Pirates & Rays
Submitted by: DBA
Pirates
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Baz | 23 | Majors | SP | Very low | 5 | 29.5 | 4.7 | 24.7 | 19.8 | 24.7 | 29.7 | |
| Mason Montgomery | Minors | LHP | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||
| Cole Wilcox | Minors | RHP | 5.5 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 6.6 | ||||||
| Carson Williams | Minors | SS | 3B | 18.8 | 16 | 18.8 | 23.6 |
Total Value:
54
Rays
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Reynolds | 27 | Majors | OF | Medium | 3 | 93.7 | 33.8 | 59.9 | 47.9 | 59.9 | 71.9 |
Total Value:
59.9
Comments
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Rays aren’t trading 3 top pitchers in one trade, no matter how good Reynolds is.
NEWSLETTER? SURE, SIGN ME UP!
For whatever it's worth, this is an offshoot of a related discussion (https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/trades/trade-111232/) wherein the Pittsburgh side argues that these pictures are too flawed to be sufficient.
I can understand Pirates fans being concerned with the return for their best player being headlined by a guy out with TJS for all of 23 and another pitcher with only a few games back from TJS. But if you look at it from the Rays perspective, Baz had $60MM trade value pre-injury and Wilcox was pitching as well as Bradley at the time of his injury. Even if you discount Baz’s value because of the loss of service time, Baz and Wilcox, alone, could be worth Reynolds’ current value this time next year. These guys are arguably 2 of the Rays’ top 3 pitching prospects, with Bradley in the top 3 and Monty #4 (Monty being a solid #3 in a rotation). It’s just too much to give up for the Rays.