Billy Chapel receives:
2B Omar Infante MIA
20th rounder
One Nut receives:
SP Josh Beckett BOS
18th rounder
No beating around the bush here – this was a clear win for Jason, adding to his list of drubbings so far in 2012. Maligned as he may be, Beckett had an excellent 2011 even with the late season meltdown. The early season returns weren’t great and there’s that whole every-other-season thing with Beckett, but he absolutely should’ve demanded something greater in return. Really, Beckett has had two stinkers and the test have been quality starts. His last two starts brought his ERA down from 5.97 to 4.38 and he’s got a nice 1.28 WHIP to go along with nearly 9 k/9. I know he’s not the most popular player, but this is another situation where it made sense to put this out to the league and see what you could get back. The most ridiculous part of the deal is the pick – really? Couldn’t get this one done without upgrading the pick as well as the player?
Overall, yes, Infante is having a good season at 21/6/20/4/.357 but AHill, who was Troy’s previous 2B and is currently on the roster, is not slouch either 17/5/15/4/.320 and will ultimately have better numbers. Infante is 30 and has been mostly a utility guy in his career; in 2011 he posted 55/7/49/4/.315 (ie, waiver wire material – big time). He had 16 homers eight years ago in Detroit, but hasn’t gotten more than 9 in a year since then and he has a .320 career OBP. In other words, regression is coming and I’m willing to bet he’ll take his familiar spot on the waiver wire before the year is over.
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