Encarcion to yanks

[rockycola]

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

Forgot the Mariners also gave up JP Sears in that deal. Such a joke.

Sears hasnt turned out to be anything special, so far.

Now and Then you gotta give to get. Then appears to be the most that impatient Dipoto could get. If nothing more, Juan Then adds to the accumulation of pitchers with 2020 - 2023 potential.

JP SEARS is not ranked in the Yanks top-30.

NYY - Juan Then | Rank: 27 (Preseason: 28)
Team: GCL Yankees East (ROK) ETA: 2022
Position: RHP Age: 19 DOB: 02/07/2000
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6' 1" Weight: 155 lb.
Signed: July 2, 2016 - SEA
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 off seasons, 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.

THEN - https://www.baseball-reference.com/regi ... um=linker-


SEARS - https://www.baseball-reference.com/regi ... ars-000jp-

[Petert]

Does anyone really believe this was the best return we could have gotten for Encarnacion ? Another arm on the pile that Servais and DiPoto can root through and consume, like gulls picking apart garbage ?

[Coeurd’Alene J]

This opens up first base and lets the kids play......

[Sexymarinersfan]

Welp......who's next on the chopping block?!

[Hanjag]

Does anyone really believe this was the best return we could have gotten for Encarnacion ? Another arm on the pile that Servais and DiPoto can root through and consume, like gulls picking apart garbage ?

I was more than a bit underwhelmed. EE has a 140's OPS+ and he has proven he can field 1B everyday. His contract is for 1 year with the option of 2. That is not underwater by any stretch. I think HOuston was dumb as fk for not getting EE weeks ago.

[rockycola]

Welp......who's next on the chopping block?!

Ben Davis!!!

[rockycola]

Does anyone really believe this was the best return we could have gotten for Encarnacion ? Another arm on the pile that Servais and DiPoto can root through and consume, like gulls picking apart garbage ?

I was more than a bit underwhelmed. EE has a 140's OPS+ and he has proven he can field 1B everyday. His contract is for 1 year with the option of 2. That is not underwater by any stretch. I think HOuston was dumb as fk for not getting EE weeks ago.

I don'e dispute the underwhelmed feeling but THEN again I wasn't expecting anybody in anybody's Top 10.

Mariners fans may question the relative lack of a return for a decorated slugger like Encarnacion, though as MLBTR’s Jeff Todd recently examined, the veteran’s market was relatively slim. He wasn’t really an ideal fit for everyday first base duty, which eliminated most NL teams, and even the American League market was relatively limited simply because there aren’t many teams still in realistic playoff contention. Adding Encarnacion might have put the Red Sox over the maximum tax threshold for the second straight year, though for the Astros and even the small-payroll Rays, they could regret not topping the relatively small amount of money and prospect capital it apparently would’ve cost to pry Encarnacion away from a Mariners club that was open to offers.

Then, 19, is a familiar name for Mariners fans, as Seattle originally signed Then as a 16-year-old out of the Dominican Republic in 2016. The Yankees acquired Then in November 2017 as part of the deal that sent Nick Rumbelow to the M’s, and MLB.com ranked Then as the 27th-best prospect in New York’s farm system. Then has yet to pitch this season, but has a 2.67 ERA, 3.77 K/BB rate, and 7.9 K/9 over his first 111 1/3 innings as a professional. According to MLB.com’s scouting report, Then doesn’t have a true plus pitch but “has a high floor” because of strong fastball command, a promising curveball, and “a changeup that’s advanced for his age.”

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/06/ ... acion.html

[Juliooooo]

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

Forgot the Mariners also gave up JP Sears in that deal. Such a joke.

Sears hasnt turned out to be anything special, so far.

His strikeout rate was elite before being traded. Wonder what happened

[Sexymarinersfan]

The Yanks saw what the Phillies gave up for Bruce and pounced!

[Hy Feiber]

Speechless.