Reds & Rays
Submitted by: CCMosley
Reds
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taj Bradley | 23 | Majors | SP | 5 | 97.4 | 42.1 | 55.3 | 44.3 | 55.3 | 66.4 |
Total Value:
55.3
Rays
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt McLain | 24 | Majors | SS | 2B | 5 | 87 | 37.1 | 49.8 | 39.9 | 49.8 | 59.8 |
Total Value:
49.8
Comments
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Not a fan of C.Williams or T.Bradley or both?
Reds fan here. Although I'd be OK obtaining Bradley (a team can never have toomuch pitching), McLain is a untouchable as anyone. The Reds already moved India for a RH pitcher to make room for McLain. They're not trading him. You should target Steer instead, as he came up as a 2b.
This trade only makes sense if the Rays are obtaining a good defensive SS with an above average bat. Otherwise it makes no sense.
I forgot about the India deal honestly, TB has so many 3B/2B/1B/DH types they could field 6 teams right now but they are really thin at good fielding SS with any kind of offensive contributions that aren't just a black hole in the lineup
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Not really not a fan but more of both teams using their depth to improve their team, Reds already have a superstar SS and a ton of infield depth so adding like 4 yrs of Bradley helps strengthen their starters, Rays have a ton of pitching plus the ability to create it so getting McLain for 2 yrs then flipping him for a big return helps TB. Williams probably isn't ready til after super 2 status in 2026 so you get 1.25 seasons of McLain at SS then he slides over to 2nd for Williams if he's ready, I do worry about Williams strike outs so it would be nice to see him reign that in more at AAA then attempt it at the big league level.
I agree on the timeline for C.Williams. I don’t want to trade Bradley though, and certainly don’t want to trade him in a 1:1 trade. I expect Littell to be moved this offseason, Ras and Springs at the Deadline, and McClanny at next year’s offseason. Long story short, the Rays may need to keep Bradley