Braves Offseason

[kg01]

Crochet traded to BOS.

 

[Golden Tornadoes]

Crochet traded to BOS.

Not surprising given that they desperately needed starting pitching and NYY stole Fried from them. Definitely interested in seeing the prospect cost.

 

[kg01]

Not surprising given that they desperately needed starting pitching and NYY stole Fried from them. Definitely interested in seeing the prospect cost.

The White Sox will receive catcher Kyle Teel (Boston's No. 4 prospect and MLB Pipeline's No. 25 overall prospect), outfielder Braden Montgomery (No. 54 overall prospect), infielder Chase Meidroth (Boston's No. 11 prospect) and right-hander Wikelman Gonzalez (Boston's No. 14 prospect), per source.

 

[Golden Tornadoes]

For the Red Sox, it makes sense. For us, it’s almost the equivalent of asking for one of Cam Caminiti or AJ Smith-Shawver, then add in Nacho Alvarez, and a lower tiered prospect. With the state of our farm system, I can see why AA didn’t keep upping the bid.

 

[gtbeak]

For the Red Sox, it makes sense. For us, it’s almost the equivalent of asking for one of Cam Caminiti or AJ Smith-Shawver, then add in Nacho Alvarez, and a lower tiered prospect. With the state of our farm system, I can see why AA didn’t keep upping the bid.

An equivalent haul from the Braves would have been Baldwin, Caminiti, Jhancarlos Lara, and then an infield prospect from the upper minors. I can't give an exact name for the infielder since the Braves don't have any in the upper minors other than Alvarez, and Alvarez is rated quite a bit higher than Meidroth. But the Sox including Teel was a steep price for them. He is rated higher than Baldwin (mainly for his defense), and he is the only catcher in their system rated higher than a 35+ FV.

 

[Golden Tornadoes]

Yanks land Devin Williams for pitcher Nestor Cortes, infielder Caleb Durbin, and cash.

Yankees are winning the offseason so far IMO. Need a couple more moves, but Cashman seems like he is putting a good gameplan together.