Before we get to game 2, how about that finish to game 1!!! WOW! Bottom of the 9th, 2 outs, nobody on, down 3-2, Conforto and Frazier go back to back bombs to win it! So awesome.
Game 2:
RHP Jeff Brigham vs Vargas
Lineups yet to be announced.
#LGM...How about a 14-3 finish to get to .500! I know, crazy talk, but let's get crazy.
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Despite his amazing contract and supposedly half of MLB trying to deal for him, Milwaukee didn't pay an astronomical price for him. I'm by no means an expert, but other than Brinson (whose prospect star was already fading somewhat) the only notable player they got back is Monte Harrison who is generally ranked between 50-100 on most lists. He's a 23 year old OF in AA who posted a .715 OPS this year.
If Yelich were available this offseason instead of last (he's not) and he could be had for say Kelenic or Mauricio and 1 of our 4 main pitching prospects and a few other lesser pieces, I think we'd have to consider it. I don't know if anyone as good as Yelich will be available this year but I'd have my ears open to look for really good young players whose careers are still ascending anywhere they are avail. They are generally rarely available.
It's silly (no disrespect) to compare any Marlins deal to anything a normal team would do. Everyone was trashing the Marlins returns (Ozuna deal was laughable given his contract). That being said Brinson at the time = Gimenez EASILY if not more highly thought of and Harrison was roughly in the Alonso range.
Respectfully I don't think it's accurate to say everyone trashed it. See below for Law's review last year, as the headline indicates he was positive on it for the Marlins. By a quick search Sickels was positive about it as well, so I don't think it was such an outlier opinion, but I'm half going by memory.
Not disagreeing that Brinson/Harrisson values may have been closer to Gimenez/Alonso. I'd imagine different orgs could have different thoughts on preference especially considering their individual positional depth. Some writers prefer Kelenic to Alonso/Gimenez so I'm not going to begin to guess how anyone who matters would value anyone specificly. My general point is simply that more often than not the expectation in all sports that any great player is going to demand a haul of the top 3 or 4 assets the other team has and yet more often than not teams seem able to hang on to the few guys they truly value most. The Karlsson trade for Ottawa is a very recent example of that. Even the Sale trade that's the gold standard quoted whenever an opposing fanbase brings up Degrom. Forgetting the Kopech injury, Moncada hasn't exactly lit the world on fire. So for someone like Yelich I would be willing to pay a fair price if the other team is shopping that player even if it means giving up 1 of our top handful of prospects. My own personal preference would be to steer clear of Gimenez or Alonso, but depending on who we are talking about trading for I'd even consider dealing them.
Law: Marlins finally get it right with prospects in Yelich trade - ( New Window )