The Mets acquired Daniel Vogelbach from the Pirates in exchange for RHP Colin Holderman. The Mets who have received minimal production from their DH position, have now addressed that issues especially against righties. Vogelbach has posted a 149 wRC+ against righties this year with the Pirates. He has also posted a .532 SLG against them,…
Category: Trades
Breaking Down Trades
Braves Acquire 35th Pick in 2022 Draft for Top Prospect
The Atlanta Braves acquired the 35th overall pick from the Royals in exchange for top prospect Drew Waters, RHP Andrew Hoffmann, and INF C.J. Alexander. The Braves used the 35th pick on high school pitcher J.R. Ritchie, the 19 year old righty has 4 offerings that he can throw for strikes. He features a plus…
Christian Bethancourt Traded to the Rays
The Oakland A’s traded 1B/C Christian Bethancourt to the Rays for two prospects, Cal Stevenson and Christian Fernandez. The 30 year old Bethancourt returned to the majors this season, after playing in the KBO in 2019. He was last in the majors in 2017 with the Padres. In 56 games with the Athletics, Bethancourt is…
Touki Toussaint Traded to the Angels
The Atlanta Braves traded Touki Toussaint to the Angels in exchange for Cash Considerations. The former 2014 first round pick by the Diamondbacks was originally traded to the Braves in 2015 alongside Bronson Arroyo in exchange for Phil Gosselin. Toussaint who has a career 4.88 xFIP, had his best season in 2018, where he posted…
Carlos Santana Traded to the Mariners
Carlos Santana was traded to the Mariners alongside cash considerations in exchange for RHP Wyatt Mills and RHP William Fleming. Santana was in the midst of an improved season, after having just an 83 wRC+ in 2021. In 52 games for the Royals this season, Santana hit .216 with a .690 OPS and a 102…