HOLY SHIT!!! Probably the craziest trade deadline in a long long time. Last year was crazy but my god this one was intense. Since it's impossible for me to analyze every trade, I am going to recap them all then pick some to analyze.
Josh Reddick and Rich Hill to the Dodgers for Jharel Cotton, Frankie Montas, Grant Holmes
Fernando Abad to the Red Sox for Pat Light
Marlins send Colin Rea back to the Padres and get Luis Castillo
Bickford and Susac to the Brewers for Will Smith
Beltran to the Rangers for Dillon Tate, Eric Swanson and Nick Green
Jesse Chavez to the Dodgers
Jay Bruce to the Mets for Dilson Herrera and Max Wottel
Matt Moore to the Giants for Matt Duffy, Lucius Fox and Chris Shaw
Rangers receive Jonathan Lucroy and Jeremy Jeffress for Lewis Brinson and Luis Ortiz and a PTBNL
Hector Santiago to the Twins for Ricky Nolasco and Alex Meyer
Cubs get Joe Smith from the Angels for Jesus Castillo
Ivan Nova to the Pirates
Steve Pearce to his former team the Rays from the Orioles, Orioles get Jonah Heim
Blue Jays aquire Fransico Liriano, Harold Ramirez and Reese McGuire for Drew Hutchinson
Jon Niese traded from the Pirates to the Mets for Anthony Bastardo
Analysis
The Rangers made two trades today mentioned up above to recieve Carlos Beltran, Jonathan Lucroy and Jeremy Jeffress. For these trades the Rangers gave up Dillon Tate, Eric Swanson, Nick Green, Lewis Brinson and Lewis Ortiz.
The Rangers managed to keep their number #1 prospect in Joey Gallo. In the Lucroy the Rangers gave up two major prospects Brinson (#2) and Ortiz (#3). Brinson is and OF who is currently 22 in Double-A and expected to be in the MLB by 2017. He is a rare mix of speed, power and hitting ability. Not many others in the minors possess Brinson's ability to hit for power, average and have his speed. His speed absolutely helps in the OF to track down fly balls and has an amazingly strong arm. His raw tools and talents took him to where he is now and if he can cut down of his strikeouts/ stay uninjured he should be successful. If his minor league stats transfer to the majors, he will be the Jackie Bradley Jr type player with weaker defensive skills and a little less pop in his bat.
Luis Ortiz is a 20 year old RHP who was in Double-A before the trade. Ortiz is an interesting prospect because he owns this thick, well built frame being 6'3 but only throws in the mid 90's. With the fastball in the mid 90's, he also possesses about a 10-15 mph drop off between his fastball and his slider which is an elite quality to own as a prospect. Ortiz projects as a solid #2 starter in a rotation.
In the Beltran trade, the main attraction is the pitcher Dillon Tate. The Yankees must be very high on this young man but from what I've seen, he can very much become a huge bust. I project Tate as more of an elite bullpen arm or back of the end starter. Tate is a 22 year old in Single-A and reminds me slightly of a less powerful Yordano Ventura. He doesn't have the same power as Ventura but Tate has the off speed pitches that Ventura possesses and has the kind of wild delivery as Ventura.
The rest of the players shipped to the Yankees or Brewers do not even crack the top 30 in either system. But this doesn't mean they won't become big league it just means that the trades weren't done to aquire them, mostly.
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Josh Reddick and Rich Hill to the Dodgers for Jharel Cotton, Frankie Montas, Grant Holmes
Fernando Abad to the Red Sox for Pat Light
Marlins send Colin Rea back to the Padres and get Luis Castillo
Bickford and Susac to the Brewers for Will Smith
Beltran to the Rangers for Dillon Tate, Eric Swanson and Nick Green
Jesse Chavez to the Dodgers
Jay Bruce to the Mets for Dilson Herrera and Max Wottel
Matt Moore to the Giants for Matt Duffy, Lucius Fox and Chris Shaw
Rangers receive Jonathan Lucroy and Jeremy Jeffress for Lewis Brinson and Luis Ortiz and a PTBNL
Hector Santiago to the Twins for Ricky Nolasco and Alex Meyer
Cubs get Joe Smith from the Angels for Jesus Castillo
Ivan Nova to the Pirates
Steve Pearce to his former team the Rays from the Orioles, Orioles get Jonah Heim
Blue Jays aquire Fransico Liriano, Harold Ramirez and Reese McGuire for Drew Hutchinson
Jon Niese traded from the Pirates to the Mets for Anthony Bastardo
Analysis
The Rangers made two trades today mentioned up above to recieve Carlos Beltran, Jonathan Lucroy and Jeremy Jeffress. For these trades the Rangers gave up Dillon Tate, Eric Swanson, Nick Green, Lewis Brinson and Lewis Ortiz.
The Rangers managed to keep their number #1 prospect in Joey Gallo. In the Lucroy the Rangers gave up two major prospects Brinson (#2) and Ortiz (#3). Brinson is and OF who is currently 22 in Double-A and expected to be in the MLB by 2017. He is a rare mix of speed, power and hitting ability. Not many others in the minors possess Brinson's ability to hit for power, average and have his speed. His speed absolutely helps in the OF to track down fly balls and has an amazingly strong arm. His raw tools and talents took him to where he is now and if he can cut down of his strikeouts/ stay uninjured he should be successful. If his minor league stats transfer to the majors, he will be the Jackie Bradley Jr type player with weaker defensive skills and a little less pop in his bat.
Luis Ortiz is a 20 year old RHP who was in Double-A before the trade. Ortiz is an interesting prospect because he owns this thick, well built frame being 6'3 but only throws in the mid 90's. With the fastball in the mid 90's, he also possesses about a 10-15 mph drop off between his fastball and his slider which is an elite quality to own as a prospect. Ortiz projects as a solid #2 starter in a rotation.
In the Beltran trade, the main attraction is the pitcher Dillon Tate. The Yankees must be very high on this young man but from what I've seen, he can very much become a huge bust. I project Tate as more of an elite bullpen arm or back of the end starter. Tate is a 22 year old in Single-A and reminds me slightly of a less powerful Yordano Ventura. He doesn't have the same power as Ventura but Tate has the off speed pitches that Ventura possesses and has the kind of wild delivery as Ventura.
The rest of the players shipped to the Yankees or Brewers do not even crack the top 30 in either system. But this doesn't mean they won't become big league it just means that the trades weren't done to aquire them, mostly.
@belsner133