The Rays, Phillies, and Dodgers are in combination on a three-team deal, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (Twitter links). As part of the swap, left-hander Jose Alvarado will go from the Rays to the Phillies, and minor league first baseman Dillon Paulson and a player to be named later or cash considerations will go from the Dodgers to Tampa Bay. The Phils announced that left-hander Garrett Cleavinger has been sent to Los Angeles to complete the Dodgers’ end of the trade.
Alvarado is the most well-known name involved, and the southpaw will join a Philadelphia bullpen that posted dire numbers in 2020. At his best during four seasons in Tampa, Alvarado was a major weapon for the Rays, most notably during a 2018 season that saw him post a 2.39 ERA and 11.3 K/9 over 64 relief innings and 70 games.
Injuries limited Alvarado in both 2019 and 2020, however, as he managed only a 5.08 ERA, 1.58 K/BB rate and 39 innings. While Alvarado still missed a lot of bats to the tune of a 12.0 K/9, a lack of control (7.6 BB/9) counter-acted those punchouts. Shoulder inflammation limited Alvarado to only nine regular-season innings in 2020, but he was able to return for the ALCS and toss 1 2/3 scoreless innings to contribute to the Rays’ victory over the Astros.
Alvarado is still only 25 years old and is controllable for three seasons via the arbitration process, so the Phillies are hoping there’s plenty of upside left. Beyond a general need for any sort of bullpen help, Philadelphia was also particularly short on left-handers, so Alvarado immediately becomes the club’s top southpaw option. Alvarado has been just about equally good against left-handed (career .600 OPS) and right-handed (.622 OPS) batters during his four MLB seasons.
In moving Alvarado, the Rays open up a 40-man roster spot that was needed for the completion of the Blake Snell trade with the Padres, so that deal could be officially announced soon. There is also a financial element to the swap from Tampa Bay’s end, as Alvarado was projected to earn roughly $1.05MM in his first year of arbitration eligibility.
Cleavinger made his MLB debut in 2020, tossing two-thirds of an inning in a single appearances for Philadelphia. A third-round pick for the Orioles in the 2015 draft, Cleavinger was dealt to the Phillies as part of the Jeremy Hellickson trade in July 2017. Working exclusively as a reliever throughout his pro career, Cleavinger has a 4.08 ERA, 2.26 K/BB rate, and 12.0 K/9 over 220 1/3 innings in the Baltimore and Philadelphia farm system, though he has never pitched at the Triple-A level.
Paulson was a 13th-round pick for the Dodgers in the 2018 draft, and the USC product has hit .253/.373/.464 over 778 plate appearances during his brief pro career, reaching the high-A level in 2019.
WOW
The stove is HOT!
three-team trades always are exciting 🙂
Just glad the Cubs aren’t in it. (Squeal like a pig, Jed!)
what’s wrong with you.
eh, not so much…
Did the Mariners and Rays swap GM’s???
FIRE SALE
The Phillies still suck
good pickup. lets see what he’ll cost
Beats anything the Padres or NL West teams have done this season
It literally doesn’t say anything the Dodgers have gotten and you’re saying it’s better then the Snell trade? Give me a break.
Lighten up, brother
@Steve Nebraska He’s a Padre fan. A bit sensitive for decades of underperformance so not sure if he understood that the previous poster was joking. Padres going all-in. As they should and need to. Will certainly be interesting how the Dodgers respond. Dodgers tend to play things for the long-run so not sure if Friedman does anything to completely jeopardize the future. They have contracts clearing but need to balance it with paying the young guys. Can they pay Bellinger, Seager, and Buehler with Betts there already and still sign some big-time free agents?
Lighten up, Francis..
getreal.
OK Sergent. But if you touch me, I’ll kill you.
The Dodgers, like the Yankees, can spend whatever they want. It all depends on if they are willing to pay the luxury tax along with the competitive balance money. The Yankees didn’t win the WS in the last decade so the pressure is on Cashman and Boone . The Yankees should be all in on Bauer, but it doesn’t seem they are interested. They definitely could use Realmuto when you consider how bad Sanchez is. The Dodgers got a taste of winning now they will do whatever it takes to keep winning. I will be surprised if the Dodgers don’t offer Bauer big money on a two or three year deal. They can pay all their stars and still pay for a needed piece. A big plus for the Dodgers is their loaded system that seems to pump out MLB ready players annually.
The Dodgers have no need for Bauer. If they make a big move, it will be trading for Castillo. Yes, I realize they can get Bauer for “just money” while Castillo will cost prospects, but the salary Bauer wants makes signing him would adversely the payroll. Plus, Castillo is just a more desirable pitcher. Buehler, Kershaw, Castillo, Urias, May (the latter wouldn’t be in the trade). You wouldn’t find a better 202`1 rotation than that.
@trout27: Pretty shallow comment. While the Dodgers do have the financial resources they have been quite fiscally responsible under Friedman. Betts was Friedman’s first over $100mm contract since he’s headed the Dodgers. In general, he prefers to build his roster within the organization or picking off the scraps from other organizations. Not the big free agency acquisitions. He doesn’t like to just hand over large contracts like previous Dodger GMs. The Yankees can attest that spending money doesn’t just get you championships. You have to be smart how you spend it. They only get Bauer if it’s a short-term deal. It would not surprise me if they are not able to keep only two of Seager, Belllinger and Buehler. We’ll see.
People come here and yell at each other to much. People we gotta drop the my teams Sausage is bigger than your teams Bologna Sandwich fiasco before we have to file a chapter 23 verse sakdue
The Padres have one of the biggest tv deals in the game. Stop pretending SD isn’t a big market, because their owners have previously been cheap. Time to start looping them in your narratives
3 years in a row they’ve given out 100M+ in contracts or made expensive win now trades.
I’m more pro-Castillo than Bauer too. That said, the Dodgers could afford Bauer for a year or two
Funny but Every time the Dodgers play in SD they get about 25 to 30 Thousand Dodger fans per game. San Diego is the biggest front running town in America.
@Cey Hey don’t forget price, too
Best comment on this thread. I appreciate the level headedness, Tim_Buck-Two.
Dogs will win the division by 5 games over Pads, and ultimately lose to SD in the NLCS in 7 games.
Bet on it — Dodger era is ending as did Philadelphia and Atlanta in the East.
Hahahahhahaha. Keep predicting with your heart. This dodger team is going no where
I’ll take that bet
great movie
I think your sarcasm meter is broken.
Ridiculous comment
Yeah, trading minor leaguers definitely beats a team acquiring two cy young caliber pitchers and signing a top international free agent without detracting from the ML roster and giving up 1 top 100 prospect while keeping their farm system in tact that can be replenished via the draft and IFA spending the next couple years.
Someone’s skivvies seem to be in a bunch…
yikes, people dont get sarcasm on this site.
Why so SERIOUS
Yep some losers on this site need to get out of Mom basement and come up for sun and air once in a while.
Do people really think @jawinks is being serious?
I beg to differ is also the same guy saying darvish is mediocre his last 3 years and is now calling him “cy young caliber” Davies is arguably the same pitcher as darvish and both younger and cheaper. Try to keep up padre Stan
What you said using your other account: Darvish would net more than Snell
What I said:
Padres, nor any team, are interested in:
1. giving up top prospects (they gave up prospects outside top 5)
2. taking on 60 million when teams are slashing financial commitments (sent Davies back to offset salary for 2020)
3. taking a gamble on Darvish at his current price. (reduced his price by as much as 10 mill (davies) and cubs chipped in some money)
For a pitcher that
1. is 34
2. his 2 most recent seasons he was injured and pitched like a #3. (not bad just not worth the price)
What your small brain cell count interpreted that as:
YoU sAiD DaRvIsH bAd.
Just because you keep saying it doesn’t make it true.
I also said:
Darvishs most comparable pitcher is Lance Lynn
Lynn career FIP 3.62 at 34 years old
Darvish career FIP 3.43 at 34 years old.
Lynn, coming off a meh 2018 and good 2019, netted a top 100 prospect in Dane Dunning (#98) with a 1 year 8 mill contract and another pitcher whos projected to be a relief pitcher who should climb the system fast.
Darvish, coming off an injury riddled 2018 and ok 2019, wasn’t going to cost more prospects than Snell or better prospects than Lynn with an AAV of 20+ mill.
I did say if cubs knock down the price on Darvish similar to Lynn’s (AAV of 8 mill) they could net a top 100 prospect and other assets.
But please continue your tiresome narrative that I said Darvish was bad.
Not being worth an AAV of 20 mill =/= Darvish being a bad pitcher.
So now Davies wasn’t part of the big league team? Cmon. Beg to differ.
Your attempt to praise the Padres makes you look like a fool
“They didnt subtract from the big league roster”
Darvish replaces Davies in the rotation. Or Snell replaces Davies in the rotation.
Either way they filled the hole they created by swapping pitchers.
But you knew that and decided to be obtuse anyways. Really reaching for straws trying to discredit what I say. Its cute. Sad, very sad, but cute.
What? Sarcasm?
This should be fun.
Do the Dodgers get anything?
I hunk of meat called Garrett Cleavinger, who we can only hope never throws a pitch for the Dodgers.
Why would “we” hope that? He’s a lefty reliever who, if he makes the team, would have to be out some really good pitchers. Andrew Friedman made the deal and is the best FO exec in the game.
Oh yeah sure, he hasn’t ever come up with any worthless relievers who were put on the roster anyway. You might hope Cleavinger doesn’t make it to the big team too if you looked at his stats. He’s as wild as an Alaska salmon. I’m waiting on some meaningful bullpen signings. You probably noticed the Padres are making a couple of moves.
Do you follow how teams are run even a little? These types of organizational depth moves are made all the time.
Btw, Friedman is doing just fine with his pitching acquisitions. The Dodgers have led the National League in ERA the last four years. They have gone to the World Series in three of those years with a regular-season winning percentage of .631. The equates to averaging 102 wins per season. They also have a young, talented roster that includes superstars in their prime. Since talented young players tend to improve it’s a good guess that the Dodgers will be even better in 2021.
Oh, and for right now, I will take Urias and May over Darvish and Snell. The Dodgers also have a couple of other stud starters named Buehler and Kershaw. Where is this Padres edge in pitching?
People like you are hilarious with your whining. In the history of the franchise, this is the best time ever to be a Dodgers fan. For eight years, every game has been meaningful and they are just getting started. Ownership. Front office. Player development. Scouting. Drafting. Manager and coaches. This is the best they have been in all of those areas, and they are really just getting started. You should be grateful for this recent and continuing run of success, not critical of it. There is not a single weak area up and down the ladder.
It always saddens me when someone doesn’t seem to want to have a civil conversation.
This is an essentially meaningless transaction. That’s my point. It is not undiscovered gold just because Friedman is involved with it. I hope I don’t have to come up with a list of similar signings and trades for mediocre (or worse) relievers who ended up on the roster just the same. Last season was different, and did that not make a difference? More of that, please.
The other point about the Padres is they are making moves that will position them as serious challengers in the division. They were pretty darned close last year and this year they figure to get a lot better. Do you seriously believe that isn’t true? Do you seriously believe that the Dodgers don’t have any work to do if they are going to defend their championship?
If you get 2-3 of these types of guys and one hits you hit the jackpot if not you invested very little. Let’s wait and see what Friedman does before we jump off the ledge. As structured right now I still see us winning the division. San Diego has won the off season before but has little to show for it.
Blue Skies sounds excited for Zac Rosscupp’s Dodger return.
Not sure if I’d take Urias and May over Snell and Darvish if we are talking about 2021 season, not just upside. Those are two very good pitchers. May has some growing to do. He has great stuff but hasn’t harnessed that. For the filth that he throws he should be getting more swing and misses. If he can locate better he can cut down on walks and get more swing and misses. Needs to take that next step. Is it in 2021? I hope so. Urias took a big step in the 2020 playoffs. He needs to get more consistent though. We all know that he has electric stuff.
Padres have made very good moves from a win now mode perspective and certainly expect them to challenge the Dodgers for the NL West and NL. We’ll see what the Dodgers do. I don’t think that they need to panic and take on bad contracts. But it wouldn’t surprise me if they do make a bigger splash signing or trade based on what’s transpired in the last 24-48 hours. Is that Bauer or LeMahieu? Or maybe they hold off until the trade deadline.
Do you really think the 2020 Padres did not overachieve? Like, half their offense? Do you really think Clevinger’s loss doesn’t negate at least one of their big trades?
Do you really think they have a bullpen that’s championship caliber? The dodgers won at a 116 win pace, and are adding David Price for free. There’s 2 months to go in the offseason.
No. I’m not worried
History says Machado, Hosmer, Myers& Profar all exceeded their expected outputs. And how far back were they still? Of course they got better on paper the last 2 days. But that doesn’t negate how big the gap was originally and how talented LAD remains
The Padres are hoping 2018 Snell and 2020 Darvish are that guy, for the next 3 years. Yea I ll take the 24 year olds in the “who’s more likely to be as good or better than the Past” poll
You probably noticed the Dodgers have won 8 straight NL West titles and are the WS Champs. The Pudres have done squat in those 8 years except spend a ton of $$$$$ on Very good to superstar type players and got rid of a ton of young prospects.
I hear ya Blue Skies and its kinda off- putting that many of our fellow Dodger fans cant acknowledge any other team closing the gap or coming into our territory of greatness – Very defensive folks for a team thats won 8 straight pennants
Cey Hey- You Run the same tired narratives out every post. They basically go like this… The Dodgers are the best yada yada yada nobody will touch the Dodgers yada yada yada, how dare you ever say anything critical about the Dodgers yada yada- More like a fan boy than fan –
You were the same guy with these tired speeches over and over that said they WOULD’NT trade for Mookie bc we were so good yada yada and that wasnt needed or AF’s Mo to trade from the farm – Then you took a little planned vacay from this site when it all went down 😉
Andrew doesnt have an Mo …hes still learning,like all of us, and it took him a couple years to realize the diff on big market vs small (he’d be the first to tell ya and has in- many interviews).
Sd had a great off season and they didnt even break the bank or make any outlandish signing to get there – Also the players they got are all under contract for multiple years at good rates – Props where they are do, Aj Preller is for real
He’s prolly flipped before he does much for LA. Unless another lhrp is traded themselves
Phillies are poverty btw
You’re poverty, buster
Mike Trout isn’t even your dad, he’s a ballplayer
Pinkerton came back savage AF on this
The Dodgers thought they were getting Mike Cleavinger…
Or even Mike Clevinger!
Hahahahaha love it!
Nah Clike Mevinger is gonna be the real deal man!
The same mike Clevinger that needed tj while getting extended and not going to play?!
No the other one
But remember. It’s not his ligament so he’ll never need TJS. Or so I was told
They were looking to get a pitcher who was a mix between Garret Richards and Mike Clevinger.
Phils get a much needed reliever. A flame thrower.
With experience at first base as well!
… who would have possibly made the 2020 pen even worse….
Alvarado isn’t bad, don’t know what you mean
I mean, there’s a reason he was gotten for next to nothing. Yes there’s upside and for the Phillies, it doesn’t take much to improve off 2020. But he hasn’t been a good reliever in a few years either
He’s a nice get but really shouldn’t be looked at as any type of savior is my point. He could never recover his 18 level. They need a lot more help
Nothing trade
W for Phillies imo
Head scratcher
ufo1818: Tampa bay Rays had to clear a 40 man roster spot to be able to complete the trade from the other day. It’s in the article. Reading is fundamental.
an upgrade imo, but we need optionable RP to cycle between Philly and Lehigh Valley.
He has 2 options left
oh, go figure
@darkside830 it looks like the Phillies actually got a steal. How do you feel about it? I believe Alvarado will bounce back he has great stuff IF he can find the strike zone.
Alvarado will be good if shoulder allows it. Philly need bullpen help for past 3 years now.
Contract Tampa Bay!!!!!
Who is Garrett Clevinger??
A pitcher for the Dodgers now.
A 26 year old lefty with a good hook and not much else.
He throws hard, it just doesnt always go where he wants it
once a highly touted RP prospect in Baltimore, fell off a bit but recovered enough to make Philly’s 40 last offseason aftet coming over in the Hellickson trade. probably a backend 40 guy but has options.
I don’t understand this move for the Rays
Hi upside relived with great stuff
As a Rays fan why didn’t they just leave the team alone.
Three pitchers gone.
No help for 2021.
The Rays are just going backwards instead of improving a team that was 2 wins from a WS championship
Stu. Sell the club.
It looks like you want to lose
Absentee NYC banker
The team is worth $1B
Cash out to a owner who cares about the community and the team.
Alvarado just doubled his salary in arbitration and it will only go up in the next two years. Might as well get a intriguing hitter which will cost you nothing especially when you have the ability to pop out high leverage relievers with ease.
The Snell deal was because his contract was backloaded so they could do exactly what they did. The Rays are frugal but you can’t say too much about it since they manage to be in the playoffs more often than not.
But they added Wacha. So alls good!
Dude, this isn’t a big loss for TB.. he’s been passed on the depth chart so they filled another need
It’s to get rid of a roster spot before Blake Snell can become official
One of those famous Friedman trades for some nobody that’s going to end up killing it for The Blue
Kool aid is a great drink. =D
at least no one is saying it about the Rays this time
Something something Tampa magic wand something.
I really like Paulson. Get him with the right hitting coach, he could have a Hoskins like rise.
Goes great with World Series ring.
Alvarado can be flat out nasty. I watch the guy and wonder how anyone ever hits him.
He will help the Phillies pen.
This seems like a pretty worthless trade on all accounts. Basically a three player swap of teams.
congrats, you just described a trade
Lmao
I laughed too hard at this
Haha meaning there was nothing else to it other than a simple swap besides one extra PTBNL. It wasn’t one guy for 3 or 4 guys.
It was a change if scenario+ a “we need a 40 man spot” trade
Jose Alvarado going to Philly feels like it could be a huge boost to their bullpen, or not move the needle at all. He had a great 2018 and has tons of talent, but his last two years haven’t been great, albiet has been on the IL a few times.
if he’s even passable then its good for Philly. we need arms, especially cheap controllable ones. to get all that as well as upside for a guy who would probably be the first one off the 40 is a win.
ANYTHING will move the needle from last year lol
Speaking of chubby hard throwing lefties, has anyone heard anything about Luiz Gohara recently? He was once a well regarded prospect who drew comparison to CC Sabathia.
Shoulder issues are always a major red flag. His control issues are likely related to that – if he us healthy this could be a find for the Phils but I wouldn’t bet the house.
If he *is* healthy…
Yep. If he can get healthy, he can be nasty. The people on this board saying this is a nothing trade are obviously not aware…
Head scratcher why the Dodgers would make this trade.
Typical bargain basement shopping. Take a flyer on a power arm that has trouble throwing strikes and pray/hope that he can get better command. Bonus that he’s a lefty. Traded away a low ceiling player. Not a big deal.
Because they can. Low risk lotto ticket, it would seem. Or maybe they see something they can work with.
One of the biggest aspects of the Dodgers’ success is player development. Their prospects pan out, and yet they also develop useful pieces out of undervalued or underperforming players. With their depth, they don’t need this arm to develop, but they’ll give it a try.
Re player development, one thing the Dodgers do differently is treating every player as a Major League prospect. When they draft or acquire someone, they already have a plan in mind for that player. Obviously, these players won’t all pan out, but this gives them a higher batting average than other organizations. Remarkable when you consider they draft near the bottom of every round, year after year. You can bet they are handling PD during this pandemic winter differently than other teams. The Rays are similar, though without the same financial resources. That’s a small-market principal Friedman brought to L.A. Develop your own.
Yep. Friedman loves to pull someone into the system for a year, increase their value and then either flip em, or enjoy the benefits
It’s such an under appreciated part of the game for many many teams imo. It was for LA ore Friedman more than not too
They always had a slew of 10NRI or whatever that I’d get excited about for no reason. But Friedman takes that to the next stratosphere
Paulson is not making the roster anytime soon, this gives them a lefty bullpen piece with a lot of swing and miss.
Mean while the jays o_o
Actually Joeypower the Jays made the very first move of the offseason when they signed Robbie Ray to a 1 year 8 Mil contract! Try to keep up!
It’s definitely tough to keep up with the flurry of one move
Let’s just trade for crap to just make a trade..
Never seen Alvarado pitch, huh? What’s the old saying? “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than speak and remove all doubt.” Not calling you a fool per se, but if you don’t know what you are talking about…maybe it is best to just not talk?
Never read stats before? You just watch players pitch a little….Let’s see…an era of 6 2020, era of 4+ over 30 some odd innings the year before…. whip higher than 1.30…wow I can see the second coming of Sandy Koufax already…. dude if you’re going to respond at least know wtf youre talking about before calling someone foolish.
Not every trade is going to be for Yogi Berra. Every team makes small trades like this so I don’t get why you are complaining so much. He even has a little bit of upside. Even if he turns out to be a mediocre middle reliever it’s one less time they have to throw a Heathe Hembree type out there.
It’s almost like the guy was injured during those bad years, but has really good stuff when healthy, and that’s the reason Philly thinks he can be better
Maybe if you looked at more than a b-ref page, you could have avoided being called an idiot twice!
An era of 6 in 9 innings. Very very small sample size. The guy is cheap, only 25, and Philly needs bullpen arms desperately, very good trade imo
Agreed. They need anything they can get and they really didn’t have to give up anything. Plus he is young and cheap. Adding some firepower to that very weak pen, not bad.
Who is Garrett Cleavinger? Dodgers must know something about this guy that they like i guess
phils picked him up a couple years back when trading Jeremy Hellickson to BAltimore. lifetime 294k’s in 220 minor league innings…..but with 130 walks.
Philly gets a power LHP for their pen, TB cuts additional payroll, LAD gets a controllable arm. Nice all around.
I honestly think the 40 man spot was the bigger deal than the 1M
If Paulson develops more power he will profile nicely for the Rays, as he has already shown a propensity for high OBP rates throughout his young career.
I think it’s a good move for the Phillies. They need bullpen help wherever they can find it, and Alvarado is controllable with upside.
Don’t know much about the other players in this trade, but Alvarado *can be* special if he ever figures out control. The movement on his fastball is amazing, and he can bring it; I remember sharing videos a few years ago of his fastball and its action, and friends were blown away (not many people in my crowd watch the Rays lol). If he can right the ship, the Phils just picked up a good, potentially great relief piece. Sorry to see him go.
this trade was out of nowhere
I’m just waiting for the RS whiners to comment on how ‘they can’t believe Bloom allowed Alvarez and/or Cleavinger to escape.
Looks like the Rays are dumping all their pitching.
Anything will help the Phillies pen and Alvarado has massive upside. Looks like a good get for them.
Phillies won this trade
I like it. Nice solid arm for the pen.
Seems like a minor upgrade for a Phillies pen that definitely needs it.
its Major if Alvarado can even pitch to a 5.00 ERA, which really says something about how bad the 2020 pen was.
He can’t.
@Darkside Sad, but true.
It really needed three teams to trade Alvarado for two minor leaguers?
Wheres Jerry DiPoto to show them how its done…
He wasn’t traded for 2 minor leaguers.He was traded for 1,in a deal that involved 2.
Prediction: Alvarado and several other fringe MLB relievers get released by the Phillies at various points during the 2021 season.
Idk why but I got a feeling Tampa is up to something big, but maybe not. But they’ve traded away snell, lost Morton and a pretty damn good LH reliever when healthy. Probably a few more moves that I can’t think of at the moment. Leaves them with Glasgow and Chirinos as the 1-2, I wonder if they’ll use Lowe or Meadows or somebody like that who’s gonna have to get paid eventually as bait, or maybe adames? Idk what his trade value is either but they have the #1 ranked prospect coming up as well that plays adames position. And point being they haven’t really shipped out anyone on offense yet. They don’t like to reward players with big contracts and if they do that player ain’t gonna last that contract they’ll be shipped too (snell). But I dont know who they’ll go after maybe Castillo from cin? Anyhow stoves heating up finally yay.
“There is also a financial element to the swap from Tampa Bay’s end, as Alvarado was projected to earn roughly $1.05MM in his first year of arbitration eligibility.”
You make it sound like $1M is way higher than the league minimum
Rays traded 2016 13th round pick Nate Lowe Dec 10. And now Rays Acquired 2018 13th round pick Dillon Paulson. Their first 2 minor league seasons stats are similar.
Why do padres fans need to talk smack about dodgers? Just shows how salty they are
Chirinos is out for 2021…
Obviously Dombrowski saw enough of Alvarado to perk up when his name was mentioned. As Plesac just said, for 2 months in 2019 Alvarado was the best reliever in MLB; no doubt.
But he spends a lot of time on the IL, and had to leave the team for a while to deal with “personal issues”. Use your informed imagination to theorize what those two factors equal to.
That said, he’s a good pickup; relievers are consistently inconsistent. And neither of the other players involved seem to represent much, tho Paulson looks like he might be interesting. And the Rays don’t have any 1B prospects; I suspect they’ll take the cash to complete the deal.
Alvarado might have the best stuff in the entire MLB and thats no joke
Wish LAD woulda gone after him instead
Philly fans should be thrilled at the upside. Couple more pen arms and a re-sign of Jt (I predict will happen) and you got a squad
Alvarado looks like he might be washed up.
Is Paulson going to be blocked like Nate Lowe was?
Seems like a great pickup for the Philly team.
Sounds like an injury prone Velasquez but after last season anything is an improvement and it’s worth a shot.
Ha, I was wearing my Dodgers cap at a Trader Joe’s near Philly and someone told me the Phillies got Altuve. My reaction was, “Huh? I thought they were broke.” The actual trade makes more sense, financially speaking.
Padres playing checkers, Dodgers playing chess…this trade clearly puts us right back at the top of the list for best offseason in the NL West so far
A little surprised the Dodgers didn’t want to take a gamble on Alvarado themselves. His stuff from the left side is disgusting.
Evening pholks..Phillies need arms and more than one..This guy fills a need being a lefty..I hope he works out..
Gotta love what the Pads are doing..Strong off season..good luck to them..
Phillies need to get some starters..nothing in LHV or Reading…They go thru lots of arms during a regular season…any injuries (gonna be some), and there isn’t anybody in the inn..
Dealin Dave strikes and how could you not love Alvarado? I’m a twins fan, fantastic move.
Dillon Paulson is going to be a player in a couple of years. My hunch is this will be a case of the guy who is initially an afterthought in a trade becoming the most important piece in due time.
This is a win win for the Phillies. They cleared 68m from last years payroll. They have a fair amount of holes to fill. Bullpen is there biggest need, and landing a 25yr old lefty with high velocity and 3 yrs of team control is a great start. They still need a closer and another reliable BP arm, 1-SP, SS or 2B, CF (Bradley JR., apparently Dombrowski likes him a lot), resign JT. If we can fill these needs, with solid players, we can compete for the NL East.
Rays really need to relocate or build the park closer to the city and get fans to finally show up. Rays have a chance to be in a similar market to Braves, Cardinals, etc. but the where the stadium sits, is holding that club back.
Good move by my Phillies. Alvarado doesn’t even turn 26 until May, 2021. He was the Rays closer at the start of 2019 and then got hurt. Probably not over the injuries just yet, as 2020 was a down year. Phillies bullpen was so bad last year that almost reliever who can fog a mirror with one breath will be an upgrade.
Still hoping Cigar Guy gives Sam Fuld the go-ahead to sign a couple of FAs. Okay, I know we ain’t getting Bauer or Springer, but there are lesser-lights available who can play well enough to help.
Finally, as 2021 quickly approaches, I’m becoming less and less confident that the Phillies will re-sign JT Realmuto. Have no inside info, but I think the Blue Jays want him and will spend what it takes to get him.
I hope you’re wrong. Not that I don’t like Realmuto, I just don’t think that’s where the Jays focus should be with their money. I do hope the Phillies lock up Realmuto.
The Phillies still suck
From 2018 till now Alvarado’s star certainly plummetted.