Dodgers
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Castillo | 29 | Majors | SP | High | 1.5 | 53.2 | 14.7 | 38.5 | 30.8 | 38.5 | 46.3 |
Total Value:
38.5
Reds
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maddux Bruns | Minors | LHP | 6.9 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 8.3 | ||||||
| Carlos Duran | Minors | RHP | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | ||||||
| Jesus Galiz | Minors | C | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | ||||||
| Edgardo Henriquez | Minors | RHP | 2.5 | 2 | 2.5 | 3 | ||||||
| Maximo Martinez | Minors | RHP | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | ||||||
| Andy Pages | Minors | OF | 25.3 | 20.2 | 25.3 | 30.4 |
Total Value:
39.7
Definitely disagree on the guys in the trade being "turds". Top 100 prospect lists are literally meaningless except to casual fans; they aren't updated nearly frequently enough to actual have meaning. Even the publication that I trust more (fangraphs) has had errors in Reds prospects due to a lack of updating (for instance, they had Tejay Antone's velocity at 91-93 almost a full year after he started throwing 98-101). Also, where are the Reds going to play Busch? 2B is manned by India; they have Barrero in AAA ready to go once he's fully healed from his hamate injury (ignore his stats, everyone hits like shit for a year after that injury) and McLain in AA. They have EDLC in single-a with Jose Torres. They don't need middle infielders, particularly when it reduces the value they'll get in the overall trade. All of the lower-level arms have very high upside to them; yea, they have risk (they're all teens, after all), but this kind of trade is how the Reds can absolutely maximize their return for Castillo. Instead of two top 100 prospects now, in 3 years they might have Pages on the major league roster and 3 of these pitchers on a top 100 list. Given the Reds struggles to draft as well as their stated intention to avoid free agency, they absolutely *have* to take risks like this. They can't play the same game as everyone else; if lower minors prospects are undervalued by other teams, that's where they'll find their advantage.