Mark Teahen to White Sox for Fields/Getz

[SZBrewerFan]

MLB Trade Rumors is reporting that the White Sox have acquired Teahen for Fields and Getz. To me it seems like a pretty good deal for the Royals as they have 10 years of combined control between Fields and Getz. Both of them are younger players with at least decent upside. I wonder if they will move Fields to right field as you wouldn't think the Royals are ready to give up on Gordon at Third base

[Tedaldtada]

Wow, that would be a great deal for the Royals but it has to be for one or the other, right?

[GoudaBrew]

The Sox will need a second baseman now. Hopefully they don't sign Felipe as they pick 13th in next June's draft and won't net us a 1st rounder. They could move Ramirez back to 2nd and Beckham to SS and shop for a third baseman though.

[yoshii8]

The could just put Teahen at 3rd, that is his original position.

[RobertR]

I don't think much of Josh Fields. Poor defender. Brutal OBP, .302 for his career and not showing any signs of progress. Not that young. Decent power but lots of trouble making contact and he doesn't make up for it in walks. A cheaper version of Mike Jacobs basically. Considering the Royals OBP problems, I can't see how this helps them.

 

Getz is a little more interesting, but how valuable is a second baseman with a .670 OBP. Jayson Nix isn't that much better, but he's shown flashes of power so I could see a much bigger upside to Nix.

 

Teahen's pretty much stagnated the last two years, but he's still a better player than Fields and Getz. I don't know what the plan is for him, but he's versatile enough. Maybe they could try him at 3B again, slide Beckham to SS, and Ramirez to 2B to shore up the infield some. Although, if you were going to shore up the defense, you'd probably have been better off with Iwamura than Teahen.

 

Edit: I've seen elsewhere that the Sox could replace Dye with Teahen. With the defensive difference probably making it a net plus for the Sox. If nothing else, Teahen is versatile enough that the Sox don't have to focus on one free agent, but can negotiate with several that could fit into their team, RF, 3B, 2B, or DH. Considering that the White Sox want to contend next year, I think this move makes sense for them. I just don't see Fields or Getz being long term answers even if they are both pre-arby.

 

Robert

[Tedaldtada]

I don't think much of Josh Fields. Poor defender. Brutal OBP, .302 for his career and not showing any signs of progress. Not that young. Decent power but lots of trouble making contact and he doesn't make up for it in walks. A cheaper version of Mike Jacobs basically. Considering the Royals OBP problems, I can't see how this helps them.

 

Getz is a little more interesting, but how valuable is a second baseman with a .670 OBP. Jayson Nix isn't that much better, but he's shown flashes of power so I could see a much bigger upside to Nix.

 

Teahen's pretty much stagnated the last two years, but he's still a better player than Fields and Getz. I don't know what the plan is for him, but he's versatile enough. Maybe they could try him at 3B again, slide Beckham to SS, and Ramirez to 2B to shore up the infield some. Although, if you were going to shore up the defense, you'd probably have been better off with Iwamura than Teahen.

 

Robert

Ummm, I'd take that!

 

Haha, I know you meant OPS, just thought that was funny.

[RobertR]

Yeah, my goof. .670 OPS. Not that young either. Low upside second basemen don't do a whole lot for me. Some nice SB numbers, but the Royals problems are much deeper than that.

 

Robert

[Tedaldtada]

Imo, it pretty much seems like the Royals got two Teahen's for one Teahen. I know the three aren't that similar, but they all pretty much stink. At least Getz and Fields are under control for awhile.

[joepepsi]

Getz showed some decent power in his one full season at AAA for a 2b. He's a lefty, so there's possibly Fontenot type potential there. Fields has put up solid offense in the minors, though he does K a lot. I think his problems have stemmed more from the White Sox not committing to him at 3B. It could pay off for the Royals to bat him 6th or 7th and see what he does in 500 plate appearances. Teahen's bat is not acceptable for a corner player.

[brewmann04]

Nice to see the trades starting hopefully Doug is already busy working the Phones.

[dadofandrew]

KC gets a pair of guys who can't hit at all for a useful, steady, versatile Teahen.

 

That's about right.

[endaround]

KC gets a pair of guys who can't hit at all for a useful, steady, versatile Teahen.

 

That's about right.

 

Teahen had a whole 0.2 WAR last year and 0.1 the year before. He can not hit or really defend. And he's being paid $4m or so.

[snyttri]

Teahen will be overpaid with his $5 mil option next year. Teahen's versatility could help the Sox in their plan to go without a full-time DH. Fields may not be a major league player and there is not much difference in value between Getz and Nix, the subpar young second basemen they still have.

[BrewerBrent]

The Sox will need a second baseman now. Hopefully they don't sign Felipe as they pick 13th in next June's draft and won't net us a 1st rounder. They could move Ramirez back to 2nd and Beckham to SS and shop for a third baseman though.

Don't really have to worry about that anymore as Felipe is now a Type-B according to the latest Elias rankings

[Ennder]

Three bad players change places, really isn't going to change anything for either team.

[apirk]

My fantasy baseball team would love to see them move Beckham from 3rd to SS.

[ELCABALLO45]

Beckham is moving to 2nd.

 

Also, as ender said. 3 bad players changing places.

[TooLiveBrew]

The funny thing to me about this trade is that the ChiSox improve most at 2B. I was wondering if they'd continue to waste Beckham at 3B or not. I only say 'waste' since he can handle 2B defensively, and obv. his bat has much more value there.

 

 

EDIT: Though iirc Teahen has a bad reputation as a defender, so the Sox probably just got bad at 3B, if that's where they're going to play him.

[Flood Pants]

Kansas City's purpose in life is to lost, draft high, develop good players, fail to build around them, and trade them off to contenders. We need more charitable teams like them around.