Trade: [ARZ/SEA] Taijuan Walker & Ketel Marte for Jean Segura, Mitch Haniger & Zac Curtis

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Going to need some time to process this one.

Feels like Seattle sold low on Walker and Arizona sold high on Segura.

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[DougieSmash]

I like Haniger. Dipoto really likes some young players with AAA success.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Whoa. Need to process this one.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

This is a biggun

 

[PG Canuck]

Haniger/Curtis any good?

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Haniger/Curtis any good?

Destroyed AAA in 2016: http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=hanige001mit

 

[MMC]

Seems kinda pointless all around.

 

[JWK]

I thought Segura was way older than 26

 

[PG Canuck]

Destroyed AAA in 2016: http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=hanige001mit

Okay that is kind of reassuring. Walker is only 24 years old after all and he's not that bad, I feel. Marte is meh, good defensive player but not that great of a bat. Marte and Martin were the bash bros of getting out. If the numbers back that I don't know, but watching them at the plate is brutal.

 

[DougieSmash]

Seems kinda pointless all around.

Five years control of Walker iirc who was crazy good stuff, maybe finally will figure it out

Sell high on Segure, they need at bats for Drury

 

[TF97]

I am a really big fan of Mitch Haniger, I like his for Seattle. I believe his power should translate well to Safeco.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

Haniger is like a 4th OF type. Curtis is not very good. They did get the best player in the deal though in Segura. Depends on if Walker can turn it around though. He's clearly the most "talented".

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Five years control of Walker iirc who was crazy good stuff, maybe finally will figure it out

Sell high on Segure, they need at bats for Drury

4 years left for Walker.

5 for Marte.

Segura has 2.

Arizona has starters galore now, I suspect one gets moved.

Zack Greinke
Robbie Ray
Archie Bradley
Taijuan Walker
Shelby Miller
Rubby De La Rosa
Braden Shipley
Potentially Patrick Corbin

 

[MurrayBannerman]

I'd keep all of them.

 

[Eyedea]

I'll take one Patrick Corbin thank you

 

[DougieSmash]

Bandy could win rotation spot in the spring training, i guess. Dipoto is all about the platoon - Gamel/ Heredia in LF, Haniger and Smith in RF.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

Bandy could win rotation spot in the spring training, i guess. Dipoto is all about the platoon - Gamel/ Heredia in LF, Haniger and Smith in RF.

You can't not platoon Seth Smith.

 

[Neutrinos]

Walker isn't the type of pitcher an organization should trade away unless there are long term injury concerns

I wonder if Arizona has something in the works involving Shelby Miller

 

[DougieSmash]

I wonder if Arizona has something in the works involving Shelby Miller

Could be interesting to see Miller working with McDowell again but he has no value.

 

[Cassano]

I like it a lot for the Mariners.

 

[rangerssharks414]

Didn't the D-Backs have a trade in place for Walker involving Justin Upton years ago? And he vetoed it?

Good buy low/sell high in my opinion. But Arizona has too many starting pitchers now. Not that all of them are good, but they are still bodies.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Segura and Marte are essentially a wash, so it'll be interesting to see who gets the better of Walker for Haniger and Curtis.

 

[Virtanen18]

Interesting deal. Think this one needs to sit for a bit before a winner can be decided. Don't think much of Marte and Walker still needs to take another step. Segura has two really bad years sandwiched between his two good ones.

 

[Virtanen18]

Segura and Marte are essentially a wash, so it'll be interesting to see who gets the better of Walker for Haniger and Curtis.

That's not a wash...

 

[rangerssharks414]

Destroyed AAA in 2016: http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=hanige001mit

Yeah, but a lot of hitters hit in Reno (and in the PCL in general).