Chicago Blue Jays/ Pittsburgh Orioles Trade

[Drew (Chicago Blue Jays)]

Jays trade:
Matt Wieters, C, BAL 17: 16M, 18: 16M

to Pittsburgh Orioles for:
Carlos Estevez, P, COL 17: 8M, 18: 9M
Prospect Anthony Alford, OF, TOR

For me, this is a salary dump with some prospect upside. I have 2 catchers already, and I've regretted the Wieters signing since I made it. I'll immediately release Estevez and ultimately save a pretty significant chunk of change. Alford has nice upside if he can stay healthy.

Proof:

Feb 26, 2016 14:23:59 GMT -5 Drew (Chicago Blue Jays) said:

Against my better judgment, I am going to match this.

Re-structure to:
16: 10M
17: 16M
18: 16M

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This was a Salary dump on both sides. I was glad to get rid of Estevez's contract without having to take a hit. I needed a catcher for the next year or two to bridge the gap to bring in Murphy and Alfaro. This also acts as a backup if one of them doesn't pan out as expected like young catchers tend to do.

Losing Alford was tough but I have some depth at OF in my minor league system where this deal could be made.

After all was set and done I get Wieters for a net of 8 and 7 Million for the cost of Alford. With limited options in FA I thought that was worth it to me.

[Scott (Boston Padres)]

Commish approved.

[Chuck (Philadelphia Astros)]

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