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Royals & Cubs

Submitted by: GTodtenhausen

July 16, 2019

Royals

Name Age Level P1 P2 Availablility Years AFV Salary Surplus Low Median High
Montgomery 29 Majors LHRP SP Medium 2.5 1.2 1.2 0 -0.2 0 0.2

Total Value: 0.00

Cubs

Name Age Level P1 P2 Availablility Years AFV Salary Surplus Low Median High
Maldonado 32 Majors C High 0.5 5.6 1.3 4.3 3.2 4 4.9

Total Value: 4.00

7 Comments
  1. John Bitzer
    johnbitzerJohn Bitzer on July 16, 2019 at 4:03 am

    We had just downgraded Montgomery a bit based on performance, but I can see the Royals wanting to buy low there for a possible flip later.

    • Gabe Todtenhausen
      GTodtenhausenGabe Todtenhausen on July 16, 2019 at 4:13 am

      Who could be involved in a possible flip in your opinion because I’m a royals fan and I honestly hate this trade even though all in all it’s decent value

      • John Bitzer
        johnbitzerJohn Bitzer on July 16, 2019 at 9:19 am

        Well, he has a good track record (at least before this year), for one. Two, reliever value is the most volatile of the positions, and that’s how we modeled him, based on his usage of late — if we had modeled him as a starter, his value would have been higher and more stable. And because starters are worth significantly more than relievers, if he turns back into a half-decent starter, the Royals can flip him down the road at a nice profit. I’m sure that’s what they’re thinking — buy low, sell high.

    • Gabe Todtenhausen
      GTodtenhausenGabe Todtenhausen on July 16, 2019 at 4:21 am

      Can I also get some trade scenarios for Billy Hamilton, Danny Duffy and Ian Kennedy if possible

      • John Bitzer
        johnbitzerJohn Bitzer on July 16, 2019 at 9:20 am

        You could do a search here on each of their names, and see the proposals on our site for each of them.

    • Will M
      notinWill M on July 16, 2019 at 11:56 am

      It’s odd Maldonado has that much trade value consider how badly he struggled to get a job this past offseason.

      • John Bitzer
        johnbitzerJohn Bitzer on July 16, 2019 at 1:14 pm

        Yes, but once he switched away from Boras and lowered his price, he got a job the next day, which suggests he took the first lowball offer he could get, and left some money (aka surplus) on the table.

        I’m keeping a close eye on glove-first catchers, overall, though, to make sure our model is consistent. If we find that they’re all a little overvalued, we’ll adjust it.

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