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Weird trade values this offseason. The D-backs helped the Reds get Choo for a year, coughed up Bauer and a coupla bullpen arms, and got:
Didi Gregorius, a light-hitting, mediocre OBP SS who "reminds Towers of Derek Jeter." Didi in the minors: .270/.325/.375. Jeter: .310/.385/.420. Didi is also a defensive SS, more like a Brendan Ryan than Jeter ever was in the field.
Not a comparison I would make unless I was trying to explain to my fan-base why I just traded the ace we drafted for a 2nd-tier shortstop. Can't say, "He reminds me of Brendan Ryan" unless you want to get a bunch of paper cups tossed your way.
They also got back Lars Anderson (aka a bowl of Cheetos) and a bullpenner to offset the two they sent out.
For Bauer. Yeesh. The D-Backs were obviously not okay with his (known to be unique BEFORE the draft) throwing program, and he's a cocky, semi-abrasive guy. So's Roger Clemens, who also had a weird workout program. Luckily for Roger, he was the right height and didn't get a bit wild in his first pro season.
Weird to see the D-Backs throwing him overboard at the first opportunity, though. Is he due for a Pineda-style surgery problem shortly, or was he really Hultzen with some eccentricities and that was enough for them to bail on him?
Hopefully if we decide to trade our Hultzen, we get back a little more. A LOT more.
~G