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: The Blue Jays have struck a deal to acquire third baseman Josh Donaldson from the Athletics, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (Twitter links). Infielder Brett Lawrie, righty Kendall Graveman, and shortstop Franklin Barreto are part of the package going back. Prospect Sean Nolin is also in the deal, Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports tweets.
: This deal’s franchise-changing implications are evident on its face. Donaldson, 28, and Lawrie, 24, have each been viewed as cornerstone third basemen for their respective clubs.
: MLB: Oakland Athletics at Toronto Blue Jays
: Donaldson is, of course, the best piece moving in this swap and one of the more valuable commodities in all of baseball. A late bloomer, he had emerged as one of the game’s very best position players over the last two seasons. Collectively, he has slashed .277/.363/.477 with 53 home runs and 13 stolen bases over 1,262 plate appearances since the start of 2013. With stellar defense included, Donaldson has racked up 15.4 rWAR and 14.1 fWAR in that span.
: Projected by Matt Swartz/MLBTR to earn $4.5MM in his Super Two season of arbitration eligibility, Donaldson was just starting off on a track to become rather pricey. But he comes with four seasons of control, and will unquestionably be paid less than his anticipated worth on the diamond.
: Though significantly younger, Lawrie comes with one less year of control. He is, however, projected to take home just $1.8MM this season and will therefore also have a much lower starting point for his next two seasons of earnings.
: On the other hand, he has yet to match Donaldson’s output in spite of his own, oft-noted ability. Over his first three-plus seasons in the bigs, Lawrie owns a .265/.323/.426 slash (good for a 104 OPS+) and has generally drawn solid-to-outstanding reviews on his defensive work. Injuries have limited his time on the field over each of the last two seasons, but Lawrie has generally performed at a well-above-average clip when healthy.
: The other pieces involved are, of course, responsible for making up the gap in value between Donaldson and Lawrie. Barreto could be the hidden gem in the package, with Ben Badler of Baseball America noting on Twitter that the 18-year-old was the top July 2 prospect of two years prior and is probably at top-100 level player at this point.
: 豆爺送出Donaldson,拿到Lawrie+右投Graveman+SS Barreto+左投Nolin.
: Graveman名列BA 2014 all-star team.
: Barreto是2014季前藍鳥農場排名第5.
: Nolin是2014季前BA藍鳥農場排名第10.
: 不知道這個交易moneyball是如何考慮的呢?
我是這樣看的，如果Brett Lawrie健康，那這個交易的贏家就是豆爺。Josh
Donaldson是賣在最高點，將要29歲且越來越貴的的Donaldson換來24歲(明年
一月25歲)又能已相對便宜的代價使用好幾年的二壘手/三壘手Brett Lawrie，
而Brett Lawrie只要能保持健康他會是個很不錯的內野手。
剩下的配菜
Sean Nolin與Kendall Graveman：好一點的話會是中段輪值天份的先發投手。
重點還是明年開季應該能立即使用，這樣
水準的配菜可說是豪華了...
Franklin Barreto：多年期的IFA頂級新秀。身材有點太小支，但是他是有機會
留在游擊區，有好的速度而且天份也有打出來。能夠彌補
失去Addison Russell所產生的游擊空缺。
其實這個交易讓我想到當初Rich Harden的交易。交易的三年內大概整個大聯盟
都認為豆爺輸到脫褲子，直到這個交易的主角Josh Donaldson長出來。這次得到
曾經的頂級新秀，這個頂級新秀健康的話能在大聯盟貢獻給20發起跳的全壘打，
還有好的選球與不錯的二壘或是三壘防守功夫。我不認為拿到可能成為牛棚投手
的Aaron Sanchez或是未來的二、三號先發Daniel Norris的主菜包裹會是更好的
選擇。
嗯....聽說運動家還打算賣鯊魚換棒子........