The Tigers and Dodgers swung a minor deal just before the deadline, as J.P. Hoornstra of the Southern California News Group tweets that Detroit acquired infielder Eddys Leonard for cash considerations. The Dodgers designated Leonard for assignment earlier this week as a way to open a roster spot for new acquisitions.
Leonard, 22, has a 96 wRC+ in 388 Double-A plate appearances this year while playing shortstop. Prior to the season, Baseball America gave Leonard a 45 grade as a prospect, suggesting he “projects to be an offensively-driven utilityman if he can refine his pitch selection.” BA notes that Leonard, a former $200K signing out of the Dominican Republic, was adversely affected by the inability to access the Dodgers’ coaches and facilities during the 2021 lockout.
MLB.com rated Leonard 14th among Dodgers prospects, also with a 45 grade. Both outlets praised Leonard for his bat speed, but suggested he had not yet found his defensive home.
Though Tigers GM was unable to cash in on veteran lefty Eduardo Rodriguez prior to the trade deadline, beyond Leonard he was able to acquire infield prospect Hao-Yu Lee from the Phillies for Michael Lorenzen.
Could there be a more boring last second trade before the deadline? lol
Is Eddys plural or possessive?
What happened to Ed?
Ed, Edd, & Eddys.
Don’t forget about Edy’s
Why is it only Eddys Leonard? Why can’t it be someone else’s Leonard?
This guy actually seems decent, definitely worth taking a chance on.
AA numbers look good and he’s 22.
TIGERS thought they were buying Eddie’s “LEOPARD”!
I like thus move. I like this guy if he limits his strikeouts. Good move. Hate to end the day on the Erod note.
I’m surprised the Dodgers would deal with us after the whole Erod thing. Leonard was a puzzling DFA…number 15 prospect at the time.
Cash Considerations, huh? What’ll be their jersey number? Heard the Dodgers got two of them
The Dodgers front office hands must be sore from setting on them
You mean sitting on them.
They literally acquired 5 players
Hernandez, Rosario, Kelly, Lynn and Yarbrough
What are you talking about?
Did Eduardo Rodriguez go to Atlanta?
I’m so sick of this front office, Harris is almost as big of a joke as Avila was. This wasn’t a stand pat club, but yet we did! He didn’t do anything last winter that amounted to anything, and now this. I for one wish Illitch family would sell this club, since Mr I passed this has become an embarrassment to his legacy
Not a banner day for Scott Harris or the Tigers
I was hoping for two or three more trades, but I like the deal for Lee. Leonard could also amount to something, and he most likely didn’t cost much to acquire.
Who else were they going to trade? Cisnero has fallen off this past month. they are stuck with Baez, and should they have traded young controllable players? Maybe they like the core group and they want to let the cake bake and will add more over the off season to areas of need. ERod had every right to veto the trade. Maybe he likes Detroit and is comfortable in Detroit. I for one hope that is the case and they can restructure his deal and he stays. Harris came into a mess and this team is further along than most expected it to be coming into the year. My only major issue with Harris was letting Jeimer walk. He could have helped this year and been a trade piece if we fell out of the race. With ERod choosing to stay, what else could Harris have possibly done trade wise? He did take a flyer on Lorenzon, they developed him and flipped him for their #6 prospect. Had Boyd not gotten hurt, he would have been flipped as well. Not sure who else they could or should have dealt.
Bet they could trade Hinch. A smart owner would trade Harris to the Mets…..
Trading a baseball player can’t be as hard as selling a million pet rocks……
None of these Ivy Leaguers do anything but follow.the well worn path.
I wondered.why no one trades when the trading opens? If the Tigers start, advantage Tigers.
None of.the Ivy Leaguers do anything innovative, just follow the known formula.
There’s a trade deadline. There is no “opening” other than after the World Series. Teams can trade if they can find a willing partner. HARRIS seems to be unable to do that. Last year San Diego traded Hosmer and his underwater contract to Washington, but Hosmer vetoed the deal. They quickly pivoted and sent him to Boston, a team not on his no trade list. Where there’s a will, there’s a way. What’s that say about HARRIS?
I meant when signing FA, you can’t turn around and flip him during the off-season. Apparently, he has to be on your roster for the first part of the season.
That’s what I meant by the “opening” of the trade season.
At least, that was my impression.
Most people expected Rodriguez, Cisnero and Shreeve to be traded. As for Rodriguez, he did have a limited no trade clause in his contract, and the Dodgers were one of the ten teams listed. But that still left 19 teams, and at least a couple of them must have been buyers. Not sure why Harris couldn’t work something out with one of them.
I do agree that Harris has done a pretty good job so far.
Please explain why you feel he has done a good job? He had 4 pitchers that he needed to trade, and only moved one. Lorenzen brought back a utility IF prospect. Why he waited until an hour before the deadline to attempt to trade ER to the Dodgers, a team on his no trade list, with no backup plan is a FAILURE! How did he spend that last hour? Did Baltimore really prefer Flaherty to E-Rod? Getting Prieto and Rom sure would have been an upgrade over what he did get– NOTHING!!! Guess it doesn’t matter that he cut Candelario, anymore, because he would have failed to trade him.
Maybe it was a last minute decision for one last deal for E-Rod. LA told Harris their proposal, Harris said yes, let me check again with E-Rod…..
You know the rest. It’s up to LA to buyout his no-trade clause. They didn’t come through. Trade over.