Cards get Goldschmidt

[Dtwncbad]

Deal is evidently done.

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

WOW~

I read they were in talks the other day! I thought it was a BS article..... That is crazy!... 

[Inside Pitch]

 

[Dtwncbad]

Winter meetings haven't even started and we have some serious trades happening.

[Inside Pitch]

Thats a nice haul for the D-Backs...

[HaloNArizona]

Dbacks attendance is going to plummet once again...they packed the stadium....but Goldy was a very popular guy.

[Docwaukee]

6 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

Thats a nice haul for the D-Backs...

seriously.  for 1yr of Goldschmidt.  

 

[Inside Pitch]

Just now, Dochalo said:

seriously.  for 1yr of Goldschmidt.  

 

Yeah -- that's the part that's amazing...      

[Make Angels Great Again]

Goldy might just be the best 1B in the game now though. He certainly was in 2018.

[Dtwncbad]

So it appears that there is really no questiom that Greinke is available.

He is just a little nerve racking at his age.

[Docwaukee]

2 minutes ago, Make Angels Great Again said:

Goldy might just be the best 1B in the game now though. He certainly was in 2018.

that two month stretch where he lost it to start the season would concern me.  Especially when guys move to the wrong side of 30.  Maybe it's anecdotal, but I fee like we've seen that a few times with guys as a harbinger of their descent.  

[DMVol]

10 minutes ago, Dtwncbad said:

So it appears that there is really no questiom that Greinke is available.

He is just a little nerve racking at his age.

At his age, it would be a gamble but you could probably get him cheaper than anybody with comparable talent, if you pick up all or most of his deal....

[Dtwncbad]

So that is a helluva bat to add to your lineup.  I would assume this takes them out of Harper and Machado?

[T.G.]

15 minutes ago, Dtwncbad said:

So it appears that there is really no questiom that Greinke is available.

He is just a little nerve racking at his age.

Listening to Mike Ferrin on mlb network radio this morning - he doesn't think Greinke will be traded.  Ferrin does their radio play by play...

[Angelsjunky]

Greinke to the Angels for Luis Rengifo, Jose Soriano, and Luis Pena.

Oh, wait.

[T.G.]

The D-Backs knew they wouldn't be able to resign Goldschmidt... this is not a fire sale. 

Personally, I hate to see iconic players of an organization move on to another organization.  It's one of the few things I dislike about baseball. 

[Chuck]

3 minutes ago, Angelsjunky said:

Greinke to the Angels for Luis Rengifo, Jose Soriano, and Luis Pena.

Oh, wait.

I see what you did there. 

[greginpsca]

Since when can you trade draft picks?

[Docwaukee]

3 minutes ago, greginpsca said:

Since when can you trade draft picks?

since the previous (not current) cba.   just comp picks though.  

[Second Base]

21 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

I see what you did there. 

I don't get it. 

[Make Angels Great Again]

1 minute ago, Second Base said:

I don't get it. 

 

It's extremely similar to the package that we got Greinke for in the summer. of 2012 or whenever it was.

[Second Base]

So yesterday after the Corbin deal, I was thinking the free agent class is getting overpaid.  Best to avoid that and just explore the trade market.  And now that I see the cost for one season of Paul Goldschmidt, I'm thinking the trade market is also now too expensive.  

Seriously, just keep developing as many prospects as possible.  That's the only way a team can become competitive and limit their spending.  Thankfully we have Stoneman and Eppler.  They'll hold onto them. 

[bloodbrother]

Dammit. Was hoping the Angels could have just left Albert in St. Louis when they go there next season

[Second Base]

2 minutes ago, Make Angels Great Again said:

 

It's extremely similar to the package that we got Greinke for in the summer. of 2012 or whenever it was.

Oh.......you're right it is.  And that was for two months of Greinke.  It sure would be nice if the money owed in a potential Grienke deal could be in the 60 million range. Maybe the D-Backs take Calhoun, eat 25 million of it and actually get something like Rengifo, Soriano and Pena in return. 

[Chuck]

11 minutes ago, Second Base said:

I don't get it. 

Rengifo is supposed to be Segura and Soriano and Pena were the two arms we sent to the Brewers for Grienke.