Urban receives:
SP Marcus Stroman TOR
18th rounder
Donkey receives:
14th rounder
This makes sense, even if Dan’s staff is in need of
something much more impactful than a rookie starting pitcher – the most
volatile of all volatile things. All his underlying stats point to genuine
performance thus far, which is a nice 3.58 era and 1.18 whip to go with 7.8
K/9. The Ks could actually go up quite a bit since his minor league numbers
were more in the 10-11 K/9 range. He’s certainly got the pedigree and the
promise. Some think he’s better suited as a reliever but I imagine the Jays
will let him run with this as long as they can. Averaging less than 2 BB/9 in
his first 60 ips in the majors is a very good start. Even if Stroman becomes a
legit stud, Dan’s staff probably needs a bit more to compete with the other
rotations in the league. But for 4 rounds, this is a good start.
Meanwhile, don’t look now but Chris is already done drafting
by the 17th round and we’re not even to the open trading period. He’s
got five 14th rounders, two 15ths and three 16ths.
The 14th is a good round too with guys like Lackey, Haren, Dan Murphy,
Yordano, Arenado, Janssen, and Gallardo all good selections this year.
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