Last offseason, I wrote—fairly bluntly—that the Toronto Blue Jays were playing with matches. Trading Carlos Delgado, one of the most recognizable young power bats in the league, and then immediately flipping the return package for Derek Jeter looked, at best, reckless. At worst, it looked like the kind of impulsive decision that sets a franchise back half a decade. A year later?It’s time to revisit those calls. And the truth is far more...
The trade deadline may still be weeks away, but the first true blockbuster of the summer has already landed. The St. Louis Cardinals sent shockwaves through the league by shipping out Matt Williams and Doug Glanville to the Florida Marlins in exchange for Jay Bell, Steve Finley, and $71,570 in salary relief. The Deal in Detail St. Louis Cardinals send: 3B Matt Williams (ML) CF Doug Glanville (ML) Florida Marlins send: SS Jay Bell (ML) CF Steve...
Earlier this year, we chronicled the Toronto Blue Jays' wild two-step—first trading away Carlos Delgado for a pair of first-round picks, then using those picks to pry Derek Jeter from the New York Yankees. We all remember the outrage. The confusion. The spreadsheets. And yes—Jeter isn’t Delgado. He’s not going to lead the league in home runs or RBIs. But here we are in early July and Derek Jeter is batting .299 with a .362 OBP and a...
Let’s make one thing clear up front: this trade makes no baseball sense. The New York Yankees have traded Derek Jeter—yes, that Derek Jeter—to the Toronto Blue Jays. In return, the Yankees receive a pair of first-round picks and a minor leaguer. What Toronto gives up, however, isn’t just future value—it’s logic. Here are the full details: 📦 Trade Breakdown: To Toronto: SS Derek Jeter (ML) 1998 NYY 2nd Round Pick $100,483...
Bill Swift has left the building—and by the sound of it, the Cardinals couldn’t pack his bags fast enough. The 34-year-old right-hander was dealt to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Toronto’s 1997 4th round pick, a return that’s about as uninspired as it gets for a pitcher who once looked like an ace. Let’s backtrack. Swift arrived in St. Louis midway through the 1991 season and immediately looked like a steal, going 9-1 with...
The Carlos Delgado saga is officially over. The Toronto Blue Jays have traded their 23-year-old franchise cornerstone to the Texas Rangers in exchange for two future first-round picks and a pair of prospects. The trade:To Texas Rangers: 1B Carlos Delgado (ML)To Toronto Blue Jays: 1996 TEX 1st round pick, 1998 TEX 1st round pick, SP Alberto Reyes (AAA), CF Rich Becker (AAA) From the Rangers' side, the logic is easy to follow. After years of...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just 23 days after hitting the grand slam that sent the Washington Senators to the League Championship Series, Mike Stanley is gone. The Senators officially dealt the 31-year-old catcher to the Boston Red Sox, along with the 1995 second-round pick acquired from St. Louis, in exchange for the 1995 fourth-round pick originally belonging to Orlando. It’s a trade that says what the Senators have been trying to say—quietly,...