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Jan 23, 2020 9:47:20 GMT -8
Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2020 9:47:20 GMT -8
Mets receive: Franklin Barreto, Matthew Thompson
Rangers receive: Randal Grichuk( Mets retain 3.3 million until the end of the contract)
The Rangers needed another outfielder and we feel Grichuk can get back to his 2018 form. We feel the Jays will be a little better than 2019 and Grichuk will be a reason for that. We feel he can be a .300OBP, and a .500 SLUG guy, also we need more HR's, we struggled after Aguilar had a down year; Grichuk can help with power.
Barreto we liked after we acquired him from the Padres a few years ago. I know the Athletics always have a fluid infield, Pinder, Barreto, Chapman, Semien, Mateo. All those guys are going to get chances and I feel Barreto is the odd man out. Matthew Thompson is another guy I like alot. I was ecstatic to get him in the 4th round, but I really want to compete especially when it's Seattle and me for now in the division.
Thanks, Alex. Good luck.
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Jan 23, 2020 10:19:22 GMT -8
Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2020 10:19:22 GMT -8
I have 6 outfielders that I think will get regular playing time this year for 4 OF spots plus 1 UT spot and Grichuk was the guy I liked the least, so he was becoming the odd man out as far as my roster goes. After I won him via auction when the league began in 2017, he started the season cold and got himself sent to AAA within two months. Having just given him $13.3M for 5-6 years, I immediately began questioning my decision making abilities. But then he came back and hit enough home runs to have a respectable stat line. And that's kind of the Grichuk experience in a nutshell. He'll have long stretches where it's almost like he's trying to ruin your OBP and then he'll have another stretch where he hits a ton of home runs.
Franklin Barreto may be the odd man out on his real life team, but his AAA numbers are good enough that I think he'll get either get a shot with the A's or get traded. I really like Thompson's potential as well, plus I have an extra $10,000,000 to play with going forward.
Good luck to you as well, Joe!
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Jan 25, 2020 11:29:03 GMT -8
Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2020 11:29:03 GMT -8
Trade processed
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