Braves get Matusz from o's

7:20pm: Matusz is going to the Braves for minor league pitchers Brandon Barker and Trevor Belicek, per a Baltimore announcement.

7:16pm: The Orioles have struck a deal involving lefty Brian Matusz, according to Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com (via Twitter). A 29-year-old southpaw, Matusz is earning $3.9MM this year in his final season of arbitration control.
 
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Orioles trade Brian Matusz and the 76th overall pick to the Braves for minor league RHP Brandon Barker & LHP Trevor Belicek.
 
I hate this trade as I liked both Barker and Belicik, we get a rental and the 76th pick? That's all? Really?
 
Matusz had some nice numbers as a reliever from 2013-2015. Was he injured to start the year? He's only thrown six innings so far.

There's a chance he dominates for the next couple months and you can flip him for more than Barker and Belicik. But presumably the draft pick is why we made this deal.
 
I'm fine with the deal, but apparently we are going to DFA Matusz. That's the part I don't like. It's not like we've got prime EOF-Venters-Kimbrel back there. Give him a shot to regain form and get traded again.
 
My immediate reaction is that the trade seems fair. Barker and Belicik aren't super valuable, but pretty stealthy pickups by BAL. Not every GM is Dave Stewart, unfortunately. Braves seem to foaming at the mouth to acquire these draft picks.
 
I think "big win" is a bit much here, but this provides some solid perspective.

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dak said:
My immediate reaction is that the trade seems fair. Barker and Belicik aren't super valuable, but pretty stealthy pickups by BAL. Not every GM is Dave Stewart, unfortunately. Braves seem to foaming at the mouth to acquire these draft picks.
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Barker and Belicik are good prospects, Baltimore is right to see something in both IMO.
 
Neither Barker nor Belicek were among the top prospects for the Braves in the system. To get the 76th pick for both of them at this time is actually a pretty good deal for Atlanta. Those two don't have much more value than that. It's better to get a high pick than to use them as throw ins in a deal down the road.
 
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