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NYY #23 · 11-12-2015, 09:22 PM

I've been going back and forth long enough, and I've decided to kick the offseason off with a bang in Vancouver with a pair of trades that see five players hit the road. Let's start with the most unpopular trade first. Going to the Angels are:

SP Logan Howard (10-9, 2.49 ERA, 224 1/3 IP)
LF Takahashi Tanaka (.252/.297/.421, 18 HR, 70 RBI)
MR Hector Rafael (0-2, 3.86 ERA, 16 1/3 IP)

Howard is obviously the big name, our All-Star, and at 27 years old he's heading to arbitration for the first time after a 6.1 WAR season. There is no reason to trade Howard unless we're getting a good return, but he's our best trade chip. Tanaka is a nice hitter, at the right age (26), but defensively he was a mess this year. I didn't expect much defensively, but I expected a little bit more than we got. He's probably the perfect DH though.

Coming back to Vancouver:

CF AC Bancroft (.304/.351/.557, 30 HR, 106 RBI)
SP Brett Coyle (5-1, 2 SV, 2.55 ERA, 74 IP)
3B Jeffrey House (.292, 11 HR, 56 RBI in single A)

Bancroft is 25 years old and led the league in WAR (7.9), doubles (52), and triples (11). He's young and talented, and is a solid all-around player. He's not a star defensively, but held his own so far during his career. Coyle is 26 years old and had success at every level as a starting pitcher, except the majors. And after pitching in the bullpen last year Coyle was moved into the starting rotation where he went 6-1 with a 1.94 ERA in 9 starts, so I think he's capable of starting. While House is at least a couple of years away from the majors he's strong defensively and capable of handling the hot corner.

Our second trade was with the Reds and we shipped off:

3B Leon Martinez (.290, 1 HR, 55 RBI, 49 SB)
C Terry Wilson (.258, 30 HR in AAA)

With the trade of 25 year old Martinez we moved a lot of our top young players, and paired him with a veteran catcher who I don't feel comfortable with using behind the plate, despite his solid bat.

We received:

SP Alejandro Lucero (4-10, 4.19 ERA in AA)
2B Aurelio Sanchez (.256, 3 HR, 24 RBI in AAA)
MR Terry Brown (4-4, 13 SV, 2.89 ERA in AA)

Sanchez was the top name coming back and I think could step in as our everyday second baseman as soon as next year. Lucero was a former top prospect who saw his stock plummet after a tricep injury. He's pitched much better as a starter than a reliever, and my scout likes him more than anyone else, but I think he's worth taking a shot on.

There is still quite a bit of work to do this offseason, but I'm happy with the way things started at least.

11-12-2015, 09:22 PM	#2606
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112	11/20/2041 - I've been going back and forth long enough, and I've decided to kick the offseason off with a bang in Vancouver with a pair of trades that see five players hit the road. Let's start with the most unpopular trade first. Going to the Angels are: SP Logan Howard (10-9, 2.49 ERA, 224 1/3 IP) LF Takahashi Tanaka (.252/.297/.421, 18 HR, 70 RBI) MR Hector Rafael (0-2, 3.86 ERA, 16 1/3 IP) Howard is obviously the big name, our All-Star, and at 27 years old he's heading to arbitration for the first time after a 6.1 WAR season. There is no reason to trade Howard unless we're getting a good return, but he's our best trade chip. Tanaka is a nice hitter, at the right age (26), but defensively he was a mess this year. I didn't expect much defensively, but I expected a little bit more than we got. He's probably the perfect DH though. Coming back to Vancouver: CF AC Bancroft (.304/.351/.557, 30 HR, 106 RBI) SP Brett Coyle (5-1, 2 SV, 2.55 ERA, 74 IP) 3B Jeffrey House (.292, 11 HR, 56 RBI in single A) Bancroft is 25 years old and led the league in WAR (7.9), doubles (52), and triples (11). He's young and talented, and is a solid all-around player. He's not a star defensively, but held his own so far during his career. Coyle is 26 years old and had success at every level as a starting pitcher, except the majors. And after pitching in the bullpen last year Coyle was moved into the starting rotation where he went 6-1 with a 1.94 ERA in 9 starts, so I think he's capable of starting. While House is at least a couple of years away from the majors he's strong defensively and capable of handling the hot corner. Our second trade was with the Reds and we shipped off: 3B Leon Martinez (.290, 1 HR, 55 RBI, 49 SB) C Terry Wilson (.258, 30 HR in AAA) With the trade of 25 year old Martinez we moved a lot of our top young players, and paired him with a veteran catcher who I don't feel comfortable with using behind the plate, despite his solid bat. We received: SP Alejandro Lucero (4-10, 4.19 ERA in AA) 2B Aurelio Sanchez (.256, 3 HR, 24 RBI in AAA) MR Terry Brown (4-4, 13 SV, 2.89 ERA in AA) Sanchez was the top name coming back and I think could step in as our everyday second baseman as soon as next year. Lucero was a former top prospect who saw his stock plummet after a tricep injury. He's pitched much better as a starter than a reliever, and my scout likes him more than anyone else, but I think he's worth taking a shot on. There is still quite a bit of work to do this offseason, but I'm happy with the way things started at least.