Don't we have enough middle infield and pitching depth that we don't need to collect guys from the Dodgers and turn them into pitchers? HA so Justin Turner had a great year and Jacob Turner not so much.
Samardzija got pummeled for 10 runs tonight. He now has a 5.27 ERA overall and a 7.48 ERA since the AS break. Yeah, I think he'll be getting that big contract.
Wow, really like this move. He's also OPSing .774 since the AS Break, as opposed to .649 before it. Plays good defense too. Pleasantly surprised we were able to get him for a non-prospect we wouldn't keep anyway, assuming it's a Rule 5 guy.
Since going to the DBacks: 40 games, 10 HR, .966 OPS, 1.5 bWAR. Happy for him that he's found a place there. Meanwhile, Mark Trumbo has been total ass for the Mariners.
Do get a decent reliever for a spare part and solidify the 5th spot in the rotation for a couple guys we might've lost in the Rule 5 draft anyway. Certainly not sexy moves and a bummer we didn't do anything big but hard to be too disappointed. Got some help without really giving up anything.
Well, then... Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal 2m2 minutes ago Source: One combination that #Mets and #Brewers have discussed: Wheeler and Flores for Gomez. Again, no indication whether deal is close.
Zobrist would just be such a perfect addition to this team I'm surprised we haven't traded for him yet. I'll be kinda bummed if we don't get him, unless the price is really unreasonable.
Just throwing out there, what would packages look like for: -Tyson Ross/Wil Venable -Cespedes/Anibal Sanchez -Kazmir/Zobrist/Reddick -Carlos Gomez/Mike Friers I like the idea of some one-stop shopping for our needs.