Rays & Athletics

Submitted by: orodawg

Rays

NameAgeLevelP1P2AvailabilityYearsAFVSalarySurplusLowMedianHigh
Frankie Montas28MajorsSPHigh252.61339.631.739.647.5

Total Value:

39.6

Athletics

NameAgeLevelP1P2AvailabilityYearsAFVSalarySurplusLowMedianHigh
Vidal BrujanMinors2B20.716.620.724.8
Carlos ColmenarezMinorsSS10.88.610.813
Seth JohnsonMinorsRHP9.67.79.611.5

Total Value:

41.1

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grover

I don't know. I like Colmenarez but he still hasn't debuted in full season ball and the A's haven't added a prospect so far away in a while. Why now and why him, in particular?

orodawg

A few reasons. I like buying lower after hamate injuries, and he has a great profile as one of the best 2020 international signees. I trust the Rays when it comes to scouting international talent, they've been obviously rather good at it recently. In this deal, I'm already getting back two guys who will likely impact the 2023 A's, so I don't feel as much pressure to get a third piece on the same kind of timeline. I do believe in managing waves of prospects appropriately and do not like clustering too much talent in the same wave. I'm also lower on Bradley than you are, so I prefer Johnson and need to make the numbers work a bit. Heriberto would be another solid choice here but I decided to go with taking a swing on upside than raw stats.

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grover

Fair argument. I'd still prefer Bradley + Brujan but... take the Up Vote.

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mp2891

I doubt the Rays trade Colmenarez at a valuation that doesn't reflect him being healthy. People want to pick other teams' pockets, but why would the Rays trade Colmenarez when his value is reduced and there are no Rule 5 issues driving a trade?

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