7/1/13

A Primer - Bobby Parnell Trade for an Outfielder



(a repeat from this weekend...)

There is a lot of blog chatter on whether or not Bobby Parnell should be traded for an outfielder.
Let’s look at this without emotion.
Here are the teams fighting it out for a playoff spot, the player that has ‘closed’ more than anyone else, and his closing stats:
Boston                  Andrew Bailey   12/SVO, 8/SV, 4.37, 1.37   
Baltimore            Jim Johnson       32/SVO, 27/SV, 4.03, 1.21
Yankees               Mariano Rivera 27/SVO, 26/SV, 1.55, 1.24
Tampa Bay          Fernando Rodney   21/SVO, 16/SV, 4.83, 1.45
Toronto                Casey Janssen   18/SVO, 17/SV, 2.10, 0.70
Detroit                  Jose Valverde    12/SVO, 9/SV, 5.59, 1.24
Cleveland            Vinnie Pestano 7/SVO, 5/SV, 4.13, 1.38
Texas                    Joe Nathan         27/SVO, 26/SV, 1.62, 0.87
Oakland               Grant Balfour     18/SVO, 18/SV, 2.03, 1.13
Atlanta                 Craig Kimbrel    25/SVO, 22/SV, 1.53, 1.02
Philadelphia       Jonathan Papalbon   19/SVO, 15/SV, 2.05, 0.88
Washington        Rafael Soriano   24/SVO, 21/SV, 2.38, 0.92
Pittsburgh           Jason Grilli           27/SVO, 26/SV, 1.82, 0.87
St. Louis               Edward Mujica  21/SVO, 21/SV, 2.20, 0.73
Cincinnati            Aroldis Chapman   22/SVO, 19/SV, 2.73, 1.15
Arizona                 Heath Bell           17/SVO, 14/SV, 4.85, 1.62
San Diego            Huston Street    16/SVO, 15/SV, 4.61, 1.32
Colorado              Rafael Betancourt    12/SVO, 11/SV, 3.20, 1.22
Now, here are the teams that seem to be in need of a closer, and the outfielders in their system, starting from the majors through their AA farm team:
Boston:
                Mike Carp - .313/MLB – pre-ARB
                Shane Victorino - .297/MLB - $13mil thru 2015
                Jacoby Ellsbury - .292/MLB -$9mil/2012 – free agent in 2014
                Daniel Nava - .281/MLB – pre-ARB
                Jonny Gomes - .211/MLB - $5mil/2014
                Jackie Bradley Jr. - .154/MLB – pre-ARB - .313/AAA
                Bryce Brentz – pre-ARB - .254-AAA, 15-HR
Baltimore:
                Adam Jones – .296/MLB - $17.333mil thru 2018
                Nick Markakis – .284/MLB - $15.35mil thru 2014
                Nate McLouth – .284/MLB - $2mil/2013, free agent in 2014
                Chris Dickerson – .264/MLB – pre-ARB
                Nolan Reimold - .188/MLB - $1mil/ARB-1
                L.J. Hoes - #6 prospect - .289/AAA
                Xavier Avery - #7 prospect - .300/AAA 
Tampa Bay:
                Wil Myers - .268/MLB – pre-ARB
                Desmond Jennings - .256/MLB – pre-ARB
                Matt Joyce – .253/MLB - $2.45mil/ARB-1
                Kelly Johnson – .240/MLB - $2.45/2013 – free agent in 2014
                Sean Rodriguez – .235/MLB - $1mil/ARB-1
                Sid Fudd - .179/MLB – ARB-1
                Mikie Mahtook – #11 prospect - .239/AA
Detroit:
                Matt Tuisosopo - .338/MLB – pre-ARB
                Torii Hunter - .301/MLB – $14mil thru 2014
                Austin Jackson - .301/MLB – $3.5mil/ARB-1
                Andy Dirks - .250/MLB – pre-ARB
                Avisail Garcia – .250/MLB – pre-ARB
                Don Kelly - .228/MLB - $900K/ARB-2
                Nick Castellanos - #1 prospect - .296/AAA
                Tyler Collins - #5 prospect - .207/AA, 10-HR, 39-RBI
                Daniel Fields - #6 prospect - .271/AA
Cleveland:
                Michael Bourne - .296/MLB – $14mil thru 2016
                Michael Brantley - .271/MLB – pre-ARB
                Ryan Raburn - .256/MLB –  $1mil/2013 – free agent in 2014
                Drew Stubbs - .242/MLB –  $2.825mil/ARB-1    
Arizona:
                Geraldo Parra - .306/MLB – $2.35mil/ARB-2
                Jason Kubel - .266/MLB – $7.5mil/2013 – free agent in 2014
                Cody Ross - .255/MLB – $9.5mil thru 2015
                A.J. Pollock - .251/MLB –  pre-ARB
                Alfredo Marte - .186/MLB –  pre-ARB
                Adam Eaton - #4 prospect – Rehab
Okay, ‘General Managers’… you take it from here.

3 comments:

Michi L. said...

I would love Nick Castellanos or Choice from the A's. with one of these two and maybe Puello + Ellsburry or Choo the Outfield could be awesome

Mack Ade said...

Detroit seems to be a good target team

Michael S. said...

Detroit is perfect. The Mets need to sell the Tigers on the cheaper option in Parnell before they send Castellanos to Philly for Papelbon.