Angels, Philles agreed to Ben Revere trade; Angels backed out

[SoWhat]

1. Trevor Gott, RHP, Angels — A few weeks ago the Phillies thought they had a deal with the Angels that would have sent Ben Revere west for Gott, who was then in Double A. The Angels pulled out of the deal at the last minute and tried to redirect the Phillies toward a starting pitching prospect, but that fizzled as well.

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Edited July 4, 2015 by SoWhat

[Hollyw00d]

Good call dipoto

[tdawg87]

Gott for Revere is a fair trade, but I'm indifferent to it not going through. That said, I really don't want Revere.

[CanadianHalo]

This would've been a solid trade.

Revere got off to a slow start but has a solid average now and can steal bags. He has the speed we're lacking and his last name is not Joyce.

Sure, Revere isn't my first choice but he isn't a bad one either, I doubt Stoneman makes any trades so this is one I wish Jerry would've gotten done before leaving.

[Halos of Anaheim]

That god damn lack of power of his. Jesus Christ he's worse than Gia.

[Ocangelfan]

I am happy about gott being valued at least and that was when he was in AA...maybe better value now as he has shown shut down ability in the majors.

 

too bad that didn't happen back when we were not so taken with him

 

 

i can't believe it though?  think about it?  the phils only asking for a AA dude?   no     now of course i can see it.

[nando714]

How do the Philly go from asking Seattle for Taijuan Walker

To having a handshake agreement with the angels for a AA reliever?

Amaro was doing his old club a solid?

[Dick B Back]

I'm glad we kept Gott as he's the only BP guy with any gas.

[nando714]

I'm glad we kept Gott as he's the only BP guy with any gas.

He might be this yrs Grilli

[Ocangelfan]

hopefully turns out to be modern version of scot shields and maybe closer in three years.

[SoWhat]

I'm glad we kept Gott as he's the only BP guy with any gas.

Yep. It feels good to have the 7th is locked down

[fan_since79]

But Mike still prefers the occasional tossed Salas.

[Ocangelfan]

with morin and rasmus....maybe the 6th    they can split games with weaver and whoever is starting and sucking early...figure 1.5 times a week.

[tomsred]

But Mike still prefers the occasional tossed Salas.

 

Actually, when Mike has the lead he almost always goes to Gott.  Salas is used when were are trailing, or if the back end of the bullpen has been over used leading up to that moment.  You know at some point some team will get to Gott, then we will see how much his confidence gets shaken.  So far, he looks really good, and has been just as much help as Revere could have been, in my opinion.

[Mark68]

Good. I never wanted Revere and Gott has been lights out.

[Ocangelfan]

i liked how gott was in a jam last week and got out of it...need a few of those for learning and confidence, but for sure will have some bad outings.  

[gurn67]

It's a cliche but sometimes the best trades are the ones that don't get finalized. I can still remember Bavasi was so desperate for a closer that he tried to trade 5 players, including Troy Percival and J.T. Snow, for Rick Aguilera at the 1994 trade deadline and then tried to Percival, Garret Anderson and J.T. Snow during the 1994 offseason and luckily got turned down both times.

Edited July 4, 2015 by gurn67

[Inside Pitch]

It's a cliche but sometimes the best trades are the ones that don't get finalized. I can still remember Bavasi was so desperate for a closer that he tried to trade 5 players, including Troy Percival and J.T. Snow, for Rick Aguilera at the 1994 trade deadline and then tried to Percival, Garret Anderson and J.T. Snow during the 1994 offseason and luckily got turned down both times.

 

Unfortunately he did manage to trade Snow for Allen Watson..

[Second Base]

Not what I heard, but ok. I mean I don't doubt the two teams discussed Gott but he certainly wasn't the only player discussed.

Here's how I understand it played out.

The Phillies were rather insistent upon receiving a starting pitcher, not a reliever. The Angels dangled Nate Smith only to be turned down. The Phillies wanted a SP with more upside, but was also AA/AAA ready. At the time, the Angels didn't have any of those which met the criteria (Chris Ellis was still in the Cal League). Amaro specifically said "let me know when you're ready to discuss Heaney or Tropeano".

The Angels never called back.

[stormngt]

That was definitely a great non trade.

It's a cliche but sometimes the best trades are the ones that don't get finalized. I can still remember Bavasi was so desperate for a closer that he tried to trade 5 players, including Troy Percival and J.T. Snow, for Rick Aguilera at the 1994 trade deadline and then tried to Percival, Garret Anderson and J.T. Snow during the 1994 offseason and luckily got turned down both times.

[Jason]

I'm glad we kept Gott as he's the only BP guy with any gas.

Yes but when scouting reports catch up with him it may be a different story. Still has a high ceiling though

[Dick B Back]

Yes but when scouting reports catch up with him it may be a different story. Still has a high ceiling though

You mean the teams he's pitched against haven't been using the data made available by their front office? Shame on them.

[DMVol]

It's a cliche but sometimes the best trades are the ones that don't get finalized.

Words to live by.

Bill Stoneman

[Glen]

I get the love for Gott, but let's see how he's doing in a few months. Relievers are volatile.

[mulwin444]

Tough call...Revere would a definite improvement over Joyce but Gott's stuff's pretty good. Time will tell. This doesn't sound like an Amaro offer though since he didn't ask for the #1 prospect like he does in every deal. Something is missing...it may have been part of an overall deal but I don't think Gott for Revere was the whole deal