Friday, July 31st, 2015
So Cal and San Diego made a trade today. In this move, the Republic shipped 21-year-old minor league starting pitcher Kazuhiko Kanno, 20-year-old minor league starting pitcher Luis Sandoval, 19-year-old minor league starting pitcher José Lara, 23-year-old minor league center fielder Taylor Thompson and 20-year-old minor league catcher Arturo León to the Hops for 27-year-old reliever Steve Johnson and 26-year-old second baseman Randy Bingham. The So Cal GM told reporters, "I think this trade is beneficial to everyone involved, including the players."
Bingham is presently hitting at a .344 pace with no home runs, 3 RBIs and has scored 3 times.
Evaluation: The get here was MR Johnson. Johnson has 20 stamina, and should provide some quality innings out of the back-end of the rotation which is lacking very much right now. Bingham also is a nice 2* 2B who can play 2B some, but is more suited to 1B in the future. With the arrival of SS Lewis, and the all-star Frost rehabbing in AAA currently Bingham will be fighting for at bats. A demotion to AAA is possible. Steve Lewis also just turned.
In the deal, the Republic sent the 6th pick in the 2012 draft Kazuhiko Kanno. Kanno easily the best player in the deal, leaves a stacked system of arms and will be a welcome addition to the bare Hops farm system. Also going is IFA darling Luis Sandoval (whose not rated what he was when found, but still very solid) and Jose "Doppleganger" Lara. The team also sent a pair of 3* positional specs from premium positions with Leon at C, and Thompson in CF.
In the deal, the Republic sent the 6th pick in the 2012 draft Kazuhiko Kanno. Kanno easily the best player in the deal, leaves a stacked system of arms and will be a welcome addition to the bare Hops farm system. Also going is IFA darling Luis Sandoval (whose not rated what he was when found, but still very solid) and Jose "Doppleganger" Lara. The team also sent a pair of 3* positional specs from premium positions with Leon at C, and Thompson in CF.
Republic, Toreros Make Trade
Friday, July 31st, 2015
The general manager of the So Cal Republic has signed off on a trade for Cabo San Lucas's 20-year-old minor league reliever Javier Pérez. To complete the deal, the Republic will send 31-year-old reliever Rusty Bell to the Toreros.
This season Bell has logged 1 save. He has thrown 35.1 innings, dished out 27 strikeouts and walked 12 while putting up a 2-1 mark and a 3.31 ERA.
Evaluation: This deal was a small deal, where the Republic moved veteran MR Rusty Bell to Cabo's for 20-year old A baller Javier Perez. Bell doesn't fit into the teams future plans with the stockpile of arms in the system as mentioned above, but Perez at 20 10 10 provides a possible situational MR with a quick hook if developed. This was about turning Bell into something 4-5 years down the road, and the team was able to clear the rest of Bells 500K salary in doing so as well.
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