First, the trade I was hinting at a couple of posts ago:
A big prospect trade that fills needs for both teams and finds them both dealing from excess. For us it was a glut of middle infielders. As 2021 MVP Brandon Lowe has second locked down on a team-friendly contract the next several years and we already have Vidal Brujan capable of playing the position not to mention Taylor Walls and prospects like Greg Jones, Edwards was expendable even though he's a top-30 prospect. Meanwhile after Christian Vazquez leaves as a free agent this winter, we're kind of thin at catcher. I like Francisco Mejia, but he's not a full-time solution. So we acquire Bart, one of the best young catchers/catching prospects in baseball, a potential 4-star guy who's already a 65 defender at the position and has 25-30 HR power (# of homers, not power rating, where he's 60/65) and should be a .260 hitter. And the Giants could afford to deal Bart since they have Patrick Bailey, their 1st round pick last season, almost ready. Edwards will give them a potentially elite leadoff hitter, and here's hoping none of the current Giants refer to him as a "slapdick" prospect.
The real bonus is getting Ramos, an exciting OF prospect. Ideally he'd play CF, but he's rated 45 there but still has more than enough power to play a corner where's he a 60 RF with a 65 arm. He's struggled a bit at AAA (224/320/347) but he's a quality prospect. The other two guys we dealt are nothing much, both were signed as minor league free agents in the last year. This deal will lead to a couple of transactions:
June 4: Optioned C Francisco Mejia to AAA Durham, added C Joey Bart to the active roster; optioned IF Mike Brosseau to AAA Durham, purchased the contract of OF Khris Davis from AAA Durham, designated C Brett Sullivan for assignment and placed him on waivers.
First of all, Mejia does not deserve a demotion as he was hitting .345 backing up Vazquez and playing well. He'll be the backup next year and probably play a bit more than he was playing this year as Vazquez is one of the 5 best catchers in baseball right now. Also Brosseau was hitting well and his versatility will be missed. I was considering sending down Oscar Colas even though he's 2nd on the team in HR and RBI as he hasn't produced lately. But for now Brosseau goes to make room for "Krush" Davis, who was krushing the ball at AAA Durham with a whopping 21 homers in 166 ABs for a cool 307/359/741 slash line. Davis will DH against lefties, and some against righties as well as we can use an infusion of offense. Sullivan, who was up briefly last year, goes on waivers to make room on the 40-man for Davis and should clear.