TOR-WAS Trade

[Silvio (Blue Jays)]

To Nationals:
Cashner
(ARB)
Sanchez
(prospect)
Barreto
(prospect)
Gose
(prospect)
Carpenter
(0.5M)


To Blue Jays:


Bautista
(14M 2015+)
Lombardozzi
(0.5M 2014)
Lake
(0.5M)
2015 4th rounder

I hate trading away Cashner (since I think he could be a stud in San Diego) and Sanchez (one of my highest ceiling arms). Though Cashner has never logged more than 180 innings, and Sanchez definitely comes with huge risk despite the high reward. I'm dealing those two arms for a stud bat in Baustista. Landing an outfielder like Bautista definitely completes my lineup I think, and allows me to contend in the AL East. Also, his salary is very team friendly for the type of bat he is. Also, getting Junior Lake gives me a younger outfielder who'll get playing time in Chicago and has nice upside as well. Lombardozzi is a solid young utility guy. 

[Troy (Cubs) (LM)]

Please post this correctly. With first names and such.

[Gareth (Nats)]

To Nationals:
Andrew Cashner (ARB)
Aaron Sanchez (prospect)
Franklin Barreto (prospect)
Anthony Gose (prospect)
David Carpenter (0.5M)


To Blue Jays:
Jose Bautista (14M 2015+)
Steve Lombardozzi (0.5M 2014)
Junior Lake (0.5M)
2015 4th rounder


Accept.

Yeah, wouldn't normally trade Bautista here but I wanted to drop that contract and add a solid arm and Cashner could be great this year for not much (projected $2.3m). Also I absolutely love Sanchez, He could be an excellent guy to add to my farm of pitchers which is looking increasingly good for the next few years. Barreto could be anything or nothing but I love the upside. Gose is meh. Carpenter is a really nice bullpen arm with high K/low ERA rates plus he shares his name with a serial killer so what's not to love?

Lombardozzi was a borderline cut for me as I'm not sure he sees too much playing time this year. Didn't want to trade Lake, got bullied into that really but I got some good pieces. Keeps me rolling on. Take it on the chin.

Happy to be dropping some big dollar here. Means I can trade for Chase Headley....


Nationals - $14.5m (pending ARB)
Washington +$14.5m

[Troy (Cubs) (LM)]

While I think this is a fair trade, I'm not interested in Approving this.

Blue Jays current salary is at 103M. You include Homer Bailey's 10M ARB case, and he is sitting at 113M. Then you add the 14M he is gaining in this trade, and all of a sudden he is close to 130M, 30M near over the cap. Ask BOS/TOR/PIT how easy it is to unload salary.

I think this is bad for the league, and therefore I'm vetoing this trade. Unless Blue Jays has a trade in the works where he is shedding 10+M, then this will be ok, but until then, I don't want this passing.

Veto.

EDIT: If it was a few million, I wouldn't have a problem, I just think this is too far.

[JRussi (A's)]

Also Veto, you cant go that high over the cap in a trade. Blue Jays, you need to start paying attention to your salary as you have already be been suspended for 24 HRs from FA bidding as a penalty for not paying attention to it in the past.

[Silvio (Blue Jays)]

Yeah, no worries. Didn't figure I was that much over cap but wow. I'll try and clear some space which I've been trying to do. If me and Nats need to rework the deal later thats fine.

Athletics: I've been in good control of my salary. I haven't been like some teams who've still made trades for star players with 10-15M when they were over cap still.