Scott Kazmir traded to Houston for Nottingham/Mengden

[bill hAll Star]

Per many sources.

 

Jacob Nottingham

Daniel Mengden

[reillymcshane]

Per many sources.

 

Jacob Nottingham

Daniel Mengden

Not a big return if you strictly look at prospect rankings. MLB pipeline had these guys listed as 22nd and 19th, respectively, in the Astros org, but both are A ball players, who usually don't rank that high.

[MillerParkSouth]

for the 19th and 22nd best prospects in Houston's system according to mlbtraderumors.com. That kind of dampens my excitement over what we can get for guys like Parra and Lind.

[Duckpondbrew]

Long time reader here. just wanted to note that Nottingham did make John Sickels' top 75 at midseason. Sickels seemed to be high on him, but he wanted to see more. Sorta wish we could have gotten him. If he could stick at catcher he would come in just a bit after lucroy is gone. Who knows maybe he does the same AA to show jump that Luc did.

 

Anyways, heres what sickels said along with the link if you guys want to look around for other people we think could be possible gets.

71) Jacob Nottingham, C, Astros (NR): Crushing A-ball pitching at age 20, stock moving up but I want more information before going higher than this. If final reports back up the numbers, will rank much higher in three months.

 

http://www.minorleagueball.com/2015/7/12/8940113/top-75-mlb-prospects-mid-season-update

[pacopete4]

So hard to judge the return but it feels as though it should've been more. Makes you wonder what we should truly expect for the guys we are trading. Or I should say, trying to trade.

[Bombers]

So hard to judge the return but it feels as though it should've been more. Makes you wonder what we should truly expect for the guys we are trading. Or I should say, trying to trade.

I agree. I have a feeling the only one who will be traded will be Parra. I just don't think Doug is going to let Gomez go for anything less than a major haul. Which, why should he. There isn't any incentive for him to just dump him. Gomez is a premier talent and is signed through next year. I want to think Ramirez and someone like a Cotts will go but I just feel Doug's price is going to be high across the board.

[pacopete4]

So hard to judge the return but it feels as though it should've been more. Makes you wonder what we should truly expect for the guys we are trading. Or I should say, trying to trade.

I agree. I have a feeling the only one who will be traded will be Parra. I just don't think Doug is going to let Gomez go for anything less than a major haul. Which, why should he. There isn't any incentive for him to just dump him. Gomez is a premier talent and is signed through next year. I want to think Ramirez and someone like a Cotts will go but I just feel Doug's price is going to be high across the board.

 

If it's between keeping Ramirez, letting him retire as a Brewer and some C-level prospect we'd get, I'll take getting to watch him wack away the last two months and enjoying a true professional.

[igor67]

I'm just happy someone got things going, it should start to get things moving.

[bill hAll Star]

I obviously am not a scout, but just looking at the numbers, one could do worse than a 20 year old slugging .606 at catcher in high A ball.

[molitor fan]

Basesloadedbalk has it right...sickels is 1 million times more reliable than mlb pipeline, which is the Burger King of prospect rankings - full of crap with no real value....Nottingham has been incredible this year

[reillymcshane]

Sounds like Nottingham has really risen in the rankings over the course of this season. Looks like he could be a Top 100 type prospect. If so, pretty solid pick up for Oakland.

 

Nice work dipping down to go after A ball players who aren't really on people's radars quite yet. Riskier, but the reward is higher.

[dlk9s]

Per many sources.

Including the St. Louis Cardinals.