Reds
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Wallner | 28 | Majors | OF | DH | Medium | 4 | 52.6 | 28.7 | 23.9 | 19.2 | 23.9 | 28.7 |
| Hendry Mendez | 22 | Minors | OF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 6 | 7.5 | 9 |
Total Value:
31.4
Twins
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Lodolo | 28 | Majors | SP | Medium | 2 | 42.1 | 11.8 | 30.2 | 24.2 | 30.2 | 36.3 |
Total Value:
30.2
Doofus, Wallner is the Twins' starting RFer & is one of the Twins' leading WAR leaders (Wallner isn't a Twins reject). Twins would be open to trade Wallner only because of the loss of Lopez. Lodolo is in the middle of the rotation. Red's cOF is a mess. It's a matter of trading from strength to support weakness of each team.
I said Wallner is a discard. You said he is a reject. Wallner has been a platoon bat. Reds have enugh of that mediocrity already. I repeat. Reds are not going to move Lodolo for Twins discards or mediocre outfielders. If they were, they would have done that already. Now if the Twins were to lead with Walker Jenkins in discussions for Lodolo, then the Twins have the ability to keep their starting rightfielder and one of their WAR leaders and find a quality replacement for Lopez.
'22 Twins traded 2 players who were far inferior to Wallner, who'd never make the Twins line-up. These 2 inferior players catapulted the Reds to return to the playoffs. For a top-of-the-rotation, Mahle. This would have been a fair trade if Mahle's arm wasn't ready to fall off. Granted, Falvey should have known better, many baseball people did know. Much more Reds knew that they were selling damaged goods. Wallner isn't a platoon player. He's a starter, who'll get a break against some great LHPs. RHH Noelvi Marte as the main starting RFer is a big hole for the Reds. Wallner as the starting RFer & Marte as sub will greatly improve the Reds chances to make the playoffs. Trading middle of the rotation Lodolo, for Twins' by far top prospect is the most ridiculous statement in this short-sighted text
Mahle has never been heralded as a top of the rotation arm. Please cite the "baseball people" that knew Mahle's arm was ready to fall off? I guess the Twins do not have a medical team to review Twin player's or potential Twins health? Wallner cannot hit LH pitchers. No consiracy there. The only thing that is shortsighted is that you continue to beat the drum for your bad proposal with made up stories and weak arguments to support it.
I don't care if you like this trade or not. Great majority of LHHs have difficulty against LHPs ( because the good majority of MLB pitchers are RHed so that isn't a problem) . Those who don't are superstars. I never stated he was. Yet he's not a mediocre discard as you stated. Reds are great at developing pitching, Twins have a need there. Falvey loved to hoard cOFers, Reds have a big hole there. Wallner is our top MLB-ready cOFer. I actually like the Reds, I played for a Reds' bush league. This offer benefits both teams. That's my intention. I consider baseball people, to be those who actually followed Mahle's medical history & took them seriously. I don't need to name them