Angry Pirates receive:
AJ Burnett, 4th, 10th, and 11th rounders
One Nut receives
Gio Gonzalez, Max Scherzer, Scott Baker, and 14th, 15th, and 16th rounders
It appears another team bites the dust, as Kyle sold off the heart of his pitching staff for draft picks, despite being slotted in the last playoff spot with a seven game lead on Dagan. Baker went back on the DL and appears to be having some trouble staying healthy, which is too bad considering he has had a great season. Gio’s stats have regressed to what you would normally expect and he is now solidly a non-keeper, despite some midseason discussion that suggested otherwise. Scherzer, meanwhile, is all over the place with the occasional six-run blowups mixed in with stellar performances, outings with one K then one with nine – sort of what we’ve come to expect from him. Overall, the threesome fit in well with Jason’s extremely volatile team. It could mean he trounces his way through the playoffs, or it could mean his ratings kill him. He’s certainly got Ks and Saves. It will be interesting to see how playoff teams structure their rosters going forward. So far, it seems the need for an offensive bench has gone out the window and teams are stacking up pitchers. Should be interesting.
Meanwhile, Kyle made a tough decision. He could’ve either traded picks for more pitching or traded off what he had for picks and he’s chosen the latter. He’ll have to move quickly to take full advantage before the trade deadline. Not sure if this was the right way to go so close to the trade. He made out pretty well here with one nice high pick and then some good upgrades for pitchers who are decent, but not great.
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