Trade Review 2026 #3 - Early season remodeling

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Trade Review 2026 #3 - Early season remodeling

Post by Ted » Sun Apr 17, 2016 12:18 am

This edition contains a series of smaller moves as teams look to fix minor defects, make some small adjustments. Also, with the greatest playoffs in sports underway, we'll have some fun hockey facts to break up the monotony.



Madison/Calgary
Madison receives:
OF Mike Henson (minor leaguer)

Calgary receives:
SP Fernando Alaniz

[list][*] Henson is 23 and doesn't look to ever make a big league roster. He's decent organizational depth, but that's about it. [/list]



[list][*] Alaniz is a 27 year old righty with a good fastball and decent change to go with a just okay curve. Madison had been trying to deal the EBA improst for some time, as his price tag at 10 mil was a big high for a back end starter on a cash strapped team. Alaniz has only limited time in the Brewster, but looks to be a sub 4 FIP guy, maybe better.[/list]

Part of the problem with grading this one is that Alaniz had lumped a bit at the time of the trade before recovering. Also, Madison had been trying to move him FOREVER with little to no interest. Calgary essentially got to try out a starter for free, and that's always a good move if you can afford this. I want to give Madison a bad grade, but again, they had been TRYING to move him for more for some time.


Grades
Madison
Talent: D
Organizational: C-
Calgary
Talent: C+
Organizational: B+


Kris Draper was traded for just 1$ in 1993 to Detroit Red Wings. Thus, he began his reputation as the “One Dollar Man” and went on to win four Stanley Cups for Detroit.

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Greenville/Tuscon
Greenville receives:
P Jose Rodriguez (prospect)

Tuscon receives:
RP Roberto Vargas

[list][*] Jose Rodriguez is a 20 year old righty who has three good pitches, but is a little short on endurance and control. He needs a bit more velocity for his stuff to play in the bigs as well. Still, he's a decent low tier prospect who only needs a little improvement to make it.[/list]



[list][*] Roberto Vargas is a 29 year old journeyman who has only managed to stick around because he is a lefty. His propensity to give up the long ball really limits him to a specialist role. He is cheap, and I suppose you could have a worse option out of the pen, but that's about the best you could say for him.[/list]

Tuscon, trying a four man rotation, needed bullpen depth and flipped a minor prospect for it. All in all, a pretty forgettable trade. The talent that went both ways is equivalent. Greenville does a good job of turning a sare part into a prospect. Someone has to bump.


Grades
Greenville
Talent: C-
Organizational: B
Tuscon
Talent: C-
Organizational: C


In 1930 World Ice Hockey Championship, the Canadian team was considered so dominant that it did not participate in the knock-out tournament. Canada was right away put into the final game and the tournament was played to determine an opponent. Canada won.
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Greenville/Tuscon
Greenville receives:
3B Ryan Savaike Jr.

Tuscon receives:
3B Manuel Roa (prospect)
1B Shawn Cowell (prospect)

[list][*] Savaike has some talent. If he develops to his 7/6/4/7/7 potentials, he's a solid two way player with speed at a weak position, reminiscent of a guy like Rien Vis. However, Savaike is 27 and has a long way to go on his ability to take the free pass, which often simply doesn't develop. As is, he's a solid defending right slap hitter with a sub .700 OPS game.[/list]



[list][*] 20 year old Manuel Roa has better hitting tools at third that the player he was traded for, with plus power to go with all around good potential in his other hitting tools. However, he doesn't have the skill to play third base in the majors, and as a righty, he's a fringe offensive bat at the ML level. If he an develop his glove or get a hitting bump, this changes, but likely he's simply a very good AAA third baseman.
[*] Shawn Cowell is a big 18 year old lefty firstbaseman. He doesn' have the tools right now to be a good defender at the position, but should be adequate. Any kind of bump to his 6/7/7/4/6 potentials turns him into an interesting prospect. As is, he projects as a AAA player.[/list]

This is another reasonable, if unspectacular trade. Savaike is the only big league player in the bunch currently, but the guys he was traded for still have potential to improve. Savaike himself is a fringe bat, but gives Greenville a chance to get a little better at a poor position for them without giving up too much.


Grades
Greenville
Talent: C-
Organizational: B-
Tuscon
Talent: C-
Organizational: B


In 1930, a goalie named Abie Goldberry caught fire during a game when a puck hit a pack of matches he was carrying in his pocket. He was badly burned before his teammates put out the fire.
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New Orleans/Atlantic city
New Orleans receives:
P Rogerio Vazquez (prospect)

Atlantic City receives:
CF Alfredo Gonzales

[list][*] Vazquez is an 18 year old right whose sinker ,slider, change combo should help him be effective against righties and lefties. He throws reasonably hard for an 18 year old and with the typical velocity increases could get a good bump to his stuff. He is, however, very raw and only has 2/8 control. If he develops well, he could be a decent mid rotation option. [/list]



[list][*] Gonzales is a toosly switch hitter who can play a decent center. That in and of itself makes him pretty valuable at what is currently a pretty weak position. He looks like a .290/.330/.430 kind of player. At only 22, he should hold down an outfield position in Atlantic City for some time.[/list]

I kind of think Atlantic City won this one. I understand why New Orleans moves Gonzales. They have better options on the ML roster that make him expendable, I just think they could have gotten more for a nearly fully developed 22 year old everyday payer at a premium position. If Vazquez was 20 and on a good development track, this is a different story. Great move for Atlantic City to shore up a needy outfield. Any time you can trade a maybe for a sure thing without giving up years, it's a great move.


Grades
New Orleans
Talent: C+
Organizational: C+
Atlantic City
Talent: B
Organizational: A


The decision to install higher plexiglass panels in all hockey arenas was taken after a player-spectator brawl in 1979. After a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers, Mike Milbury of the Boston Bruins jumped over the glass, tore off a boisterous spectator’s shoe and proceeded to beat him with it. His actions resulted in a six-game suspension.
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That's it for this round. Waiting for Sandcastle to Havana? Tune in to the next edition.
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Re: Trade Review 2026 #3 - Early season remodeling

Post by Lane » Sun Apr 17, 2016 10:03 am

Ted wrote:This edition contains a series of smaller moves as teams look to fix minor defects, make some small adjustments. Also, with the greatest playoffs in sports underway, we'll have some fun hockey facts to break up the monotony.

Greenville/Tuscon
Greenville receives:
P Jose Rodriguez (prospect)

Tuscon receives:
RP Roberto Vargas

[list][*] Jose Rodriguez is a 20 year old righty who has three good pitches, but is a little short on endurance and control. He needs a bit more velocity for his stuff to play in the bigs as well. Still, he's a decent low tier prospect who only needs a little improvement to make it.[/list]



[list][*] Roberto Vargas is a 29 year old journeyman who has only managed to stick around because he is a lefty. His propensity to give up the long ball really limits him to a specialist role. He is cheap, and I suppose you could have a worse option out of the pen, but that's about the best you could say for him.[/list]

Tuscon, trying a four man rotation, needed bullpen depth and flipped a minor prospect for it. All in all, a pretty forgettable trade. The talent that went both ways is equivalent. Greenville does a good job of turning a sare part into a prospect. Someone has to bump.


Grades
Greenville
Talent: C-
Organizational: B
Tuscon
Talent: C-
Organizational: C


In 1930 World Ice Hockey Championship, the Canadian team was considered so dominant that it did not participate in the knock-out tournament. Canada was right away put into the final game and the tournament was played to determine an opponent. Canada won.
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Greenville/Tuscon
Greenville receives:
3B Ryan Savaike Jr.

Tuscon receives:
3B Manuel Roa (prospect)
1B Shawn Cowell (prospect)

[list][*] Savaike has some talent. If he develops to his 7/6/4/7/7 potentials, he's a solid two way player with speed at a weak position, reminiscent of a guy like Rien Vis. However, Savaike is 27 and has a long way to go on his ability to take the free pass, which often simply doesn't develop. As is, he's a solid defending right slap hitter with a sub .700 OPS game.[/list]



[list][*] 20 year old Manuel Roa has better hitting tools at third that the player he was traded for, with plus power to go with all around good potential in his other hitting tools. However, he doesn't have the skill to play third base in the majors, and as a righty, he's a fringe offensive bat at the ML level. If he an develop his glove or get a hitting bump, this changes, but likely he's simply a very good AAA third baseman.
[*] Shawn Cowell is a big 18 year old lefty firstbaseman. He doesn' have the tools right now to be a good defender at the position, but should be adequate. Any kind of bump to his 6/7/7/4/6 potentials turns him into an interesting prospect. As is, he projects as a AAA player.[/list]

This is another reasonable, if unspectacular trade. Savaike is the only big league player in the bunch currently, but the guys he was traded for still have potential to improve. Savaike himself is a fringe bat, but gives Greenville a chance to get a little better at a poor position for them without giving up too much.


Grades
Greenville
Talent: C-
Organizational: B-
Tuscon
Talent: C-
Organizational: B
Thanks for the analysis! Also, shoutout to Tyler who has been great to work with. Here's hoping Savaikie reaches his potential and Roa and Cowell make it to the bigs someday.
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Re: Trade Review 2026 #3 - Early season remodeling

Post by udlb58 » Sun Apr 17, 2016 9:23 pm

Lane wrote: Thanks for the analysis! Also, shoutout to Tyler who has been great to work with. Here's hoping Savaikie reaches his potential and Roa and Cowell make it to the bigs someday.
Thanks Stephen, back at'cha

Like I said in my PM regarding the trade; not sure if it makes me all that much better but he's young and does give me a few extra options. The two prospects were more insurance than anything as neither were the top prospects at 3B or 1B for me, but both are close enough that a bump makes them useful.
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