Deadline Deal: Twins Trade Brian Dozier to Dodgers

Well, if that's the case, I wish you well Brian.   Fair winds and following seas!

Gotta give credit to Falvine for committing. Now get Rodney done.

Gahhh! Let's see what comes back to MN in the deal. Brian deserves a shot and here's hoping he gets it. 

Dozier went from a question mark to a Top 50 Twin of all time. 

Logan Forsythe. Ha!

Forsythe part of the return package. Full circle.

Interesting.

Luke Raley is the Dodgers #19 prospect
1B/OF who has pretty solid numbers at AA this year. 17 HR's, .822 OPS, 

Good luck to Brian Dozier.  I'd like to see him have a chance at a run in the playoffs, so in that regard, I now have a reason to pull for the Dodgers.

Falvine doesn't mess around - very glad to see the cycle going around.

Dozier certainly has the hair to be a Dodger.

Luke Raley is the Dodgers #19 prospect
1B/OF who has pretty solid numbers AA this year. 17 HR's, .822 OPS, 

Raley looks like a good get. A nice feature on him here: http://lastwordonbaseball.com/2018/01/12/dodgers-top-30-prospects-luke-raley-27/

Forsythe may benefit from a change of scenery... 
Fun Fact albeit a SSS: Forsythe's highest batting average, slugging percentage, and OPS by ballpark in his career is Target Field... .333 AVG, .600 SLG, 1.021 OPS in 19 PA's

Hard to say, but I still think Falvine did a pretty fair job with this deal.   I'm at least curious to see how the new guys pan out.

Would the comp pick have been a better return?

Maybe.  But both guys are at AA and if either makes it, will be here in two years or so.  The comp pick could easily be 5 years out or longer.

Would the comp pick have been a better return?

I don't think it's that black and white. You'd be banking on the Twins offering a QO and Dozier declining it. Not sure either of those would have been the case.

Would the comp pick have been a better return?

Than someone currently hitting 17 home runs at the AA level?  Probably not...and definitely not if you are looking for players with a chance to help in the next 1-3 years.

(Plus a second lottery pick was included.)

Forsythe is just weird. 

Some days Belisle needs a day off from being the Mojo guy.

Odd parallel:

Logan Forsythe hit 20 homers his last season in Tampa.

Logan Morrison hit 38 homers his last season in Tampa.

Since leaving TB both Logans have struggled at the plate.

Lesson learned: don't pick up guys from TB named Logan.

So much for getting a look at Gordon at 2nd.

Forsythe coming here makes little sense.

Good luck Brian. I hope you make it big time.

Man, I way over shot by expecting Gavin Lux in return.  Really thought we'd get more.  I have no interest in watching Forsythe.  Do we expect a Welcome Back Motter?  Cause I have no interest there either.

Gorged this offseason.  Purged at the deadline.

Sad to see Dozier go.  Wish him the best.

So much for getting a look at Gordon at 2nd.

Forsythe coming here makes little sense.

 

Good luck Brian. I hope you make it big time.

Gordon is simply not ready, and including Forsythe in the trade echoes that.
He looks lost as of late in Rochester... Collectively in AAA he's batting .214 with only a .243 OBP

So much for getting a look at Gordon at 2nd.

Forsythe coming here makes little sense.

 

Good luck Brian. I hope you make it big time.

Yeah, that's the downside. I was hoping that moving Dozier meant that Gordon would be given a shot...at least give us a reason to watch the last couple months.

Forsythe's 2018 stats:

.207

2 HR

13 RBI

Wow, he fell off a cliff.