Capital City Income trades away
Alzolay, Adbert
We Talk Fantasy Sports trades away
Diaz, Yusniel
A prospect for prospect trade? Always fun to review because you can say just about anything… and I’m going to just do that.
I can’t reveal Hustle Media’s prospect rankings to non subscribers, but I’m comfortable saying I had Diaz in the top 100 and Alzolay in the top 113. So I guess I prefer Diaz. That being said it’s pretty close and I don’t have a problem with personal preference here.
Alzolay has a chance for more upside in this trade because in our scoring, having a good pitcher is always going to be worth more than a good outfielder. If you’re high on Alzolay, getting him at the cost of an outfield prospect a couple years away is pretty good. The trade is also really good for WTFS if you look at the roster construction. Objectively speaking, pitching is a weak point for them right now. Having made starts in AA in 2017, it’s conceivable that Alzolay may make some starts in the bigs this season. Even if you’re not confident on Alzolay, it might make sense to throw some darts on pitching prospects for WTFS.
Then there’s Diaz, he had a pretty decent showing in AA with a .397 WOBA and I feel like he’s starting to garner more hype after not lighting the world on fire as a teenager. The Dodgers have a ton of OF prospect depth in their system, but I expect some trades to clear that out. If Diaz is good, he will find a spot to play.
The trade is fair and it’s close, but the bat seems safer here…barely.