Jorge Lopez traded to Twins for pitching prospects (edit)

[Sports Guy]

1 minute ago, Brooks The Great said:

Not really thrilled with the return. We could have done better with another trade partner, in my opinion. 

So you think they took a lesser package?

[interloper]

First impression: not my favorite trade. But it's kind of like the Bundy trade, except you did it with a reliever instead of a starter. 

 

[RVAOsFan]

This seems like a not so great return.... what am I missing?

[DrinkinWithFermi]

>it's a quantity-over-quality trade

Oh. 

[Brooks The Great]

2 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

So you think they took a lesser package?

No, but I think they could have certainly held out to negotiate with another team. Things can and do change in the final hours. I think we made a deal too early and settled for a mediocre package.

Edited August 2, 2022 by Brooks The Great

[jabba72]

Agree the return is kind of shrug at first glance. Nunez and Rojas are in rookie ball, Nunez is 21. They must think one of them or Povich will break out in a big way. 

[LookinUp]

1 minute ago, RVAOsFan said:

This seems like a not so great return.... what am I missing?

Probably a more current, bullish assessment of what we got back. The Os will get their side out in time. I doubt they traded him just to trade him. Have some faith.

[Sports Guy]

Rojas is young..Nunez really isn’t. 
 

I think I would have rather kept Lopez than get this return.  Povich was a 3rd rounder recently..probably someone they liked then.  Still, this seems light.  

[beantownrefugee]

TwinsDaily.com has Povich as the Twins #10 prospect, as of July 1:

Bats: L / Throws: L

Age: 22

Rule 5 Eligible: After 2024 Season

Acquisition Method: Draft

Scouting Report

June 2022 Update
One of the fastest-rising arm stocks in the system alongside Marco Raya. Povich threw only 10 innings in the Twins system after being drafted in the third round last year, so he's now acclimating to full-season pro competition for the first time. His strikeout rate suggests he's overmatching Single-A hitters at Cedar Rapids, which is unsurprising for a 22-year-old highly drafted college pitcher. If he can reach the high minors and establish himself as a near-ready option in the second half that'd be helpful, because left-handed starters is a clear area of scarcity for the Twins.

[Yardball85]

UGH.  What is this?  You get a better return for 2 months of Mancini than multiple years of Lopez?

[RVAOsFan]

 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

1 minute ago, DrinkinWithFermi said:

>it's a quantity-over-quality trade

Oh. 

I'll wait to hear what experts have to say, but it does seem like more of a grab bag type deal for Lopez hoping one or two of the players become productive MLB players. 

[O-The-Memories]

Initial thoughts are this is a pretty awful trade. I don't consider any of these guys to be legit prospects at all from what I am reading. I'm not sure if any of them would be top 25-30 guys in our system. Seems like a lot of filler for a closer who was valuable. High ERA's, high walks, and the cornerstone of the trade is 28? 

Would have much rather had one decent prospect. Not a fan at all just based upon initial impressions. 

[blid]

I guess time will tell here, but don't immediately see the point of this one.

Edited August 2, 2022 by blid

[interloper]

Just now, O-The-Memories said:

Initial thoughts are this is a pretty awful trade. I don't consider any of these guys to be legit prospects at all from what I am reading. I'm not sure if any of them would be top 25-30 guys in our system. Seems like a lot of filler for a closer who was valuable. High ERA's, high walks, and the cornerstone of the trade is 28? 

Would have much rather had one decent prospect. Not a fan at all just based upon initial impressions. 

Povich is definitely a legit prospect.