Creating a Contender

[jay87shot]

If you were GM, what steps/moves would you do up to the deadline that would make this team a realistic contender? Hopefully without selling the farm or overspending. I get there are a bunch of people on the just sell boat, but lets try and stay optimistic.

In my opinion, we need 2 good bats and a better lefty bullpen option. 

Trade 1) Burnes to Tex in 3 team deal. Tex gets Burnes, LAD gets SS Duran, Brewers get 2B Michael Busch, P Owen White, P Kyle Hurt, P Landon Knack

We get a potential bat and frontline starter with 2 high upside starters. Also add in $ saved in Burnes for a future deal(s). Maybe 1 of the less Dodger prospects go to Tex. depending in how you value Duran. Tex. gets a frontline starter for 2 mostly blocked players and Dodgers get a high impact young SS for 3 pieces that don't hurt there system a bunch.

Trade 2) Salvador Perez and Aroldis Chapman for Keston Huira, Ryan Middendorf, Joe Gray Jr., Will Rudy (Royals eat million a year of Perez future salary) 

We get a DH/3rd Catcher/1B Platoon in Perez who would be a great leader with our younger Latin core as well as the top LHP option. The Royals get 4 interesting pieces 2 who can help this year and beyond and 2 higher upside young options. If the Royals eat more overall money on Perez the 2 younger prospects would improve.

Trade 3) Jeimer Candelario for Strezlecki and Cam Devanney

Another solid bat for a meh reliever and blocked utility guy.

Trade 4) Urias to LAA for Chase Silseth (if Urias not up to speed by deadline)

Urias becomes the odd man out if Busch (or Turang) takes over 2B. The Angels acquire Moose and E Escobar which won't solve their IF problems.

Move) send Wiemer down for Frelick, mainly to get the extra year of control on Weimer but then hopefully have an OF of Yeli, Frelick, Weimer when Weimer comes back.

1)LF Yeli, 2)C Contreras 3)3B Candelario 4)DH Perez 5)1B Tellez 6)SS Adames 7)CF Frelick/Weimer 8)2B Busch/Turang/Urias 9) RF Weimer/Anderson   Bench)utl Miller, 3B Anderson, C Caratini, OF Perkins   

Rotation) Woody, Peralta, Teheran, Miley, White/Gasser/Houser/Rea/Lauer    If Teheran and Miley can keep it up we would still have a solid 1-4 for the playoffs  Pen) Williams, Chapman, Payamps, Peguero, Wilson, Houser, Milner, Megill/Bush/Miller/5/6 starter options

I think the 3 trades are all relatively doable and make reasonable sense based on the trade value simulator. We would add to middle of the order bats and improve our farm system. Our rotation would clearly be worse but could stick with teams if Teheran and Miley stay strong and maybe one of our young arms White/Gasser/Silseth would emerge.

[wntrtxn21]

2 hours ago, jay87shot said:

If you were GM, what steps/moves would you do up to the deadline that would make this team a realistic contender? Hopefully without selling the farm or overspending. I get there are a bunch of people on the just sell boat, but lets try and stay optimistic.

In my opinion, we need 2 good bats and a better lefty bullpen option. 

Trade 1) Burnes to Tex in 3 team deal. Tex gets Burnes, LAD gets SS Duran, Brewers get 2B Michael Busch, P Owen White, P Kyle Hurt, P Landon Knack

We get a potential bat and frontline starter with 2 high upside starters. Also add in $ saved in Burnes for a future deal(s). Maybe 1 of the less Dodger prospects go to Tex. depending in how you value Duran. Tex. gets a frontline starter for 2 mostly blocked players and Dodgers get a high impact young SS for 3 pieces that don't hurt there system a bunch.

Trade 2) Salvador Perez and Aroldis Chapman for Keston Huira, Ryan Middendorf, Joe Gray Jr., Will Rudy (Royals eat million a year of Perez future salary) 

We get a DH/3rd Catcher/1B Platoon in Perez who would be a great leader with our younger Latin core as well as the top LHP option. The Royals get 4 interesting pieces 2 who can help this year and beyond and 2 higher upside young options. If the Royals eat more overall money on Perez the 2 younger prospects would improve.

Trade 3) Jeimer Candelario for Strezlecki and Cam Devanney

Another solid bat for a meh reliever and blocked utility guy.

Trade 4) Urias to LAA for Chase Silseth (if Urias not up to speed by deadline)

Urias becomes the odd man out if Busch (or Turang) takes over 2B. The Angels acquire Moose and E Escobar which won't solve their IF problems.

Move) send Wiemer down for Frelick, mainly to get the extra year of control on Weimer but then hopefully have an OF of Yeli, Frelick, Weimer when Weimer comes back.

1)LF Yeli, 2)C Contreras 3)3B Candelario 4)DH Perez 5)1B Tellez 6)SS Adames 7)CF Frelick/Weimer 8)2B Busch/Turang/Urias 9) RF Weimer/Anderson   Bench)utl Miller, 3B Anderson, C Caratini, OF Perkins   

Rotation) Woody, Peralta, Teheran, Miley, White/Gasser/Houser/Rea/Lauer    If Teheran and Miley can keep it up we would still have a solid 1-4 for the playoffs  Pen) Williams, Chapman, Payamps, Peguero, Wilson, Houser, Milner, Megill/Bush/Miller/5/6 starter options

I think the 3 trades are all relatively doable and make reasonable sense based on the trade value simulator. We would add to middle of the order bats and improve our farm system. Our rotation would clearly be worse but could stick with teams if Teheran and Miley stay strong and maybe one of our young arms White/Gasser/Silseth would emerge.

Busch is Hiura at 2B with a weak arm and little range. He's a LH hitting 1B/DH.  I'd take him as a 1B and use Tellez as the DH. I am not a fan of Owen White. Let Texas send him to the Dodgers and the Dodgers send Sheehan/Ferguson to the Brewers. Hurt and Knack have good potential.  For the Royals trade, I can't see the Royals liking anything about the deal because they would have to include a bunch of money to get the Brewers to  take on Perez's $44M + contract in 2024/25. They aren't getting much of a return either. Since Busch isn't a 2B, I wouldn't let Urias go for Silseth who has been not much in the big leagues in his two tries.  Candelario would be a nice get for next to nothing.

[jay87shot]

If the Busch/White end doesn't work maybe get Justin Foscue or Luisangel Acuna from the Rangers and one of Sheehan/Miller/Stone/Pepiot if back from his injury. 

Urias for Silseth seems about fair with Urias low production. If Urias comes around his value would be higher. Silseth has a live arm that would make a great reliever if starting doesn't work and only has 47 mlb innings at this point. He also is controllable longer and cheaper.

[Jopal78]

1 hour ago, jay87shot said:

If the Busch/White end doesn't work maybe get Justin Foscue or Luisangel Acuna from the Rangers and one of Sheehan/Miller/Stone/Pepiot if back from his injury. 

Urias for Silseth seems about fair with Urias low production. If Urias comes around his value would be higher. Silseth has a live arm that would make a great reliever if starting doesn't work and only has 47 mlb innings at this point. He also is controllable longer and cheaper.

Urias has a career OPS of .720, and is already arbitration eligible. 
 

He’s versatile in the field but you can get 80% of his offensive production from street free agents, so I don’t see him having much value in trade.