After the Winter Meetings were almost two thirds of the way through and the biggest thing to happen for the Pittsburgh Pirates was slotting in ninth in the 2024 Rule 4 Draft, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported late Tuesday night that the team acquired left-handed starting pitcher Marco Gonzales (and cash considerations) from the Atlanta Braves for a player to be named later or cash, the team’s first big move of the offseason and the first of what is likely several pitching dominoes to fall.
So we get an experienced (sometimes good experiences) LHSP with a salary of $12 mil and we only have to pay him $3 or $4 mil, and then we can try to get even that money back at the trade deadline?
Only surprise for me was Lopez. Agree with an earlier comment. Saw him in Greensboro in 2022, and he looked like he was going to be a ball player. Was really looking forward to him in Altoona in 2023. Maybe something happened during the rehab?
They just finished an MLB rule 5 draft with 8 players chosen and an Minor League rule 5 draft with either 65 or 73 players taken in about the same it takes the NFL to make their first 3 picks.
What was payroll before and after trade?
Does it show 12M more or 2.75M
Erod off the board to the snakes at 4/80, feels like something we could have been able to do. Reds were another finalist for him
Great work Ethan. This was my first question when I saw the deal. How much are the cash considerations. Thanks.
Real Pirate fans will remember, or will have read about, Vic Davalillo. He passed away at age 84.
So we get an experienced (sometimes good experiences) LHSP with a salary of $12 mil and we only have to pay him $3 or $4 mil, and then we can try to get even that money back at the trade deadline?
Only surprise for me was Lopez. Agree with an earlier comment. Saw him in Greensboro in 2022, and he looked like he was going to be a ball player. Was really looking forward to him in Altoona in 2023. Maybe something happened during the rehab?
Well, anyone want a Lopez gamer? Picked up a broken bat a while back and was hoping to display it once (if) he got to the bigs. So much for that.
Great stuff ethan!
Losing Dariel seems like it was probably very unnecessary even though hes a lotto ticket at best
They just finished an MLB rule 5 draft with 8 players chosen and an Minor League rule 5 draft with either 65 or 73 players taken in about the same it takes the NFL to make their first 3 picks.
CF PJ Hilson from SF.
Take 3B Marcos Cabrera from NYY.
Lost RHP Roelmy Garcia, another R level guy. Good arm, no clue where it's going. I've been watching him for a couple years and seen no improvement.
we´re getting robbed here
Lost C Rafael Escalante from rookie ball. Weird.
Also lost Omar Cruz. To the Pads, which is where he came from. Whatever.
Lost Dariel Lopez. That seems awfully stupid to me, leaving him unprotected.