Jonathan Goehring makes an interesting observation about the Padres and Yangervis Solarte:
Solarte’s wife Yulianna passed away in September after a long battle with cancer. This tragedy is one which transcends baseball, and one that the Padres organization has treated with care and respect.
Solarte’s desires are not publicly known, but under circumstances such as these, they carry much heavier weight. This may explain why there hasn’t been a whole lot of talk lately about a possible trade, despite the fact that it would seem to make a lot of sense.
If Solarte would rather stay in San Diego and take care of his three young children, the Padres will likely honor his request not to be traded.
In a similar situation, Cleveland Indians’ infielder Mike Aviles was not traded while his daughter went through Leukemia. Even though it may have made sense for the Tribe to involve Aviles in a deadline deal, they put him and his family first.
Kudos to the Padres for putting the needs of a player first.
Solarte is a solid two-WAR player, early in his prime, so he will be valuable to some team. He is entering his first year of arbitration, so he poised to make about $6 million this season. That would certainly give him the means to take care of his family properly. I also suspect a team that wanted to acquire him might make accommodations for the children.
The Mets might be a good landing spot. David Wright‘s health is still questionable despite Sandy Alderson’s confidence. Solarte knows New York since he spent time with the Yankees. New York certainly offers the services Solarte needs to raise his children well.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2hwjeit
No comments:
Post a Comment