Rangers make awful trade

by Adam J. Morris on Dec 20, 2005 1:37 PM CST in News Comment 80 comments

All those good things I've been saying about Jon Daniels?

Well, forget it.

The overhauling of the Rangers' pitching staff moves into overdrive.

While club officials met with free-agent ace Kevin Millwood on Tuesday, the team agreed in principle to a deal with San Diego that will bring them right-handed starter Adam Eaton and hard-throwing setup man Akinori Otsuka and a minor league prospect in exchange for Highland Park's Chris Young, first baseman Adrian Gonzalez and outfielder Terrmel Sledge, major league officials confirmed. The trade is also contingent on the players passing physicals.

Rangers GM Jon Daniels, who was scheduled to meet with Millwood and agent Scott Boras on Tuesday afternoon, declined to comment.

It depends on who the prospect is -- Ben Johnson is a name I've heard cast about -- but whoever it is, this sounds like a horrible trade for Texas.

Chris Young, right now, is better and cheaper than Adam Eaton, who was demanding a 3 year, $27 million deal from the Padres.

Otsuka is a decent reliever.

Sledge is a decent outfielder.

Gonzalez is, of course, Gonzalez.

What an awful deal.

I don't see how this makes any sense for Texas.

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I thought Daniels...

Was trying to rape people. Why did he choose to get raped himself?

by Texasportsfan on Dec 20, 2005 1:41 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Nice.

Classy.

by orton1227 on Dec 20, 2005 1:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

It's an okay deal

i would have tried to keep Sledge. But, Eaton is better than Young. I wonder if the PTBNL is Bush???

by Longhorn on Dec 20, 2005 1:46 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Eaton is not better than Young

He's also a free agent after the 2006 season, and he's more expensive.

by Adam J. Morris on Dec 20, 2005 1:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

you're saying

you would not have traded Young for Eaton straight up?

by Longhorn on Dec 20, 2005 1:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Hell no

Eaton hasn't posted an ERA+ of better than 100 since 2000.

He can't stay healthy.

And he's a free agent after the season.

by Adam J. Morris on Dec 20, 2005 1:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

he started..

31 games 3 years ago, 33 games 2 years ago, and 24 last year because of a strained finger? i think he'll be just fine...

Who cares about after the season? Get a draft pick for him then. I think the Rangers are trying to win this year, and if they believe Eaton will help them do that, more power to JD.

by Longhorn on Dec 20, 2005 2:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

hoo

That's a big 'if'...

Good point about Eaton's durability, though. I'm not too concerned about a finger strain.

by hightowersmith on Dec 20, 2005 2:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

If they are trying to win this year...

Then they'd be better off with Young, who is better than Eaton.

by Adam J. Morris on Dec 20, 2005 2:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Well

What's your take on the fact that Young faded down the stretch last year, Adam?

I like the player, and I'd undo this trade if I could. But he isn't flawless. His recent track record is indicative of a ML future, but step a little farther back and it gets murkier.

I dunno. I'm just trying to feel better, y'know...

by hightowersmith on Dec 20, 2005 2:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Young

I've got concerns about him.

I don't view him as a potential ace, or anything like that.

But I think, at best, him vs. Eaton in 2006 is a toss-up.

by Adam J. Morris on Dec 20, 2005 2:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Benefit of the doubt

If JD's reports on Eaton say he has ace potential, I'm willing to applaud their risk-taking. Young is pretty much WYSIWYG.

That's all the silver lining I see. San Diego got a few very nice players back, with much less unknown quantity involved, for a guy who carries risk.

This isn't helping me...

by hightowersmith on Dec 20, 2005 2:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

That's my problem

As much as I'm ripped for being a Ranger hata, I was ripped for being a Hart apologist for quite a while.

I am a Rangers fan. I like Jon Daniels, and want him to succeed. I want the team to succeed. I want to be able to celebrate the moves they make, like I did the Soriano trade. I don't like ripping them.

And you know, I've always liked Adam Eaton, and thought he was someone worth taking a chance on.

But I just don't see that the risk/reward on this deal is worth it. Particularly if we're going to immediately turn around and overpay to get him to sign an extension here.

by Adam J. Morris on Dec 20, 2005 2:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Eaton didn't want to come here...

This makes NO sense whatsoever. Eaton DOESN'T want to come here and is already on record as stating that he WILL NOT sign an extension with Texas. So we are renting Eaton for a year. Screw you Rangers' management. Guess my resignation will stay in effect for a long while.

by ortonius7 on Dec 20, 2005 3:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Link?

by hightowersmith on Dec 20, 2005 3:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Looking

by ortonius7 on Dec 20, 2005 3:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

re:

Helllllllll no. Not ever.

by Ian Cobb on Dec 20, 2005 2:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Huh???

In which bizarro world is Eaton better than Young? Have you looked at Eaton's ERA+?

by Redcaps on Dec 20, 2005 3:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Optimistic

Maybe Daniels feels as if he will sign Millwood. How does the following rotation make you feel?

Millwood
Padilla
Eaton
Poe
Dominguez

by brian mac on Dec 20, 2005 1:49 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Optimistic

If he was wanting this to help. CY is cheaper (gives him more $$ to offer Millwood) and CY is better.

by Texasportsfan on Dec 20, 2005 1:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

not a bad rotation

but a better one would have been:

Millwood
Young
Padilla
Loe
Dominguez

by Ian Cobb on Dec 20, 2005 2:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

How does that rotation make me feel?

Like a Cask of Amontillado.

by shroomer on Dec 20, 2005 2:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Well

If Young has something wrong with him, or if he just sucks in 06, it makes a little more sense. Then it's just about Eaton performing alright.

I really liked Adrian Gonzalez, though. I'da hoped for something better in exchange.

At best, I'm copasetic about it. But it is gut-wrenchingly difficult to be excited about Adam Eaton.

That PTBNL better be really, really effin good.

by hightowersmith on Dec 20, 2005 1:51 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

PTBNL

This is what it boils down to. I'll reserve judgment until then.

by Bolt on Dec 20, 2005 2:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Boiled down to suck

Ok, this trade sucks.

by Bolt on Dec 20, 2005 2:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

wow

i was out xmas shopping and heard this on the ticket, and i damn near wrecked my truck screaming WTF at my radio.
why on earth you would trade agon,cyoung and sledge for eaton, some over the hill japanese pitcher and ptbnl is beyond me.

they had a reporter out of san diego on saying how good that reliever is, and that eaton, when healthy can be a #1 and was at the start of last season the ace of the padres staff over peavy, personally i think he was blowing smoke.

i can only hope daniels knows something we dont know.

by rentz on Dec 20, 2005 2:09 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I don't get this at all

Why trade pitching for pitching? I would have MUCH rather done the AGon/Laird for Eaton trade. This trade is just plain perplexing.

by trza on Dec 20, 2005 2:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

well

from what the reporter from san diego was saying on the ticket, the padres always needed a pitcher in return, and that there never would be a deal involved without getting one in return. he did say however he really thought it would have been laird and not gonzalez, but they were thrilled to get the hometown player

by rentz on Dec 20, 2005 2:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

hmmm.

In that case I guess we are lucky they didn't trade Diamond, Danks, Volquez, or Hurley for one year of Eaton. Actually, I don't even know if that would be worse. If the rangers are able to sign Eaton to an extension, that would make this trade less bad, but I have a tough time seeing the benefit of this deal.

by trza on Dec 20, 2005 2:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

An Eaton extension

It would probably make it worse.

He wants $9 million per year.

I wouldn't pay Eaton $9 million per year.

by Adam J. Morris on Dec 20, 2005 2:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

well...

...if you're thinking he's going to have a bad season at TBiA, then i doubt he'll ask for 9 mil then..

by Longhorn on Dec 20, 2005 2:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Well...

If he has a bad season at TBIA, he'll probably not re-sign at all.

by Adam J. Morris on Dec 20, 2005 2:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

well

the rangers do have to overpay pitchers, if he can produce i wouldnt object to a deal like that.

by rentz on Dec 20, 2005 2:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

If he can produce?

He hasn't had an ERA+ of 100 since 2000.

Let's say he gets back on track, and can post a 100 ERA+, and stay healthy, the next three years...

Is that really worth $27 million?

by Adam J. Morris on Dec 20, 2005 2:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Gee thanks man!

Here we are flailing around trying to find a silver lining, and you have to shoot us down... On it's surface, it's really hard to see any way this is a good deal. It seems like Otsuka will make our bullpen better, but that's pretty much it.

by trza on Dec 20, 2005 2:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

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by TheHossMan on Dec 20, 2005 2:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

2 ways this is a good deal for Texas

The player to be named later is a top-pitching prospect.
Chris Young will not be pitching because he accepted the deal the Sacramento Kings offered him 2 years ago.

Both possibilities have similar chances to happen.

by Texasportsfan on Dec 20, 2005 2:16 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

re:

The Padres farm system is one of the worst in baseball, and the top pitching prospect in the Padres system is Cesar Carillo, who can't be traded until July because he was just drafted(and probably wouldn't be traded anyway).

by Ian Cobb on Dec 20, 2005 2:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Trade

not sure how i feel about this one just yet...
I would have liked to seen a deal like this happen without sending chris young...

I always hate the idea of bringing NL pitching over to the AL...the hitters in the AL are so much more to contend with.

Troy I. ----- "It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy." -Nolan Ryan

by tdi1985 on Dec 20, 2005 2:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!

Chris Young went to my high school and is our best pitcher and we lose Sledge?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

"There's no reason the Rangers can't get to the top.""My style is to keep folks in place who are good managers and want to win."

by miles on Dec 20, 2005 2:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

The PTBNL is C Billy Killian

per foxsports..
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5184050

by cjbray on Dec 20, 2005 2:30 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

well...

guess that means lairds getting traded

by rentz on Dec 20, 2005 2:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

No it doesn't

Killian is only 19, and isn't good.

by Adam J. Morris on Dec 20, 2005 2:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

laird

yeah i see that now...
though i still think laird will be moved so buck can bring in another hasbeen hardnosed vet

by rentz on Dec 20, 2005 2:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

So the San Diego reporter said...

the Padres really need a catcher. But they are trading one to us? Humm he should be great!!!

by Texasportsfan on Dec 20, 2005 2:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

catcher

they need a major league ready catcher, not a 19yr old

by rentz on Dec 20, 2005 2:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

fuson

is anyone else starting to wonder if he has incriminating pictures of tom hicks?

by rentz on Dec 20, 2005 2:45 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I live

in San Diego, and my 2nd favorite team is the Pads, however, first and foremost my heart is with the Rangers. Going to Petco and following the Pads as well, here is my take on our new players:

Eaton: Carried the Pads, and at times was brilliant. Radio down here called him the next Peavy, as the two would feed off eachother performances. When he gets hit early, he gets hit alot. If he starts good, he'll end good. Hopefully with our infield/outfirld overhaul, our defense will be better, making him get hit less. I'm sad to see CY go, but at least I can still see him pitch here in SD.

Aki: First and foremost, he makes some of the funniest commercials on local TV! Secondly, he's an incredible set-up man, probbly one of the top 3 most consistent. He has a very funky delivery that off-sets the timing of hitters. He was suppose to be the new closer (him or Linebrink) if Hoffman went to Clevland.

So, I do think CY is better than Eaton, however, not by much. I think it'll prove itself to be an even trade, however the edge to CY is this age, and pricetag. I think the key here is AGon, someone we have no use for, and Sledge, someone who would have platooned with DD and GMJ for Aki, who IMO will be our most successful setup man.

At least we still retained Laird, Arias, and the DVD trio. Now if only Millwood can sign, and we pick up one more expiernced reliever..then I believe we'll be very competitive.

-SMITTY (sorry so long!!) =)

by SMITTY on Dec 20, 2005 2:49 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Thanks

Thanks for that, man. I feel a little better.

It's nice to hear Eaton has his moments...

by hightowersmith on Dec 20, 2005 2:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

thanks

for posting that, hearing that you like Aki makes me feel a little better about the trade.

"There's no reason the Rangers can't get to the top.""My style is to keep folks in place who are good managers and want to win."

by miles on Dec 20, 2005 2:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Horrible, Horrible, Horrible Trade

The Soriano and Padilla trades were great but this is just downright retarded. As Adam pointed out, Young is better than Eaton right now. This makes no sense whatsoever.

by Chris Martin on Dec 20, 2005 2:53 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Daniels' thinking

Speculation: early on Daniels empahsized that strengthening the bullpen was a chief priority this offseason. It does seem like he has accomplished that in this trade. However, this is a very high price to pay.

by trza on Dec 20, 2005 3:00 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

The bullpen is better now

But the rotation is weaker. I would rather have a more solid rotation if I had to pick between the 2.

by Chris Martin on Dec 20, 2005 3:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I can't say anything....

because I said I'd give JD six months leeway....

Req

by Requiem on Dec 20, 2005 3:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Gonzalez

Interesting point made by the MLB.com flash that they have up...
Gonzalez is going back to his hometown

Troy I. ----- "It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy." -Nolan Ryan

by tdi1985 on Dec 20, 2005 3:08 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Young vs. Eaton

2005

Eaton 4.27 ERA 1.43 WHIP pitching in the NL in a pitchers park.

Young 4.26 ERA 1.25 WHIP pitching in the AL in a hitters park.

Granted, that is the only season we really have to judge Young on so he could regress. On the other hand, we have more than ample evidence to show that Eaton sucks.

by Chris Martin on Dec 20, 2005 3:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

eaton vs young

im starting to come around and hope there could be a silver lining here. all im reading/hearing from places other than ranger fan boards is how phenomenal eaton can be, IF (thats a big if) he pitches to his potential, it could be great.

but yah, based on last year young is the better pitcher. heres to hoping the rangers front office knows something we dont.

ask me again in 10minutes, and i will have changed my thoughts again im sure

by rentz on Dec 20, 2005 3:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

The Oracle chimes in...

Echoing much of what has been said here:

Well, the Ranger front office gave away all the newfound-love they acquired last week in the clever Soriano for Wilkerson-Sledge swap. My best guess? The Rangers totally got Adam Eaton and Jake Peavy confused, thinking that they're landing the guy that finished in the top 10 in ERA the last two seasons and has 3 years until free agency rather than Eaton, who has put up a better-than-league-average ERA+ once in his career, during his 22-start rookie campaign. Chris Young, despite wearing down the second half of the season, had a better year than Eaton has ever had in the majors. And he won't be a free agent until the winter of 2010.

by Chris Martin on Dec 20, 2005 3:26 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

ugh

"won't be a free agent until the winter of 2010."

ugh, this trade really pisses me off

"There's no reason the Rangers can't get to the top.""My style is to keep folks in place who are good managers and want to win."

by miles on Dec 20, 2005 3:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

An obvious question?

If Adam Eaton is this bad, how is he justified asking for all that cash?

Is it a Boras effect, or his decent W-L last year? His age?

I mean, it's something, right?

by hightowersmith on Dec 20, 2005 3:36 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Asking and getting

Are 2 different things. Who knows how much he would actually get.

by Chris Martin on Dec 20, 2005 3:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I would say

that a big factor there is that players in beneficial home parks seem to be able to ignore that effect in their contract demands. So if Todd Helton and Carlos Delgado have the same season, Helton will feel like he deserves the same money that Delgado gets (ignoring actual current contracts, of course).

Eaton pitches in a huge pitcher's park, but gets paid (at least demands to get paid) based on his ERA, not his ERA+.

by Brett Perryman on Dec 20, 2005 4:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

This trade makes me ill.

Young is better/younger/cheaper than Eaton. The reliever is nothing special. The reported prospect is complete crap.

This trade is as bad as the Sori trade was good. What the hell was JD thinking?

by Athos on Dec 20, 2005 3:47 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I'm thinking

Adam is just mad because Blalock wasn't included.

Am I right here?

by Sharky on Dec 20, 2005 4:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Because

When I came here and saw "terrible trade" first thing I thought was oh no, what loser did we trade Blalock for.

Since we didn't, I dont care that much.

by Sharky on Dec 20, 2005 4:23 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Anyways

>>The Rangers and Padres had been discussing a deal for Eaton for several weeks, but Texas was reluctant to part with young catcher Gerald Laird, The Dallas Morning News reported. >>

You can be happy with that, Adam. Your boy Daniels is protecting Laird.

by Sharky on Dec 20, 2005 4:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Laird

Yep, Morris should be freaking thrilled we held on to his precious Laird and sacrificed Young in the process.

I'm bummed about this deal...

by jctrampe on Dec 20, 2005 5:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

What the hell?

This is awful.

by Mahon on Dec 20, 2005 4:41 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Seems we

Got a mediocre pitcher with better stuff for a mediocre pitcher.

The only downside is giving up a trade chip in Adrain G.

But other than that, it's hardly terrible.

by Sharky on Dec 20, 2005 4:52 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

You left one thing out

- that the mediocre pitcher that we're getting will make like five million more than the one we're giving and will be a FA several years earlier.

by Brett Perryman on Dec 20, 2005 4:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

CY

has a history of arm problems, Adam Eaton doesn't.

by Longhorn on Dec 20, 2005 4:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

He doesn't?

Then why did he make 6 starts in 2002? And while last year wasn't an arm problem, there was a problem that he had to deal with.

by Chris Martin on Dec 20, 2005 5:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Eaton's injury history

Eaton also had Tommy John surgery in 2002, aside from his two DL stints last year with the finger injury.

by RCCook on Dec 20, 2005 6:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

True

I guess it was stupid.

Unless we expect to win in 2006.

Still, it wasn't really damaging. As long as we dont sign him to an expensive extension.

Plus we got the reliever.

by Sharky on Dec 20, 2005 5:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I think

that besides the money and the risk of letting Young go early, where it was damaging is that, if they had played their cards right, Gonzalez would have been a very nice player or trade chip in time. He is a good hitter, and he's still quite young.

You might be able to counter the money difference somewhat between Young and Eaton by what it would have cost to sign a guy similar to Otsuka as a FA. But I just hate to give up Gonzalez to get a 34 year old setup man who really regressed last year after the NL had time to adjust to him.

by Brett Perryman on Dec 20, 2005 5:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Sorry

meant that as a response to shark just above.

by Brett Perryman on Dec 20, 2005 5:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Bleah

I never thought Chris Young was anything more than a decent #3 starter, but he WAS a decent #3 starter who was young and cheap. So we swapped him for a decent #3 starter who is kind of young and dillusional (3yrs/27mil?)???

Bleck...

Otsuka for A-Gonz is decent, though I'd hoped for more. He's our second best reliever right now IMO. And we're probably saving money there, too, as Otsuka probably would have cost a lot more on the FA market.

Sledge I could care less about. Same for the catcher we got in return.

I just don't understand this at all. Why? Why? Why? WWWWHHHHYYYY?

I can't remember ever seeing Eaton pitch, but his numbers are not promising and I liked Young.

This SUCKS!!!

Somebody's got to win the West in '06. Why not Texas???

by thedirkatron on Dec 20, 2005 5:46 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

LOOK

Adam Eaton is a proven #2 pitcher behind Peavy, who is arguably the top 1 or 2 pitcher in the NL, and Eaton would be a #1 on most teams. Young has been shut down in the latter of the season with arm fatigue. Are you telling me that if JD's trying to make this team a postseason contender, that you'd rather have CY pitch in the september and October with a tired arm, over Eaton? We had no use for AGonz and Sledge. Sledge ='s GMJ. Aki is better than Agonz for us. I think in the long run with Frankie coming back after the AS break, our bullpen will be tough. Beniot, Frankie, Feldman, Shouse, Aki, and Coco will be tough. No one's seen Eaton over in the AL, and he has dominant stuff, CY's going to be pretty decent for the Pads as well. Either way however, if both the Pads and Texas take their respective west divisions, at least we've got a pitcher who will actually take us into the postseason.

-SMITTY

by SMITTY on Dec 20, 2005 6:38 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Eaton a proven #2?

A guy with a career 4.32 ERA, compiled in a severe pitchers' park, who's been league-average (at best) over the course of his career, with a career WHIP of 1.343, who's also coming off an injury to his pitching hand?

That guy is a proven #2 starter, who would be a #1 on most teams? You've got some pretty low standards for an ace starter.

I didn't particularly care for the AGon/Sledge for Otsuka/Killian part of the deal either, but I do think Otsuka is a solid reliever overall. As Adam said in his "Algebra Style" post, that portion of the trade is a slight advantage to San Diego, with the possibility to turn out well for the Rangers if Otsuka returns to his 2004 form, and Killian develops into a solid catching prospect. I think Texas could have done better there, but the deal's defensible, IMO.

But to deal Young, whose career ERA is the same 4.32 that Eaton has over the course of his career (and that's without even considering park effects) for a guy who's going to be a free agent in a year, who's three times more expensive, and who's already made it fairly clear he doesn't want to pitch here? That's a terrible trade-off, and I say that as someone who really likes Jon Daniels and looked forward to him running the Rangers. I'm very curious to hear his rationale for making this trade.

by RCCook on Dec 20, 2005 6:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs