SEA swaps Carlos Santana for Edwin Encarnacion: 3 team trade, TB Involved

[Sockin]

 

[Sleepy Harold]

 

[Chicago White Sox]

What are the financial implications of this trade?  Any other pieces involved?

[ChiSox59]

Hmmm.  I assume there are many more moving parts to this deal.  Not sure why the M's would want EE. 

[YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES!]

Carlos Santana is going back to Cleveland.

[fathom]

EE might be going to Tampa

[Sleepy Harold]

 

[fathom]

PTNBL is Encarnacion, I assume?

[ChiSox59]

Fascinating deal. 

[KrankinSox]

This seems like a salary dump of Santana's 2 years 40M remaining, does it not? This could give Philly flexibility 

[fathom]

1 minute ago, KrankinSox said:

This seems like a salary dump of Santana's 2 years 40M remaining, does it not? This could give Philly flexibility 

Phillies already got out of that deal.  

[bmags]

I'm confused why a 3 way deal needed to happen here.

[ChiSox59]

9 minutes ago, KrankinSox said:

This seems like a salary dump of Santana's 2 years 40M remaining, does it not? This could give Philly flexibility 

Santana is (was) on the Mariners. 

[KrankinSox]

Just now, ChiSox59 said:

Santana is (was) on the Mariners. 

Ah, I forgot that. Just ignore me ?

[ChiSox59]

I am sure there is more, but from what I can piece together:

Indians Recieve: Carlos Santana (2 years and $35.5M left) and Jake Bauers

Mariner Recieve: Edwin Encarnacion (2 years $41.6M left) and competitive balance pick

Rays Receive: Yandy Diaz and PTNL

Edited December 13, 2018 by ChiSox59

[bmags]

The Mariners are bad at this.

[ChiSox59]

Just now, ChiSox59 said:

I am sure there is more, but from what I can piece together:

Indians Recieve: Carlos Santana (2 years and $35.5M left) and Jake Bauers

Mariner Recieve: Edwin Encarnacion (2 years $41.6M left) 

Rays Receive: Yandy Diaz and PTNL

With that being said, I don't see the motivation from the Mariners end.  They just picked up like $6M in additional salary to flip Santana into Encarnacion. Indians and Rays don't seem to be the types that would kick in $, so there must be more going to the Mariners. 

[ChiSox59]

Sounds like competitive balance pick also going to Seattle....which still doesn't seem like enough to add $6M in salary to go from one 1B to another.

[bmags]

1 minute ago, ChiSox59 said:

With that being said, I don't see the motivation from the Mariners end.  They just picked up like $6M in additional salary to flip Santana into Encarnacion. Indians and Rays don't seem to be the types that would kick in $, so there must be more going to the Mariners. 

I think they they think encarnacion is a better trade chip but...they just acquired him for a worse player just because he was slightly cheaper.

[bmags]

Just now, ChiSox59 said:

Sounds like competitive balance pick also going to Seattle....which still doesn't seem like enough to add $6M in salary to go from one 1B to another.

If that's the cost of a comp balance pick i hope we buy some, esp if we are to lose our 2nd rounders.

[bmags]

Wow #actually Encarnacion to TB

[ChiSox59]

1 minute ago, bmags said:

Wow #actually Encarnacion to TB

Really?

[bmags]

Just now, ChiSox59 said:

Really?

 

 

he's been wrong before.

[ChiSox59]

I love trades like this. Fascinating stuff.  

[BigHurt3515]

15 minutes ago, bmags said:

 

 

he's been wrong before.

He was wrong. Just tweeted that he is not part of the 3 way deal but might go to Tampa in a separate deal