Cardinals / Rockies

[Cardinals GM (Nik)]

Cardinals are trading:

Zack Grienke - $17.30 in 2020 and $17.30 in 2021 - covering 75% in 2020 only.

Rockies are trading:

Seth Beer - Spec
Jeisson Rosario - Spec
Cody Allen - $7.5 in 2019 - FA 2020
Jedd Gyorko - $5.9 in 2019 - FA 2020
Josh Taylor - $4.5 in 2019 - $4.5 Option in 2020

Allen, Gyorko, and Taylor are to make the salary cap work for 2019.

Red Sox & Cards accept.  Or maybe just the Cards. As mentioned in the Wright trade, I have a solid young core of SPs that will be in the majors in the next year or two and Grienke wouldn't play a large part in that.

[Rockies GM (Alex)]

Rockies confirm. Allen, Gyorko and Taylor are just to make the 2019 money work. I saw the price that Ryu and Quintana went for recently and had to make a similar offer to Greinke. I think he'll be just as good next year even at 36 being he's in Houston. One more push with this roster.

[Nationals GM (Tim)]

Veto. Two 45 specs for an ace with 75% of salary covered is ridiculous. Even if it’s just for one year of control.

[Astros GM (Will)]

Veto.

Is this an overreaction to playoff Greinke? Greinke has two years of control remaining and has been a Top 10 pitcher in each of the past three seasons (2019 - 6th, 2018 - 10th, 2017 - 6th), which is as far back as I felt like checking. Even the most generous prospect rankings has Beer as a #100 dynasty spec, and he's supposed to be carrying this trade. I think Greinke should be grabbing at least two Top 100 guys or some combo of Top 100 and 1st Round picks, which Jeisson Rosario probably is not.

[D'backs GM (Kyle)]

Veto, Greinke was the 6th highest scoring SP this past season. He was also a top 15 point per game SP. 17.3M for a top 6 SP is actually under market value and getting 75% coverage for next season. All of that for two 45 FV specs one of which (Beer) who had a bad start to his DBacks career. There should be more going Cardinals GM (Nik) way if he's moving a top 6 SP.

[Blue Jays GM (Stephen)]

I guess I will veto just to get this moving along.

[Rockies GM (Alex)]

Deal is cancelled.