Cubs Acquire Justin Wilson & Alex Avila for Candelario, Paredes & Cash

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Ken Rosenthal's Facebook (because Fox

pivoted to video)[/url]"]Another team that pursued Britton, the Cubs, took a more aggressive stance with the Orioles than the Astros, refusing to wait until the final day for the negotiations to resolve.

 

The Cubs, who were in simultaneous talks for Justin Wilson, the Tigers’ left-handed closer, gave the Orioles a deadline of Sunday night to make a decision, sources said. When the Orioles balked, saying they needed until Monday, the Cubs traded for Wilson and catcher Alex Avila.

 

Wilson and Britton, in the Cubs’ estimation, were equal targets with different strengths, upsides and risks, sources said. Britton, has missed more than 2½ months with a strained left forearm this season. Wilson has never been on the disabled list and came at a lower acquisition cost; the Cubs acquired him and Avila for two prospects, third baseman Jeimer Candelario and shortstop Isaac Paredes.

 

The danger in waiting for Britton, the Cubs believed, was that the Orioles would “go dark” and stop communicating with them for several hours on Monday - a common experience for teams that engage with the O’s, according to rival executives.

 

The Cubs wanted no part of such uncertainty, sources said.

 

They knew Orioles owner Peter Angelos was a stickler for “clean” medicals, and feared a delay close to the deadline might leave them with nothing. Rather than take such a risk, they jumped on the proverbial “bird in the hand” - Wilson. If they instead had landed Britton, they might have acquired Avila anyway or made a smaller deal for a different catcher, sources said.

[Bobson Dugnutt]

Ken Rosenthal's Facebook (because Fox

pivoted to video)[/url]"]Another team that pursued Britton, the Cubs, took a more aggressive stance with the Orioles than the Astros, refusing to wait until the final day for the negotiations to resolve.

 

The Cubs, who were in simultaneous talks for Justin Wilson, the Tigers’ left-handed closer, gave the Orioles a deadline of Sunday night to make a decision, sources said. When the Orioles balked, saying they needed until Monday, the Cubs traded for Wilson and catcher Alex Avila.

 

Wilson and Britton, in the Cubs’ estimation, were equal targets with different strengths, upsides and risks, sources said. Britton, has missed more than 2½ months with a strained left forearm this season. Wilson has never been on the disabled list and came at a lower acquisition cost; the Cubs acquired him and Avila for two prospects, third baseman Jeimer Candelario and shortstop Isaac Paredes.

 

The danger in waiting for Britton, the Cubs believed, was that the Orioles would “go dark” and stop communicating with them for several hours on Monday - a common experience for teams that engage with the O’s, according to rival executives.

 

The Cubs wanted no part of such uncertainty, sources said.

 

They knew Orioles owner Peter Angelos was a stickler for “clean” medicals, and feared a delay close to the deadline might leave them with nothing. Rather than take such a risk, they jumped on the proverbial “bird in the hand” - Wilson. If they instead had landed Britton, they might have acquired Avila anyway or made a smaller deal for a different catcher, sources said.

 

 

i'm very curious who the third reliever is that the astros thought they had a deal for.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

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[Sammy Sofa]

Hopefully they wiped their butts with it first.

[Cubswin11]

Hopefully they wiped their butts with it first.

I hope it was paid in pennies

 

[sweetpeteman]

I saw "Cubs acquire" and got briefly excited thinking that a move had been made only to be greatly disappointed that it was just this thread.

[Bull]

I saw "Cubs acquire" and got briefly excited thinking that a move had been made only to be greatly disappointed that it was just this thread.

So say we all.

[Cubswin11]

Avila has apparently said he'd be open to a backup role on a contending team, I've kinda just assumed someone would give him a starting or near starting role as a strong side of platoon guy (and like 3+ years and $20 + mil). But if he's willing to be a backup, getting him on a 2 year deal for like $11-15 million would be something that very much intrigues me.

[Sammy Sofa]

Hopefully they wiped their butts with it first.

I hope it was paid in pennies

 

 

Why not both?

 

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