“I think that was definitely something that was tough for him. It was tough for him to transition from playing every single day to playing two days, then two days off. ... It was a difficult transition for him, and something that he probably didn't really love in the end.”
So were those the two worst trade targets you could possibly find? An OFer with a .589 OPS (even if you include is 2025 season he has a sub .700 OPS) and a LH reliever (which we already have two very good ones) who has pitched 8 innings since 2024. And no Raley and Canzone aren't redundant in the least. They are in the lineup together about 70% of games at RF and DH.harmony wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2026 3:57 pmWould anyone trade Luke Raley or Dominic Canzone (and a prospect) to Arizona for righthand-hitting outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and lefty reliever A.J. Puk?
https://www.baseball-reference.com/play ... lo01.shtml
https://www.baseball-reference.com/play ... aj01.shtml
Gurriel and Puk are currently on rehab assignments as Gurriel recovers from a hamstring strain and Puk from Tommy John surgery.
The 32-year-old Gurriel has a 2026 salary of $13 million with a $14 million club option, or $5 million buyout, for 2027. The 31-year-old Puk has a 2026 salary of $3.1 million and becomes a free agent after this season.
Gurriel's production has tapered off since his 2023 All Star season but he still hits well against the lefties who have stymied the Mariners. Puk had posted an ERA of 1.78 (ERA+ of 240) in 38 appearances for the Diamonbacks over the past two seasons.
Raley and Canzone are somewhat redundant platoony lefthand-hitting outfielders/DH with multiple years of team control. Gurriel's righthanded bat could provide a potential 2027 replacement for Randy Arozarena, who is 16 months younger, although their recent outputs may be headed in opposite directions.
FanGraphs currently gives Arizona a 33.7 percent chance of advancing to the postseason. Whom would the Diamondbacks want in exchange for Gurriel and Puk? How much would Arizona's payroll relief reduce the return?
Not to mention Gurriel has been doing it while playing half his games in a hitter's park. And "still hits well against lefties" are the exact words that supposedly described Refsnyder, Garver, Solano, and Pollock. This might be the worst trade idea we've seen here this season, and that's without even naming any of our players leaving in a trade. If the D-Backs traded us those two to us in exchange for a bag of dogshit we'd probably still lose the trade.D-train wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2026 4:04 pmSo were those the two worst trade targets you could possibly find? An OFer with a .589 OPS (even if you include is 2025 season he has a sub .700 OPS) and a LH reliever (which we already have two very good ones) who has pitched 8 innings since 2024. And no Raley and Canzone aren't redundant in the least. They are in the lineup together about 70% of games at RF and DH.harmony wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2026 3:57 pmWould anyone trade Luke Raley or Dominic Canzone (and a prospect) to Arizona for righthand-hitting outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and lefty reliever A.J. Puk?
https://www.baseball-reference.com/play ... lo01.shtml
https://www.baseball-reference.com/play ... aj01.shtml
Gurriel and Puk are currently on rehab assignments as Gurriel recovers from a hamstring strain and Puk from Tommy John surgery.
The 32-year-old Gurriel has a 2026 salary of $13 million with a $14 million club option, or $5 million buyout, for 2027. The 31-year-old Puk has a 2026 salary of $3.1 million and becomes a free agent after this season.
Gurriel's production has tapered off since his 2023 All Star season but he still hits well against the lefties who have stymied the Mariners. Puk had posted an ERA of 1.78 (ERA+ of 240) in 38 appearances for the Diamonbacks over the past two seasons.
Raley and Canzone are somewhat redundant platoony lefthand-hitting outfielders/DH with multiple years of team control. Gurriel's righthanded bat could provide a potential 2027 replacement for Randy Arozarena, who is 16 months younger, although their recent outputs may be headed in opposite directions.
FanGraphs currently gives Arizona a 33.7 percent chance of advancing to the postseason. Whom would the Diamondbacks want in exchange for Gurriel and Puk? How much would Arizona's payroll relief reduce the return?
FWIW those guys suck.harmony wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2026 3:57 pmWould anyone trade Luke Raley or Dominic Canzone (and a prospect) to Arizona for righthand-hitting outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and lefty reliever A.J. Puk?
https://www.baseball-reference.com/play ... lo01.shtml
https://www.baseball-reference.com/play ... aj01.shtml
Gurriel and Puk are currently on rehab assignments as Gurriel recovers from a hamstring strain and Puk from Tommy John surgery.
The 32-year-old Gurriel has a 2026 salary of $13 million with a $14 million club option, or $5 million buyout, for 2027. The 31-year-old Puk has a 2026 salary of $3.1 million and becomes a free agent after this season.
Gurriel's production has tapered off since his 2023 All Star season but he still hits well against the lefties who have stymied the Mariners. Puk had posted an ERA of 1.78 (ERA+ of 240) in 38 appearances for the Diamonbacks over the past two seasons.
Raley and Canzone are somewhat redundant platoony lefthand-hitting outfielders/DH with multiple years of team control. Gurriel's righthanded bat could provide a potential 2027 replacement for Randy Arozarena, who is 16 months younger, although their recent outputs may be headed in opposite directions.
FanGraphs currently gives Arizona a 33.7 percent chance of advancing to the postseason. Whom would the Diamondbacks want in exchange for Gurriel and Puk? How much would Arizona's payroll relief reduce the return?
And fwiw, rosterbating trade scenarios is a bloody bore.bpj wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2026 5:57 pmFWIW those guys suck.harmony wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2026 3:57 pmWould anyone trade Luke Raley or Dominic Canzone (and a prospect) to Arizona for righthand-hitting outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and lefty reliever A.J. Puk?
https://www.baseball-reference.com/play ... lo01.shtml
https://www.baseball-reference.com/play ... aj01.shtml
Gurriel and Puk are currently on rehab assignments as Gurriel recovers from a hamstring strain and Puk from Tommy John surgery.
The 32-year-old Gurriel has a 2026 salary of $13 million with a $14 million club option, or $5 million buyout, for 2027. The 31-year-old Puk has a 2026 salary of $3.1 million and becomes a free agent after this season.
Gurriel's production has tapered off since his 2023 All Star season but he still hits well against the lefties who have stymied the Mariners. Puk had posted an ERA of 1.78 (ERA+ of 240) in 38 appearances for the Diamonbacks over the past two seasons.
Raley and Canzone are somewhat redundant platoony lefthand-hitting outfielders/DH with multiple years of team control. Gurriel's righthanded bat could provide a potential 2027 replacement for Randy Arozarena, who is 16 months younger, although their recent outputs may be headed in opposite directions.
FanGraphs currently gives Arizona a 33.7 percent chance of advancing to the postseason. Whom would the Diamondbacks want in exchange for Gurriel and Puk? How much would Arizona's payroll relief reduce the return?
FWIW, Raley and Canzone don't suck.
