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| You mean that was today? Oh, shit. Guess I better trade my one good Minor League piece. |
Oh, how stupid of me. Why trade veterans when we can get rid of our highly regarded minor leaguers instead? The Dodgers have traded Trayvon Robinson in a very confusing three team deal that brings Boston C prospect Tim Federowicz and Seattle Mariners Red Sox pitching prospects Stephen Fife and Juan Rodriguez.
I'm just freestyling here, as info is still coming in and there hasn't really been time to adequately process this information, but my initial reaction to this deal is WHYGODWHYHAVEYOUFORSAKENUS?
Sorry about that. This is just so ridiculously ill-conceived that I don't even know what to say. Trayvon Robinson has improved every year he's played in the minor league system, going from org. depth to fringe prospect to legit future piece of the big-league future. I don't think he was ever going to play in an All-Star game, but he profiled as a decent hitter with plus defense that could play all three outfield positions. He was going to allow us to move Jerry Sands to move to first base to replace Loney and free up money to address our infield disaster. He was cheap, young, productive, and healthy, things this team needs desperately.
And the return? We get a guy that projects as a backup catcher, and two pitchers I can't even find scouting reports for.
Look, I know that Ned's idea here was to deal from our strength in an effort to shore up a very weak position in the organization. And maybe details will emerge that paint Fife & Rodriguez as more than just minor league cannon fodder. But I can't help but see this as yet another example of Colletti's massive ineptitude towards his farm system. You don't trade a plus prospect for a middling prospect. Or two. Or three. You trade off guys with expiring contracts for middling prospects. At least, that's what a GOOD GM does.
I get the Furcal deal, but I do not see why they stepped up to be the third team in the Bedard trade. It does not make sense. They are desperate for offense and they go and trade for pitching, and give up one of their best prospects in the process... I hate Ned Colletti
ReplyDeleteYeah, Kevin, we don't care for him much around these parts either. Did you see Trayvon hit his first major league home run tonight for the Mariners?
ReplyDeleteLook, it's too early to write off Tim Federowicz- he could quite possibly develop into a decent catcher. He already has an awesome porn 'stache. The price we paid for him may have been unnecessarily high, but it's been paid and there isn't much we can do about it.
Except write more terrible things about what a shoddy GM Ned Colletti is.