Post by Silvio (Blue Jays) on Dec 1, 2013 18:10:02 GMT
To Blue Jays: RP Kelvin Herrera (0.5M 2014)
To Royals: 1B Ike Davis (ARB) SP Esmil Rogers (Arb)
I'm a huge fan of Herrera. He has electric stuff, which I feel could make him one of the best late inning relievers in baseball. He's young, cheap and controllable which is also a plus. Adding an arm like him to my bullpen will definitely help my pitching peripherals every week. As for Ike Davis, it's tough trading him since he does offer a lot of power upside (hit 32 HR's in 2012), so at the end of the day I may regret trading him. Though he does have a lot of question marks and I think I'd prefer a more stable option at first base moving forward. As for Rogers, he was a nice depth arm to have though I'm comfortable with the other arms I have which made him expendable in this deal.