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Hmmm...definitely a little surprised by this but Davidson kind of sucks so not a huge loss.

Hamilton isn't very good, but I'd have interest up to a certain price.

To be clear, I wasn't referring to Colome fitting on the White Sox or in GRF. I was referring to the fit of trading Narvaez for Colome.

I don't mind trading Narvaez. I actually suggested earlier this offseason that selling high is probably a good call. I don't mind acquiring Colome. He instantly becomes our best reliever, and we badly needed improvement there. I guess I just don't love the fit at first blush. I suppose Narvaez probably didn't have great value, but I just feel like you could have signed a guy like Familia to a 2 year deal with similar dollars and not give up an asset in return. I would have rather signed Familia and traded Narvaez for a high upside prospect that is far away, than two not super cheap years of Colome. But the White Sox got better today, and that I support.

Hard to be a left handed specialist when you're right handed.

I'd be pretty surprised if the Sox cut bait on Davidson.

Matt wieters maybe?

Except you're not saving any bucks....Colome is going to get paid ~$7.5M in 2019 and close to $10M in 2020.

Can't you go out and sign a reliever like Colome to a 2 year $18-20M deal and not give up something in return? I don't mind the acquiring Colome part, I just don't love giving up something of value for a reliever when you can just sign one for similar, if not less, money.

Lol, well hard to put too much stock into a nobody on twitter with like 75 followers just throwing that out there. Clearly he was told something, but the way he made it sound the Sox were going to be part of the Cano trade, which obviously wasn't accurate. Still don't get the Sox reasoning for trading Narvaez for a reliever. Just sign one.

2 years of arb control remaining. Made $5.3M last year. Don't love cashing in Narvaez for this.

GROSS!

Morneau fills in on play by play for the Twins. He speaks very highly of his time with the Sox, even as a close to Twins lifer. Basically said..."I know you all want me to hate the White Sox, but I had a fantastic experience with them, and I think very highly of the White Sox".

This. I mean if we trade a rule 5 eligible guy like Adams or Guerrero or Mendick for him, I wouldn't lose any sleep. But let's not give up anything of value in a trade for a reliever when the FA is flush with options and we are flush with cash.

For $1.5M? Its a no brainer, even if he only plays 80 games.

Its not legit.

Right, but if the Mets were eating Cano's deal, there wouldn't be big names prospects going back. It'd be a salary dump, and the Mariners would need to add a guy like Diaz just to even it out.

Lay off the crack.

IMO, there is no way the M's are sending $60M plus eating all of Bruce and Swarzak. Thinking $60M includes at least a portion of Bruce and Swarzak - thinking M's send along $30M or so at the end of the day. If Mariners send $60M AND eat Bruce and Swarzak contracts, the Mets are getting Cano for $26M per (in new money out the door) for 5 years. I think any team would take that, even for an aging Cano.

Nothing is confirmed. But that is the latest.

Same. I like Leury. Perfect utility guy in my opinion that if needed can play everyday for a couple weeks when someone hits the shelf. He can't really stay healthy, but I am happy they're keeping him around.

The only reason the Mets are giving up two legit prospects is that the Mariners are eating over 75% of Cano's deal, if the news that the Mets will get $60M and the Mariners are taking both Bruce and Swarzak.

$350k less than projected.

If you break it up into two deals: Cano + $60M for Bruce, Swarzak and Bautista AND Diaz for Dunn and Kelenic If you look at it that way, Mariners are basically eating $94M of the $120M due to Cano (with offsetting salaries of Bruce and Swarzak). Seems pretty damn steep, but probably gets them Dunn + Kelenic instead of Dunn OR Kelenic

So we got: Mets Receive: -Robinson Cano (5 years $120M left) -Edwin Diaz (pre arb; 4 years of control) -$60M, prorates Cano deal to $12M per season Mariners Receive: -Jay Bruce (2 years $26M) -Anthony Swarzak (1 year $8M) -Jarred Kelenic (Mets #3 prospects; MLB #62) -Justin Dunn (Mets #4 prospect per MLBPIPELINE; MLB #89) -Gerson Bautista (never highly rated and minor league stats are pretty blah, but major league ready arm)