OAK/WSN

[Athletics GM (Daniel)]

Oakland Athletics send:

OF Tristan Peters (TBR) $0.3 1st

Acquired - mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/6960/brewers-athletics

RHP Drew Rucinski (OAK) $1.0 6th - previously unprotected

www.fangraphs.com/players/drew-rucinski/12499/stats?position=P

RHP Kyle Virbitsky (OAK) $0.3 1st - previously unprotected

www.fangraphs.com/players/kyle-virbitsky/sa3017491/stats?position=P

Washington Nationals send:

SS Armando Cruz (WSN) $0.3 1st

3B/2B/SS Euribiel Angeles (OAK) $0.3 1st

Acquired - mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/5822/nationals-padres

My post in the gen chat will probably explain how uninspired I am by Rucinski, but I do hope he has a beautiful redemption arc for his new home. I could come to miss Virbitsky, but I’m flush with prospects, pitching and otherwise, so I’m more than comfortable moving a pitcher I didn’t feel the need to protect. Tristan Peters was obviously harder to let go, but getting back Euribiel Angeles smooths that over because their tools grade out similarly. Angeles also eases the pain of letting go of Gelof in another trade due to their similar positional expectations and Armando Cruz is a 19 year old that I’ll hope can outplay expectations and end up in a revamped/improved farm system after the Nats are sold.

Peters has been dropped on FanTrax.

Big thanks to the Nats for their patience and flexibility! And an extra thanks for being a good sport when we had to rework the deal.

Salary change:
OAK +$0.3
WSN +$1.0

[Washington Nationals GM (Alex)]

It seems we double posted this deal, so I will copy/paste my otiginal post here as acceptance:

Nationals trade:

SS Armando Cruz (WSN) $0.3 1st www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=cruz--000arm
3B/2B/SS Euribiel Angeles (OAK) $0.3 1st www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=angele000eur


A's trade:

RHP Drew Rucinski (OAK) $1.0 6th (previously unprotected)

RHP Kyle Virbitsky (OAK) $0.3 1st (previously unprotected) www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=virbit000kyl
OF Tristan Peters (TBR) $0.3 1st www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=peters001tri

Cap change:
Nats: +$1.0
A's: +$0.3

Rucinski hhas had great success in the KBO the last three years and a few guys have transitioned fairly well with a similar profile. I am hoping he can be a source of Ks without hurting the ratios too much. Virbitsky is an under the radar arm I like because he throws a ton of strikes, not a lot of upside really but maybe he ticks up his velocity a little bit and makes his way to the back of a rotation. Peters had a great start at A+ and struggled a bit on being promoted to AA, but makig to AA your first year pro is an accomplishment in itself. He has a good approach, some skills, and I am hopeful the Rays are the organization to get the most out of him. This deal is a little bit risky for me because the Cruz' defense gives him a very high floor and the guys I am getting have limited ceilings but I like the profiles and proximity to the majors of what I'm getting.

Acquisition links:
Angeles: mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/5822/nationals-padres
Peters: mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/6960/brewers-athletics
Rucinski: www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/12/as-to-sign-drew-rucinski.html

[D'backs GM (Mo)]

Daniel please drop Tristan Peters

[Athletics GM (Daniel)]

Thought I had, not sure what happened there.

Actually dropped Peters this time.

[Guardians GM (Jay)]

Approve 1-0

[D'backs GM (Mo)]

Approve 2-0

[Royals GM (Jordan)]

approve 3-0

[Athletics GM (Daniel)]

Updated

[Washington Nationals GM (Alex)]

Roster updated