The Grump Munchkins receive:
A buncha crap and 4th, 5th, and 6th round picks
Keepin it Real receive:
Geovany Soto, Mark Trumbo, Brandon McCarthy, Aaron Harang, Carlos Carrasco and three 9th round picks.
Interesting. The type of trade you’d never be able to see in the old system, prior to being able to trade picks. If nothing else, its kept more people involved where they might not have been otherwise. But you have to wonder about the impact the change has had on the competitiveness of the league. With rosters such as Brandon’s depleted to the core, it’s a significant advantage to those struggling to secure a playoff spot to play one of these teams during these final weeks. If these teams don’t have success, we may see less teams go this route next year, knowing that a killer draft only gets you so far. Or these teams could find great success and you might see teams call it a year even earlier and executing a two-year plan.
Anyhow, this was all about depth for Pierce. While there were a lot of players and picks involved (16 total), this is relatively minor trade. The pitchers are all middle of the road, Soto is having a waiver wire type year, and Trumbo is a nice UTIL/bench bat. But they’re definitely an upgrade because, while mediocre, the Carmona/Arroyo combo can do some damage on your ratios and spoil the efforts of an overall quality staff. McCarthy has been particularly reliable this year, outside of his injury.
While the players were mediocre, the picks were really minor upgrades and the difference between the 12th and 15th is not entirely discernable. It now make Casten’s draft one round shorter, allowing him to only have to stick around until the 8th round next year. And who know’s he could make it even shorter, with Boesch and Jennings in particular – though the meat is almost entirely pecked away from the munchkin carcass at this point.
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