Blue Jays/DBacks

[Rich (D'Backs)]

Blue Jays Agree To Send:

C J.P. Arencibia-ARB
2B/OF Emilio Bonafacio-ARB
OF Moises Sierra-spec
SP Alberto Tirado-spec
SP Matt Smoral-spec





DBacks Agree To Send:

SP Andrew Cashner-ARB
RP Joe Thatcher-ARB
SP Daniel Hudson-ARB
SP Anthony Meo-spec
SP David Holmberg-spec



I accept. I get my back up catcher with pop, a real SB threat, depth for my OF, and 2 young SPs who I feel are a lot better than the 2 specs I am giving.

[Silvio (Blue Jays)]

Confirmed.

I get a solid young mid-rotation starter in Cashner who has a fair amount of upside, especially pitching half of his games in San Diego. He was the main guy I wanted in this deal, since he strengthens my rotation and I have him under club control at a respectable contract over the next couple of seasons. I think I've landed the best piece in this deal with Cashner. As for Daniel Hudson, he likely will miss most of 2014, though when healthy with Arizona he was a solid No. 2 starter. He still has age on his side, and I think the reward outweighs the risk. Thatcher gives me another BP arm who's cheap and should pick me up some HLDS and post nice ratios. Meo and Holmberg add some depth to my system, don't expect them to be stars.

I wanted to rid myself of J.P. Arencibia. He's not the catcher I want moving forward and with him being arbitration eligible, I don't want to pay him what he'll likely get. Also, there's the possibility the Jays non-tender him. He does have some pop, though I don't think its worth the other horrible ratios he puts up. Bonafacio does steal bases, though his overall offensive numbers make him a one-dimensional player in my book. As for Sierra, he's a 4th outfielder who I could easily replace in my opinion. As for Tirado and Smoral, they have nice potential though they are just prospects who are still far away, so there is no guarantee they have a significant impact.

[Troy (Cubs) (LM)]

Approve. I'm a fan of the Blue Jays side here.

[Anthony (Cards) (LM)]

Approve

[Robbie (Padres)]

approve

[Tyler (Mets)]

Approve

[Brandon (Rangers)]

Fine, but IMO Tirado ends up being the best player in the deal assuming the league lasts 8 years, lol.