Three-Team Trade Lands Bearcats Ward, Expos Prospect
stadiumreport.bbn November 30th, 2020
Sometimes, it needs more than one interested party to make a trade. In this case, three were needed. In a dead that reportedly was orchestrated by
Expos GM K.C. Martin, the
Montreal Expos,
Los Angeles Angels and
Salt Lake City Bearcats traded players that could shape up the future of those ballclubs.
Salt Lake City Bearcats receive:
LF
Brian Ward(27, 3.5*) .267/.342/.478 32HR 93RBI 2.1WAR - $11.9M – 3x All-Star 1x Silver Slugger
40% paid by
MON, 60% paid by
LAA
Los Angeles Angels receive:
A SP
Kyle Lausch(23, 2/2.5*) 5-3 1.47 53K 12GS 0.6WAR #61 prospect
AAA 3B
Chance North(25, 2*) .243/.290.407 10HR 41RBI 92G 1.6WAR
Montreal Expos receive:
R 3B
Joe Townsend(19, 0.5/4*) .151/.205./.249 5HR 10 RBI -0.7WAR - #117 prospect
Why the
Expos gave up the #61 prospect to get the #117 prospect remains their secret, but for
Salt Lake City, they got a hitter in their prime, and the
Angels got rid of a player they put on the trading blog while eating some money.
Hear me out. Townsend is a 80 grade power potential player that could become a premier slugger according to our scouting department. His ratings are low at 3B… because he is not a good defensive player at third, and we will train him at 1B to move towards a position he field in the future.
As for Lausch, many teams were high on him, but his #61 prospect rating is fake. He currently is regarded as a starter, but is 45 rated in stamina and therefore will never be a productive starter, and his trade value was too high to keep him around as a reliever in the future.
News:
December 2nd -
NMBL Denver Seahawks SP
Danny Huber(28, 3.5*) signed a 4y/$72M extension with the club. Part of two World Series winning campaigns with them, he won the Pitcher of the Year Award in 2019 and is coming off a 16-7 4.30 173K 32G 2.3WAR season.
December 6th – Free agent star 1B
Toki Asakura(33, 4*) has decided to bring his talents to
Seattle for a huge 5y/$121.2M contract with no further options in it. The 6x All-Star has hit .252/.360/.494 35HR 86RBIs 154G 3.0WAR wants to be a key part in turning the 78-84 franchise around.
December 11th – LF
Jose Campa(25, 2/2.5*) has signed a minor league contract with us. He has hit .202/5-23 .564OPS in 63 games in AA in the
Angels org last year.
December 11th – The
Salt Lake City Bearcats have a new ace as SP
Andres Rico(29, 3.5*) has joined them on a 2y/$12.4M contract. The 3x All-Star was 7-4 3.73 82K 17GS 2.4WAR last year.