Vote: Do you like Marlins' side of Jon Berti trade?

[Ely Sussman]

In a three-team, not-yet-official trade on Wednesday, the Miami Marlins sent longtime utility guy Jon Berti to the New York Yankees in exchange for two prospects: Yankees outfielder John Cruz and Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Shane Sasaki.

Berti had two years of club control left. Meanwhile, Cruz and Sasaki aren't yet on the 40-man roster. I project Cruz to be assigned to Low-A and Sasaki to Double-A. You can read more about the players involved here.

It's shocking timing so close to the start of the season, but putting that aside, how do you think the Marlins did here? Please cast your vote in the poll.

[One Regend]

Those prospects have promise with the bat. I looked at their strikeout numbers, and they weren't horrible. And both have gotten on base at a halfway-decent clip. What I'm curious about is how they fare defensively. I'm also curious about how John Cruz will make the adjustment to the Single-A atmosphere. 

I'm pleasantly surprised that they were able to get what they were able get from Jon Berti, given his advanced age and recent injuries curtailing his speed. I guess his value was a lot higher than I thought.

Yeah, losing Berti means our infield is terrible defensively, but let's be real, we're not going anywhere this year anyways unless we have a full season from Jazz, Luzardo repeats a career year, and Jazz, Brax, DLC, AND Jesus Sanchez plays EONS above their heads. Might as well take any W's we can get from transactions. It's going to be a long year.