Trade Targets Starting Pitching 2018-19

[OnTheBlack]

I am not sure DS goes for pitching especially starters this season.

 

 

I can't say that he'll get it or not, but I'd be shocked if he didn't TRY to go after a legitimate TOR arm this off-season.

 

And again, since last year, I'm all in on Corbin. Of course last year I was all in on him as a low risk, high upside type guy...and now it's high risk/high upside. But still, he just strikes me as the absolute perfect fit for the Brewers. A few years where I think he's dominant and then I think he ages well as a smart lefty into his 30's. I was also all in on signing Chatwood to the type of deal he signed last off-season just to make it clear this isn't a "see how right I was," type post. Nelson/Corbin/Chacin/Burnes and a whole slew of options in the 5th slot. I also happen to think Woody can be a dominant multiple inning right handed reliever as he was this past off-season.

[Jaylyn]

I don't think Stearns will go in for a TOR type. I believe he will once again, look at the lower end of the market. Bring in a couple of bullpen types, and one starter. I'm thinking a Derek Holland or another reclamation project like Drew Pomeranz, Shelby Miller or Clay Buchholz.

[KCBrewerfan34]

I don't think Stearns will go in for a TOR type. I believe he will once again, look at the lower end of the market. Bring in a couple of bullpen types, and one starter. I'm thinking a Derek Holland or another reclamation project like Drew Pomeranz, Shelby Miller or Clay Buchholz.

 

 

1 game from the World Series and this is the plan. TOR starter not needed. This can't be real?

[Oxy]

At least one of Miley, Gio Gonzalez, Derek Holland and/or Drew Pomeranz seems very likely to me.

[reillymcshane]

At least one of Miley, Gio Gonzalez, Derek Holland and/or Drew Pomeranz seems very likely to me.

Yeah, I think they'll add a left-handed starter. I'm sure they'll check out the entire market - both trade options and free agency. And they will no doubt kick tires on the big fish such as Corbin and Keuchel - as well as the guys mentioned above. I'm guessing they'll do their homework on Yusei Kikuchi as well.

 

They're smart to look at all these guys as you never know what will or won't work.

[brewmann04]

I think they add a low risk starter in FA think it will come in the winter meetings.

[3and2Fastball]

I don't think Stearns will go in for a TOR type. I believe he will once again, look at the lower end of the market. Bring in a couple of bullpen types, and one starter. I'm thinking a Derek Holland or another reclamation project like Drew Pomeranz, Shelby Miller or Clay Buchholz.

 

 

1 game from the World Series and this is the plan. TOR starter not needed. This can't be real?

 

TOR starter coming from within: Corbin Burnes

[JohnBriggs12]

I think they'll sign Happ and trade Anderson.

[markedman5]

Jon Morosi

‏

Verified account

 

@jonmorosi

18m18 minutes ago

More

#Brewers have spoken with #Yankees about a Sonny Gray trade, source confirms @MaxWildstein report. @MLB @MLBNetwork

[ThisIsMyCrew]

John Morosii is saying we have talked with Yankees about Gray.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Jon Morosi

‏

Verified account

 

@jonmorosi

18m18 minutes ago

More

#Brewers have spoken with #Yankees about a Sonny Gray trade, source confirms @MaxWildstein report. @MLB @MLBNetwork

 

I think Gray would be a solid reclamation project, provided the Brewers don't give up a lot of value to acquire him.

[Madhawk23]

Not sure if this really tells us anything? I'm guessing Stearns talks to just about every team with tradeable assets. Says nothing about how serious those talks really were. Morosi basically told us something that we pretty much already knew.

[Vollbc74]

With the knee issues and drop off in production, could Michael Fulmer be a nice buy-low(er) candidate?

 

Tigers could use a bit of everything, SP, SS and OF look like their biggest needs.

[amt2138]

I like the Tigers as trade partners and am very interested in Matt Boyd as a starter and Shane Greene as a relief arm.

 

Not extremely sexy names by any means but I like the idea of the Brewers getting guys before the breakout as opposed to paying for them right after the career year. Boyd definitely found some good things last year, his new improved slider that he spent last winter designing on advice from James Paxton and data at Driveline.

 

Some other data that interested me with Boyd

 

"Fourseam Fastball WHIFF rate percentiles (200+ pitches)

(Long list of pitchers with good fastballs)

56.8% Wei-Yin Chen

-> 56.2% Luis Castillo

55.6% Matt Boyd" source

 

"Opponents hitting just .174 against it with a 33 percent whiff rate" source

 

"The most-ditched secondary pitch so far this year among starters is Matt Boyd’s changeup (down 12%). It’s a decent straight change but the slider has kept the same good whiff rate with ramped up usage.. I think it speaks well to him having another wrinkle in future." source

 

Boyd was destroyed by the home run last year and his home/road splits are incredibly ugly, but he looks to have a pretty strong repertoire of pitches and I think would be exactly the type of arm the Brewers could bring in and provide some data to and see a dramatic take off.

[ebmackenzie]

Anibal Sanchez and his cutter is this year's Chacin. I like Boyd as well, but his numbers made him the Det #1 pitcher and DET has access to those stats too. 1+1 of ASanchez would be cheaper than MBoyd and a kicker.

 

He would feed well into the convo about a low risk starter over on the bottom of page 4.

[PDCBalla]

If #Indians trade Corey Kluber, they would like to receive a young outfielder in the deal. So it is not a surprise that the #Dodgers (Alex Verdugo), #Yankees (Estevan Florial) and #Brewers (Corey Ray) all are potential landing spots for Kluber. @MLB @MLBNetwork

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

If #Indians trade Corey Kluber, they would like to receive a young outfielder in the deal. So it is not a surprise that the #Dodgers (Alex Verdugo), #Yankees (Estevan Florial) and #Brewers (Corey Ray) all are potential landing spots for Kluber. @MLB @MLBNetwork

 

Makes a lot of sense for the Indians to be interested in Ray. I have a feeling they would have to give up a couple other big pieces besides Ray, though. Package would be big.

[PDCBalla]

I would give up Ray, Burnes, Peralta and Thames. For Kluber

[TURBO]

I would give up Ray, Burnes, Peralta and Thames. For Kluber

 

Burnes AND Peralta?

 

Nope, too much. I'd do Peralta plus, but not Burnes...

[mattyo]

I would give up Ray, Burnes, Peralta and Thames. For Kluber

 

Sheesh..lets try to keep some of our pitching at least!

[PDCBalla]

You keep one of your top 3 (Woodruff) plus add a year in year out Cy Young candidate for three years.

[mattyo]

You keep one of your top 3 (Woodruff) plus add a year in year out Cy Young candidate for three years.

 

I'd love to bring in Kluber but giving up Burnes and Peralta, let alone also adding Ray is just a significant overpay for me. Though I think this offer is a lot closer to reality than what some other posters have suggested (like Ray + Santana).

[PDCBalla]

To me if you're not going to give up Keston, you'd need to include three of Burnes, Woodruff, Peralta and Ray.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

You keep one of your top 3 (Woodruff) plus add a year in year out Cy Young candidate for three years.

 

I'd love to bring in Kluber but giving up Burnes and Peralta, let alone also adding Ray is just a significant overpay for me. Though I think this offer is a lot closer to reality than what some other posters have suggested (like Ray + Santana).

 

My suggestion was Ray, Santana, Knebel and Thames for Kluber and Kipnis. I don't think anyone suggested Ray and Santana alone for Kluber.