We traded Matt Andriese to the Angels

[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman)
1/14/20, 2:51 PM
D-Backs get rhp Jeremy Beasley in the deal for Andriese ⁦‪@ByRobertMurray‬⁩

 

[Ronin]

Robert Murray (@ByRobertMurray)
1/14/20, 2:52 PM
It's Andriese for Beasley. No other players involved. First on the the trade: ⁦‪@JonHeyman‬⁩.

 

[Ronin]

Nick Piecoro (@nickpiecoro)
1/14/20, 3:08 PM
The Diamondbacks have traded right-hander Matt Andriese to the Angels for minor league pitcher Jeremy Beasley. Beasley is a right-handed starter, throws around 92-93 mph, split last season between Double-A and Triple-A and does not need to go on the 40-man roster.

 

[Ronin]

Nick Piecoro (@nickpiecoro)
1/14/20, 3:10 PM
The move saves the Diamondbacks about $1.4 million. The club decided it could part with Andriese following other pitching additions made this offseason.

 

[Ronin]

Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks)
1/14/20, 3:11 PM
The #Dbacks acquire right-handed pitcher Jeremy Beasley from the Angels for Matt Andriese.

The 40-man roster is now at 39.

 

[Dback Jon]

Clearing money...hmmm

 

[Dback Jon]

1Sun must be happy

 

[Phrazbit]

Ever since Michael Beasley I am a Beasley-ist, prejudiced against guys named Beasley.

Therefore, I condemn this trade.

Hazen has had my full confidence until this move, but a BEASLEY?! ... no sir.

 

[1Sun]

Good riddance. Never should have traded for him in the first place.

 

[1Sun]

Ever since Michael Beasley I am a Beasley-ist, prejudiced against guys named Beasley.

Therefore, I condemn this trade.

Hazen has had my full confidence until this move, but a BEASLEY?! ... no sir.

Funny...I kind of will feel this way about any Andriese in the future...

 

[1Sun]

BTW, in my mystery 10 projections I posted in the Rondon thread, the one with by far the worst numbers was none other than Matt Andriese.

 

[GatorAZ]

Clearing money...hmmm

Lamb’s salary isn’t fully guaranteed either so they can create more room if needed.

 

[Dback Jon]

Lamb’s salary isn’t fully guaranteed either so they can create more room if needed.

Lamb for Bryant!

 

[Ronin]

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[TJ]

Lamb for Bryant!

Do it

 

[1Sun]

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Shocked we got a Top 30 prospect for Andriese. Then again, I am even more shocked that:

Thomas is ranked ahead of Robinson and Carroll;

Beer is ranked ahead of Varsho, Duplantier and Perdomo;

Widener is ranked as high as #13;

Cron is ranked as low as #26;

Young at #23, Leyba at #30 or an unranked Rojas would likely be our opening day starting second baseman, unless Hazen acquires a center fielder or second baseman via trade or free agency in the next month.

 

[GatorAZ]

Shocked we got a Top 30 prospect for Andriese. Then again, I am even more shocked that:

Thomas is ranked ahead of Robinson and Carroll;

Beer is ranked ahead of Varsho, Duplantier and Perdomo;

Widener is ranked as high as #13;

Cron is ranked as low as #26;

Young at #23, Leyba at #30 or an unranked Rojas would likely be our opening day starting second baseman, unless Hazen acquires a center fielder or second baseman via trade or free agency in the next month.

I trust these rankings more:

https://www.azsnakepit.com/2020/1/2/21041110/michael-mcdermotts-top-30-prospect-list-for-2020

 

[1Sun]

I trust these rankings more:

https://www.azsnakepit.com/2020/1/2/21041110/michael-mcdermotts-top-30-prospect-list-for-2020

I wouldn't rank Varsho over Carroll. I also wouldn't rank Martin as high as 4, Thomas as low as 6, or Duplantier as low as 8.

Otherwise, I could get behind these rankings. Note, with these rankings, if the current roster holds, our opening day starting second baseman will be a prospect ranked #20 in our system, ranked #28 in our system, or ranked outside our Top 30.

 

[GatorAZ]

I wouldn't rank Varsho over Carroll. I also wouldn't rank Martin as high as 4, Thomas as low as 6, or Duplantier as low as 8.

Otherwise, I could get behind these rankings. Note, with these rankings, if the current roster holds, our opening day starting second baseman will be a prospect ranked #20 in our system, ranked #28 in our system, or ranked outside our Top 30.

I would side with Carroll over Varsho because he can be a plus player in every aspect of the game with the exception of power. I think Varsho is probably higher on other teams wish lists because he’s an ETA 20/21’ guy.

Martin is probably high and Thomas maybe dropped a spot or two after struggling in Visalia.

The time to sell on Duplantier was probably two years ago.

 

[1Sun]

I would side with Carroll over Varsho because he can be a plus player in every aspect of the game with the exception of power. I think Varsho is probably higher on other teams wish lists because he’s an ETA 20/21’ guy.

Martin is probably high and Thomas maybe dropped a spot or two after struggling in Visalia.

The time to sell on Duplantier was probably two years ago.

Duplantier actually looked fantastic last year...until they started shuffling him back and forth between the starting rotation and the bullpen...

 

[BC867]

I wouldn't rank Varsho over Carroll. I also wouldn't rank Martin as high as 4, Thomas as low as 6, or Duplantier as low as 8.

Duplantier is a starter, not a reliever. But every time he was brought up, he sat in the bullpen
and came in on short notice. After being accustomed to a starter's routine.

I hope someone gives him a chance to show what he can do as a starter. The same with Cron.

The way Torey treated both of them is like bringing up prospects for them to change positions
at the Major League level. It makes no sense. If you must have them change positions, try it in
the Minors first.

Better yet, bring them up to do what earned them the callup.

Edit: I saw that you posted the same thing when I got past your earlier post.
Duplaintier's few starts were each a 1-and-done.

 

[GatorAZ]

Duplantier actually looked fantastic last year...until they started shuffling him back and forth between the starting rotation and the bullpen...

His ERA was pretty lucky. Terrible WHIP and K/BB ratio. It’ll come back to bite him with a larger sample.

And of course he’s injured every year.

 

[BC867]

His ERA was pretty lucky. Terrible WHIP and K/BB ratio. It’ll come back to bite him with a larger sample.

And of course he’s injured every year.

Perhaps he's injured every year because the D-backs constantly take him out of his routine.

A starter in the Minors, then brought up to sit in the bullpen in the Majors, over and over
throughout the season. The same with Cron, as I've posted before. The top slugger in the
Minors, then up and down to sit on the bench for an occasional pinch hitting appearance.

Use them for what they are. And if you don't need that, trade them for what you need.
If you need a reliever, get a reliever. If you need a pinch hitter, get a pinch hitter.

You can't expect a starting pitcher to be an on-and-off reliever. Or a slugger accustomed
to playing every day to come off the bench for a pinch hitting appearance here and there.

Players tend to get into routines. Disrupting those routines can lead to injuries. The same
applies to Torey's multiple position changes each game.

BADD = baseball attention deficit disorder.