Grade the Gausman Deal
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Baseball America. 30 prospects to know in the DSL. Elvin Garcia, SS, Orioles Signed for $500,000 out of the Dominican Republic, the 17-year-old Garcia has shown a promising mix of tools and skills with more physical upside remaining in his 6-foot-2, 165-pound frame. He’s a switch-hitter with good plate discipline and a knack for finding the sweet spot to make contact at a high clip. He’s hitting .370/.507/.611 through 71 plate appearances, drawing more walks (14) than strikeouts (13). Garcia hasn’t homered yet and isn’t a big slugger, but he makes consistent quality contact with a lot of doubles and triples that should start climbing over the fence in the next few years as he layers on more strength. He’s an athletic shortstop with plus speed, a plus arm and smooth actions at the position, along with a high baseball IQ. He’s one of most exciting shortstops the Orioles have signed out of Latin America in years. Esteban Mejia, RHP, Orioles The Orioles signed Mejia out of the Dominican Republic for $175,000 in January. The 17-year-old righthander had been up to 93 mph at the time and reached 95 in early spring outings. Now his fastball seldom dips under 93 after making another jump that has him reaching 98 mph and sitting at 93-96. At a listed 6-foot-3, 175 pounds, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him crack 100 mph eventually, but he’s already overpowering hitters in the DSL, where he has a 3.38 ERA in 10.2 innings over four starts, striking out 15 with five walks. Mejia’s fastball was his main pitch as an amateur, but he has quickly developed a slider that he shows aptitude to spin to get a good amount of swing-and-miss. -
By Allan Bryant · Posted
Yeah , for now. We have to keep our pace while they’re struggling . We have upcoming 3 games series against them 7/12-7/14 before AS Break -
By Matt Bennett · Posted
Yes, Urias might be closer to DFA’ing than real trade value. Mateo is useful and has some value but we are using that value. Westburg shouldn’t go anywhere. Until a larger trade is made clearing the logjam or an injury, my preference would be Mayo up, Kjerstad down as I think Mayo takes at bats away from worse players. -
Roy is an entertainer, not a journalist. Don’t let the facts get in the way of a good story.
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That would be the biggest upgrade, Mayo. He should be up as soon as possible. -
Probably, but I’m okay with that. Trade Urias for a B prospect pitcher with a good arm, international pool money, whatever. Or keep him for depth and figure out something with Kjerstad or another. Just make room for Mayo.
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The first significant deal of "trade deadline season" has taken place. The Brewers acquire starter Aaron Civale from the Rays. Not clear yet what the return for Tampa is.
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