Trade: [NYY/ARI/TB] Brandon Drury to NYY, Nick Solak and Anthony Banda to TB, Widener and Souza to ARI

[hockeykicker]

number 8 prospect going to tampa

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[Marc the Habs Fan]

Seems like a logical trade. ARI gets a cheap Martinez replacement, NYY gets 2B-3B insurance and the Rays continue tankapalooza.

 

[rangerssharks414]

Souza was due $3.55M, which was obviously way too much for the Rays.

I like it a lot. He was almost a four win player last year.

 

[Cheese Wagstaff]

This Tampa offseason is even more depressing than Miami's.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

ARI recovered nicely from losing J.D. with Dyson and Souza.

You guys ready for the Judge and Drury jokes? Ugh...

 

[Cheese Wagstaff]

Really like Drury for the Yankees though. Decent 2B-3B while they figure out if Andujar is ready or play service time games with Gleyber. If both those guys workout he's a nice super utility guy, especially if Gleyber can slide over to SS when needed.

 

[N o o d l e s]

Like it a lot for Tampa

Edit: should say if they were going to move Souza, I like what they got back

 

[Belieber]

Good move for the Yankees, Drury has 20 homer potential, nice average, versatile fielder. I'm a big fan of this move.

Souza adds a nice power bat for the DBacks, agree with the post above. Souza and Dyson are great additions and make the DBacks outfield very solid.

Rays... I hate the Rays.

 

[SniperHF]

I like adding some pop back to the OF, dunno if I like going from a 25 year old to a 28 year old. Widener seems like a decent add on.

Meh whatever I guess. Now back to worrying about Dyson playing every day when Pollock gets hurt.

 

[robert terwilliger]

mike moustakas is going to have to play in the california penal league at this point.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

I can't f***ing believe the Jays aren't able to get in on guys like Souza and Dickerson when the Rays are having a garage sale.

 

[Muston Atthews]

I can't ****ing believe the Jays aren't able to get in on guys like Souza and Dickerson when the Rays are having a garage sale.

Maybe they get Archer

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

ARI recovered nicely from losing J.D. with Dyson and Souza.

You guys ready for the Judge and Drury jokes? Ugh...

All they need to do is get Soria and then they'll have the Judge, Drury and the Mexicutioner.

 

[robert terwilliger]

bust urbina out of the pokey and they'll have judge, drury and executioner.

 

[BSHH]

So the Yankees gave up a good (albeit blocked) and a decent prospect for sub 2.0 WAR INF Drury with hopefuls like Torres and Andujar waiting? I understand that they have a glut of prospects and try to stay under the luxury tax, but that price seems a little steep. A veteran like Phillips should be easily affordable, like a defensive stopgap like J. Iglesias via trade. With that said, I understand why Tampa Bay and Arizona do this trade.

Gruß,
BSHH

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Maybe they get Archer

 

[Cheese Wagstaff]

So the Yankees gave up a good (albeit blocked) and a decent prospect for sub 2.0 WAR INF Drury with hopefuls like Torres and Andujar waiting? I understand that they have a glut of prospects and try to stay under the luxury tax, but that price seems a little steep. A veteran like Phillips should be easily affordable, like a defensive stopgap like J. Iglesias via trade. With that said, I understand why Tampa Bay and Arizona do this trade.

Gruß,
BSHH

Drury was a Top 100 prospect a couple years ago. He probably still has higher ceiling than Solak. I'd also be surprised if he blocks Torres or Andujar. If the Yankees think those guys are ready then Drury becomes a nice bench player who can play 1B, 2B, 3B, and the corner outfield spots.

 

[tony d]

Souza's a good one so a good pickup here for Arizona.

 

[Cassano]

So the Yankees gave up a good (albeit blocked) and a decent prospect for sub 2.0 WAR INF Drury with hopefuls like Torres and Andujar waiting? I understand that they have a glut of prospects and try to stay under the luxury tax, but that price seems a little steep. A veteran like Phillips should be easily affordable, like a defensive stopgap like J. Iglesias via trade. With that said, I understand why Tampa Bay and Arizona do this trade.

Gruß,
BSHH

Phillips? Brandon Phillips? He's nowhere near as good as Drury. Iglesias can't hit and doesn't have upside. Drury is better than him too.

 

[darko]

So the Yankees gave up a good (albeit blocked) and a decent prospect for sub 2.0 WAR INF Drury with hopefuls like Torres and Andujar waiting? I understand that they have a glut of prospects and try to stay under the luxury tax, but that price seems a little steep. A veteran like Phillips should be easily affordable, like a defensive stopgap like J. Iglesias via trade. With that said, I understand why Tampa Bay and Arizona do this trade.

Gruß,
BSHH

They already have a guy like Iglesias that can't hit. Tyler Wade.