The New York Mets and
Milwaukee Brewers can’t seem to agree on a trade involving 1B Ike Davis and RHP
Tyler Thornburg.
It’s obvious that
Milwaukee has interest in Davis, but they are not willing to give up their
number one prospect in the system.
So… who else on this
team is out there that might interest the Mets in a trade for Davis:
SS-3B Jeff Bianchi – His name,
or his stats (305-AB, .237) don’t jump off the page, but he is a major league
infielder who could give Ruben Tejada come camp competition come spring training.
Jean Segura (.294) is the Brewers’ starting
shortstop and you’re not going to get him. Other shortstops in the system are
too far down the line.
RHP Jimmy Nelson – Okay, you’re
not going to trade Thornburg, but the fact is you still have eight starters
fighting it out for a rotation slot in 2014 with two more guys waiting to come
up. The Brewers have too much quality pitching and if I was Sandy, I would move
on to Nelson (2013 – AA/AAA: 27-starts, 10-10, 3.25, 1.33, 152.1-IP, 163-K,
65-BB).
1B Hunter Morris – There must
be a good story here. Why isn’t Morris being considered to be the Brewers’ 2014
first baseman? He’s 25 years old, hit 24 home runs and drove in 73 runs in AAA
last season, and is a left handed hitting first baseman. Obviously, he must
qualify as the Allan Dykstra of the Brewers organization (slow runner, low BA).
OF Tyrone Taylor – Okay, let’s
forget about any help in 2014 and just go out and get ourselves a good outfield
prospect. Taylor will play 2014 as a 20-year old and put up a decent stat line
last year at the A-level: 485-AB, .274/.338/.400/.738, 8-HR, 57-RBI). Stick him
in the St. Lucie outfield next to Brandon Nimmo and
strengthen the future.
5 comments:
Mack-I think Sandy wants Thornburg because if he's acquired the Mets will trade one of their starters in a package for a SS. Unless Alderson is trying to stockpile starters or sees Thornburg as a future closer, both of which are possible, that's the only other reason that makes sense.
@D Whit
You hit the nail right on the head.
@Chris-I'm thinking that Alderson has a second trade already lined up if the Mets get Thornburg.
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Just read up on Tyrone Taylor. Seems like a very interesting prospect. Currently ranked #4 by MLB.
I think either Taylor or Thornburg would be pretty nice pickups when you look at Ike's body of work over the last 2 seasons. I like Ike and I want him to reach his potential but I think that bridge is burned in NY. The best thing for the player and team is a change of scenery.
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