Hunter Renfroe and minor leaguer Xavier Edwards to the Rays for OF Tommy Pham and a minor league prospect to be named.
Not sure why you want to get rid of 33 hrs plus their 5th rated prospect but I’m all ears for justification.
Pham was a 20/25 guy last year with the highest fielding percentage of any left fielder in baseball. Career .373 OBP. Second lowest swinging strike percentage of any player in baseball. This is a MAJOR upgrade for a team starving for guys that won't swing and miss.
i like Pham. i dont like losing Edwards. he had good makeup.
Loved X, but I think his swing limits his ceiling. Abrams is a better version of Edwards and has a higher ceiling. X is the #6 rated prospect in the Padre system.
Not sure why you want to get rid of 33 hrs plus their 5th rated prospect but I’m all ears for justification.
Pham was a 20/25 guy last year with the highest fielding percentage of any left fielder in baseball. Career .373 OBP. Second lowest swinging strike percentage of any player in baseball. This is a MAJOR upgrade for a team starving for guys that won't swing and miss.
Pham is a very good player, but including Edwards was too much, IMO. I thought he was the 2B of the future after trading Urias. Unless we got a good prospect back from the Rays, which doesn't sound too likely. Pham also getting up there in age, 32 next year. I think AJ's decisions so far this off-season have been questionable. High risk trades as well as risky manager hire.
i like Pham. i dont like losing Edwards. he had good makeup.
Loved X, but I think his swing limits his ceiling. Abrams is a better version of Edwards and has a higher ceiling. X is the #6 rated prospect in the Padre system.
Edwards was closer than Abrams to being major league ready though. Who is playing second the next 2-3 years?
Not sure why you want to get rid of 33 hrs plus their 5th rated prospect but I’m all ears for justification.
Pham was a 20/25 guy last year with the highest fielding percentage of any left fielder in baseball. Career .373 OBP. Second lowest swinging strike percentage of any player in baseball. This is a MAJOR upgrade for a team starving for guys that won't swing and miss.
Thanks, but I wonder, isn’t Pham 32 years old versus Renfroe’s 27?
Loved X, but I think his swing limits his ceiling. Abrams is a better version of Edwards and has a higher ceiling. X is the #6 rated prospect in the Padre system.
Edwards was closer than Abrams to being major league ready though. Who is playing second the next 2-3 years?
Profar this year, deal with 2021 when it comes. Edwards was not even to AA. He is 2 years away.
Pham was a 20/25 guy last year with the highest fielding percentage of any left fielder in baseball. Career .373 OBP. Second lowest swinging strike percentage of any player in baseball. This is a MAJOR upgrade for a team starving for guys that won't swing and miss.
Thanks, but I wonder, isn’t Pham 32 years old versus Renfroe’s 27?
Doesn't really mean much. Renfroe is who he is at this point.
Doesn't really mean much. Renfroe is who he is at this point.
Ok, well that doesn’t really mean a lot.
Kinda does when he is deeply flawed as a player. Platoon guy who has never hit right handed pitching with any kind of consistency. Pham's exactly the type of player the Padres need.
Post by aztecmusician on Dec 5, 2019 23:27:18 GMT -8
I like all of the moves, up until this one. Pham is a good player, but Renfroe has 40+ HR upside. That’s the name of the game right now, winning successful teams all hit 250+ home runs last year, (Dodgers, Twins, Yankees, Astros) Preller has unloaded his two top power hitters.
I like all of the moves, up until this one. Pham is a good player, but Renfroe has 40+ HR upside. That’s the name of the game right now, winning successful teams all hit 250+ home runs last year, (Dodgers, Twins, Yankees, Astros) Preller has unloaded his two top power hitters.
I think this could be a trade too far.
His top two power hitters who struggled to make consistent contact. Everyone hit home runs last year. Literally. This deal is a home run for the Padres.
Since 2017, his first full year with St. Louis, Tommy Pham has posted the highest WAR (FanGraphs) of any left fielder in baseball. If you widen the parameters to include all outfielders, he is 7th. The guys in front of him are all superstars : Trout, Betts, Yelich, Judge, Bellinger and Springer.
Post by aztecmusician on Dec 6, 2019 0:54:44 GMT -8
I can’t argue with having Pham, he is an established performer who consistently hits. I just see Renfroe hitting 40+ hr and becoming an all star, tough to part with that.
Ok, so the OF is Pham, Grisham, Myers (for now) with Naylor, Margot, Cordero and Profar/Mejia as depth. Athletic, speedy well rounded hitters who fill out a broader stat line.
Possible Padres' lineup for 2020: SS Fernando Tatis, Jr. LF Tommy Pham 1B Eric Hosmer 3B Manny Machado 2B Jurickson Profar CF Manuel Margot RF Trent Grisham C Francisco Mejia/Austin Hedges