Russell Martin traded to dodgers.

[DigitalRock]

Gotta imagine we are eating at least $15M+ on this deal but it had to happen.

 

Yeah Im thinking 16 to 18 mill.

[Slade]

#BlueJays announce trade of Russell Martin and cash to #Dodgers for minor-leaguers SS Ronny Brito and RHP Andrew Sopko

[DigitalRock]

#BlueJays announce trade of Russell Martin and cash to #Dodgers for minor-leaguers SS Ronny Brito and RHP Andrew Sopko

 

I dont know anything about these guys...what do the baseball experts here think of the return?

[L54]

Anyone know the return yet?

[Maahfaace]

Brito has some pop, but a long swing with an ugly k rate.

Sopko is org filler

[Ray]

KATOH like Sopko: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/katoh-projects-super-deep-sleeper-prospects-2/

[Abomination]

I dont know anything about these guys...what do the baseball experts here think of the return?

 

Neither is remotely interesting imo. This is all about freeing up the position for Jansen.

[King]

There goes my LoD sleeper picks.

[jays4life19]

Ronny Brito is a rookie ball lottery ticket. He was once a highly regarded J2 kid back in 2015.

[Slade]

Ranked Los Angeles Dodgers #26 prospect after the 2016 season

Sopko arrived at Gonzaga from a Montana high school and eventually developed into one of the better starters in the West Coast Conference. He signed with the Dodgers for $147,500 as a seventh-round pick in 2015, then caught the attention of scouts with his feel for pitching in his first full season of pro ball. Like fellow Dodgers righthander Chase De Jong, Sopko stands out more for his pitchability than his pure stuff. Sopko lacks a plus pitch, but he's able to command his arsenal, hit his spots, moves the ball around the zone and change speeds. He works off a fastball that sits at 89-92 mph and can hit 94. It's not overpowering, but he pounds the zone and attacks hitters on the inner third. Sopko is able to land his curveball, slider and changeup for strikes, though without a true out pitch, Double-A hitters made him pay for mistakes he was able to get away with at high Class A Rancho Cucamonga. They're all fringe-average pitches, with his slider his best weapon against righties, while he uses the changeup and curveball more to attack lefties. Sopko, who likely returns to Double-A Tulsa in 2017, has the upside of a back-end starter.

[Maahfaace]

Here is an older video of Ronny Brito

[Brownie19]

15) Ronny Brito, SS, Grade C+: Age 19, signed out of Dominican Republic in 2015 for $2,000,000; hit .295/.359/.496 with 11 homers, 23 walks, 78 strikeouts in 234 at-bats between Dominican Summer League and Pioneer League; aggressive hitter with power upside, plenty of bat speed but approach rather raw; range and arm work well at shortstop and errors should decline with experience; ETA 2022.

 

- that's per John Sickels

[Brownie19]

Here is an older video of Ronny Brito

 

walks like a champ. beauty step out too.

[Orgfiller]

So a lottery pick with some upside and a generic Dodgers pitching prospect, probably what most of us would have expected from a deal like this.

[jays4life19]

So a lottery pick with some upside and a generic Dodgers pitching prospect, probably what most of us would have expected from a deal like this.

 

Will be interesting to see how much $$ we ate.

[Jonn]

I bought a Martin jersey so bittersweet for me but it had to be done. This team is going to f***ing awful next season though. And Jansen better be the full time catcher not splitting time with Luke Maile or something.

[WryNGinger]

Hard to find anything to complain about with this deal. Hopefully Brito keeps progressing. The other guy (I couldn't even bother scrolling up to clarify his name...lol) is pure orgfiller from the reports.

 

Good luck Russ! Thanks for the memories and providing great leadership!

[Maico450]

Brito potential GG shortstop. Sopko High k SP depth, will probably max out at AAAA.

[The Iceman]

As long as I don't have to hear Martins dad sing the anthem again in Montreal I am fine with the deal....

[Dr. Dinger]

As long as I don't have to hear Martins dad sing the anthem again in Montreal I am fine with the deal....

 

Didn’t he play it on a trumpet?

[Krylian]

Ronny Brito intrigues me.

[Dick_Pole]

This is obviously the right move for the team, but I can't help but feel lukewarm on this.

[BTS]

I wonder if Maile is retained as the backup, or if they just dump him and go righto McGuire.

[devo]

I wonder if Maile is retained as the backup, or if they just dump him and go righto McGuire.

 

Makes sense to me to retain him and have McGuire be the starting C at Buffalo.

[BTS]

Makes sense to me to retain him and have McGuire be the starting C at Buffalo.

 

Yeah, I think so too.

[BigCecil]

Just had my 10 year old do a Calgary baseball camp last weekend with Danny Jansen. Nice guy. Was only 5 kids there. Said Martin has been fine but Maile has been more of a mentor when it comes to teaching him. Was pretty candid about it all.

 

I like Martin, and he gave some solid seasons when we needed it. I'll never for that 3 run coup de grace bomb down the stretch against the Yankees in 2015, but nice to see Martin and Tulo moved along.

[Krylian]

Is Pentecost still around? Is he even a consideration anymore to catch?

[Carlos Danger]

Just landed, turned on my phone and saw this. YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Next Morales!!

[Slade]

I wonder if Maile is retained as the backup, or if they just dump him and go righto McGuire.

 

No way that wouldn't make much sense. Jansen starting, Maile backup and McGuire in AAA.

 

McGuire has shown some potential too, i wouldn't be so fast to delegate him as a backup.

[Dick_Pole]

Just had my 10 year old do a Calgary baseball camp last weekend with Danny Jansen. Nice guy. Was only 5 kids there. Said Martin has been fine but Maile has been more of a mentor when it comes to teaching him. Was pretty candid about it all.

 

I like Martin, and he gave some solid seasons when we needed it. I'll never for that 3 run coup de grace bomb down the stretch against the Yankees in 2015, but nice to see Martin and Tulo moved along.

 

Nice bit of intel.