Marlins trade Anibal Sanchez and Omar Infante to Tigers for Jacob Turner

[fondybrewfan]

In exchange for Anibal Sanchez & Omar Infante

 

I know Turner was on the list of prospects people might like for Grienke.

[trwi7]

Sanchez is a free agent after the season, Turner is ranked as the 22nd best prospect in baseball by Baseball America. Cross another Greinke suitor off the list.

 

[PrinceEatMeat]

Wow, that's a big trade. Getting Infante and Sanchez is big for Detroit, but getting Turner is very nice for Miami.

[PrinceEatMeat]

Comp picks were also involved. Very interesting.

[fondybrewfan]

I suppose we can use this thread.

 

While it eliminates another suiter; it also raise the price for Grienke even more. The asking price has to be about a Top #30 prospect now if the Tigers gave up Turner for Anibal Sanchez. Omar Infante doesn't count for anything. We would have a bunch of pieces equivalent to Infante if we wanted to make a trade

[paul253]

it also raise the price for Grienke even more.

 

Assuming Melvin even decides to trade him.

[1992casey]

I suppose we can use this thread.

 

I merged the topics.

[trwi7]

Also of note. The Marlins are 44-51. The Brewers are 44-50. Hint, hint Melvin and Attanasio.

[Kelbysdaddy]

They also swapped their balance picks and Miami also gets a good catching prospect in rob brantly and seemly pretty good sp prospect Brian Flynn.

[Oldcity]

I would have been very happy with this haul for Greinke.

[jjfanec]

I would have been very happy with this haul for Greinke.

 

I wonder if this is comparable since getting Infante was huge for the Tigers. Apparently 2B was their biggest need on offense and Infante is pretty good year. Sanchez is no Greinke but it is a nice haul for Detroit.

[jjfanec]

I would have been very happy with this haul for Greinke.

 

I wonder if this is comparable since getting Infante was huge for the Tigers. Apparently 2B was their biggest need on offense and Infante is pretty good year. Sanchez is no Greinke but it is a nice haul for Detroit.

 

Edit - missed that Florida got a couple other prospects as well. Nice move by them.

[Yeti73]

I was hoping we'd do a Rickie and Grienke deal with the Tigers with the hope that reuniting Prince and Rickie would get him out of his slump. It would've been an absurd deal, but would've made teh Tigers a fun team to watch.

[Eye Black]

I would have been very happy with this haul for Greinke.

I agree, I believe Turner will end up being very good. He held his own yesterday against the White Sox and he is still very young (just turned 21 in May).

[JohnBriggs12]

Bottom line though is Tigers got the players they wanted in Sanchez and Infante. Tigers didn't want Weeks and his big contract. So even if they offered Greinke and Weeks, that wasn't going to get the return the Marlins got. Infante is a far better player than Weeks right now, only a year older, and a lot cheaper. Plus he's an ex-Tiger.

 

Maybe the Brewers should be talking to the Marlins now about dealing them Weeks.

[Hate those Rodents]

Weeks for Ramirez would be interesting.

[Invader3K]

Weeks for Ramirez would be interesting.

 

Honestly, why would the Marlins do that deal though?

[monty57]

Weeks for Ramirez would be interesting.

 

Honestly, why would the Marlins do that deal though?

 

Yeah, if Melvin pulled that off, we should build him a shrine.

 

Regarding the trades going through, teams are seemingly putting a rest to the "young pitching prospects are never traded" and "no one is going to give up anything for a rental" arguements.

[Samurai Bucky]

Weeks for Ramirez would be interesting.

 

Maybe if they couldn't pull that off straight up, could you add Parra to the mix?

[theavrock]

Why don't we just add Veras, Ransom and Cesar as well? Let's just throw all the garbage players we have out there. Quantity > than quality right?

[monty57]

If Weeks was currently playing like he was pre-injury last season, he still wouldn't get Hanley Ramirez straight up. Hanley's value is down, but in the past he has been mentioned as one of if not the best player in the game. I would guess that if the Marlins do trade him, it will be for a package of young, cost-controlled players who are really, really good.

 

That said, if Melvin could somehow make it happen, we would certainly have our SS situation settled in a big way.

[torts]

Blue Jays are trying to get Josh Johnson now, Miami is apparently trying to get rid of every bit of talent not named Reyes

[zzzmanwitz]

So Miami is being Miami?

[monty57]

I read on MLBtraderumors that Johnson was not going anywhere. Of course, that could be GM posturing to raise his value.