Trade Deadline Thread

[Real Deal]

Clint is a good guy

 

[The Oi]

The five year plan is in effect!

Good thing is that Moss was a fucking terrible pickup and an even worse player.

I know nothing about Kaminsky, but he's better than Moss.

 

[The Wizard of Moz]

Kind of reminds me of the trent Richardson colts trade

What the colts saw in trent and what the cards see in Moss to give up such valuable assets is baffling, but I was extremely happy both times

 

[The Oi]

Kind of reminds me of the trent Richardson colts trade

What the colts saw in trent and what the cards see in Moss to give up such valuable assets is baffling, but I was extremely happy both times

The good thing is that the Indians didn't get a pick out of it that could be wasted on future CFL star Johnny Manziel.

Instead they got a pitcher who might be decent with a Jewish sounding name, instead of a Quarterback that definitely sucks with a Jewish sounding name.

 

[Marcus]

Love this trade. Absolute robbery by the Indians.

 

[Soar]

I mean there isn't much to complain about here.

Indians have added some pitching prospects this year.

Kaminsky, Aiken, McKenzie, Hillman.

 

[macbdog]

Clint is a good guy

Neither of them is actually in Cleveland tho

 

[BimboColesHair]

Highway robbery. Good chance Kaminsky is in the top half of all prospects next year. I also hope this means we get to see Lonnie in the OF for the rest of the year.

 

[Otsego Mar]

The five year plan is in effect!

Good thing is that Moss was a fucking terrible pickup and an even worse player.

I know nothing about Kaminsky, but he's better than Moss.

Good thing our hitting doesn't need any help........

 

[BimboColesHair]

Good thing our hitting doesn't need any help........

You're one of the posters who is a fan of Lonnie's bat...well now we get to see if it translates to him playing in a corner OF spot.

 

[Otsego Mar]

You're one of the posters who is a fan of Lonnie's bat...well now we get to see if it translates to him playing in a corner OF spot.

That I am. However, who is to say Holt or Sands doesn't get in there? Either way, I'm sure we'll still look to add an outfielder or 2 sometime before next year.

 

[BimboColesHair]

That I am. However, who is to say Holt or Sands doesn't get in there? Either way, I'm sure we'll still look to add an outfielder or 2 sometime before next year.

Just called Lonnie up after the trade, so it can't be Sands (until they trade Raburn that is)...also don't think it was a coincidence that Lonnie was playing RF for the Clippers yesterday.

 

[EdMonix11]

Kind of reminds me of the trent Richardson colts trade

What the colts saw in trent and what the cards see in Moss to give up such valuable assets is baffling, but I was extremely happy both times

The St. Louis Cardinals are the model franchise in the MLB. It's the price of being a contender. Funny what timing does to effect someone's value....

 

[AMC]

I am actually quite relieved we are giving youth an opportunity to grow. This gives time to develop and allows us to continue to add top level prospects higher in the draft.

Not happy with losing but building the organization like the Cardinals or Giants is great in my book.

 

[AZ_]

Keith Law:

I can't get over the Cards giving up Kaminsky, a former first-round pick who has performed very well throughout his pro career to date, with no loss of projection. He's a command left-hander who'll sit mostly average with his fastball but will show a plus curveball and has great deception in his delivery; prep hitters who faced him on the showcase circuit said he was harder to square up than other pitchers throwing much harder but who showed the ball early. He's been an extreme groundball guy this year, with 64 percent of his balls in play on the ground according to MLBfarm.com, and only 12 percent characterized as line drives (note that the coding of balls in play, especially those in the air, isn't 100 percent reliable). Scouts don't love the lack of velocity or projection, as Kaminsky is 5-foot-11 and already filled out, but this is a formula that can work even if he ends up at 89-90 mph because he has command and control, a swing-and-miss breaking ball, and the ability to put the ball on the ground.