yanks can use some AAA shuttle depth and Giants need OF help. Not a needle mover for either side.
Tauchman just became the best hitter in the Giants
Tauchman is extremely underrated.. It’s time for cashman to go, can’t build a winner with that payroll ? Embarrassing.
For now, Peralta will give the New York organization a FOURTH southpaw relief option behind closer Aroldis Chapman, JUSTIN WILSON, and Lucas Luetge.
There. I fixed it.
Having a really tough time wrapping my mind around this move. Tauchman was and is a more than serviceable bench guy….and he actually did prove back in 2019 when he was starting many games that due to injuries JudgeStanton…..that he could be a starter. Defense is very solid, he can run., a lefty….and he gets on base. ..So why am I hearing that Peralta give them a solid :lefty option out of the bullpen???? He walks guys and his career WHIP is 1.50. We have Chapman, Luetge, Wilson, and Britton coming back by end of May, maybe before……Yeah Cashman, get a guy who will give you a heart attack when on the mound and now you give up depth in a hospital ward OF…brilliant !!!!!
Lol
Odor was another terrible move by Cashman
For many here and that seems to be working well.
Not sure what Wandy Peralta will bring but I’m not going to cry over Tauchman. Same as Tyler Wade for Odor.
Except that it wasn’t a terrible move, because it didn’t cost us anything and Odor is better than Wade.
Exactly
Glad we agree. 😉
“Us”? You are a member of the yankees?
Yes he is.
it cost you 3 players and versatility and defense when you acquired him.
the 2 players you traded and estrada are gone maybe not worth a lot other than utility.
you lost versatility because odor can only pretty much play 2b and not that great from what i have seen, but to acquire him you had to send down wade and losing versatility and forcing yourself to basically play torres at short every game..
your defense took a hit because now you are putting one of your better fielders at 1b a position they see very limited time at, a worse fielder at 2b and you still have a weak defender at ss with no one to back them up. Also Odor has not produced much since coming to the yankees and since being acquired they have done worse. hey were 500 before the trade and are now hovering around .400.
The only plus with odor is you might get a couple of homers more with him than with wade but from what it looks like those couple homers wont make that much of a difference.
Also when Voit comes back what do you do with odor? a poor hitter off the bench with no versatility? Might as well bring up a kid or sign a fa thats just sitting out there or an extra catcher
Mustang is still with us?!
Tauchman’s value was strictly an insurance policy….among the walking potato chips…..and a good one at that. This is and will not be a make or break thing on the outcome of the Yankee season…..but we just GAVE Tauchman away…for what??????????
I can’t say I understand all the emotion on this trade.
These are two barely impactful ~30 year old players that will likely continue to be barely impactful.
And so the Yankee fire sale begins! lol
Has Farhan Zaidi made a bad move in SFG yet? If so, when?
Hiring Gabe.
I agree, as much as I love Farhan
How about letting Tony Watson walk or trading away Sam Coonrod?
This team is bleeding runs and losing games in the late innings and will continue to do so until they make they several changes there. Those two guys would be a tremendous help right about now.
They are leading MLB in saves and have the 3rd best ERA in baseball
The Giants are improving. Amazing to see the Dodger fans vitriol. As a fan of both teams as well as the Mets (hey, I’m from the greater NYC area), I like it when all three teams are good.
As far as the American League team, I can’t stand those dang yankees. But this is a minor move, nothing good or bad. I just want Yaz back out there. Understandably..
Giants definitely are improving.
Which is great news.
I have a lot of good memories from having watched both Simms & Eli play. I have high hopes we’ll be in the playoffs next year. Been awhile.
As for the rest of your post, I didn’t really understand all that stuff about the Dodgers & Mets. & I think we all know exactly how you feel about the Yanks.
But – obviously – there is no accounting for taste.
Fun fact: I graduated HS with Phil Simms wife. Needless to say, she was WAY out of my league!
Adding another lefty reliever to go with Chapman, Wilson, and Luetge seems to signal the end for Zach Britton as a Yankee. They will dump his contract as soon as he is healthy
Don’t read too much into it. peralta is simply no more than Cessa with an option. He’s as much as a DFA candidate as anyone when Britton returns.
Not sure how the Ghost of Tauchman’s Power Past is going to play up in the much more Pitcher Friendly Park in SF vs Yankees Stadium with the short porch. All told though, seems like a solid pickup, especially for the price, and as the team develops and a stud or two find their way into that outfield, he may be the kind of reliable veteran bat off the bench who helps big time once this team is ready to commit to the WS window.
cash the genius strikes again. When you have one SP you can’t have enough BP crap to eat up those innings in blow out games.
Cashman needs a CT scan
Cashman needs to be demoted so that he doesn’t make stupid moves. Maybe replace him with someone from the Rays front office.
Way too many comments considering the talent exchanged. :-).
As I said yesterday…fungible. Maybe that’s a little unfair. Each player has a bit more potential value to their new teams than their former teams. SF gets a 4th OFer who can play CF, although a potential red flag is the Yankees pretty much refused to play him in CF. His sprint speed has also declined, but that could be random noise from the short 2020 season. The Yankees meanwhile get a lefty arm with options they can bounce up and down as needed through the season. Tauchman is a slightly more valuable piece (very slightly), but Peralta fits the Yankees needs better.
All these comments? I guess that happens when you have Yankee fans, Giants fans and then by extension Dodgers fans all in one thread. Toss in the inevitable Red Sox and Mets fans obsessed by all things Yankees. I’m guilty myself!
@lordd99 “Way too many comments considering the talent…” yet you are adding a comment!
There is no trade that is too small.
As I said, I’m guilty myself of adding a few comments.
sure seems that YAZ may go on the DL and this is the replacement and shows that Giants management does not have confidence in minor league system of OFs (looking at duggar – is his time up yet?)
Let’s all calm down. This is a minor trade helping both teams. I though Wandy might get cut or traded in Spring Training, and I always thought Tauchman was a good fit in SF. Keeping in mind that the DH will be in the NL next year, Dickerson can be moved to DH, platooning with Ruf, while Yaz, Slater, Tauchman and Dubon get most of the starts in the outfield. I’m just hoping this doesn’t signal a more serious injury with Yaz.
This has to be a record for the amount of stupidity in one comment section.
Sadly, no, not even close!
There is a lot of reaction to this trade. I agree that the Giants got the better end of this but really making to much of this is kind of like splitting pennies. As the Yankees are flush with outfielders, I can also see how Wander is more valuable to the Yankees than Tauchman was.
A big part of all these reaction was because there were a few Yankees fans that had defended the idea of a considerably more significant return for Tauchman but it was only a few and now many are reacting as though ALL Yankee fans had been predicting a large return. This simply wasn’t the case. Every fan base has fans like this.
There’s also a PTBNL which will obviously fill in the value gap between Wander and Tauchman and really, how big is the gap anyway? By the time the trade is completed my guess is we will see this trade as a wash. The needle isn’t going to be moved on either end by this.
Tauchman had a nice 2019, but Yankee fans (and now Giants fans) need to keep up a few things in perspective. Tauchman is already 30 and basically was viewed as a AAAA player. The Yankees correctly saw there was more there than the Rockies did (I’ll avoid any Rockies digs here), but they never expected what they got in 2019, but they did believe in him. The problem, as someone else alluded to above, is that his peripherals suggested luck. His exit velocity, hard hit percentages, launch angles all say his 2019 was a bit of a fluke. Same thing with his defensive metrics. He’s a solid corner OFer defensively, but he’s not Mookie Betts no matter what 2019 showed.
A few stats: Tauchman had a blistering stretch over about 120 PAs in 2019, hitting .387/.452/.712. The fairytale ended in September 2019. Since then he’s slashed .217/.318/.289 over nearly 180 PAs. Swings through a lot of low-velocity fastballs. His great defense? He holds a negative DRS since then, his sprint speed is down, and the Yankees pretty much wouldn’t play him in their large CF. The problem is SF has an even larger CF! He also doesn’t have much power (wall scrappers in 2019), and this dates back to his time in the minors.
I think the Yankees would have liked to have kept him. He is still a valuable bench piece, but he was out of options. All things considered, they did better in landing someone like Peralta, who is a lefty that suppresses hard contact, and the Yankees love those type of guys. He has options, so they can move him between MLB and AAA all year. Roster construction is something most fans don’t understand. The Yankees did well here considering what players like Tauchman usually return. The fact there’s also a PTBNL is almost a surprise.
I don’t like the “player to be named” part of the trade. Peralta for Tauchman straight up seems like a fair trade. They both have had their struggles.