Around Baseball 2014

[intentional wok]

Zobrist leaves the A's at the deadline for a massive haul from a desperate contender.

[burlingtonbandit]

Zobrist leaves the A's at the deadline for a massive haul from a desperate contender.

 

With the loss of the draft pick I don't see his value being higher than now. Especially since he is a position player as pitchers are the ones who have more value at the deadline. Also don't think the As will be out of it.

[intentional wok]

Good point. f***in' A's.

[BTS]

This doesn't seem to make much sense for TB:

- Cabrera is a better 2B than SS

- Relying on Nick Franklin is probably a bad idea

- Jaso is not a catcher anymore, and he's not taking 1B reps away from Loney, so he's a DH platoon bat for TB

- Kiemaier, Jennings, and Souza have the OF locked down, so DeJesus and Guyer is a fine platoon at DH - I don't see the need for Jaso

[HERPDERP]

I guess we need to remember that Friedman is no longer running the show

[burlingtonbandit]

This doesn't seem to make much sense for TB:

- Cabrera is a better 2B than SS

- Relying on Nick Franklin is probably a bad idea

- Jaso is not a catcher anymore, and he's not taking 1B reps away from Loney, so he's a DH platoon bat for TB

- Kiemaier, Jennings, and Souza have the OF locked down, so DeJesus and Guyer is a fine platoon at DH - I don't see the need for Jaso

 

They really seem like a mediocre team at best. Its weird because Friedman left and everything has gone downhill. You would think management would have the same philosophy he did but they really haven't.

[BTS]

They're pretty confident Franklin is a 2 WAR guy.

 

I still think it would have been smart to keep Escobar around just in case.

[King]

What are the Rays looking like after trading Zobrist and Escobar

[Jimcanuck]

Zobrist a good match for Coliseum

 

Light haul by Rays.....

[Jimcanuck]

Rivera/Jaso

Loney

Franklin

Cabrera

Longo

Jennings

Kiermaier

Souza

DeJesus/Guyer/Jaso

 

Longo not gonna get anything to hit

[BTS]

What are the Rays looking like after trading Zobrist and Escobar

 

C - Rivera

1B - Loney

2B - Franklin

3B - Longoria

SS - Cabrera

CF - Kiermaier

LF - Souza

RF - Jennings

 

BN - DeJesus (OF)

BN - Jaso

BN - Guyer (OF)

BN - Forsythe

 

Unless other moves are made, it seems as though they might think Jaso can catch twice a week.

[Jimcanuck]

In recent years, teams have rarely received massive prospect hauls for their studs with one year of control. The Mark Teixeira trade isn't happening again. Robertson and Powell is what the market beared in this case.

 

Makes sense, with skyrocketing FA contracts.... the cost controlled years of prospects that pan out that much more valuable.

 

Drafting and player development is by far the key to a successful team.

[BTS]

I feel like the A's might try to keep Zobrist around.

[fatcowxlive]

Great haul by the A's

 

It must suck to be a Rays fan right now. Your GM leaves, then your manager leaves and all of a sudden core players start to get shipped out and the dream of a new stadium is possibly floating away

[jaysblue]

Do you guys think Everth Cabrera would make a good 2B? He's played SS in the past, though considering whats left on the market. He was worth 3.1 WAR in 2013 and projects for 1.2 WAR in 2015. Plus if Reyes ever goes down, then you could call up Travis and move Cabrera back to SS.

[Boxcar]

Who?

 

For real?

[King]

Rays fan

 

lol

[jaysblue]

I love this deal for the A's. Don't count them out again in 2015. Adding Zobrist kind of mitigates the loss of Donaldson for next season. Lawrie can be very good if healthy and is under club control/inexpensive. Escobar will be a good stopgap at SS. They still have a solid pitching staff after losing Lester and Shark this offseason. They could use a catcher though.

[Boxcar]

Wow, that is a really s***** return for TB. What a shame.

 

I mean Robertson's a good prospect but he's not the type you build a deal around.

[burlingtonbandit]

Great haul by the A's

 

It must suck to be a Rays fan right now. Your GM leaves, then your manager leaves and all of a sudden core players start to get shipped out and the dream of a new stadium is possibly floating away

 

All 15 of them must be pretty sad.

[fatcowxlive]

lol

 

Well it's true, there's probably like a handful of them only

[glory]

The A's don't look bad at all. If their SP stays healthy, they have a shot.

 

At least it makes an AL East team a lot worse.

[burlingtonbandit]

Do you guys think Everth Cabrera would make a good 2B? He's played SS in the past, though considering whats left on the market. He was worth 3.1 WAR in 2013 and projects for 1.2 WAR in 2015. Plus if Reyes ever goes down, then you could call up Travis and move Cabrera back to SS.

 

No. He was caught with PEDs so that season likely isn't his true talent. He also has been a mess off the field with arrests. Not exactly a player I want to have.

[flafson]

I guess Zobrist isn't so elite after all... And you guys were saying Sanchez++ just to get him without Escobar.

[BTS]

I guess Zobrist isn't so elite after all... And you guys were saying Sanchez++ just to get him without Escobar.

 

You realize that Robertson is a better prospect than Sanchez, yes?

[BTS]

All 15 of them must be pretty sad.

 

I'm having the Rays fanbase over tonight so we can get drunk and re-watch games from 2008.

[G-Snarls]

How are the Rays going to score runs

[King]

You realize that Robertson is a better prospect than Sanchez, yes?

 

Fair to assume this is the first time he's heard the name Daniel Robertson.

[King]

I'm having the Rays fanbase over tonight so we can get drunk and re-watch games from 2008.

 

lol

[flafson]

Fair to assume this is the first time he's heard the name Daniel Robertson.

 

You're a mind reader