Last night the Red Sox traded Manuel Margot, Javier Guerra, Logan Allen, and Carlos Asuaje for one of the best relief pitchers in baseball Craig Kimbrel. Any time there is a trade the first thing people want to ask is, who won this trade? Well it's never that simple especially with trades of prospects for proven talent. Their are so many examples of trades like this, but if you are reading this you might be a red sox fan, and one great example that they were involved in was in 2005 when they trade Hanley Ramirez, andAnibal Sanchez for Mike Lowell, and Josh Beckett. move two years down the road and Hanley Ramirez is one of the most exciting young stars in baseball, and Anibal is a solid starting pitcher, but Josh Beckett lead the red sox to the world series with 20 wins and 2nd place in the AL Cy Young award, Mike Lowell was the World Series MVP in 2007. Although the red sox would have loved to keep Hanley, it is doubtful that they would have won the world series that season. However the Marlins were built around Hanley in the years following and I don't think they would have taken back this trade either. You can never really be sure, but I have a feeling that years down the road neither the red sox or the padres would want to take this trade back. I think that would mean that no one won or lost the trade. Here is what this trade means for the Red Sox and Padres.
Red Sox Receive: Craig Kimbrel The Red Sox need bullpen help. They need pitching help in general. last year they scored a respectable 748 runs, but also allowed 753. To the red sox this deal should save them almost 30 runs and If nothing else were done before next year I have a feeling they would be just just over .500 in the season to come. Kimbrel is under team control through 2018 with at least $24.5 million owed to him. The red sox now have one of the best pitchers in baseball rounding off their overall mediocre bullpen. 2016 Value: 3 wins, -30 runs allowed |
Padres
Receive: Manuel Margot, Javier Guerra, Logan Allen, and Carlos Asuaje
The Padres tried to load up their team with proven talent before the 2015 season. They acquired, Justin Upton, Matt Kemp, Wil Myers, Brandon Morrow, Derek Norris, Shawn Kelley, James Shields, Josh Johnson, and Craig Kimbrel. However all these players failed to help the padres, as they finished the season 74-88. The Padres are now losing most of these players to free agency, so they are returning to a rebuilding phase. I think we will probably see more trades, possibly including Norris or Myers later this offseason, but lets focus back in on this trade. Manuel Margot is the clear leading piece in this deal. He is the 25th best prospect overall right now and he is 21. He consistently makes contact, and could hit above .300 in the majors. His speed is well above average and will get him into the 20s and 30s in stolen bases. His bat is still developing so who knows how much power he will have. Javier Guerra is only 20 and already has more power than Margot. He is a defensive star and looks like he will be making it to the majors around 2018. Logan Allen is an 18 year old pitcher who could be great years down the road, and Carlos Asuaje is 24 and could be a back up in the padres infield as early as this coming September.
Receive: Manuel Margot, Javier Guerra, Logan Allen, and Carlos Asuaje
The Padres tried to load up their team with proven talent before the 2015 season. They acquired, Justin Upton, Matt Kemp, Wil Myers, Brandon Morrow, Derek Norris, Shawn Kelley, James Shields, Josh Johnson, and Craig Kimbrel. However all these players failed to help the padres, as they finished the season 74-88. The Padres are now losing most of these players to free agency, so they are returning to a rebuilding phase. I think we will probably see more trades, possibly including Norris or Myers later this offseason, but lets focus back in on this trade. Manuel Margot is the clear leading piece in this deal. He is the 25th best prospect overall right now and he is 21. He consistently makes contact, and could hit above .300 in the majors. His speed is well above average and will get him into the 20s and 30s in stolen bases. His bat is still developing so who knows how much power he will have. Javier Guerra is only 20 and already has more power than Margot. He is a defensive star and looks like he will be making it to the majors around 2018. Logan Allen is an 18 year old pitcher who could be great years down the road, and Carlos Asuaje is 24 and could be a back up in the padres infield as early as this coming September.