LAA/SD Trade

[TheProfessor]

FT 5/8/24

[ldsjayhawk]

 

[Paul S.]

 

[ldsjayhawk]

SS should not be performed until trade has been approved or 48 hours

[TheProfessor]

SS 5/6/24

Keith, May, and Torin to LAA MLB roster to accommodate limits.

[Brian]

 

[game162]

confirms.

We make this deal to to maximize return on Devers, who we were unlikely to be able to extend beyond the current contract.  Gonzales and Pauley will help in the near-term whereas they would've been stuck on the bench on our roster.  We have a lot of MLB and near MLB CI depth that will try to cover the loss of Devers.  We like the potential of all of the pieces on the return...Keith will likely be a longterm fixture at MI and the same with Mayo at CI.  Sanchez and Torin are young high potentials who will help in a couple of years, which was important for us to keep our pipeline full.

In order to create roster space, please DFA C Ronaldo Hernandez.

[TheProfessor]

receives:

CI Coby Mayo BAL p-n/a
CI/MI Colt Keith DET p-n/a
SP Santiago Suarez TB p-n/a
MI Cristofer Torin ARZ p-n/a

receives:

CI Rafael Devers BOS $8.5 2025 (LAA agrees to cover 2024 salary in full)
CI Graham Pauley SD p-n/a
MI Nick Gonzales PIT p-n/a

@game162 to confirm. Took a lot of back and forth to get here, but we finally worked it out. I'm giving up a fair amount of near ready talent, but worth it for a controlled young talent in Devers, while Pauley and Gonzales help soften the blow of the talent being shipped out.