Brewers & Angels & Rays
Submitted by: Spikes
Brewers
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Lowe | 26 | Majors | 2B | Low | 5 | 146.4 | 40 | 106.4 | 85.2 | 106.4 | 127.7 | |
| Jared Walsh | 27 | Majors | 1B | Medium | 4 | 46.4 | 21.4 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 30 |
Total Value:
131.4
Angels
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yandy Diaz | 29 | Majors | 1B | Medium | 3 | 28 | 16.2 | 11.8 | 8.3 | 10.6 | 13 | |
| Garrett Mitchell | Minors | OF | 16.3 | 13 | 16.3 | 19.6 | ||||||
| Kolten Wong | 30 | Majors | 2B | Very low | 2 | 19.5 | 17 | 2.5 | 2 | 2.5 | 3 |
Total Value:
29.4
Rays
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Kelly | Minors | LHP | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | ||||||
| Freddy Peralta | 25 | Majors | SP | RHRP | Low | 5 | 131.7 | 27.2 | 104.5 | 90.5 | 113.1 | 135.8 |
| Rowdy Tellez | 26 | Majors | 1B | Medium | 3 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
Total Value:
116.3
Comments
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As a Rays fan, I'd prefer to keep Lowe than trade him for Peralta. Peralta had a great 2021 no doubt, but that may be the pinnacle of his career for all we know given he's never had such a good year before. He's a smaller pitcher, which also concerns me given the injury risk all pitchers face. On the other hand, Lowe has had nothing but success in his major league career and just keeps getting better. He could be in the MVP discussion in 2022.
I attempted to put this three-team trade together to fulfill a couple of other trade proposals. Coolbrad, an Angel fan wanted Wong and I would like the Brewers to obtain Walsh. Another interesting trade proposal had Peralta and Lowe exchanging teams. The trade simulator actually had this trade as a moderate overpay by the Brewers. I will give my reasoning in making this trade with the caveat that there are plenty of valid reasons why this trade won't work. Brewers: Get 2 very good hitters with good control and reasonable cost. They lose Peralta but hopefully Ashby and others can help in the rotation. Lowe and Walsh really make the Brewers and much better offense. Angels: They get the second baseman they're looking for along with a 1B replacement for Walsh, and a top OF prospect. They lose Walsh but hopefully the combination of Wong and Diaz negate the loss plus they pick up a prospect. Rays: They get a top of the rotation pitcher with a team friendly contract. In addition, they pick up a left-handed hitting 1B that can platoon with Choi and a left-handed pitching prospect. Comments are welcome.
this trade will never work the Brewers would laugh at this offer, one good bat and an obvious regression candidate who's Future is at DH for an elite starter who's cheap until 2026, top prospects and a gold glove 2nd baseman, they need far More to do this trade, if the Brewers are giving up that much they better be getting two MVP level players back instead of one
That's an interesting take on this trade, Tylerdietz. I'm curious to know which player, Lowe or Walsh is the obvious regression candidate? Apparently, it isn't obvious to me so I'm wondering what I missed. As I said in my comments, there are valid reasons why each team would not make this trade, but the obvious regression candidate wasn't one of the reasons I considered. Apparently, it also wasn't obvious to the 20 up votes the Brewers received (as I write this comment) on this trade. I assume you have one of the 2 down votes. BTW, I'm not arguing on you disagreeing with this trade. I'm just curious which player you think is not worth the Brewers making the trade for. Walsh: .270/.340/.509 with 29 home runs and 98 RBI's. OPS .850 and OPS+ 128 or Lowe: .247/.340/.523 with 39 home runs and 99 RBI's. OPS .863 and OPS+ 142
Hi, there. Is there any possibility that Brewers give up Wong ?? Really ?? Imo it's so hard for Halos to give up Walsh, especially trading with any field-player. But I feel this trade is not bad.
Wong is a valuable Brewer and Milwaukee won't give him up easily. He's only available in this trade because Lowe would be his replacement. The cost works out well for the Brewers. Lowe's contract is 6 years for $24M, an average of $4m per year and is not eligible for FA till 2025. Wong's contract was 2 years for $18M and a team option for 2023 for $10M. However, with all that said, the Brewer front office might decide they'd rather keep Wong and Peralta and look elsewhere for another bat. I agree it would be hard for the Angels to give up Walsh. I hoped including Diaz as part of this trade would help. If the Angels feel Mitchell is a top prospect, then I think they would accept this deal. If not, then I don't blame the Angels for turning this down. Thanks for your comment. So far, I'm happy to see the thumbs up votes on all 3 teams.
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Thank you for your comment. You make a very valid point.