Thursday, February 27, 2014

D'Backs Looking To Trade SS's For Young Catching

The New York Yankees and the Arizona Diamondbacks look like absolutely perfect trading partners going forward after the word came down that the D Backs are willing to trade away some of their shortstop depth. The Yankees need a shortstop, especially for next season and beyond. The Diamondbacks are said to be looking for young catching in return for their shortstops. The Yankees have an absolute logjam at catcher right now. Let's make a deal?

The Diamondbacks have Didi Gregorius and Chris Owings in the major leagues already and think that both can be major league capable shortstops. Arizona also have three shortstops in their Top 30 prospects list in Nick Ahmed, Sergio Alcantara, and Jose Munoz waiting in the wings. The Yankees have Gary Sanchez down in Trenton, Austin Romine and John Ryan Murphy likely headed to Scranton Wilkes Barre, and Brian McCann and Francisco Cervelli likely headed to the 25 man roster. Would the D Backs give up Gregorius for a package involving Romine, Sanchez, or Murphy?


The Diamondbacks asked for Travis d'Arnaud from the Mets and were turned down and do not see Kevin Plawecki as a suitable option for their shortstops. Plawecki projects to be a .280 hitter with 15 or so home runs per season with an average arm and is solid behind the plate. Plawecki sounds an awful like what Romine is and projects to be so he is likely out. Does Murphy or Sanchez compare to d'Arnaud better? Sure, but I am not entirely sold they will be enough.

Trading Sanchez to Arizona does not help them, they need players now in case Miguel Montero's decline continues and it doesn't help us much either. Trading Sanchez does not help the logjam much as we still have two very suitable catchers in Murphy and Romine down in AAA. It looks like it is John Ryan Murphy to the Diamondbacks or bust, and unfortunately I think it will be a bust. I would absolutely trade Murphy for Gregorius though so let's hope for the best.


10 comments:

  1. We have so many catchers it's not funny. I say, trade Cervelli and Romine for Didi. Let Arizona throw shit against the wall and see what sticks. We have Murphy as a backup and Sanchez at AAA as a backup in case of injury. If all else fails, Pete O'Brien doesn't look bad.

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    1. I honestly think they wouldn't want both, or Cervelli at all. Not with the Biogenesis and such, maybe I'm wrong. I think it's Romine or Murphy, probably not two of them. They have big money invested in Miguel Montero and are looking for a back up and an insurance policy, not a logjam.

      Sanchez is likely headed to AA to start and finish the season unless he makes the decision too hard, no? Peter O'Brien is a LOOONNNGGG way away.

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    2. Jeff, let's keep the cursing (sh*t) for other low brow sites.

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    3. That wasn't meant to be malicious or directed at anybody at all. Just using an extremely common saying used all over country. My apologies that you were offended.

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    4. Another "extremely common saying used all over the country" is "f**k you".

      I hope you don't use that too.

      But no apologies necessary Jeff .... Ken and I fought for America's freedom of speech and expression. Me in the Gulf War and he in the War of 1812.

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    5. Now be nice, we all know Ken was too old for the draft by the time the War of 1812 came along. There is being mean and then there is being mean AND realistic.

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  2. You're right. Nobody is going to take both of them. Really, only one of them has to go. And the logical choice is Romine. Cervelli has no options, Romine has nothing left to prove in the minors, and damned do I want to see what Murphy can do!

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    1. The problem is after last season more people are going to want Murphy then Romine... It's gonna be Murphy unfortunately.

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  3. I think Murphy is next year, no chance for this year at all, unless they trade Romine and Cisco/McCain gets hurt.
    Cisco is a major league ready catcher right now, a very good back-up, maybe the "Ds" would want a back-up not someone that will grow into the starting job. Cisco is a very good back-up and a clutch hitter.

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    1. Murphy would not be hurt by another year, or even a partial year, down in AAA for seasoning.

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