NFT: MLB Deadline Day Thread

James Russell...haven't seen the return...

to TB, Willy Adames

but the HR "race" gave him more value now than he's likely to have later. Fine with the deal.

Astros will receive Colin Moran, Jake Marisnick, and comp pick in exchange for Jarred Cosart and Enrique Hernandez of Marlins.

In comment 11788860 BeerFridge said:

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Ok. I was kinda hoping that Refsnyder could give us that performance at 2B for less than 11 million per.

Both Refsnyder and Prado can play RF

Roberts at second. Not sure what the long term plan is for refsnyder now unless they don't resign headley.

In comment 11788877 dpinzow said:

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In comment 11788860 BeerFridge said: Quote: Ok. I was kinda hoping that Refsnyder could give us that performance at 2B for less than 11 million per. Both Refsnyder and Prado can play RF

Sure, but neither of them will hit enough for it to make sense next year.

Prado can play several positions and would be a handy utility guy.

In comment 11788874 Dunedin81 said:

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but the HR "race" gave him more value now than he's likely to have later. Fine with the deal.

It's funny. I've always looked at him as "Jay Buhner" and now the Yankees have traded him. I mostly wanted Refsnyder to get a chance at second and now he won't.

Keeping third warm until jagielo is ready.

OTOH, Girardi had no problem allowing Soriano to embarrass himself in RF.

changes the price package a bit, I've seen quite a few experts REALLY like him.

In comment 11788884 BeerFridge said:

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In comment 11788874 Dunedin81 said: Quote: but the HR "race" gave him more value now than he's likely to have later. Fine with the deal. It's funny. I've always looked at him as "Jay Buhner" and now the Yankees have traded him. I mostly wanted Refsnyder to get a chance at second and now he won't.

And you know he wont get a chance at 2nd base how?

It's not as if moving from left to right is that goddamned hard. Might not be ideal, but give me a break.

bat has suffered, should recover a bit in YS. Fine with the deal, a sell-high on O'Brien. First deal I've seen in awhile that had a multi-year horizon.

Cubs land Caratini in Russell deal

Has got better with headley, drew and prado.

Bryan Hoch þ@BryanHoch · 2m
Drew is replacing Brian Roberts, who will be DFA

In comment 11788905 Dunedin81 said:

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Bryan Hoch þ@BryanHoch · 2m Drew is replacing Brian Roberts, who will be DFA

well, that's a relief too

after all

Sick of Roberts defense. Addition by subtraction.

Jack Curry þ@JackCurryYES · 2m
Prado has almost exclusively been LF. Regarding his ability to play RF, Cashman said, "That's what we're going to find out."

In comment 11788895 Kulish29 said:

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In comment 11788884 BeerFridge said: Quote: In comment 11788874 Dunedin81 said: Quote: but the HR "race" gave him more value now than he's likely to have later. Fine with the deal. It's funny. I've always looked at him as "Jay Buhner" and now the Yankees have traded him. I mostly wanted Refsnyder to get a chance at second and now he won't. And you know he wont get a chance at 2nd base how?

I don't "know" he won't. That's true. But Prado's best position is 2B, our OF is full and the only other spot is third, where he's not much of a bat.

It does look like this year he'll be playing RF and Drew will be playing second? A sub-600 OPS and a sub 700 OPS. Woo hoo!

the Yankees trade. No-brainer

Lohud Yankees Blog þ@LoHudYankees · 2m
Cashman says Rob Refsnyder will move back to second base full time in AAA. No more right field. Looking at him as a 2B option next year.

Drew may, may not

In comment 11788922 Dunedin81 said:

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Lohud Yankees Blog þ@LoHudYankees · 2m Cashman says Rob Refsnyder will move back to second base full time in AAA. No more right field. Looking at him as a 2B option next year.

OK, that's good.

Erik Boland þ@eboland11 · 2m
Cashman said Pineda will start Sunday for Scranton in a rehab game.

is everyone in the media drooling over themselves about the Lackey trade for the Red Sox. Even when Craig was playing well he was overrated (barely above 2 WAR in his best years) and he's 30 and complete garbage this year. He also makes decent money. It's an OK return with him and kelly but nothing special.

2 plate appearances short of collecting $250,000

Yankees got better and kept their best prospects. Those price rumors had me nervous.

Prado is a very solid player, versatile and considered one of the hardest workers, best teammates in the game. He's a throwback Yankee. He would have been beloved with Jeter, Bernie etc group. They gave up a guy who at BEST will head somewhere and be a solid DH/1b.

Pineda will need a month of rehab starts before he joins the yankees.

two guys on MLB Network call Allen Craig tremendous.

Never at any point in his career has he been tremendous

after the Braves traded him to Arizona...
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In comment 11788935 sinctybldh said:

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Pineda will need a month of rehab starts before he joins the yankees.

Just get the guy healthy for a change and I'll be happy. I suspect if hes throwing 65 pitches he'll be ready after two more starts at the latest if we need him.

Into a AA catcher with suspect defense.

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is better than kelly johnson

I both agree and disagree with you. Craig was overrated when he was good, Kelly has a great arm but isn't a great pitcher (could be a 4-5 or a good pen arm worst case) but Craig at 25 million over 3 years could end up being a pretty solid bargain. Craig's previous 3 seasons before 2014 he was worth 35.5 million using WAR (or about 12 per), if he bounces back to that level or close he's a nice player and Kelly is solid too. They didn't get some ridiculous return but for a 36 year old Lackey they did pretty well.

That's the main reason it's a decent trade. They needed someone who can even pretend to hit at a major league level (IOW, not Brendan Ryan) at short behind Jeter.

in Drew-Johnson deal...

In comment 11788947 Greg from LI said:

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That's the main reason it's a decent trade. They needed someone who can even pretend to hit at a major league level (IOW, not Brendan Ryan) at short behind Jeter.

Stephen Drew's offensive season makes Derek Jeter's season look like Troy Tulowitzki's

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267/377/511 with a near normal 303 BABIP in his last 13 games. That power wont hold but he'll probably be a serviceable hitter the rest of the way, I'm glad he's gone because I wanted X at short the whole damn year

bounces back after sitting out into the season over his contract demands. Perhaps he was also frustrated that the team he rejoined was the team who didn't pay him commesurate to his expectations. Maybe NY opens things up for him. That's the hope, anyway.

That's the one I don't get. Unless they're auditioning him to sign next year, which is an idea I don't like either. Prado is a good deal.

and I was ridiculed- I heard about Denorfia but figured he sux so bad it didn't warrant a thread

have zero doubt Capone is legit and the Morales deal cemented that for me.

he has the image of a superstar and the production of just a good player. His OBP is .298 over the last two seasons. That is horrific. This type of "shopping" is Billy Beane's bread and butter.