Darvish to Dodgers

[markedman5]

Rich keep getting richer

[pacopete4]

If it doesn't happen for the Dodgers this year, when will it? I'm happy they made this move. If we aren't going to win it, I sure as heck don't want the Cubs to do it again.

[OnaBadger58]

Not sure the Dodgers have a weakness.

[torts]

their weakness is Clayton in the playoffs

[DuWayne Steurer]

I want the 112- 50 Dodgers to square up against the 105 - 57 Astros in the WS. That would be so awesome. And I want it to go 7 games.

[mlloyd10]

Calhoun to Rangers

[dacbrewers]

Wow, would have never thought they would let Calhoun go...I was wrong on that one.

[mlloyd10]

#4, #17 and #27 prospects

 

Dodgers send Calhoun, Alexy and Davis to Rangers for Darvish

[MoreTrife]

If it doesn't happen for the Dodgers this year, when will it? I'm happy they made this move. If we aren't going to win it, I sure as heck don't want the Cubs to do it again.

 

Yep. #anyonebutcubs

[brewcrewdue80]

The Gray and now Darvish trades reason enough to Milw pulling just soft BP trades. For little impact to system. Glad to see Stearns stayed away and let his troops fight his battles for him. It wasnt the year to compete with the big boys. Dodgers, Nationals, Astros, Cubs, and Yankees.

[MrTPlush]

Not all that surprised they traded Calhoun. Defense is trash. We're going to eventually trade him eventually.

[OnaBadger58]

The Gray and now Darvish trades reason enough to Milw pulling just soft BP trades. For little impact to system. Glad to see Stearns stayed away and let his troops fight his battles for him. It wasnt the year to compete with the big boys. Dodgers, Nationals, Astros, Cubs, and Yankees.

Agreed. Get a better understanding of what the Brewers have internally before making big moves. Hopefully next year there will be more sellers and players like Fulmer, Archer, Rodon, Stroman, Manaea, Duffy, Snell, etc. will be available if the Brewers need a SP.

[wildcat2237]

I am of the opinion that this was the steal of the deadline.

 

Calhoun is a top 100 prospect but is not a top 50 guy.

 

The other two prospects the Dodgers gave up are not even in their MLB.com Top 30.

 

I get that Darvish is a rental, however, he is having a "bad year" with a 4.01 ERA. If he improves being in the thick of a pennant race, the Dodgers just got a #2 for a bargain.

[Lathund]

Calhoun is an interesting case. He's a small, stocky guy with poor defense. Which is why he's never going to be rated as a true top talent. But that bat is legit. Drafted in 2015, is now a 22 year old in AAA with a .931 OPS. A leftie with a .899 OPS against LHP. Strikes out only 12% of the time so far in his professional career. On a team that can afford to carry a full-time DH he's going to be a beast.

 

The rental market isn't what it used to be; I would imagine partly because of the CBA, but also because there weren't many teams looking at rental SPs. With 3 divsions basically decided already, fewer teams than usual would be in the mix. Considering that, I don't think they did badly at all. With the caveat that if they were planning to resign Darvish, and a trade hurt those chances, then then the return looks pretty light.