Official 2018 MLB Waiver Trade Deadline Thread

[totdprods]

9 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Would you rather Eppler trade each individually and get multiple prospects back that are under the radar guys that you have to squint a little to see if they will be good major leaguers.  Or would you rather he package a Parker and a Kinsler and get one legitimate major league ready prospect back?  

With relievers getting great hauls and rentals returning much better than last year, I think I'd keep them separate. At most I would maybe package a RP with Kinsler to a team like Boston who has a terrible farm just to make the most of both, or package two RPs together to a rich club like PHI or ATL to get a really good prospect back.

Eppler's trades/claims for minor leaguers, especially pitching, have worked out really well.

[jsnpritchett]

25 minutes ago, GrittyVeterans said:

I am vehemently against trading Anderson. I hope that works out for us

You better be getting something pretty hard to pass up for him

I am still baffled by how over-the-moon some people are for him. 

[GrittyVeterans]

Just now, jsnpritchett said:

I am still baffled by how over-the-moon some people are for him. 

Cost-controlled RP that throws very hard and strikes people out...something we desperately lack. I'm not over the moon for him, but the return better be worth it because we don't NEED to deal him

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, GrittyVeterans said:

Cost-controlled RP that throws very hard and strikes people out...something we desperately lack. I'm not over the moon for him, but the return better be worth it because we don't NEED to deal him

Devil's advocate: sell high, b/c he has ZERO history of performance anywhere close to this year's.

[GrittyVeterans]

Just now, jsnpritchett said:

Devil's advocate: sell high, b/c he has ZERO history of performance anywhere close to this year's.

Fair, but players can improve in their 20s through proper development. Sometimes relievers can take a little longer. I mean the dude has only been a relief pitcher for about a year and a half.

 

[bloodbrother]

Oh darn we lost Oliver Drake

 

[tdawg87]

Just now, bloodbrother said:

Oh darn we lost Oliver Drake

 

[rafibomb]

1 minute ago, bloodbrother said:

Oh darn we lost Oliver Drake

 

[totdprods]

8 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Devil's advocate: sell high, b/c he has ZERO history of performance anywhere close to this year's.

You can almost argue that the three months we've gotten from him are already more than we ever expected, so if you can turn him into another need it's definitely on the table. Especially at the insane price relievers + control are getting.

[Docwaukee]

14 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

I am still baffled by how over-the-moon some people are for him. 

he's got good stuff.  

He's no Mike Kohn though.  

[Turd Ferguson]

What about shopping Kole?

[Docwaukee]

3 minutes ago, Turd Ferguson said:

What about shopping Kole?

[tdawg87]

3 minutes ago, Turd Ferguson said:

What about shopping Kole?

His value couldn't be lower. The only way we get anything for him is if another team has been specifically scouting him and has actually seen his improvement. Most will look at his stats and go eww.

[bloodbrother]

Revere gone too

 

[Stradling]

4 minutes ago, Turd Ferguson said:

What about shopping Kole?

I actually think he has value and I would not be opposed to trading him.  That being said I have no idea who needs a right fielder that is in contention.  He brings a GREAT glove as we all know and GMs will trade for a guy performing in the moment.  What is more important at the deadline, someone performing leading up to the deadline or someone who has good number on the year but has been bad the last two months.  

[Stradling]

2 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

His value couldn't be lower. The only way we get anything for him is if another team has been specifically scouting him and has actually seen his improvement. Most will look at his stats and go eww.

I disagree 

[mtangelsfan]

Yankees just got Happ from Toronto.

[tdawg87]

Just now, bloodbrother said:

Revere gone too

 

[Turd Ferguson]

51 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

His value couldn't be lower. The only way we get anything for him is if another team has been specifically scouting him and has actually seen his improvement. Most will look at his stats and go eww.

I don't know about that. He's been Troutian in July and he has a track record, which suggests that the first 3 months are more of the outlier. Plus he's a solid defender. I think the bigger problem is that I don't see much of a match on many of the contenders right now.

[CanadianHalo]

1 hour ago, mtangelsfan said:

Yankees just got Happ from Toronto.

McKinney and Drury going the other way

 

[2020worldseries]

Similar #s as Parker, lets see what he's traded for..

Ken Rosenthal‏Verified account @Ken_Rosenthal 23m23 minutes ago

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Among names #Rangers are considering from #Pirates in Keone Kela discussions, per sources: RHP Tyler Eppler, OF Jordan Luplow, SS Kevin Newman, RHP Dovydas Neverauskas. All are at Triple A. Newman is team’s No. 8 prospect, per @MLBPipeline, Luplow No. 22.

[2020worldseries]

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Sources: #Cubs moving toward a Cole Hamels deal that would be centered around lower-level minor-league prospects and salary relief for #Rangers. Something to monitor: Class-A Myrtle Beach right-hander Rollie Lacy was scratched from tonight’s start.

[DMVol]

3 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

His value couldn't be lower. The only way we get anything for him is if another team has been specifically scouting him and has actually seen his improvement. Most will look at his stats and go eww.

Teams scout everybody all the time....

[bloodbrother]

 

[Anaheim Ohtanitrouts]

1 hour ago, 2020worldseries said:

Similar #s as Parker, lets see what he's traded for..

Ken Rosenthal‏Verified account @Ken_Rosenthal 23m23 minutes ago

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Among names #Rangers are considering from #Pirates in Keone Kela discussions, per sources: RHP Tyler Eppler, OF Jordan Luplow, SS Kevin Newman, RHP Dovydas Neverauskas. All are at Triple A. Newman is team’s No. 8 prospect, per @MLBPipeline, Luplow No. 22.

Kela is 25 with 3 years of arbitration remaining and has 23 saves on the year with a FIP of 2.85, Blake is 33 with 2 years of arb and 10 saves this season with a FIP of 3.85. I don't know if it is really that good of a comparison.