07-26-2015, 07:53 PM
It appears as though we got a pretty decent return for him.
The Royals didn't have a ton of high profile prospects, but we got out of there with 1 top 100 prospect.
Finnegan, according to MLB.com was the 62nd ranked minor leaguer this year.
He pitched in the world series as a rookie, and while he got knocked around a bit, he did get the experience.
Zip on his fastball, regularly sitting at 93 to 95 and two good off speed pitches with a mid 80s slider and a solid change up.
I don't think he'll ever be a front end starter, but he could be a good 4 or 5, or a great set up man and possibly closer.
The best news is the Reds will have him under team control until after 2017 and arbitration eligible until after 2020. So this was a great long term investment for the Reds.
As for Lamb, he was a top prospect before Tommy John Surgery in 2011. Prior to that season, he was ranked #18 in the minors. However, he's been very productive so far this year, going 9-1 with a 2.67 ERA in 17 starts averaging 9.2 K/9 in AAA. So he's got some talent. He's got a 91 to 93 fastball with a change up and curve ball, giving him enough of a repertoire to continue as a starter in the majors.
He is a bit on the older side for a guy yet to make his MLB debut, at 25. But he has plenty of potential.
Reed, like the other two, probably tops out as a #3 or #4 starter in the majors. He's a big guy with a big arm, with his fast ball touching 97 in college. He's got an advanced curveball coming out college and a serviceable change up, but his biggest knock was control issues.
As with a lot of 6'5" guys, he has a steep downward angle on his pitches that he still adjusting to. But, while he struggled his first two years, he finally began to show improvement this year, lowering his WHIP from 1.71 in his first two years to 1.19 so far this year. He raised his K/walk from 1.41 in his first two years to 3.23 so far this year.
So his control is definitely improving. And his stuff is as terrifying as ever.
Overall, getting 3 left handed pitchers with starter potential, the top prospect of which is likely staying with the team until at least 2020.
Right now, our entire rotation is right handers (Leake, DeSclafani, Iglesias, Lorenzen) as well as Stephenson, Howard, Travieso, Crawford and Ramono in the minors. So it's good to get a nice infusion of left handed pitching talent into our farm system.
I give this trade an A+.
The Royals didn't have a ton of high profile prospects, but we got out of there with 1 top 100 prospect.
Finnegan, according to MLB.com was the 62nd ranked minor leaguer this year.
He pitched in the world series as a rookie, and while he got knocked around a bit, he did get the experience.
Zip on his fastball, regularly sitting at 93 to 95 and two good off speed pitches with a mid 80s slider and a solid change up.
I don't think he'll ever be a front end starter, but he could be a good 4 or 5, or a great set up man and possibly closer.
The best news is the Reds will have him under team control until after 2017 and arbitration eligible until after 2020. So this was a great long term investment for the Reds.
As for Lamb, he was a top prospect before Tommy John Surgery in 2011. Prior to that season, he was ranked #18 in the minors. However, he's been very productive so far this year, going 9-1 with a 2.67 ERA in 17 starts averaging 9.2 K/9 in AAA. So he's got some talent. He's got a 91 to 93 fastball with a change up and curve ball, giving him enough of a repertoire to continue as a starter in the majors.
He is a bit on the older side for a guy yet to make his MLB debut, at 25. But he has plenty of potential.
Reed, like the other two, probably tops out as a #3 or #4 starter in the majors. He's a big guy with a big arm, with his fast ball touching 97 in college. He's got an advanced curveball coming out college and a serviceable change up, but his biggest knock was control issues.
As with a lot of 6'5" guys, he has a steep downward angle on his pitches that he still adjusting to. But, while he struggled his first two years, he finally began to show improvement this year, lowering his WHIP from 1.71 in his first two years to 1.19 so far this year. He raised his K/walk from 1.41 in his first two years to 3.23 so far this year.
So his control is definitely improving. And his stuff is as terrifying as ever.
Overall, getting 3 left handed pitchers with starter potential, the top prospect of which is likely staying with the team until at least 2020.
Right now, our entire rotation is right handers (Leake, DeSclafani, Iglesias, Lorenzen) as well as Stephenson, Howard, Travieso, Crawford and Ramono in the minors. So it's good to get a nice infusion of left handed pitching talent into our farm system.
I give this trade an A+.
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