The Padres traded Brad Hand and Adam Cimber, both relievers, to Indians for prospect Francisco Mejia. FanGraphs notes that good scouting was behind this deal and the Dodgers Orioles trade:
The Dodgers filled out the Machado deal with four prospects who weren’t touted until the last year or so. The Padres got Brad Hand on a waiver claim, while Cimber was completely off the radar until this year. The Indians, for their part, could afford to trade Mejia with Yan Gomes and Roberto Perez representing superior options behind the plate. These aren’t the only instances of these clubs turning nothing into something, but a couple instances ended up driving these big deals.
I remember the Yankees in the 1990s were really good at getting a prospect hyped, even through some MLB playing time. They’d trade the prospect for a useful veteran, and the prospect would never quite pan out.
The Indians address the big weakness of the team, the relief pitching.
from baseballmusings.com https://ift.tt/2zUrG4t
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