Jayson Werth

[witesoxfan]

I was under the impression that basically all the guys they'd gotten back from Seattle were underperforming, and that Seattle got a much better (Smoak) package back for Lee than they gave up for him. Do you dispute that?

 

To some degree yes, but it's not as if Philadelphia didn't get good prospects back. By most accounts, Smoak is the only true talent in the entire package. Beaven is decent but not great prospect, Leuke is a decent looking relief prospect, and Lawson looks like a platoon player, and the M's also had to give up a decent reliever in Mark Lowe too. Philadelphia got back an incredible talent in Philippe Aumont who is pretty much the definition of a boom or bust prospects (and he's looking more like a bust at this point), JC Ramirez looks like a decent prospect, and Gillies, though he's struggled and been a bit banged up this year.

 

Ultimately, I'd say getting Smoak is a big deal for the Mariners, but you can't make much judgment yet. The Phillies players have struggled a bit this year, though JC Ramirez appears to be having a pretty decent season.

[chunk23]

No, he's really not. He's made some questionable signings (Ibanez, Polanco, and the Howard extension), but I don't know that he's ever made a questionable trade similar to that. I don't think I would have traded Lee away, but he was smart and kept Dominic Brown and he sorta reloaded his minor league system with the Lee trade.

The prospects from the Lee deal have not been performing at all. The reasoning for trading him was because they couldn't afford him, yet they are now trying to swing a trade for a more expensive Oswalt. the money they could be paying Lee went to what, a backup catcher and Danys Baez? This site can explain it a lot better than I http://firerubenamaro.net/

[pktmotion]

Victorino on the DL with an oblique injury, Domonic Brown has been called up. I think it pretty much seals it that they're keeping Werth. It's a shame would've been a great mid-season pickup.