Posts Tagged ‘Yonder Alonso’

Cincinnati Reds Acquire Latos From Padres

Posted by Todd Lammi on December 19th, 2011

The Cincinnati Reds made a big move to upgrade the front of their rotation by acquiring starting pitcher Mat Latos from the San Diego Padres for first basemen Yonder Alonso, starting pitcher Edinson Volquez, minor league relief pitcher Brad Boxberger and minor league catcher Yasmani Grandal. The Reds picked up a proven starter for extra pieces that the team could afford to move because of the depth it had built up.

Alonso was blocked by Joey Votto in Cincinnati and now is the favorite to start the year at first base in San Diego. Alonso becomes a nice late round sleeper pick in mixed league formats now that he finally has a full-time job. Alonso should be in the .280 range with 17-20 home runs on the season in 2012. The move causes a ripple effect in San Diego as first base prospect Anthony Rizzo now could be on the trade block with the arrival of Alonso.

For Volquez, there is not going to be much change in his value with the move to PETCO Park unless he is able to fix his control issues. Since his breakout season in 2008, Volquez has posted a walk rate of 5.8, 5.0 and 5.4 per nine innings over the last three seasons.

Boxberger gives the Padres a possible closer candidate in the wake of losing Heath Bell via free agency. Boxberger tallied 11 saves across two minor league levels in 2011 while striking out 93 hitters in 62 innings. Grandal will likely start the season at AA or AAA for the Padres. He played at two minor league levels in 2011 and for his minor league career of 402 at bats, he has a .303 batting average with 14 home runs and 69 RBI.

For the Padres, they need Volquez to pitch closer to his 2008 level and they need to be able to flip Rizzo for another solid piece in order for them to break even or come out ahead on this trade. For the Reds, they were dealing from a position of strength with the depth of their farm system and they upgraded their major league staff so for now, I think the Reds got the better end of the deal.

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Minor League Report – week 9

Posted by Todd Lammi on June 7th, 2009

by Todd Lammi

The minor league transaction wire was buzzing this week with the promotion of Tommy Hanson, Gordon Beckham, Andrew McCutchen and Carlos Gonzalez to the major leagues. There were also notable names that were promoted to Double-A as well. Here is a recap of minor league baseball news and stats from week nine from a fantasy baseball perspective.

Hitters:

First basemen Yonder Alonso (Reds) was promoted to Double-A after hitting .302 with seven home runs and 37 RBI in Advanced A. Alonso is hitting .260 in six games so far at AA.

Outfielder Mike Stanton (Marlins) was moved to Double-A after hitting .294 with 12 home runs and 39 RBI in Advanced A. He still has some work on reducing his strikeouts, after fanning 45 times in 180 at bats.

Buster Posey (Giants) is hitting .307 with nine home runs and 41 RBI in Advanced A to go along with five stolen bases. He should be on his way up to Double-A very shortly.

Catcher Jesus Montero (Yankees) was promoted to Double-A after hitting .356 with eight home runs and 37 RBI.

Third basemen Josh Vitters (Cubs) is hitting .351 with 13 home runs and 35 RBI in A ball. It is time for the Cubs to test him at a higher level.

Second basemen Matt Antonelli (Padres) is trying to work his way back to prospect status in Triple-A, but he is off to a slow start, hitting .143 with one home run and seven RBI in 84 at bats.

Pitchers:

Kyle Drabek was promoted to Double-A, tossing seven shutout innings in his first start with four strikeouts. Drabek finished Advanced A at 4-1 with a 2.48 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 61 2/3 innings.

Bradley Holt (Mets) was elevated to Double-A after going 4-1 with a 3.05 ERA in Advanced A. Holt struck out 50 hitters in 41 1/3 innings. In his first start at the new level, he went 6 1/3 innings, allowing two runs and three strikeouts.

Mat Latos (Padres) tossed 6 2/3 scoreless innings with eight strikeouts, lowering his ERA to 0.51 at Double-A.

Zach McAllister (Yankees) pitched 7 2/3 shutout innings with six strikeouts. McAllister in Double-A is now 5-2 with a 1.61 ERA with 48 strikeouts in 61 1/3 innings.

Chuck Lofgren (Indians) struggled in his first Triple-A start after being promoted, but was much better the second time around, hurling seven scoreless innings with three strikeouts.

Edgar Osuna (Braves) was moved to Double-A and tossed seven innings of one-hit ball in his first start with four strikeouts. On the season, Osuna has a 2.82 ERA with 41 strikeouts in 60 2/3 innings.

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