Sanchez, Infante to the Tigers for Turner Plus

[TheClash]

SI.com

[dlocks]

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[toonsterwu]

It's a trade that I think makes sense for both sides. For a win now team, the Tigers got a pitching upgrade and a solid utility option that can start for them at 2nd. Infante should be an upgrade there. They give up a pitching prospect with upside, but someone who had struggled greatly this year, a decent catching prospect, and more, but teams that win now gamble on this type of move, and enough people are down on Turner.

 

Seems like a white flag type of move for the Marlins, which makes sense, considering the spot they are in. Turner's value is down, but I haven't heard much about diminished stuff, so for the Marlins, with Sanchez an impending FA, getting a pitcher with Turner's upside is a nice deal. I'm not huge on Brantly, but he's a decent catching prospect.

 

All in all, seems like a deal that makes sense for both sides.

[Guest]

Sounds like the Tigers are the first team ever to trade a draft pick. Not that they ever deserved that competitive pick.

[Have a seat, Neifi]

In other not-so-fantastic news regarding any effort to trade Garza, the Red Sox are apparently scouting Josh Johnson's start tonight. I'm rather ambivalent about whether Garza is traded, but if the front office thinks a trade is the most efficient course of action, they better get moving.

[Have a seat, Neifi]

Kevin Goldstein ‏@Kevin_Goldstein

Front office exec: "F***, that was a good deal for the Tigers."

[El Duderino]

tbd. if the tigers get axed in the first round and turner becomes a front-end starter, not so much

[abuck1220]

oh really

[Clem Fandango]

If they don't retain Sanchez and don't make the playoffs (or go far in them), then they traded Turner for Omar Infante.

 

It becomes a good deal if they can extend Sanchez, or make it to he series due to his contributions. Infante is meh.

[abuck1220]

what if sanchez wins world series mvp, infante hits 5 hr in the world series and turner gets killed by a hurricane in florida? who wins the trade in that scenario?

[javy knows my name]

hahahaha abuck, never change

[treebird]

what if sanchez wins world series mvp, infante hits 5 hr in the world series and turner gets killed by a hurricane in florida? who wins the trade in that scenario?

 

depends on whether or not the PLUS in turner plus turns into babe ruth and discovers proof that the tigers committed war crimes en route to winning the world series, thus invalidating their victory and leading to the execution of every person in the tigers organization

[abuck1220]

LOTS OF VARIABLES TO CONSIDER.

 

i guess that's why he said the winner of the trade is TBD.*

 

 

*like every other trade made in baseball history

[imb]

i guess there's always the possibility that turner goes on to have a mediocre career with the marlins but then does something great after retirement, like save a kid or something and then they're like well the marlins lost the trade but they won in the game that really matters the game of life.

[Clem Fandango]

what if sanchez wins world series mvp, infante hits 5 hr in the world series and turner gets killed by a hurricane in florida? who wins the trade in that scenario?

 

Loria probably takes out life insurance policies on all his players, so... push?

[El Duderino]

k guys, you got me

[chuckywang]

The next episode of The Franchise sure will be interesting.

[seanimal]

i guess there's always the possibility that turner goes on to have a mediocre career with the marlins but then does something great after retirement, like save a kid or something and then they're like well the marlins lost the trade but they won in the game that really matters the game of life.

 

lol