Forum Temperature: den Dekker for Blevins

[Edgy MD]

[Frayed Knot]

Went with 'Like' not because I have great hopes for Blevins but because it's a swap of two role players where the one we're giving up is a redundancy who wasn't going to make the OD squad anyway in exchange for a position of immediate need, even if only a specialized need.
Dealing a strength for a weakness, it's hard to argue against that.

[TransMonk]

Indifferent. Den Dekker had strengths, but they were all redundant within the org.

Hopefully, Blevins can continue to get lefties out for the blue and orange in 2015.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'm indifferent too. I suspect that den Dekker would have continued to slip down the depth chart if he had stayed, and Blevins may turn out to be a one-year rental. If he pitches well, and the Mets make a serious playoff run, then it will have been a good deal.

[Guest d'Kong76]

I took like, but would have took somewhat like if available.
They needed some lefties, they got some lefties.

[Ceetar]

d'Kong76 wrote: I took like, but would have took somewhat like if available. They needed some lefties, they got some lefties.

Yeah. This is where I am. I think it's a good trade but den Dekker wasn't worthless and Blevins might turn out to be. But it's unlikely to be bad either.

[dgwphotography]

I like it. Both trades yesterday have me rethinking my win total forecast.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Den Dekker's been a member of the FasterStronger household for nigh on six years now, and I do love me some defense with an elven face on it.

That said, this is the kind of trade winning organizations make. Even if Blevins turns out to be crap-- and all indications are that last year's ERA is more of a function of batted-ball luck and Matt Williams being kind of a field-management dummy-- and den Dekker outpunches his current weight, well, it makes sense at present and seems a proper value-fit.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Fair deal.

If we didn't have a Blevins to retire Freddy Freeman on strikes we'd need a den Dekker to go into the gaps and collect the hots off the wall.

[Zvon]

I can only like this until I see what Blevens gives us on the field. But starting at like is a good way for him to start.

[Guest themetfairy]

I'm good with this. den Dekker was a redundancy at this point, and we needed Blevins' arm.

[ashie62]

den Dekker had become a tool. Great trade.

[Fman99]

Went with like. den Dekker was too far down on the depth charts and wasn't going to make the squad, not with Niewy out of options. Hopefully Blevins isn't a big pile of poo.

[Lefty Specialist]

Traded something we didn't need for something we did need. Works for me.

[Edgy MD]

Blevins sitting with .36 WPA and den Dekker cruising with -0.06.

The trade is young, but... .