Well, better late than never I guess.
A little while ago, the Mounties made one of the most unusual, yet intriguing trades of the season so far. The Mounties traded some big name players to the Charlotte Cougars to shed some salary. Let's take a look at the deal.
VAN sends:
C Aaron Stone
3B Rashardo Menne III
SP Jeffrey Russell
C William Henley
CHA sends:
3B David Noboru
SS Joey O'Brien
DH Manuel Marino
LF/1B Brad Parkinson
SP Angel Romero
Purely from looking at the names of the trade, you can see that the Mounties traded a lot of money. The team is going to save lots of money by not having to pay Stone and Menne. Noboru will be making about the same amount of money as Menne. However, the difference is that Menne has a player option in 2046, while Noboru has a team option. The Mounties must have foreseen a sharp decline for Menne coming soon, which is currently apparent in his defensive abilities. The same can be said for Aaron Stone, who will need to be playing as a DH sooner rather than later. Although, he is still more than capable as a hitter, so that's a big loss for a Mounties team that is currently struggling on offense. Manuel Marino will definitely be gone after the season, right now he is nothing more than a platoon DH. Overall, Charlotte got the best player in the deal with Stone, but the Mounties have clearly valued financial flexibility, which is fair since Stone and Menne are both overpaid. However, O'Brien is an underrated get for Vancouver. The Mounties have needed some stability at the shortstop position for a while now. Seeing how well O'Brien has kicked off his tenure in for the Mounties, it's not impossible to see him sign an extension sometime soon.
The most interesting aspect of this deal are the prospects involved. Former 2nd round pick Jeffrey Russell is projecting to be a decent back end starter. That's a nice piece for Charlotte. William Henley is another underrated part of this deal. Clearly, Charlotte plans to use him as Stone's replacement. He's killing it in AA right now, so he could be knocking on the door soon. Now, let's look at the two prospects heading to Vancouver. The big player here is Brad Parkinson. While he has mainly been a left fielder, it looks like the Mounties might train him at first base, which is what Charlotte was doing. This makes sense since we can assume that the Mounties will be looking to re-sign their elite outfielders, despite a certain right fielder vastly underperforming. If Parkinson can fill out his projected power, he will be a very good player. Starting pitcher Angel Romero is another underrated get for Vancouver. The Mounties have needed to stock up on young starting pitchers for a while. Russell was around 1 or 2 years away, while Romero just made his first big league start. He has done pretty well so far. It will be interesting to see how he fares by season's end.
This is a complex deal for both sides. Each side clearly had its reasons for making this colossal trade. This is the type of trade that will take at least 3-5 seasons before we can fully assess it. What will matter most is how Vancouver decides to use its newfound pool of cap space. Rumor has it that the Mounties are looking for a young catcher to replace Stone. However, looking at Vancouver's record, they may be reassessing their current situation. We will have to wait and see.
TVT 2042.9 - Huge Trade
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Re: TVT 2042.9 - Huge Trade
If Parkinson is the get in this deal than you really, really need to invest some PP into his work ethic. I fear even with that massive power, he wont make contact enough unless he bumps.
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Re: TVT 2042.9 - Huge Trade
If Parkinson can be limited to hitting against LHP and righties with lower movement, he'll be just fine. He'll need a bump to hold his own against stronger RHP, though. Still a nice player if you can put in the sweat equity.
I'm not sure where Taylor really is on this, but I'd say moving Stone's contract was the bigger long-term get. They came out of the gate slow, so he isn't helping now, and there's a not unlikely chance that at age 32 he'll be a $15M anchor before too long.
Of course, Noboru's contract isn't much of an improvement, so what do I know?
I'm not sure where Taylor really is on this, but I'd say moving Stone's contract was the bigger long-term get. They came out of the gate slow, so he isn't helping now, and there's a not unlikely chance that at age 32 he'll be a $15M anchor before too long.
Of course, Noboru's contract isn't much of an improvement, so what do I know?
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