Holy shit. Those other two prospects the M's got better be damn good ball players because Segura for Marte is a horrible trade for the M's let alone giving up Walker too. Ouch. Hazen with highway robbery here.Big trade on Thanksgiving Eve.
This reminds of the kid who told us Lester was coming back to Boston. Didn't he also break the Sandoval and Hanley signings? What happened to him?Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman)
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Edwin Encarnacion and agent Paul Kinzer are in D.R. They r not in houston. There's no deal close, (tho that can change)
He moved to Houston.This reminds of the kid who told us Lester was coming back to Boston. Didn't he also break the Sandoval and Hanley signings? What happened to him?
The difference being that this Jordan Ray guy actually once covered the Astros for mlb.comThis reminds of the kid who told us Lester was coming back to Boston. Didn't he also break the Sandoval and Hanley signings? What happened to him?
did he also cover MLB for Politico?The difference being that this Jordan Ray guy actually once covered the Astros for mlb.com
I don't know what the fuck you're talking about. The guy has bylines at mlb.com with stories about the Astros. As opposed to the Jake Wesleys of the world.did he also cover MLB for Politico?
if he is wrong, Twitter should take away his blue check mark
The article doesn't indicate that both are being offered together.Wow, if Lopez and Robles are already on the table but the Pirates want a third guy, that'd be a helluva haul.
The article doesn't indicate that both are being offered together.
Lopez and Robles are involved in trade talks, Nationals reporter Mark Zuckerman tweets. The Pirates would like a third player as well.
according to his bio, he wrote for Politico tooI don't know what the fuck you're talking about. The guy has bylines at mlb.com with stories about the Astros. As opposed to the Jake Wesleys of the world.
I have no idea if the guy is correct. He just did a quick translation of a Spanish tweet and re-tweeted it. But it's too quick and lazy to throw the Jake Wesley card on anyone we haven't heard of before
If Houston falls out of contention, they can pay him to waive his no-trade at the deadline. And he can waive it for a price and can limit his approval to a list of teams.How would he pocket cash in exchange for his approval? Wouldn't that require an option or do you think someone would offer an extension for the ability to trade for him at the deadline? If that was his goal, why not wait to sign a bit longer and look for a two year deal?
Let's not overthink this. Either the Sox didn't value him as highly as the press portrayed or he preferred Houston with all other factors being equal. It is actually possible that all people don't see Boston as being the end all be all.
So that means the floor for Jansen and Chapman is at least 5 years, $80M. Yeah, neither is coming to Boston.Marc Melancon has four-year offers worth upward of $60MM from the Giants, Nationals and perhaps one other team, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.
The Nationals have traded middle infielder Danny Espinosa to the Angels for right-handers Austin Adams and Kyle McGowin, per an announcement from Washington.
The Nats’ decision to move on from Espinosa came quickly after Jorge Castillo of the Washington Post reported the 29-year-old’s displeasure with the club’s acquisition of outfielder Adam Eaton. In trading a haul to the White Sox for Eaton, the Nationals picked up a player who should be their long-term answer in center field, thereby sending Trea Turner to shortstop. With Daniel Murphy entrenched at second base, Espinosa would have had to take on a bench role in 2017 had Washington kept him.
Turner's market was kept down by the qualifying offer, so not really comparable. Almost no one wants to give up their first round pick.According to Sherman, the Dodgers and Justin Turner are getting close to a deal in the vicinity of 4 years $64M.
So in this crazy off-season, you can get an above average third baseman and middle of the order bat (136 OPS+ over last three years) for Mark Melancon money.
He's been a 4 to 5 win position player for years now, I still think it's crazy that the value of a first round draft pick puts him on level terms with a guy who throws 60 innings per year.Turner's market was kept down by the qualifying offer, so not really comparable. Almost no one wants to give up their first round pick.
Turner is 32 and has only had 500 PAs once in his career. He has blossomed since coming to the Dodgers three years ago but I'm still not sure how comfortable I'd feel betting on him for his 32-35 years especially if that included giving up a first round pick as well as a change of environment.He's been a 4 to 5 win position player for years now, I still think it's crazy that the value of a first round draft pick puts him on level terms with a guy who throws 60 innings per year.