Olson is a top 100 prospect, and Quinn is one of those "what if" players, but given Arietta's fantasy value and team friendly contract (with a massive cash exchange ) I think this deal is whacked.
I respect both GMs involved, and will approve, but it's a deal that leaves me smh....
I've been posting about Arietta for months and PM'ed GMs to see if there was interest. It's not a seller's market.
NL Rank Team W L T Win% Div FPtsF FPtsA Streak 1 St. Louis Cardinals 107 21 0 .836 83-14-0 175108.8 106160.14 1 (L) 3 Philadelphia Phillies 102 26 0 .797 79-17-0 174664.48 105354.96 2 (L) 4 San Francisco Giants 98 30 0 .766 80-18-0 148951.84 106868.97 4 (W)
The Phillies and Giants are running away with their divisions. The Cardinals and Cubs are running away from the rest of the field. More than likely, this leaves the last wildcard spot between the Mets, Dodgers, and Marlins. Brew Crew is in the hunt as well but they have some work to do.
AL Rank Team W L T Win% Div FPtsF FPtsA Streak 5 Oakland Athletics 88 39 0 .693 63-33-0 173141.78 128594.24 2 (L) 6 Chicago White Sox 87 41 0 .680 67-29-0 134184.56 109747.39 2 (L) 9 Boston Red Sox 81 47 0 .633 56-40-0 170871.2 140664.05 1 (W)
American League races are much tighter albeit with the same number of teams truly in play. The A's have a slim lead over the Rangers and Mariners. The O's and Yankees are trying to stay in the race and wish they had a team like the Astros to pummel.
The Buccos have granted contract extensions to several players in their young core.
MI Gyorko, Jedd, $0.5m (P-2016), 45th MI this year, 43rd last year, which means he must be paid at least $2m per year. Buccos are giving him that for three years starting next year, so he will finish his $500k salary this year and then start the $2.0m (2019) contract.
MI Profar, Jurickson, $0.5m (P-2016), 64th MI this year, unranked last year, so giving him a $500k 2-year extension into 2018.
OF Conforto, Michael, $0.5m (P-n/a) hit his rookie threshold in 2015, so he should be P-2018 SP May, Trevor, $0.5m (P-n/a) should now be P-2019 SP Blair, Aaron, $0.5m (P-n/a) should now be P-2019 SP Conley, Adam, $0.5m (P-n/a) should now be P-2019 SP-RP Dean, Pat, $0.5m (P-n/a) can now be P-2019
Promote RP Buchter, Ryan, $0.5m (P-n/a) to MLB roster, he should now be P-2019
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St. Louis Cardinals 107 21 0 .836 83-14-0 175108.8 106160.14 1 (L)
Philadelphia Phillies 102 26 0 .797 79-17-0 174664.48 105354.96 2 (L)
San Francisco Giants 98 30 0 .766 80-18-0 148951.84 106868.97 4 (W)
Chicago Cubs 104 24 0 .812 77-19-0 159089.04 107969.83 2 (W)
New York Mets 81 47 0 .633 63-33-0 137390.24 111881.28 1 (L)
Los Angeles Dodgers 81 47 0 .633 64-33-0 121979.12 112780.25 2 (W)
Oakland Athletics 88 39 0 .693 63-33-0 173141.78 128594.24 2 (L)
Chicago White Sox 87 41 0 .680 67-29-0 134184.56 109747.39 2 (L)
Boston Red Sox 81 47 0 .633 56-40-0 170871.2 140664.05 1 (W)
Texas Rangers 86 41 0 .677 67-30-0 160083.51 130225.26 1 (W)
Seattle Mariners 86 43 0 .667 65-32-0 159940.07 133635.44 2 (W)
Baltimore Orioles 77 51 0 .602 51-45-0 164297.68 141804.62 2 (L)
New York Yankees 71 58 0 .550 47-49-0 153200.29 145075.09 1 (L)
