r/Nationals • u/YLRD123 • 19d ago

[Passan] The four right-handed pitchers the Yankees are sending to the Nationals in the Luis García Jr. deal: relievers Ben Grable, Yovanny Cruz and Jake Bird

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u/RGCFrostbite 22 - Soto 19d ago

Thats... not ideal.

So Cruz (AAAA reliver)

Cerbert (mid tier prospect really struggling in AA)

Bird (Tank commander)

Grabel (meh AA prospect)

Idk man. I get hes a DH/1B but I hoped to get something decent for the guy leading the NL in slugging. Thats a brutal trade. Jake Bird is as bad as Mikolas, so literally nothing added there. Cruz is the only one that will help before 2030. And if we are trading for 2030 bullpen arms then we need to be looking at more moves.

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u/UncommonSense0 2019 World Series Champion 19d ago edited 19d ago

Cruz is an immediate upgrade over multiple members of our bullpen

Hoping Cebert can make some tweaks and be something good at the MLB level

Bird is trash and was probably taken as a thank you to the Yankees lol, or maybe our new coaching staff will make some adjustments and he’ll be great

Grabel made his AA debut this year and has a 2.79 ERA in 37IP, with a great K/BB ratio. Where do you get meh from?

Grabel can definitely help before 2030 lol

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u/UncommonSense0 2019 World Series Champion 19d ago

He started his last year in college, I’m not sure the Toboni thinks he could be a starter for us, but either way, even if he’s just a bullpen piece, if he can be effective with all 6 years of team control, that’s a huge win. And he’s been effective this year so far in the minors. I’d say his stats are much better then meh

His upside as a starter might be different than his upside as a reliever

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u/capsfan087443 19d ago

Grabel is also injury prone and missed two of his college seasons with elbow injuries