If the Rays trade Eflin, I hope they do a lot better than this. Herrera is fine, but Burleson is a lefty 1B/COF, which the Rays already have in Luke Raley. The Rays also have a ton of options at 1B/DH, which would make finding a fit for Burleson hard to impossible there. Can’t see him beating out J.Lowe at the other COF spot either and he’s not good enough in the field to be a 4th outfielder. I’d have no interest in Burleson if I ran the Rays (which is not to say he’s a bad player, just a bad fit). The pitchers (Graceffo and Roby) are decent enough, but neither has the kind of upside I’d want to see in a trade of this magnitude. Frankly, I’ve given up on Graceffo as a top 3 arm prospect, with poor years back to back in the upper minors, and I never saw Roby as a top 3 arm prospect.
If the Rays trade Eflin, I hope they do a lot better than this. Herrera is fine, but Burleson is a lefty 1B/COF, which the Rays already have in Luke Raley. The Rays also have a ton of options at 1B/DH, which would make finding a fit for Burleson hard to impossible there. Can’t see him beating out J.Lowe at the other COF spot either and he’s not good enough in the field to be a 4th outfielder. I’d have no interest in Burleson if I ran the Rays (which is not to say he’s a bad player, just a bad fit). The pitchers (Graceffo and Roby) are decent enough, but neither has the kind of upside I’d want to see in a trade of this magnitude. Frankly, I’ve given up on Graceffo as a top 3 arm prospect, with poor years back to back in the upper minors, and I never saw Roby as a top 3 arm prospect.