Cubs - Rays Trade 1-2-17 3:02 pm ET

[jpmanchester]

Rays trade:
CI Belt, Brandon, $4m (2018)
OF Toles, Andrew, $0.5m (P-n/a)

Cubs trade:
MI Tulowitzki, Troy, $15m (2017)
*Cubs pay entire $15M in 2017
OF Beltran, Carlos, $3m (2017)
SP Strasburg, Stephen, $4m (2021)
SP Reed-Foley, Sean, $0.5m (P-n/a)

Cubs accept. I don't have the cap space to try and fill CI in FA so looking to get that need taken care of early. Had to pay kind of a high price in good OF and MI's as well as an ace pitcher and my top prospect, not to mention $15M, but Belt is the perfect young compliment to the aging and expiring Cabrera IMO and should be around my team for years. Thanks for the smooth negotiation, Rays to confirm when they can.

[kidd5jersey]

Rays accept this trade. My first order was to add arms and this trade helps me do that. Strasburg is a great pitcher and Reid Foley is a solid organizational depth piece arm. Tulowitzki is my favorite player so I definitely wanted to add him despite expiring deal. Beltran allows me to continue to compete this season.

Losing Belt stings, but I had to move a big piece. Toles is super cheap and controllable but it helped get deal done. Thanks for the continued negotiations on this deal.

Kevin-TB

[BHows]

 

[Flash]

 

[LockedNLoaded]

 

[Anthony]

 

[Flash]

The 48 hour viewing period has passed with 4 approvals and 0 vetoes.  Trade approved.

Fantraxed 1-4-17

[BHows]

The 48 hour viewing period has passed with 4 approvals and 0 vetoes.  Trade approved.

Fantraxed 1-4-17