Pirates & Rays
Submitted by: BallimwiitAC
Pirates
Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shane Baz | 24 | Majors | SP | Very low | 4.4 | 22.1 | 9.3 | 12.7 | 10.2 | 12.7 | 15.3 | |
Xavier Isaac | 19 | Minors | 1B | 7.8 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 9.4 | |||||
Curtis Mead | 22 | Minors | 3B | 2B | 32.4 | 25.9 | 32.4 | 38.9 |
Total Value:
52.9
Rays
Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mitch Keller | 27 | Majors | SP | Low | 2.4 | 60.4 | 10.6 | 49.7 | 39.8 | 49.7 | 59.7 |
Total Value:
49.7
Comments
2You're asking the Rays, a team known for passing up all but the best trades, to willingly trade (1) a TOR pitching prospect who is currently winding down his rehab from TJS and who has only 20% of the trade value he had pre-injury (ie: he'd be traded at absolute lowest trade value), (2) the Rays 2022 first round draft pick who is having a break out year and who has nowhere near the value he'll have later in his development (ie: another trade at near rock bottom trade value), and (3) arguably their best prospect, who is tearing up AAA right now (ie: close to fully valued for a minor leaguer - he was dinged for injury earlier this year), for... 2.5 years of a starting pitcher who is probably just a #3 arm (notwithstanding his very good 2023 season). I mean, the Rays might have interest in Keller and might be willing to pay $50MM in value for him (unlikely though), but they aren't going to trade a package like this for him. Sorry.
You're not in touch with reality if that's your takeaway. The Pirates actively get worse with a trade like this, and they LOSE value.