Mariners & Rays
Submitted by: futureTraderJerry1
Mariners
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Lowe | 30 | Majors | 2B | Low | 2 | 30.4 | 22.1 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 10 | |
| Pete Fairbanks | 30 | Majors | RP | Medium | 2 | 19.8 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 9.1 | 10.9 |
Total Value:
17.4
Rays
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Canzone | 26 | Majors | OF | DH | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2 | |
| Tai Peete | 18 | Minors | SS | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 7.7 | |
| Logan Evans | 22 | Minors | SP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 8.9 | 11.1 | 13.3 |
Total Value:
19.2
Comments
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Evans isn’t the kind of pitcher the Rays are typically interested in because he lacks high end stuff. I don’t think they would have any interest. Plus, Seattle arguably needs Evans a lot more than the Rays, who are probably looking to trade 1-2 pitchers this offseason as is.
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I don't see Brandon Lowe being traded for this valuation. The Rays seek out low acquisition statcast darlings. They certainly don't trade 2 years of them for the valuation of a decent middle reliever. BLowe was in the 85th percentile of xwOBA and is extremely affordable. I don't see him being moved for this value.
We will see. From what I can find out online, the Rays earn about $80MM from stadium revenue each year. If they are forced to play at a minor league stadium all year, I would assume they lose more than half of that $80MM (of course they will get some back from revenue sharing). Long story short, I can see them trading Lowe for payroll savings, but only if they get a high quality prospect in return.
Any idea if they have catastrophe insurance? I know very little about it, but was once approached about it. I just have an umbrella insurance on my business, but if something happens to the building and we have to relocate, I don't think I recoup any of the potential profits that are lost. MLB has a hell of a lot of contingency plans. I'd bet there has always been a plan if a team lost it's stadium to a fire/earthquake/terrorist etc. Perhaps it's just the other 29 organizations sharing additional profits? We saw 4 years ago that MLB can turn a profit without selling a single ticket (I assume, because they could have just canceled the season). Maybe the Rays won't be as poor as I previously thought. But either way, BLowe is a top 8 Ray all time, and I hope they don't repeat the Zobrist mistake again. If they can't get a premier prospect, I have zero interest in trading away the best power 2nd baseman to ever play this game.