Angels trade Romine to Detroit for LHP Jose Alvarez

[barshels]

Good move all around. I approve.

[Inside Pitch]

So, Dipoto took a guy he wasn't keeping and turned him into something of extreme need and value to this franchise.  Chances are this trade never happens if Iglesias doesn't go down -- props to JD for seeing an opportunity and jumping on it.

 

 

Tremendous move.

[Chuck]

think he'll start the season with the team?

 

I think so. Moran our rule-5 pickup is hurt and will most likely begin the season on the DL. 

 

It could come between Maronde or him. Either way, if he goes to AAA we have him and Shoemaker 1-2 behind our starting 5, assuming Blanton is traded. 

[Inside Pitch]

Shoemaker #7. I'm loving our depth. 

 

I think this spells the end for Blanton. 

 

I'm not loving our depth, but this certainly adds to it.

 

You really think this impacts Blanton at all?   Blanton/Shoemaker/Alvarez > Shoemaker/Leblanc/Grube.

 

Either way it's a great, great, move.

Edited March 21, 2014 by Inside Pitch

[tdawg87]

I did not see this move coming. Very good deal. The Angels now have 2 solid young pitchers to fill the depth role.

If the Angels trade Blanton it would be nice to get a mediocre journeyman to take his place. Even if he isn't traded he would basically be 8th on the depth chart which isn't bad.

[stormngt]

This is an absolute steal if Alvarez is an Jerome Williams type #6 pitcher. I don't know anything about him but most of what you guys are saying he is even better than Jerome.

[jshep]

Wow, nicely done by Dipoto. The team's biggest weakness is now at least slightly better.

Alvarez is not Joe Blanton, so that's nice.

[markb]

This is an absolute steal if Alvarez is an Jerome Williams type #6 pitcher. I don't know anything about him but most of what you guys are saying he is even better than Jerome.

 

His cup of coffee with the Tigers last year was a bit shaky, but this is the line he put up in triple-A to earn the callup:  128.2 IP, 2.8 ERA, 1.080 WHIP, 4.6 K/BB. 

[WallyWorld]

i don't know much about Alvarez, but to get a young cost-controlled LH SP, and all it cost us was a MIF with no bat?  Great trade.

[Glen]

**** yeah. This also means Aybar isn't going anywhere. I'm good with that.

[jshep]

**** yeah. This also means Aybar isn't going anywhere. I'm good with that.

I think this calls for a celebratory Aybar dance gif

[Angel Oracle]

If the Aybar we are seeing in ST (better plate patience) is the one going forward, +1 to Glen's sentiment.

[markb]

I think this calls for a celebratory Aybar dance gif

 

[SoWhat]

@JeffFletcherOCR: Dipoto: "Combination of Jose Alvarez with Matt Shoemaker with Wade Leblanc gives us more depth than we had yesterday." #Angels

No mention of Blanton. **** yeah!

Edited March 21, 2014 by SoWhat

[Fontana Halo]

Can't complain. Romine was never going to be the guy and Alvarez's minor league numbers aren't the worst I've ever seen. Gotta believe we got the better end of this deal.

[gurn67]

Hope this works out better than the last time Dipoto traded a minor league shortstop for pitching.

[ettin]

Good move. Depth, young starter with upside, and could potentially be a left handed bullpen option to start the season.

Yes and considering that Moran, the Rule V pick, is having "elbow" problems I see a DL stash by the Angels and running Alvarez out as the reliever. If we encounter any early rotation problems, Alvarez moves into the rotation and suddenly we hear good news about Moran's arm maybe?

Like the move a lot! I liked Romine and wanted to see him play defensively but getting a young starter for him is a great "get"!

[Tyler]

Romine definitely seems like an Ausmus kind-of-guy,

[red321]

Nice move. Romine had more value to the Tigers than he did to the Halos and Dipoto got back what looks like a serviceable arm and some depth when MacDonald and Greene can fill the utility spot on the bench. 

[nate]

Wow, excellent depth move.

[gotbeer]

Nice trade.  Looking at Jose's numbers  one thing that looks good is his WHIP.  He had a hicup when he first went to AA.  But overall, his WHIP is in the 1.22 and under range the last 3 years.  

 

Other plus, we traded a guy with no options left for a guy that has options left.  

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

On paper both teams got something that they needed.  Even if Alvarez ends up as a BP arm for the Angels it's a great move trading a guy who really had no spot with the team aside from depth. 

[ScottT]

On paper?  Did you print out their stats?  

[Docwaukee]

Really nice pick up here.  Don't remember the guy but the halos faced him last year in late June.  Trout and Aybar went deep. 

 

This guy has a really odd bio and it's hard to figure out. 

 

He was traded from Bos to the Marlins in 2009 for jeremy hermedia

Found some info that he had labrum surgery in Mar 2012 by James Andrews and was supposed to be out for the season, but was pitching again in early April. 

 

Maybe Jeff Fletcher can find out more about his previous surgery. 

 

Then he was let go by the Marlins and signed with Det as a minor league FA.  Not sure why he was let go. 

 

So it appears he was building arm strength in 2012 after having surgery and then had his best season in the minors in 2013.

 

This guy could be a real steal.  A young Vargas or Saunders type perhaps.  Great depth and only 25 (turn 25 in may)

 

According to Fangraphs, his fastball sits from 88-92 with a avg of 90.  Secondary pitches are mostly changeup and slider with the occasional curve.  So he seems like the 'crafty' type but gets a lot of swing and miss with the change.  His peripherals at AAA last year were excellent and the Toledo park is only slightly a pitchers park. 

 

Nice job here.  Nice job. 

[Mark68]

Well, old Jer had a plan for depth after all....

Yep, just had to wait for Iglesias' injury to put it in motion.