CHC NYM Trade

The key pieces of interest that I'm receiving here are Mercado, Rooker, and Denaburg. Mercado has already made it to the majors and has performed well so far and just eclipsed his rookie eligibility. Rooker is one of my favorite prospects. He's in his second full season and is already in AAA with an OPS of nearly 1.000. He's also only played in the outfield this year, and I'm hoping the Twins keep him there when he does eventually make it to the majors, but even if they don't, I love the power potential. Denaburg is the riskiest guy out of those three, but he was a first rounder by the real life Nationals last year, so I think he'll get plenty of chances despite his injury. I also think he equates to about a second rounder in this year's draft with the upside for more. The other players included were mostly for cap/roster purposes, but I got 2 in Happ and Nicasio that should be serviceable for me next year.

I acquired Kimbrel in a trade earlier this season with the intent to flip him again, so there should be no surprise I traded him here. I think I signed Encarnacion without anyone else bidding on him last offseason. He's old and I gave him some decent term, but I thought $12,500,000 was a bargain for how he'd perform in the short term, so I was still surprised no one else was interested. He's surpassed even my expectations so far this year and just moved to a much more hitter friendly park, so he could be a huge addition for Curtis here. That being said, he wasn't in my long term plans. I was hoping to get two good years out of him before flipping him elsewhere. I think Rooker will eventually be a solid replacement for him, so it made sense to do the trade sooner.