Guardians & Cubs & Rays
Submitted by: Benjo
Guardians
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Morel | 25 | Majors | UTIL | OF | Medium | 5 | 45 | 22.4 | 22.6 | 18.1 | 22.6 | 27.2 |
Total Value:
22.6
Cubs
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Bieber | 29 | Majors | SP | Low | 1 | 17.9 | 12.2 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 6.8 | |
| Tyler Freeman | 25 | Majors | UTIL | 2B | Medium | 5 | 7.5 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
| Tyler Glasnow | 30 | Majors | SP | Low | 1 | 38.1 | 25 | 13.1 | 10.5 | 13.1 | 15.8 |
Total Value:
23.20
Rays
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Stephan | 28 | Majors | RP | Low | 5 | 35.4 | 22.2 | 13.2 | 10.6 | 13.2 | 15.9 |
Total Value:
13.2
Comments
6This one is an early Christmas present to my BTV buddies SportsCoach and MP.
Thanks Benjo but I don’t think the Rays would trade Glasnow for an “expensive” reliever in a 1 for 1 trade.
The difficulty for the Rays, as I see it, is they want great controllable pitching in return for great non-controllable pitching. If a team is seeking pitching, why would it give up young controllable for old non-controllable. It makes no sense. The only equation that makes sense is young controllable for great non-controllable. Who’s gonna give up a stud arm? The Reds? Braves? Long ago I said Cubs Brown is best you’ll get. Maybe they’ll toss in a sleeper like Arias or Gray. That would be a steal for you guys.
This is too much to give up for Morel alone. Easy no for Cleveland. Remove Freeman and it would be a better deal. I don't agree with Freeman's valuation here. He's got $10-15M in surplus value everyday.
BB I like Freeman, too. He always hit in minors, and I think he could be a Jeff McNeil type. By the same token if Morel had stayed in AAA all year, he would have put up Acuna-Ohtani numbers. He still did a decent job at MLB level, so I disagree with his evaluation. Freeman makes deal bearable for Cubs.
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I think your expectations are correct and shared by the RFO. Brown plus another piece should work from the Cubs. From the Braves, I like farther out guys (Murphy, Kuehler and Schwellenbach). From the Reds I like Petty or Phillips plus Schoenwetter.