TRADE ALERT

[Neutron Monster]

Duck, the Cards traded for a guy who hit 56 HR the last two seasons and has 19 already this year!

...in the minors

http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=sa737633&position=OF

Seems like a legit prospect to be doing that in AAA when he turned 22 last month.

Shipped out Marco Gonzalez for this. Cards had a surplus of SP talent so this is interesting. Seems like they wanted a guy with a high ceiling for power.

My gut reaction is I like the trade.

Also Carson Kelly is up - perhaps to remind us how stupid the Yadi extension was.

 

[Duck_walk]

Sounds like a trade without a lot of risk as other pitchers have passed up Marco in the pecking order. Pretty high K rate for the new slugger. Perhaps he will be packaged with others for Stanton????..

 

[oldroundballer]

Have to believe some of these outfielders won't be here much longer.

 

[hb1025]

Maybe Grichuk or Piscotti are on the way out and O'Neill will take their place

 

[Neutron Monster]

Sounds like a trade without a lot of risk as other pitchers have passed up Marco in the pecking order. Pretty high K rate for the new slugger. Perhaps he will be packaged with others for Stanton????..

It feels like they built up even more OF. They have a lot there already - Bader is murdering the baseball at AAA.

Not sure I see the Stanton part, though. I honestly think the amount you trade for Stanton is fairly limited because his contract is so nuts unless Miami is eating loads of cash.

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/7...de-marlins-giancarlo-stanton-christian-yelich

The Marlins are in a tough spot on Stanton because they put such low front-end salaries in the contract, plus the opt-out and his health history. Stanton probably wouldn't get a 10 year, 300 M contract if he were a FA - especially with short-term opt out on it. Why are you going to trade loads of talent for a guy who is, at best, worth his contract? Why not go offer $300 M over 8 years to Bryce Harper in a year and keep your propsects?

Miami would have to eat some money to have a prayer at getting the Cards to sniff on that OR throw in another good player with a good contract. Stanton might have to waive the opt-out. And they might have to eat a bad Cardinals contract (insert Yadi joke here)

 

[Neutron Monster]

The one thing I take away, from looking at the Cardinals contracts...we really don't have a big guy under a long term contract anymore in the grand scheme of a team with a $150 M+ payroll. I don't think anyone has even $75 M of guaranteed pay left.

It sure feels like there is room for a big deal. They've left the flexibility. Waino is done next year. Peralta/Lynn/Oh/Duke/Broxton gone. I don't think anyone other than Piscotty has a guaranteed year in 2022.