December 15, 2023

Deal in the Works

The Dodgers and Rays are working on a deal that would send Tyler Glasnow to Los Angeles. I’ll wait to see if the deal actually happens, as the deal is dependent on Glasnow signing a long term deal. I did find this bit interesting on the Tampa Bay side of things:

I probably say that deals are win-win too much. So I’ll hedge slightly this time, and say that I like this trade more for the Rays than I do for the Dodgers, but with caveats. First, from the Rays’ perspective, living in a way where you always deal your stars if they won’t sign a long-term extension might not be fun, but it’s hardly a new phenomenon. This is just how they operate; Glasnow is part of the Delmon Young trade tree, which goes back to 2007. The Rays just keep flipping, keep pushing value forward, and I think that both Pepiot and Deluca are going to be useful parts of their team for years to come. Their whole model works because they’re able to make deals like these.

FanGraphs.com

The Rays traded Young for Matt Garza, who was flipped for Chris Archer and Sam Fuld, among others. Archer brought the Rays Glasnow and Austin Meadows. Meadows brought them Isaac Paredes. Tampa Bay certainly follows the philosophy of trading a player too soon rather than too late.

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