Mariners close to trading for "Young Impact Hitter" from Yankees

[Stotle]

What's your opinion of the trade Stotle? Who do you think got the better deal?

I like the deal for both teams. Seattle is looking at 2013 or 2014 as a window to start competing. Their young hitters will still be cost controlled by then and they have Hultzen/Walker/Paxton coming up. Franklin should be ready around 2013, as well, and I wouldn't be surprised if Felix Hernandez is traded at some point for a package of young, ML-ready players.

The Yankees get a cheap young potential front-end arm in exchange for a valuable but redundant piece.

[erb8472]

I like the deal for both teams. Seattle is looking at 2013 or 2014 as a window to start competing. Their young hitters will still be cost controlled by then and they have Hultzen/Walker/Paxton coming up. Franklin should be ready around 2013, as well, and I wouldn't be surprised if Felix Hernandez is traded at some point for a package of young, ML-ready players.

The Yankees get a cheap young potential front-end arm in exchange for a valuable but redundant piece.

They could trade Hernandez for a King's ransom. No pun intended.

[weams]

That's before he puts the horseshoe elixer in his body . He'll probably have 400 strikeouts this year.

I completely forgot about the Bartolo sauce. You are right.

BTW Seattle thought it was smarter to sell their young 1/2 rather than sign Prince. Think about that.

[Stotle]

They could trade Hernandez for a King's ransom. No pun intended.

Yeah. They will have so much cost-controlled talent that they can decide whether to ride him out or move him. There were a lot of good arms drafted this past year that could be ready at some point in 2013 or to start 2014. Seattle could turn Felix into two of them plus a bat at this time next year.

[weams]

The O's could have matched this is you wanted to give up Wieters plus more.

Wieters plus Matusz. Or Arietta.

[waroriole]

Wieters plus Matusz. Or Arietta.

No way.

Wieters >> Montero

[Can_of_corn]

I completely forgot about the Bartolo sauce. You are right.

BTW Seattle thought it was smarter to sell their young 1/2 rather than sign Prince. Think about that.

Or Prince told them he wasn't interested. No way to know.

Bad offensive ballpark + bad team + Angels and Rangers might mean that Seattle wasn't a realistic possibility.

[Can_of_corn]

No way.

Wieters >> Montero

I think so but Montero is younger, cheaper, and under team control longer.

Montero is supposed to have a truly special bat.

[OrioleMagic]

@Michael_Fabiano

Leaves Yankees DH spot open for...hmmm, maybe Prince Fielder?

The Yanks better keep that DH slot open for ARod and Jeter!

[SammyBirdland]

The Yanks better keep that DH slot open for ARod and Jeter!

A-Rod, sure. But Jeter and his 6 home runs might not win them too many games in the DH spot, and he ain't getting any younger.

[erb8472]

A-Rod, sure. But Jeter and his 6 home runs might not win them too many games in the DH spot, and he ain't getting any younger.

Could be worse they could go after Damon for DH.

[SrMeowMeow]

If by overrated you mean one of the best young arms in the American League then yes.

He's good. I'd take him over Montero for sure.

[incubus]

Now, you know if they got Carlos Lee he would suddenly become the masher he once was. It's just the way out works for the MFYs

Lance Berkman says "Hi."

[The Maestro]

No way.

Wieters >> Montero

Absolutely agree, and right now its not even close. IMO

[stef]

Interesting to see that four years after the terrible-for-Seattle Bedard trade, the Mariners have put themselves into a very competitive position going into 2013. And the Os? Not so much.

The Mariners are righting their ship (to a degree) and the Os continue to aimlessly drift.