Comments on: Royals/Dodgers Trade Analysis: Scott Podsednik for Two Prospects http://calltothepen.com/2010/07/28/royalsdodgers-trade-analysis-scott-podsednik-for-two-prospects/ A Major League Baseball Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:26:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Scott Podsednik is acquired from Royals – Los Angeles Times | The Fresno News http://calltothepen.com/2010/07/28/royalsdodgers-trade-analysis-scott-podsednik-for-two-prospects/comment-page-1/#comment-1161 Scott Podsednik is acquired from Royals – Los Angeles Times | The Fresno News Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:09:14 +0000 http://calltothepen.com/?p=3591#comment-1161 [...] Podsednik From Royals for Two Minor LeaguersFanHouseNewsOK.com -Yahoo! Sports (blog) -Call to the Penall 359 news [...] [...] Podsednik From Royals for Two Minor LeaguersFanHouseNewsOK.com -Yahoo! Sports (blog) -Call to the Penall 359 news [...]

]]> By: The Two Parts to Evaluating Any Trade « Dingers http://calltothepen.com/2010/07/28/royalsdodgers-trade-analysis-scott-podsednik-for-two-prospects/comment-page-1/#comment-851 The Two Parts to Evaluating Any Trade « Dingers Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:54:02 +0000 http://calltothepen.com/?p=3591#comment-851 [...] Call to the Pen says this was a clear win for the Royals, though he seems to be looking too much at May’s/Pimentel’s numbers than their skills. [...] [...] Call to the Pen says this was a clear win for the Royals, though he seems to be looking too much at May’s/Pimentel’s numbers than their skills. [...]

]]> By: Nathaniel Stoltz http://calltothepen.com/2010/07/28/royalsdodgers-trade-analysis-scott-podsednik-for-two-prospects/comment-page-1/#comment-846 Nathaniel Stoltz Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:08:53 +0000 http://calltothepen.com/?p=3591#comment-846 Baseball America also rated May, despite that comment, the best catching prospect in the Dodger organization entering 2010, and the 17th best prospect in the organization. Delmonico did not even make their top 30. As I said, May absolutely has had passed-ball issues (those 20 actually represented the culmination of three years of improvement), but he's cut that down to 10 in 69 games this year. He's cut the passed balls in half! The guy's just in his fourth year of catching after being an infielder his whole life, so struggles are to be expected. He's making enough progress that it looks like he'll end up solid behind the plate. Really, you like Delmonico more? A 23-year-old who's slugging .346 in the California League? The OBP is nice, but that skillset doesn't tend to add up to much when you face pitchers who aren't afraid of you and know how to throw strikes. Delmonico also has a whopping 14 PBs in 32 games, so if you thought MAY couldn't catch... Sure, Martin may not go anywhere, but a solid backup/injury replacement would be nice. May could've been that. And Pimentel's a nice arm. I agree he's not a difference-maker arm, but you don't just give away starting pitchers who miss bats. It's an unnecessary move in any case, like you say. If the prospects don't pan out, that's all it is. But both of them show enough promise that they could be semi-valuable MLB'ers for several years, and if either one meets that potential, then it's a bad trade for LA. No potential upside (other than a bit of speed of the bench, which could be gotten much cheaper elsewhere) and some potential downside? That's a bad trade. Baseball America also rated May, despite that comment, the best catching prospect in the Dodger organization entering 2010, and the 17th best prospect in the organization. Delmonico did not even make their top 30.

As I said, May absolutely has had passed-ball issues (those 20 actually represented the culmination of three years of improvement), but he’s cut that down to 10 in 69 games this year. He’s cut the passed balls in half! The guy’s just in his fourth year of catching after being an infielder his whole life, so struggles are to be expected. He’s making enough progress that it looks like he’ll end up solid behind the plate.

Really, you like Delmonico more? A 23-year-old who’s slugging .346 in the California League? The OBP is nice, but that skillset doesn’t tend to add up to much when you face pitchers who aren’t afraid of you and know how to throw strikes.

Delmonico also has a whopping 14 PBs in 32 games, so if you thought MAY couldn’t catch…

Sure, Martin may not go anywhere, but a solid backup/injury replacement would be nice. May could’ve been that. And Pimentel’s a nice arm. I agree he’s not a difference-maker arm, but you don’t just give away starting pitchers who miss bats.

It’s an unnecessary move in any case, like you say. If the prospects don’t pan out, that’s all it is. But both of them show enough promise that they could be semi-valuable MLB’ers for several years, and if either one meets that potential, then it’s a bad trade for LA. No potential upside (other than a bit of speed of the bench, which could be gotten much cheaper elsewhere) and some potential downside? That’s a bad trade.

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