Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Giants trade Jackson, Gearrin to Rangers | The Score

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JACKSONVILLE - This is a net gain for the Giants in that it opens up an opportunity for Duggar that he would never have received with Jackson blocking him. Jackson never really got his bat going enough to justify continuing reps, Duggar should be able to produce at Jackson's level. If Chris Shaw is called up next (or Shark/Cueto is moved) you'll know we're playing for the future, but that shouldn't be in the cards right now.

Gearrin was not going to get meaningful opportunities, especially when Strickland gets back. Moving Blach and Holland to the bullpen sealed his fate.

Losing Bahr is not a great loss to the system overall, they just drafted three or four guys with the same or better potential. I would rather see them accumulating prospect rather than shedding them, but losing the # 27 prospect (per mlb.com) from a system that is not very highly regarded would not seem to equate to the tragic loss that some of the "prospects are better than parades" crowd would have you believe. It's the cost of shedding salary.

from thescore.com
https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/1568505

The Texas Rangers have acquired outfielder Austin Jackson, reliever Cory Gearrin, and minor-league right-hander Jason Bahr from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations, the teams announced Sunday.
Jackson, 31, is coming off a bounce-back year as a part-time player with the Cleveland Indians and signed a two-year, $6-million deal with the Giants this past offseason. The journeyman has failed to replicate his 2017 brilliance, posting a .242/.309/.295 slash line over 59 games prior to the trade.
Jackson has been told not to report to the Rangers for a couple days as the team pursues another potential trade involving the outfielder, according to reports from Jon Heyman of Fancred and Gerry Fraley of the Dallas Morning News.
Meanwhile, Gearrin gives the Rangers some bullpen depth in an attempt by San Francisco to get some luxury-tax relief. The right-hander owns a 4.20 ERA over 30 innings this season, and is due the balance of his $1.675-million salary.
With room on the 40-man roster, the Giants purchased the contracts of 24-year-old outfield prospect Steven Duggar and 28-year-old reliever Ray Black.
Duggar impressed out of spring training, but wound up not making the club as San Francisco had a deep collection of outfielders. With Jackson coming off the roster, Duggar's promotion from Triple-A - where he owns a .775 OPS with four homers and 11 stolen bases - made sense.
By taking on roughly $5.25 million in payroll obligations, the Rangers also received Bahr, a 23-year-old pitching prospect. The right-hander ranks as the 27th-best prospect in a weak Giants farm system, per MLB Pipeline. In 16 innings as a starter at High-A, Bahr is authoring a 1.69 ERA.

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Giants Top Minor League Prospects

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  • 2. Heliot Ramos 6-2, 185 OF Potential high-ceiling player the Giants have been looking for. Great bat speed, early returns were impressive.
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