Rich Hill to the Mets

[KeithStone53151]

[KeithStone53151]

 

Tommy Hunter and Matt Dyer heading back to the Rays. Interesting trade between 2 contenders

[KeithStone53151]

This seems weird to me. Matt Dyer is a 4th round pick last year that is 23 and struggling to hit in low A. This feels like they are literally giving away Hill for nothing/salary relief. Hard to question that org, but I certainly don't understand the move.

[Lathund]

Rich Hill has struggled since the sticky stuff crackdown, which is hardly surprising for a 4-seam/curveball guy. Probably a part of it. If they don't expect him to do well for the rest of the year, might as well get what you can.

[Simba2020]

From what I see, Hill was making $2.5 million and Hunter $2.25 million. Was Hill making more than that through incentives? I could see the Rays cutting salary to help pay for the addition of Cruz but a $100K reduction isn't going to move the needle much.