A few thoughts...
1) Luplow crushes lefties. We have a system full of guys who can't hit out of a wet paper bag against them. At worst, Luplow has a lot of value on this roster as a platoon bat/situational pinch hitter. He also is a solid defender.
2) I know of a team whose GM recently left,, and left a real mess behind..
Their 1B, SS, and 3B will all be FAs after this season. There present back up IFs are both waiver pickups, neither of whom play SS.
Their 2B, former 1st rounder, has some of the worst stat cast numbers you can find. Simply put, he doesn't hit the ball hard, doesn't ever barrel a ball up, and beats the ball into the ground.
They have only 15 position players on their 40 man. They have no SS prospect in their system above the 19 yr old they just drafted. They have no true back up at 1B and no power corner prospect in their system. Their only 3B prospect would rank in the 20s in our system, and is nowhere near MLB ready.
Chang is better than any back up/util on their roster. Bradley is better than any power bat they have in their system and is MLB ready. We have four SS prospects that are better than anybody they have, and two...maybe three...will be MLB ready next year. Jones is better than any position prospect they have, is close to MLB ready, and profiles at two of this teams positions of need next year.
They have somebody that would fill a position of need, is fairly inexpensive, and under control for three years, and would come close to replicating the offense we lost from Lindor.
And we can't find a trade that will work?
1) Luplow crushes lefties. We have a system full of guys who can't hit out of a wet paper bag against them. At worst, Luplow has a lot of value on this roster as a platoon bat/situational pinch hitter. He also is a solid defender.
2) I know of a team whose GM recently left,, and left a real mess behind..
Their 1B, SS, and 3B will all be FAs after this season. There present back up IFs are both waiver pickups, neither of whom play SS.
Their 2B, former 1st rounder, has some of the worst stat cast numbers you can find. Simply put, he doesn't hit the ball hard, doesn't ever barrel a ball up, and beats the ball into the ground.
They have only 15 position players on their 40 man. They have no SS prospect in their system above the 19 yr old they just drafted. They have no true back up at 1B and no power corner prospect in their system. Their only 3B prospect would rank in the 20s in our system, and is nowhere near MLB ready.
Chang is better than any back up/util on their roster. Bradley is better than any power bat they have in their system and is MLB ready. We have four SS prospects that are better than anybody they have, and two...maybe three...will be MLB ready next year. Jones is better than any position prospect they have, is close to MLB ready, and profiles at two of this teams positions of need next year.
They have somebody that would fill a position of need, is fairly inexpensive, and under control for three years, and would come close to replicating the offense we lost from Lindor.
And we can't find a trade that will work?