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Giants acquire Evan Longoria from the Rays


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3 minutes ago, The Gnat said:

Here is the deal.

I don't hate this deal. I've made my thoughts on Arroyo clear in the past in that I'd rather keep Panik, and I didn't like Arroyo's stick at third. Span was a requirement to dump in the deal, Krook and Woods are meh. 

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Just now, The Gnat said:

This is important in why they traded Longoria for what they did.

I was just about to post that.  Longoria is trending in the wrong direction fairly rapidly and will be getting sizeable salaries in a few years.  Apparently the Rays were willing to take the PR hit so they could get out from under that contract.     

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19 minutes ago, hrubes20 said:

I was just about to post that.  Longoria is trending in the wrong direction fairly rapidly and will be getting sizeable salaries in a few years.  Apparently the Rays were willing to take the PR hit so they could get out from under that contract.     

It's more that they didn't try and do more to pay down the salary in 2018 for better prospects. Should have taken Hunter Pence back and released him to get somebody good.

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1 minute ago, ramssuperbowl99 said:

It's more that they didn't try and do more to pay down the salary in 2018 for better prospects. Should have taken Hunter Pence back and released him to get somebody good.

Would the Giants have done that, though?  Longoria's value isn't exactly much right now, even with some more money essentially being eaten by the Rays.   

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20 minutes ago, ramssuperbowl99 said:

It's more that they didn't try and do more to pay down the salary in 2018 for better prospects. Should have taken Hunter Pence back and released him to get somebody good.

Pence has a no trade clause, I'm pretty sure. 

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