Lyles signed by the Padres. The only guy left from my Top BP options is Jacob Turner.
Rays have traded Longoria to the giants
Get off my lawn!
That signals a rebuild, IMO. I bet Archer is gone soon.
Wonder what the package is. Arroyo is surely involved. Probably Shaw as well
Well...I’ll not that big on Archer, but now appears to be the time.
Has there EVER been a statement and question a certain someone should absolutely never have made and asked publicly more than...
Kinda pathetic to see yourself as a message board knight in shining armor. How impotent does someone have to be in real life to resort to playing hero on a message board?
Giants get Evan Longoria for Christian Arroyo, Denard Span, Matt Krook and Stephen Woods.
Damn thats not that much.
Longoria isn't that valuable, as evidenced by the fact Span was included to offset some salary AND the Rays had to pay SF additional cash.
I think the Rays did pretty well here. They unloaded a large contract for the Giants best prospect...who will immediately replace Longoria at 3B for league minimum.
I'm not so sure this signals a full scale rebuild for the Rays. They just flipped an expensive 3B for a cheap one. They will almost certainly trade Odorizzi...just not for MAdams.
Last edited by Enscheff; 12-20-2017 at 12:03 PM.
Still, you have to think we put in a really good offer for Archer. We need to be in on Archer or Yelich (if he's truly available) this offseason.
The Rays could very well blow things up and deal Archer. In fact, there is a very strong and logical case to be made that they should. I just don't think trading an old 3B for a young 3B who is ready to step in immediately signals a fire sale is imminent.
And I definitely don't think the Braves have any business trading for Archer when they are projected to win 75 games. It is asinine to pay for Archer now and carry the risk inherent in pitchers just so he can contribute to a hopeful 2019 contender.
The Giants are going down the road the Phillies took a few years ago. They are aging and need to rebuild, yet they just keep doubling down on older and older players.
When they rebuild they might be a prime target for the Braves to trade with.
UNCBlue012 (12-20-2017)
It's really hard to believe the Giants just traded their best prospect though. They better hope this gamble pays off.