Originally Posted by tk13:
Sounds like Duda's cut and O'Hearn is coming up. He'll probably be sharing time with Cuthbert at this point. May the best man win.
Actually I stand corrected. Maybe they'll both be playing. Not good news if you're Phillips though.
Originally Posted by Sure-Oz:
@LWorthySports: #Royals announce Jake Diekman*to the Oakland A’s in exchange for outfielder Dairon Blanco*and right-handed pitcher Ismael Aquino
Neither are in the MLB Pipeline top 30 for the A’s. :-) [Reply]
@ClintScoles: Aquino is probably the land here if you can improve the control/command. At 26 Blanco probably doesn't have a lot more than who he is currently which maybe you can get a 4th OF type out of him. The OF is stuffed currently.
@JasonPennini: Here was Ismael Aquino from extended spring training. Mid 90s fastball, touched 96 w/run. Mid 80s CHG the best secondary. SL/CUT 85-87 chance to get to average. Projects to middle relief w/a chance for high leverage if SL/command take a step forward. https://twitter.com/JasonPennini/sta...288769/video/1 [Reply]
Originally Posted by siberian khatru:
Gotta believe Phillips will replace Hamilton when that time comes, and then O’Hearn and Cuthbert platoon. Or something.
Maybe give Gordon a few days off here and there too.
The real "problem" will be if Mondesi comes back. It sounds like he's rehabbing at least. If he actually comes back there's going to be logjams all over the field, which is a pretty weird thing to say for a 100 loss team. [Reply]
Originally Posted by OKchiefs:
Multiple teams interested and this is the best we can get? I hope I'm wrong in my criticism, but this seems underwhelming...
That's the world we live in now. Nobody wants to trade away anything of value. Look at this year, Dayton is literally about the only seller out here wheeling and dealing.
Manny Machado is a $300 million player and he got traded for 5 prospects last year... and only one of them was considered an elite prospect, and he's had to repeat AA and just fell out of the top 100 this year. And that was for Manny Machado. [Reply]