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Originally Posted by Caged Great
I'm not really sure why they traded him for those two. I'm sure they could've done better. Reyes, is basically a younger version of Tallet, and Escobar is basically John MacDonald with slightly more pop in his bat.
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Huh?
McDonald is 36 and has never had an OPS of above .655 and a career average of .596.
Escobar is 27 and in 3 MLB seasons has posted OPS's of .837, .766, and .812.
The Jays got a steal in this trade. Escobar has been a top 5-8 SS since he broke into the league and the Jays got him for a free agent signing and 2 average prospects. He might be struggling this season, but half a season of poor play doesn't come close to discounting his 3 excellent MLB seasons thus far.