2039/6 Where There's a Wils There's a.....
Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2019 10:16 am
Hernandez? Campos? Not content with just making an upgrade to the offense, the team struck an overnight deal with the Brooklyn Robins to add some much needed pitching depth and rotation insurance. While doing that, they also added a utility guy. As everyone knows, those guys are heroes in the postseason. If that happens of course. Let's look at the deal.
To Hawaii:
SP Douglas Wils
RP Jesús Hernández
2B José Campos
To Brooklyn:
RP Enrico Morales(A)
RF Bobby Parker(AAA)
Let's look at the Brooklyn side of things first. To me it's a nice return. You get a reliever who right now is as good as the guy getting shipped out (Hernandez). Once his second pitch develops he could be a pretty filthy set up guy for a long time. In Parker you're getting a guys who is ML ready, can hit for power, and looks like he may bump up a step or two in development. All of this for a reliever that is on an expiring deal, a SP that has yet to really show he is anything in the ML, and a 2B that the franchise has an over abundance of.
Now the Hawaii side. They get Wils, who will provide insurance with Jermaine Clayton battling finger blisters so far all season. The spacious ballpark in Hawaii may help him get going too. Hernandez provides an upgrade tone of the bullpen spots and is cheap. Not that the team doesn't have payroll room. Campos is the interesting part. He can play 2B as well as the starter in Hawaii, and can also play CF, which is a spot that is bare in Hawaii. Expect him to go to AAA for a little bit to play some SS. Overall not a bad deal. Morales will be good, and Parker is a big bat. It's time to try to win now though. Let's see what happens.
To Hawaii:
SP Douglas Wils
RP Jesús Hernández
2B José Campos
To Brooklyn:
RP Enrico Morales(A)
RF Bobby Parker(AAA)
Let's look at the Brooklyn side of things first. To me it's a nice return. You get a reliever who right now is as good as the guy getting shipped out (Hernandez). Once his second pitch develops he could be a pretty filthy set up guy for a long time. In Parker you're getting a guys who is ML ready, can hit for power, and looks like he may bump up a step or two in development. All of this for a reliever that is on an expiring deal, a SP that has yet to really show he is anything in the ML, and a 2B that the franchise has an over abundance of.
Now the Hawaii side. They get Wils, who will provide insurance with Jermaine Clayton battling finger blisters so far all season. The spacious ballpark in Hawaii may help him get going too. Hernandez provides an upgrade tone of the bullpen spots and is cheap. Not that the team doesn't have payroll room. Campos is the interesting part. He can play 2B as well as the starter in Hawaii, and can also play CF, which is a spot that is bare in Hawaii. Expect him to go to AAA for a little bit to play some SS. Overall not a bad deal. Morales will be good, and Parker is a big bat. It's time to try to win now though. Let's see what happens.