| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Williams | 23 | Majors | SS | 3B | 5.1 | 9.9 | 0 | 9.9 | 7.9 | 9.9 | 11.9 | |
| Jonathan Aranda | 28 | Majors | 1B | DH | Medium | 3.1 | 51.6 | 36.4 | 15.3 | 12.2 | 15.3 | 18.3 |
Total Value:
25.20
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masyn Winn | 24 | Majors | SS | 3.1 | 54.5 | 34.6 | 19.9 | 15.9 | 19.9 | 23.9 |
Total Value:
19.9
Kind of a strange trade proposal, but I think it helps both teams. The Rays have a black hole at SS and have for years. M.Winn isn't exactly an offensive force, but he would provide better offense for the Rays while playing very good in the field. Plus, he's a righty and the Rays need to improve their offense against LHP next year. Walls could still play a lot of SS with Winn on the roster, as he is hitting RHP pretty well this year. For the Cardinals, moving Winn allows them to move Weatherholt to SS where he belongs while improving other areas of the team. On that front, Aranda slots into the DH position with the Cardinals, replacing the righty I.Herrera who doesn't have the bat for DH but is playing about 100 games there. Aranda is about a 20% improvement at the plate over Herrera. In this trade proposal the Rays also send "needs a change of scenery" former top prospect C.Williams to the Cardinals. The upside is still large with Williams but he needs to find a different team to realize it. This trade sees him shipped to the Cardinals, where he can play either 2B or SS if he develops better.