Twins Keep Diamond, Deal Bullock
The Twins were
able to retain the services of lefty Scott
Diamond. He cleared waivers and the Twins were able to work out a trade
with the Braves to keep Diamond and be able to send him to AAA Rochester.
Unfortunately, it cost the Twins arguably their top relief pitching prospect, Billy Bullock (arguably because many –
myself included – have Carlos Gutierrez
ahead of him).
I don’t
understand the move. Diamond is viewed as a back-of-the-rotation starter, at
best (not that that is a bad thing). At the absolute best, he could be another
Brian Duensing. If that’s the case, then the price is
probably acceptable.
That’s not to
say Bullock was untradeable or a perfect prospect. Despite a fastball in the upper-90s,
the 2009 Twins 2nd round pick from Florida walked
over six batters per nine innings in his half-season at New Britain last year.
He also struck out more than 13 per nine.
I don’t get this
trade at all. I don’t like it. These are just initial thoughts upon hearing the
deal. Maybe someone can explain it to me.
I’ll leave you
with this, a terrific tweet from Steve Adams (who writes at
MLB Trade Rumors):
Let’s get this straight. #Twins trade Hardy for Hoey/Jacobsen
because they need power arms. Now trade Bullock for finesse LHP?
Exactly!
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