Mets/Marlins Trade

[Marlins GM (Dan)]

Mets receive:
1B/LF/RF Alex Kirilloff (MIN) $1.0 4th; www.fangraphs.com/players/alex-kirilloff/20325/stats?position=1B/OF

Marlins receive:
2B/3B Jonathan Schoop (FA) $6.0 2024; www.fangraphs.com/players/jonathan-schoop/11265/stats?position=2B
1B/3B Jhonkensy Noel (Guardians) $0.3 1st; www.fangraphs.com/players/jhonkensy-noel/sa3005579/stats?position=1B/3B/OF
SS Jeremy Rodriguez (Mets) $0.3 1st; www.fangraphs.com/players/jeremy-rodriguez/sa3021101/stats?position=SS


Cap change: 
Mets: -$5.6
Marlins: +$5.6

Acquisition threads:
Schoop: mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/6500/padres-mets
Kiriloff: mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/7882/marlins-twins
Noel: mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/7385/royals-mets


I think this is my official raising of the white flag. As a new owner last year, I felt that I needed to make the most of my ready-to-win roster and go all-in. Now I'm in the spot of losing several key FAs who I won't be able to re-sign, having a few pre-existing holes that I didn't have a lot of resources to fill, and having a depleted farm system from repeated deals to improve the MLB squad. So, it's time to bite the bullet and sell short-term pieces to build a longer-term winner. 

Taking on Schoop is the price to get two prospects to start the rebuild/retool. Noel peaked a couple of offseasons ago, but I'm hopeful that he's able to gain some part time DH/CI/COF ABs starting this season. Rodriguez is the long-term play that the Mets picked up from AZ for Tommy Pham, and grades-out as a solid SS option in a few years - the type of slow burn prospect that I am sorely lacking in my system.

Thanks to Conor for the quick talks. Best of luck with Kiriloff and see you in the 2025 playoff race!

Dan

[Mets GM (Conor)]

Mets confirm.

I was looking to get some cap space by taking Schoop's likely dead cap hit off my books since there are some FAs I have my eyes on in the next few groups. I like that I'm getting Kiriloff back who should hopefully be a productive bat with some positional flexibility. If he stays healthy (big if with his history), I think he could be an important part of the 2025 Mets. Losing Noel and Rodriguez hurts a bit for sure (especially Noel because he was one of my first prospect acquisitions when I took over the Mets). Rodriguez is very far away as a 17-year-old. Noel could burn me here and go off for some huge power years, but he's coming off a down year and Cleveland just took a similar hitter in the R5 draft with De Los Santos.

At some point in my rebuild, I have to start adding major league talent and I like the avenues this opens in FA, as well as Kiriloff.

Thanks for the quick deal Dan! Hope it works out for both of us.

Edit: dropped my guys in Fantrax.

[Royals GM (Jordan)]

approve 1-0

[D'backs GM (Mo)]

In Dan's post Alex Kiriloff named is spelled wrong please change to ---> Alex Kirilloff

Please update and I will approve shortly afterwards

SS Jeremy Rodriguez was unprotected by me here before he was traded to the NYM in real life, for any TC who might be wondering - mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/post/47832/thread

[Marlins GM (Dan)]

Spelling fixed - thanks.

[D'backs GM (Mo)]

Approved 1-0

[Brewers GM (Bill)]

Approve 3-0

[Mets GM (Conor)]

roster updated

[Marlins GM (Dan)]

updated