8/3/26

MACK - OPEN THREAD - LUKE WEAVER TRADE

 


The New York Mets have traded RP Luke Weaver to the Pittsburgh Pirates for SS Sammy Stafura.

Stafura was the Pirates #32 prospect.

SS/2B    6-0    190    RHH    21/years old

2026 - A -  35-AB  16-K 10-BB  1-HR  3-RBI  .143/.375/.257/.632 

          A+ - 186-AB  62-K  20-BB  19-HR  51-RBI  .301/.365/.656/1.021






11 comments:

Jon Messinger said...

MLB,com has him rated as #9 Pirate's prospect. not exactly #1, but not 32, really strong stats for this year.

Viper said...

Stearns needs to be fired. The best reliever available with an additional year of control and he trades it for a player years away from the ML. He has not even reach double A. Does he have any idea just how many players fail in double A that never make it to the ML?.

Mack Ade said...

Keep him away from Coney

aptoklas said...

Trade with Cubs- Taylor and Holmes to Cubs. Sent to New York: INF prospect Jefferson Rojas (Cubs' No. 2 prospect, ranked 63rd

D J said...

The best prospect acquired thus far.

Rds 900. said...

A good day for Stearns and the Mets.

Tom Brennan said...

Meet the NEW York Mets. Like nothing we’ve ever seen before.

Steve Sica said...

A frustratingly bad trade. I like Stafura, but they needed more for Weaver. On top of the light return, they're paying Pittsburgh $7.5 million next year too. Brutal.

Tom Brennan said...

The Weaver deal to me is baffling. Really baffling.

Tom Brennan said...

I think where Stafura had played, Greensboro, is a hitter’s paradise. 13 of his 20 homers were at home. So his long ball stats may be inflated.

Paul Articulates said...

I think as the day wore on, Stearns became infatuated with loading up on prospects, and the higher their ranking, the more he was willing to give. Weaver is a tough blow, but with what was left in the pen, not many controllable games would get to him and Williams anyways.