My Turn: "King" for a day

Obviously, this is my version of Harrison’s “King for a Day” post. Clearly I don’t know the minor league systems of the rest of the league the way Harrison does, so don’t take this too seriously. It’s just for fun.

Mariners trade Jack Wilson and $1.5 million to the Phillies for Tuffy Gosewisch

Jack Wilson makes perfect sense for the Phillies, who have both Chase Utley and Jimmy Rollins who have battle injuries recently and could use more off days. They also have plenty of offense, so Wilson wont be too much a liability there.

Gosewisch isn’t a prospect anymore. He’s 27 and still in AA. Still, the M’s need some catching depth in the organization and he fills a need.

Year	Age	Lev	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
2005	21	A-	40	38	2	9	1	0	0	5	2	6	.237	.275	.263	.538
2006	22	A+	339	305	32	77	14	0	9	39	24	55	.252	.318	.387	.704
2007	23	A	381	339	52	76	24	2	5	45	29	69	.224	.296	.351	.647
2008	24	A+	374	330	38	72	19	1	3	34	31	44	.218	.292	.309	.601
2009	25	AA-AAA	286	260	22	61	20	0	1	21	16	47	.235	.297	.323	.620
2009	25	AA	229	205	16	50	17	0	1	20	14	34	.244	.314	.341	.656
2009	25	AAA	57	55	6	11	3	0	0	1	2	13	.200	.228	.255	.483
2010	26	AA	370	311	46	75	22	1	9	32	49	67	.241	.353	.405	.759
2011	27	AA	234	209	25	58	7	0	8	43	14	32	.278	.325	.426	.751
7 Seasons	2024	1792	217	428	107	4	35	219	165	320	.239	.312	.362	.674
AA (3 seasons)	833	725	87	183	46	1	18	95	77	133	.252	.335	.393	.728
A+ (2 seasons)	713	635	70	149	33	1	12	73	55	99	.235	.304	.346	.651
A (1 season)	381	339	52	76	24	2	5	45	29	69	.224	.296	.351	.647
A- (1 season)	40	38	2	9	1	0	0	5	2	6	.237	.275	.263	.538
AAA (1 season)	57	55	6	11	3	0	0	1	2	13	.200	.228	.255	.483

Mariners Trade Adam Kennedy to the Braves for Jordan Kreke

Kreke is a light hitting shortstop prospect that has move fairly quickly through the Braves system, who can also play second and third. He profiles as a good multi-positional infielder. He’s a slick fielder, and has the size (6-1, 205) to develop more power as he learns the game.

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
2009	22	63	251	218	35	59	10	1	2	15	23	32	.271	.360	.353	.713
2010	23	123	506	446	57	107	21	2	2	47	46	86	.240	.323	.309	.632
2010	23	75	316	282	35	70	14	1	0	32	24	50	.248	.323	.305	.628
2010	23	48	190	164	22	37	7	1	2	15	22	36	.226	.323	.317	.640
2011	24	75	264	246	23	54	7	1	2	20	12	55	.220	.264	.280	.545
3 Seasons		261	1021	910	115	220	38	4	6	82	81	173	.242	.317	.312	.629

Mariners trade Erik Bedard to the Yankees, Carlos Peguro, Blake Beavan, and Carlos Triunfel to the Dodgers. Yankees send Jesus Montero to the Dodgers. Dodgers send Matt Kemp to the Mariners.

This is my big “buy” trade. Kemp is a power hitting left fielder and would step in an instantly be the team’s best hitter.Kemp is also under team control in 2012, filling one of the big needs that would have to be addressed before the 2012 season. While the loss of Triunfel and Bedard is significant, the arrival of Kreke and Zito offset the losses.

The Yankees get their much needed pitching upgrade, while the bankrupt Dodgers get some salary relief while bringing in some good minor league prospects.

Mariners trade Chone Figgins and Jamey Wright to the Giants for LHP Barry Zito and $25 million

This trade idea was big enough for it’s own blog post. Find it HERE.

So there, you have it. In my world, the M’s trade away 3 of their unused infielders for mostly insignificant pieces, and make one “splash” to bring in a much needed bat.

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My Turn: “King” for a day

By Keith Myers | Jul 14, 2011