WEBVTT - GM Territory: Jim Bowden breaks down the latest trade deadline moves

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome in a GM territory, everybody, Jim, Let's get right

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<v Speaker 1>to it. Luis Garcia Junior has been traded to the

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<v Speaker 1>New York Yankees. Break this trade down for us.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, the Yankees had to get a bat. They're struggling

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<v Speaker 2>with offense, and of course, with both Aaron Judge and

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<v Speaker 2>Cody Bellinger on the inter list, with no real timetable

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<v Speaker 2>of when they're going to return, they had it get

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<v Speaker 2>another bat, and they got a good one in Lewis Garcia.

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<v Speaker 2>This guy can flat out rake, as Aaron Boone told

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<v Speaker 2>me just moments ago. I mean, this is a hitter

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<v Speaker 2>with the Nationals that was hitting two eighty three with

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<v Speaker 2>twenty three home runs for Washington, seventy six RBIs. He

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<v Speaker 2>had a war of two point three and a one

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<v Speaker 2>thirty six ops plus. Now I talked to Aaron Boone

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<v Speaker 2>and asked him where Garcia was going to play. He

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<v Speaker 2>told me that he was going to platoon at first

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<v Speaker 2>base with Paul Goldsmith. I said, okay, where does that

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<v Speaker 2>put Ben Rice? And he says he'll catch and d eight.

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<v Speaker 2>So Ben Rice who will split his time between catching

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<v Speaker 2>and dhing, and then Lewis Garcia and Goldschmidt will platoon

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<v Speaker 2>at first base. So that's the plan right now for

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<v Speaker 2>the Yankees. As you can see, Lewis Garcia absolutely raking

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<v Speaker 2>against right hand pitching. On this graphic, you could see

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<v Speaker 2>the nine to nine ops pretty impressive. Now on the

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<v Speaker 2>other side, for the Washington Nationals, they get four pitchers

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<v Speaker 2>in this deal, all pitching prospects. Let's break them down.

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<v Speaker 2>The headliner, according to Paul Taboni, the general manager, Ben

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<v Speaker 2>Grabel is the number one prospect they're getting in return,

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<v Speaker 2>a right handed pitcher, followed by Jack Siebert. Now there

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<v Speaker 2>are some evaluators and publications that actually have Siebert over Grabel,

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<v Speaker 2>but the Nats view it as Grabel one, Sieber two.

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<v Speaker 2>They also get Iovanni Cruz and Jake Bird. And this

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<v Speaker 2>is a deal where you're getting really the quality, the

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<v Speaker 2>quantity over the quality, but you get four arms, and

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<v Speaker 2>the Nationals really need more pitching. We all know they

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<v Speaker 2>have one of the better offenses in baseball, so they're

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<v Speaker 2>trying to take some of that offense and turn it

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<v Speaker 2>into pick Now, keep in mind, Lewis Garcia only controllable

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<v Speaker 2>for one more year, so the Nats all four pitchers

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<v Speaker 2>they get are controllable for six more years, So that

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<v Speaker 2>had a lot to do with this deal by Washington

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<v Speaker 2>knowing they only had one more year of Lewis Garcia

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<v Speaker 2>and the way he's swinging the bat, he's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be tough to sign long term. So the Yankees get

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<v Speaker 2>the bat that they need so desperately. The Nats get

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<v Speaker 2>four pitchers, something they obviously with their organization right now needs.

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<v Speaker 2>So it should be a deal that works for both sides.

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<v Speaker 1>I will give.

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<v Speaker 2>A B plus to the Yankees. I'm getting Garcia and

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<v Speaker 2>a B to the Washington Nationals on the other side.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think the New York Yankees are done making trades?

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely not. I still think they're looking for a right

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<v Speaker 2>editing catcher. I still think they're looking for a right

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<v Speaker 2>editing outfielder. I still think they're looking for more bullpen help.

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<v Speaker 2>I do not think Brian Cashman is done. I think

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<v Speaker 2>he's just getting started in the Bronx. Drake, let's go.

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<v Speaker 1>There's been a lot of excitement today in New York.

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<v Speaker 1>The New York Mets also traded Freddy Perolta to the

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<v Speaker 1>Tampa Bay Rays. Break this trade down for us.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, So, I mean, first of all, we got to

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<v Speaker 2>start with Freddy Parolta going to Tampa Bay. They were

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<v Speaker 2>in the mix for Schoogle, they weren't able to get them.

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<v Speaker 2>They weren't really to give up their top prospects, so

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<v Speaker 2>that really went didn't go anywhere. Freddy Perolta having a

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<v Speaker 2>down year for the Mets five wins, nine losses in

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<v Speaker 2>the area of four point nine to nine and in fact,

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<v Speaker 2>his strikeouts per nine the lowest of his career at

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<v Speaker 2>eight point nine, just to put in perspective, last year

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<v Speaker 2>was ten to four. His fit right now is four

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<v Speaker 2>four five. That's the highest of his career. Last year,

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<v Speaker 2>to put in perspective, was three six four. But it

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<v Speaker 2>was only a year ago where Peralta finished top five

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<v Speaker 2>in the Say Young voting in the National League. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>he finished in fifth place a year ago, and the

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<v Speaker 2>Mets just weren't able to get that out of them.

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<v Speaker 2>Tampa Bay's pitching room is one of the best in baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>They have great pitching coaches, great analytics, Their research and

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<v Speaker 2>development department is amazing and if anyone can turn peralt round,

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's going to be the Tampa Bay Raised organization.

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<v Speaker 2>So they make this deal with the hopes that they

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<v Speaker 2>can turn it around and in return. Look, there's a

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<v Speaker 2>strong package going the other way for the Mets. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>break that down a little bit. Elmian Ptray to me,

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<v Speaker 2>is the best player in this deal going the other way.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a middle infielder. Probably second base is his best position.

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<v Speaker 2>He was a second round pick in twenty twenty four

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<v Speaker 2>by Tampa Bay. Right now, he's hitting THREEA. He's got

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<v Speaker 2>nineteen doubles, thirty two steals. The league gets caught too much.

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<v Speaker 2>I think is the best player in the deal. Other people,

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<v Speaker 2>other scouts, have told me they think Aiden Smith is

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<v Speaker 2>the best player in the deal. He was a fourth

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<v Speaker 2>round pick of the Seattle Mariners a couple of years ago.

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<v Speaker 2>Twenty two years old. He's only hitting two O nine

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<v Speaker 2>with ten homers. I worry a little bit about the

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<v Speaker 2>hit tool with Aiden Smith. That's why I like p

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<v Speaker 2>Tray a little bit more. And then finally they get

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<v Speaker 2>Gary gail Hill, right handed pitcher. He's made twenty starts

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<v Speaker 2>in the minor leagues, seven and three record with a

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<v Speaker 2>four four to nine er. What bothers me with him

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<v Speaker 2>is he's given up more hits than innings. Pitch in fact,

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred and twenty seven hits in one third innings,

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<v Speaker 2>but the Mets get three prospects back. They continue to

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<v Speaker 2>build up the farm system, and Tampa Bay takes a

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<v Speaker 2>chance on Peralta. So New York, New York Baby, Frank Sinatra,

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<v Speaker 2>jay Z sing the songs the Mets are selling. The

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<v Speaker 2>Yankees are buying, just like we said they would on

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<v Speaker 2>GM territory.

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<v Speaker 1>We sure did say that, all right, I want to

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<v Speaker 1>bring up a couple more players now, Luis Arise, I've been,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, seeing a lot of rumors about him. I

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<v Speaker 1>think he has you know, four or five legit suitors.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you break down these teams fits for me?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? I mean everything I'm hearing, first of all, is

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<v Speaker 2>the Giants asking price is so ridiculous that there is

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<v Speaker 2>absolutely no traction anywhere. That's what I keep hearing from

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<v Speaker 2>everybody I talk to. That being said, I think there

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<v Speaker 2>are a bunch of suitors, and I think, as you

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<v Speaker 2>look right here on the graphic, the foremost likely landing

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<v Speaker 2>spots at this point are the Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays,

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<v Speaker 2>Texas Rangers, in Boston Red Sox. The Yankees were on

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<v Speaker 2>this list. We have to take them off after acquiring

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<v Speaker 2>Lewis Garcia, so that's not a fit anymore. Phillies really

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<v Speaker 2>need more offense. I just don't know where you're going

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<v Speaker 2>to play them. A Rise doesn't want to move off

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<v Speaker 2>a second base, and of course the Phillies have Bryson

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<v Speaker 2>stopped there, so I'm not quite sure how it would work,

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<v Speaker 2>but certainly the bat would help the Phillies. Tampa Bay

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<v Speaker 2>is looking for more offense, so a Rise could fit there.

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<v Speaker 2>Texas Rangers Tray is the one that you kept talking

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<v Speaker 2>about as a team that you felt fit really well,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think because of the Red Sox deal fell

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<v Speaker 2>apart earlier because of the injury to Curtis Mead. I

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<v Speaker 2>kind of feel like a Rise would be a good

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<v Speaker 2>fit in Boston. I know he's not a right hand

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<v Speaker 2>hitter that they're looking for, but if they can't make

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<v Speaker 2>a trade for a player like Zach Nato of the Angels,

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<v Speaker 2>this would be a nice little pivot. A Rise could

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<v Speaker 2>play second base with Durbin at third for Boston and

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<v Speaker 2>would give them some more traffic for the middle of

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<v Speaker 2>their lineup. So I think any of those teams fit.

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<v Speaker 2>But I know one thing everyone tells me, the price

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<v Speaker 2>better come down if they expect to move them by

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<v Speaker 2>six o'clock Monday.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, so the price has a come down for

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<v Speaker 1>a rise. What have you heard about Casey Mize and

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<v Speaker 1>his price?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, very interesting. The schoobl trade is done and now

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<v Speaker 2>the Tigers are focusing on moving him. Here are the

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<v Speaker 2>four teams right here that I keep hearing. The Atlanta

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<v Speaker 2>Braves of the team I keep feeling is going to

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<v Speaker 2>be the front runner to get Myze. They certainly have

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<v Speaker 2>the pitching prospects to make a deal work here, and

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<v Speaker 2>I know the president and GM Alexanthopos has been a

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<v Speaker 2>big fan of my since he was a free agent.

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<v Speaker 2>Or a really good fit there. The Cubs continue to

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<v Speaker 2>search for pitching. I do think there's a match there.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I think guys like Matt Shaw and Kevin

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<v Speaker 2>Olcontra certainly are guys that the Cubs could use as

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<v Speaker 2>trade bait here, which would make some sense. Milwaukee Brewers,

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<v Speaker 2>you know they were in on school. But we'll see

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<v Speaker 2>if they can make a run on Mize here and

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<v Speaker 2>how much they'd be willing to give up for mis

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<v Speaker 2>as a rental. I know it's going to be a

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<v Speaker 2>lot less than what they would have been willing to

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<v Speaker 2>do for Schoobl And then finally the Padres. Where's aj

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<v Speaker 2>Preller been? He's been too quiet this deadline. At some

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<v Speaker 2>point we're gonna hear from aj Preller. Perhaps it'll be

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<v Speaker 2>for Casey byes deal, I don't know. But the Tigers

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<v Speaker 2>they're back on the clock after trading Schoobl.

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<v Speaker 1>Yep, Tigers are back on the clock. Something I like

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<v Speaker 1>about Ma's going to the Braves is he pitched at

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<v Speaker 1>the University of Auburn, so there's some you know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>not foreign ground for him. Anyway. This is shaping up

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<v Speaker 1>to be an incredible trade deadline or getting breaking news

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<v Speaker 1>after breaking news. I'm excited with the next twenty four

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<v Speaker 1>hours has in hold for us. Jim. That's all I got,

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<v Speaker 1>Choulenge relaxed, were gone,