Your every day starting C: Dioner Navarro
Your every day starting 1B: Edwin Encarnacion
Your every day starting 2B: Devon Travis
Your every day starting SS: Jose Reyes
Your every day starting 3B: Danny Valencia
Your sometimes starting 3B: Brett Lawrie
Your every day starting LF: Kevin Pillar
Your every day starting CF: Dalton Pompey
Your every day starting RF: Jose Bautista
Your every day starting DH: Maicer Izturis
Your 4th place 2015 Toronto Blue Jays
says the guy that is already picturing the raps in the nba finals this season
This is a fantastic deal. Realistically we traded a toolsy player with no bat who plays a position of strength for us for a not so toolsy player with a bat who plays a position where we do not have lots of strength. Detroit obviously really values the defensive value Gose brings to the table and he did have a productive season for how little he played and he could be a 2+ WAR player for Detroit. For us, we acquire a close to major league ready positional prospect in a position we had no immediate help with who is controllable with modest upside.
It is hard to hate a deal like this when you deal from strength, the only thing I caution everyone on is expectations he makes the opening day roster (I doubt he will) and that he will be a star, he likely won’t be that either but he has the potential to be something we have not had for years at 2B. A solid defensively responsible player who will not kill you with his bat.
AA has made two smart moves this off-season and you are bashing him
On the flip side, we traded a MLB ready CF for a guy who should still be in the minors but who we will force into our lineup (either by not signing anyone or by signing Sandoval and causing Lawrie to get hurt again) and will have to either have Pillar (who isn't an everyday player) or Pompey (who is also being rushed) play CF every day.
Gose traded? Looks like things are happening.
Its actually very good for both teams. Detroit has enough offense to carry the team and adding a gold glove caliber CF as tremendous value for them. We need a body at 2B that is not Horrendous and Travis looks like he might be solidly average there (which in itself is a huge upgrade)
I do like the fact I have seen some 60 bat grade out there.
On the flip side, we traded a MLB ready CF for a guy who should still be in the minors but who we will force into our lineup (either by not signing anyone or by signing Sandoval and causing Lawrie to get hurt again) and will have to either have Pillar (who isn't an everyday player) or Pompey (who is also being rushed) play CF every day.
Jays should get Clayton Kershaw (the guy who won the Psy Young award).
Anytime you can trade a guy who had no future with you for a team's top prospect and in baseball America's top 100 prospects is a huge win. The factor that it's been a position of weakness and it's even more of a win.
This kid could never pan out and it's still a solid trade that you make every day of the week IMO.
it screams payroll trimming.