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I hate trading with the Yankees. Cashman always screws us over

Seriously??!!!!!! They already screwed us on The Pineda, Paxton, T. Martinez, and J. Nelson trades.

Oh man... we lost our MVP. Hope the Yanks didn't fleece us... again.

I doubly hope we didn't pay SSSS to complete this trade.

I would not have predicted that. The parrot in pinstripes.

Encarnacion still owed more than $15M in salary and buyout. Source says #Yankees and #Mariners essentially splitting the money. SEA paid more to get better prospect - pitcher Juan Then, who should move into 15-20 range on SEA top prospects list. First with Then: @Joelsherman1.

Scouting grades: Fastball: 55 | Curveball: 50 | Changeup: 55 | Control: 50 | Overall: 40

The Yankees have made several trades to avoid a 40-man roster crunch in the last three offseasons, including a November 2017 deal that sent Nick Rumbelow to the Mariners for Then and left-hander J.P. Sears. Signed for $77,500 out of the Dominican Republic in 2016, Then has successfully navigated two years of Rookie ball thanks to advanced pitchability. In his first season with his new organization, he led the Gulf Coast League in WHIP (0.98) and finished third in opponent average (.210).

Then doesn't miss a lot of bats with his 90-95 mph fastball because it's fairly straight, though that allows him to command it better than most teenagers can. He also throws strikes with a changeup that's advanced for his age. He has promising depth on his curveball, which ranks as his third-best pitch yet has solid potential.

Then isn't very physical, but he could make it as a No. 4 or 5 starter because he keeps his pitch counts down and limits his mistakes. He has a high floor and given the Yankees' success in increasing the velocity and spin rates of their pitchers, it's possible that he could develop a plus pitch or two as he matures. He probably won't make his full-season debut until 2020.

Can you say, "Control the Zone"?

http://www.thegreedypinstripes.com/2017 ... n.html?m=1

For Juan Then, minor league RH starting pitcher

It looks like the return is a little bit light literally only 155 lb

The irony. We get back the pitcher we gave up for Nick Rumbelow from the Yankees. Basically we traded EE for Rumblebow who was DFAd. Great work Dipoto