Padres/Cardinals

[Padres GM (Kevaghn)]

Padres Trade:

Jorge Mateo - $750K Pre-Arb
J.B. Bukauskas - Standard MiLB
Anderson Espinoza - Standard MiLB
Blake Hunt - Standard MiLB
3rd Round Pick via Seattle

Cardinals Trade:

Tommy Edman - $600K Pre-Arb
Giovanny Gallegos - $750K Pre-Arb

I'm sacrificing a good amount of young upside here, but the accompanying risk makes this feel like an appropriate price to punch up my MLB roster a bit. I can feel like I'm basically cashing in on solid outcomes for Mateo/Bukauskas by landing Edman/Gallegos and I'll just hope that the rest of the package doesn't burn me too bad long-term. I'm glad Chris stuck with me on this one as it took some back-and-forth; happy to send it to him to confirm. 

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I confirm. I like Edman quite a bit but it was hard to pass up the potential I was getting back. Always wondered what would become of Espinoza. He’s still young and hopefully back to becoming fully healthy. Been an uphill battle for him but feel he can be a huge asset. Bukauskas could make his debut sooner rather than later which is what I’m looking for in the development of my team.