Colorado / Detroit Trade (2.0)

[johnbosma]

The Rockies and Tigers have agreed to the following deal:

Detroit sends:
SP Justin Verlander ($20m in 2013, $20m in 2014 - Detroit pays $7m of the 2013 salary)
SP Drew Smyly ($440k in 2013, $480k in 2014, arb in 2015, arb in 2016, arb in 2017)

Colorado sends:
SP Jeremy Hellickson ($480k in 2013, arb in 2014, arb in 2015, arb in 2016)
CF Dexter Fowler ($2.35m in 2013, arb in 2014)
SP Wandy Rodriguez ($8m left in 2013, as $5m of his contract is being paid by another team as part of a different trade)
SP Max Fried (minor league contract)
CF Jake Marisnick (minor league contract)
SP Jayson Aquino (minor league contract)
RF Kyle Parker (minor league contract)
SS Jose Munoz (minor league contract)

Please note: Detroit is paying $7m of Verlander's 2013 salary as part of the trade.

[johnbosma]

You always have to think long and hard before trading someone like Verlander. And even more so when including a promising young SP like Drew Smyly. But the return makes too much short and long term sense for my club not to pull the trigger. I like Hellickson a lot and even though advanced statistics can't explain how he has had such fantastic success, I'm thinking that he's for real and will be an excellent big league pitcher for a long time (at a nice, cost-controlled price). I've been looking for another CF and Dexter Fowler fits the bill perfectly. Not only do I expect him to provide a great deal of production this season and next (at another very reasonable salary) but he also keeps me from having to bid to give Rick Ankiel way too much money over way too many years. Wandy Rodriguez is a short term solution at SP but he's reliable and I expect him to help this season.

And then we get to the prospects. Max Fried is coming in between #45 and #75 on most Top 100 spec lists. Jake Marisneck is coming in as low as #20 and as high as #78 on the lists I've seen. Jayson Aquino projects as a likely middle of the rotation arm. Kyle Parker is well on the road to becoming an above average big league corner OF (hits AA this year). And Jose Munoz may not stick at SS but appears to have the offensive potential to possibly play 3B long term (he was a second round pick in the last MLB draft).

I think this is going to be a great trade for both clubs - thank to the Rockies for working with me on this for the last few days.

[COLRockies]

I accept the trade. I'm in a win now mode and get the best pitcher in baseball and a very good young pitcher in Smyly.   Detroit is paying $7M of Verlander's 2013 salary to keep me under the cap since I can't trade Huston Street until June.

I am giving up a good package of young players (Hellickson and Fowler) a couple Top 100 prospects and 3 other prospects around their organizations Top 10.

Thanks to the Tigers for easy negotiations!

[yahoolando]

 

I think Fried is gonna be a good one!

[Fitzy1962]

 

[Fourfingerwoo]

 

[johnbosma]

Please place the prospects on the following teams:

SP Max Fried - Rookie League DSL Tigers
CF Jake Marisnick - AA Erie
SP Jayson Aquino - High A Lakeland
OF Kyle Parker - AA Erie
SS Jose Munoz - Rookie League DSL Tigers

[kenny]

Transaction 4247-4248