Submitted by: NotAnInfieldFly
| Name |
Age |
Level |
P1 |
P2 |
Availablility |
Years |
AFV |
Salary |
Surplus |
Low |
Median |
High |
| Boyle |
|
Minors |
RHP |
|
|
|
|
|
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
| Davis |
|
Minors |
RHP |
|
|
|
|
|
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
| Lopez |
|
Minors |
2B |
3B |
|
|
|
|
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
| Mey |
|
Minors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
| Name |
Age |
Level |
P1 |
P2 |
Availablility |
Years |
AFV |
Salary |
Surplus |
Low |
Median |
High |
| Morton |
37 |
Majors |
SP |
|
Low |
0.5 |
11.5 |
6.3 |
5.2 |
4.2 |
5.2 |
6.2 |
| Smith |
31 |
Majors |
LHRP |
|
Low |
2.5 |
17.4 |
20.5 |
-3.1 |
-3.2 |
-2.5 |
-1.8 |
My previous Braves-Red trade was a lot larger. This trade is much more limited and focuses on lower rated prospects, with Boyle, Davis, and Mey all being either in single A or single A advanced, and none of them currently in the top 20 (these are their 25. 26, 27 and 30th prospects) of the Reds rated prospects.
In return, the Reds get a half season of Morton, and a few years of Smith. Smith currently has a negative value, but is a solid bullpen piece.
This trade is what I would consider a trade on the periphery. Reds are four games out in a weak Central, and 3.5 games behind the Padres, so they don’t want to go “all in.” But this is a “low” prospect cost, going for quantity instead of quality/closer to the majors options.
If things don’t work out for the Reds, they can flip Smith in the offseason and recoup some of this.
The Braves may have a deal with Morton to only send him back to Tampa or to a very limited number of teams, but if he was willing, this would potentially put him in a playoff race.