Marlins trade Dylan Floro to Twins for Jorge López

[Ely Sussman]

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[Guest Kommenter]

My guess is that both teams thought the other teams player just needed a change of scenery. I was waiting to have FoF explain it to me but even their vaunted baseball experts cannot do so.

[Ely Sussman]

I can explain why López was available and why his trade value has fallen considerably from where it was a year ago.

 

I cannot explain why the Marlins are gambling on him in the middle of the season and trading from their active roster to do so. Easier to rehabilitate a pitcher like this in the offseason/spring training.

[Guest Leo Armbrister]

I agree this trade has a lot to do with Floro becoming a free agent next year. They have decided that they will not sign him to a free agent deal. This is not a net add. My take is that it is a net minus.

[Guest OneRegend]

This is a perplexing move even if they were targeting RHP relief. Dylan Floro was the better pitcher in every single metric, either standard or advanced. Also, due note this closes the book on the Alex Vesia trade (that i never agreed with from the start), which I think the Dodgers won even with him turning into a pumpkin this year.

 

I have no idea what the philosophy here is, outside of change of scenery for both pitchers. Maybe they are banking on Mel to help Jorge Lopez recapture his 2022 pre-Twins dominance? I was hoping for a trade that would help move the needle, but this isn't it.

[Ely Sussman]

The trade involving Vesia was about as even as it gets just going by regular season production. I suppose you could use Vesia' pre-arb salary and postseason appearances as a tiebreaker that tilts it toward the Dodgers. Kyle Hurt has fun strikeout numbers in the minors, but odds are still stacked against him being a competent big leaguer.

[Guest Chad Turner]

We aren't winning it all this year. This move makes us younger. Floro was gone in 2 months. Lopez has more upside, is 3 yrs younger, and has a controllable year left. If he doesn't work out, it costs us nothing. If it does, we could have next year's closer. I thank Floro for his service, and appreciate that the Vesia trade isn't dead.