August 1, 201610 yr Jeremy Nygaard @jeremynygaard 53s54 seconds agoJust got a text that Santana got traded... Now I am sort of new here. But what is Jeremys account name on here?
August 1, 201610 yr Light is a marginal prospect but when you get anything of value back for a non-roster invitee to camp in a season you are going to lose 95+ games its a win. Abad was a decent reliever but doesn't really have any value to the future. I'd give this a B just because Antony is doing what a GM should be doing at the trade deadline when the team is completely out of contention.
August 1, 201610 yr John Sickels took an in depth look at Pat Light this April, here's the link: http://www.minorleagueball.com/2016/4/25/11500342/boston-red-sox-rookie-pat-light-scouting-report His conclusion: "Overall, if Light maintains his control he should be a useful bullpen asset. If his command maxes out he could close games eventually."
August 1, 201610 yr Plot thickens.....http://<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just got a text that Santana got traded...</p>— Jeremy Nygaard (@jeremynygaard) <a href=" ">August 1, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Ugh
August 1, 201610 yr Abad has very limited value and it shows in the return. But it's a good move . . . Light can stay at AAA and hopefully get his command to a more viable level.
August 1, 201610 yr Rumor, but, HUGE if true: Clearly Antony is trying to get everything out of the way so he can go to lunch.
August 1, 201610 yr Rumor, but, HUGE if true: And now I'm just hitting refresh on mlbtraderumors ....
August 1, 201610 yr Good luck to Abad. No issue with the return. More interested in seeing where Santana's off to if Jeremy's source is true.
August 1, 201610 yr They better get a very good return for him. I really wanted to keep him. He is our only MLB worthy starter right now.
August 1, 201610 yr Clearly Antony is trying to get everything out of the way so he can go to lunch. Well he certainly didn't order Dominican. He's ridding the organization of all things Dominican.
August 1, 201610 yr Fernando Abad. Already 30 and couldn't even get a Major League deal last offseason. Meh. That doesn't mean you have to trade him for nothing.Light has intrigue, but the Twins track record with hard throwing guys with control issues is TERRIBLE.
August 1, 201610 yr Yeah, good point Vanimal. Abad played well for us and didn't complain. Best of luck to him in Boston.
August 1, 201610 yr They better get a very good return for him. I really wanted to keep him. He is our only MLB worthy starter right now.A top 100 guy will be fine with me.
August 1, 201610 yr They better get a very good return for him. I really wanted to keep him. He is our only MLB worthy starter right now. By all accounts the price on Santana was very high. If he is indeed on the move I expect it to be for a good prospect and maybe more.
August 1, 201610 yr They better get a very good return for him. I really wanted to keep him. He is our only MLB worthy starter right now. I'm with you. They are not going to sign anyone as good as him this offseason so unless the return is better than Santana what's the point?
August 1, 201610 yr That doesn't mean you have to trade him for nothing.Light has intrigue, but the Twins track record with hard throwing guys with control issues is TERRIBLE. You don't have to trade him. But there's really no reason not to trade him.
August 1, 201610 yr By all accounts the price on Santana was very high. If he is indeed on the move I expect it to be for a good prospect andTo be fair, a high price to the Twins in the past has been "A couple pitch to contact lefties and a veteran OF to "lead"
August 1, 201610 yr I'm with you. They are not going to sign anyone as good as him this offseason so unless the return is better than Santana what's the point?The point is we're focused on the next 5 years not next year. Who cares if we don't have Santana next year
August 1, 201610 yr In my mind, the real return for Abad the AAA replacement for Chargois. so he can move on up to the majors for the rest of the season.
August 1, 201610 yr Well he certainly didn't order Dominican. He's ridding the organization of all things Dominican. If he trades Sano, this place will blow up
August 1, 201610 yr The point is we're focused on the next 5 years not next year. Who cares if we don't have Santana next yearThe offense really isn't that far away. (And I think they'd be closer if they had better coaching).
August 1, 201610 yr Am I the only one that just despises the trade deadline? I just hate seeing star for prospect trades. I don't want to see Sale pitch for anyone other than Chicago. I don't want to see Puig anywhere but LA. I don't want to see someone like Jay Bruce who has spent his entire career in Cincinnati play for NY.Really? Who cares about where Jay Bruce plays? He's been in Cincinnati for 9 years, with a 111 OPS+ and 16 WAR. Sale would be a mega-deal, and those are pretty darn interesting. There will likely be multiple top prospects involved if he were traded, and very interesting to watch their careers develop to help see who "won" the trade. Puig would probably be a challenge trade, like Cespedes for Porcello etc., and those are also pretty interesting. I don't like it when teams get stars cheaply, usually involving circumstances other than talent acquisition -- the Yankees trade for Bobby Abreu comes to mind here, when the Phillies were being cheap/dumb. But most of the recent prospect-for-stars deals are pretty interesting, from a baseball/talent perspective.
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