Marco Estrada traded for Adam Lind

[Smack]

Brewers needed a first baseman that's for sure.

[SouthSideRyan]

Odd. Lind has a really nice contract for the next 2 years and Estrada is a FA next year.

[Cubswin11]

Like this trade for the Brewers, Estrada fills a role that you can find in a dozen or so guys easily every offseason in FA

[Rob]

I like Estrada better as a player, but their contract situations mostly cancel that out.

 

Pretty minor move though. The best case scenarios for either player have them topping out at 3ish WAR.

[Tryptamine]

Blue Jay fans are absolutely livid, but i don't know that it's such a bad deal. If Estrada regains 2012/2013 form he's a very solid pitcher. Lind, on the other hand, is a platoon guy with subpar defense although he does rake pretty hard against righties.

[Guest]

Blue Jay fans are absolutely livid, but i don't know that it's such a bad deal. If Estrada regains 2012/2013 form he's a very solid pitcher. Lind, on the other hand, is a platoon guy with subpar defense although he does rake pretty hard against righties.

Estrada isn't likely to keep giving up HR at a rate of 1.75/9IP. My biggest problem with him as a pitcher is the lack of ability to pitch big innings in a season.

[Tryptamine]

Blue Jay fans are absolutely livid, but i don't know that it's such a bad deal. If Estrada regains 2012/2013 form he's a very solid pitcher. Lind, on the other hand, is a platoon guy with subpar defense although he does rake pretty hard against righties.

Estrada isn't likely to keep giving up HR at a rate of 1.75/9IP. My biggest problem with him as a pitcher is the lack of ability to pitch big innings in a season.

 

Isn't that only fair though? Estrada can't pitch a full season and Lind can't be an everyday player.