harrydalton

Quero has no substantial trade value after shoulder surgery and now a biceps injury. His high value will be regained only if and when his arm is demonstrably recovered. Sad but most likely true.

Insurance at catcher a smart move. Quero's injury is reportedly his bicep, not the shoulder. Hardly a needle mover but I like the trade. I've always liked Cleveland so I hope it works out both ways.

Make Tigers take Yelich.

Looks to me like Quero is destined for 1B as long as he can continue hitting. But there is too much competition in this system there right now and in the near future. Sad . . .

Sit Yelich for a series and see if that helps.

Trade Lockridge if KC agrees for FA-to-be Lane Thomas.

I'd stay away from Peralta who has been damaged by the narrowed ABS strike zone so that some of his high fastballs have become balls that used to be called strikes. This depreciates the other pitches he throws.

I have the same reservations about including Henderson in a trade for Skubal. If they did I wouldn't include either Adamczewski or Moneys but rather something like Brett Wichrowski and Handelfry Encarnacion.

Robbie Ray would give the Brewers the best long term track record of this group and the experience they need for playoffs with Woodruff out of the picture. To start I offer Wichrowski and Kuehner and go from there.

If I were the Tigers I would expect several elite major league ready prospects for Skubal. I would not give that to them if I were the Brewers (and I had them).

Give him a merciful DFA. He could rebound someday, somewhere, but this is the best option for him.

I wouldn't trade Contreras before his free agent year and try to sign him if he's within our budget at that time. I'm not big on Quero as a starter at this point in his injury recovery. For what its worth, I think Ramon Rodriguez could be a decent backup.

Too early to move Mitchell. His great talent needs consistent playing time for a longer period in MLB. At least until the end of the year and I wouldn't trade him too soon unless as part of a trade package for a high level player.

To get the Twins two best players, admittedly for short term, I would expect to have to give up along the lines of Lara, Sproat or Drohan, and Burke or Hardin.