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mattmitchl44 wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 10:20 am I would prefer one better prospect in a deal for Donovan, but if they can't get that, this one sounds reasonable.

Arroyo is apparently transitioning to playing OF.

tim1 wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 11:12 am I agree, Seattle is the best trading partner. Add other pieces to get 2 top hundred prospects. Sloan creates a long pipeline of top-level pitchers. It;'s a numbers game. Some will tank, but some will get to majors. Best to have more pitchers.

Talkin' Baseball wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 11:34 am

tim1 wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 11:12 am I agree, Seattle is the best trading partner. Add other pieces to get 2 top hundred prospects. Sloan creates a long pipeline of top-level pitchers. It;'s a numbers game. Some will tank, but some will get to majors. Best to have more pitchers.

Welcome to the board!

C-Unit wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 11:22 am

mattmitchl44 wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 10:20 am I would prefer one better prospect in a deal for Donovan, but if they can't get that, this one sounds reasonable.

Arroyo is apparently transitioning to playing OF.

Is it corner OF or centerfield. And I guess Sloan would be leading the package. Farmelo is a centerfielder maybe we would rather have him than Arroyo but Farmelo is truly a wildcard I would say. I think I would consider the upside of Farmelo perhaps more appealing than Montes.

mattmitchl44 wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 11:47 am

C-Unit wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 11:22 am

mattmitchl44 wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 10:20 am I would prefer one better prospect in a deal for Donovan, but if they can't get that, this one sounds reasonable.

Arroyo is apparently transitioning to playing OF.

Is it corner OF or centerfield. And I guess Sloan would be leading the package. Farmelo is a centerfielder maybe we would rather have him than Arroyo but Farmelo is truly a wildcard I would say. I think I would consider the upside of Farmelo perhaps more appealing than Montes.

LF

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mar ... -meetings/

C-Unit wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 11:57 am

mattmitchl44 wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 11:47 am

C-Unit wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 11:22 am

mattmitchl44 wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 10:20 am I would prefer one better prospect in a deal for Donovan, but if they can't get that, this one sounds reasonable.

Arroyo is apparently transitioning to playing OF.

Is it corner OF or centerfield. And I guess Sloan would be leading the package. Farmelo is a centerfielder maybe we would rather have him than Arroyo but Farmelo is truly a wildcard I would say. I think I would consider the upside of Farmelo perhaps more appealing than Montes.

LF

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mar ... -meetings/

I don't like that. To me that makes him look less desirable than Jhostynxin Garcia.

mattmitchl44 wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 12:00 pm

C-Unit wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 11:57 am

mattmitchl44 wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 11:47 am

C-Unit wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 11:22 am

mattmitchl44 wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 10:20 am I would prefer one better prospect in a deal for Donovan, but if they can't get that, this one sounds reasonable.

Arroyo is apparently transitioning to playing OF.

Is it corner OF or centerfield. And I guess Sloan would be leading the package. Farmelo is a centerfielder maybe we would rather have him than Arroyo but Farmelo is truly a wildcard I would say. I think I would consider the upside of Farmelo perhaps more appealing than Montes.

LF

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mar ... -meetings/

I don't like that. To me that makes him look less desirable than Jhostynxin Garcia.

BTV has Arroyo (+20) as considerably more valuable than Garcia (+7..

C-Unit wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 11:39 am

Talkin' Baseball wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 11:34 am

tim1 wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 11:12 am I agree, Seattle is the best trading partner. Add other pieces to get 2 top hundred prospects. Sloan creates a long pipeline of top-level pitchers. It;'s a numbers game. Some will tank, but some will get to majors. Best to have more pitchers.

Welcome to the board!

I'll ask you this

Would you rather have

Sloan (SP, A+) + Arroyo (2B, AA) from SEA
Or
Ryan (SP, MLB) + Sirota (CF, A+) from LAD

I think I'd rather have the package from LAD that you brought up a few days ago.

C-Unit wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 12:07 pm

mattmitchl44 wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 12:00 pm

C-Unit wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 11:57 am

mattmitchl44 wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 11:47 am

C-Unit wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 11:22 am

mattmitchl44 wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 10:20 am I would prefer one better prospect in a deal for Donovan, but if they can't get that, this one sounds reasonable.

Arroyo is apparently transitioning to playing OF.

Is it corner OF or centerfield. And I guess Sloan would be leading the package. Farmelo is a centerfielder maybe we would rather have him than Arroyo but Farmelo is truly a wildcard I would say. I think I would consider the upside of Farmelo perhaps more appealing than Montes.

LF

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mar ... -meetings/

I don't like that. To me that makes him look less desirable than Jhostynxin Garcia.

BTV has Arroyo (+20) as considerably more valuable than Garcia (+7..

I suppose they believe the bat is that serious with Arroyo. A power bat with plate discipline skills, but Arroyo is smaller in stature (5-10 160) than Garcia (6-0 160). It's an interesting template of player. Well, we had Tyler O'Neill who was also a compact, 5'10" power hitting corner OF. Maybe that's something similar to how they project Arroyo but hopefully with better contact/ plate discipline skills.

C-Unit wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 12:07 pm

mattmitchl44 wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 12:00 pm

C-Unit wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 11:57 am

mattmitchl44 wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 11:47 am

C-Unit wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 11:22 am

mattmitchl44 wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 10:20 am I would prefer one better prospect in a deal for Donovan, but if they can't get that, this one sounds reasonable.

Arroyo is apparently transitioning to playing OF.

Is it corner OF or centerfield. And I guess Sloan would be leading the package. Farmelo is a centerfielder maybe we would rather have him than Arroyo but Farmelo is truly a wildcard I would say. I think I would consider the upside of Farmelo perhaps more appealing than Montes.

LF

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mar ... -meetings/

I don't like that. To me that makes him look less desirable than Jhostynxin Garcia.

BTV has Arroyo (+20) as considerably more valuable than Garcia (+7..

I suppose they believe the bat is that serious with Arroyo. A power bat with plate discipline skills, but Arroyo is smaller in stature (5-10 160) than Garcia (6-0 160). It's an interesting template of player. Well, we had Tyler O'Neill who was also a compact, 5'10" power hitting corner OF. Maybe that's something similar to how they project Arroyo but hopefully with better contact/ plate discipline skills.

Hoosier59 wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 12:18 pm Due to injuries, I guess, Farmelo has yet to play much. His numbers aren’t very appealing, but obviously he’s got talent to be ranked so high. He showed good speed prior to the injury.

Arroyo has shown good on base skills, while showing a little bit of power for his frame. ( 5’10”, 160lbs) the question then is, can he transition to the outfield. He is from Colombia, is there a Renteria connection? He bats right handed.

Montez is ( 6’5”/210lbs) out of Cuba. He has good power, but strikes out a bunch. He does draw walks, however. In 25, he had 83 walks / 169 K’s / 32 HRs / 89 RBI’s / .241 .avg / in 490 at bats. Unless he’s a complete butcher in the outfield, he would be a nice pick up. He does bat left handed though. However, if Donovan and Nootbaar are moved, that’s not as much as an issue.

Hoosier59 wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 12:28 pm The Dodger prospects talked about, River Ryan, and Mike Sirota.
Ryan is 27yrs old coming off of an injury. He definitely has upside, but I’d probably prefer, Sloan over him.
Sirota is 22 yrs old, CF’er, that bats right handed. His lone minor league season, he .333, in 59 games. His OPS was 1.068. He only stole 5 bases, but still has some speed. He walked 48 times to 59 K’s in 246 at bats. Both reasonable for his first year in professional baseball. He would seem to be better than any of the Seattle trio. So the Mariners deal, or the Dodgers? I say Seattle, just because of Sloan. 19 yrs old with a 6’5” frame, speaks future #1 starter.

C-Unit wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 12:49 pm

Hoosier59 wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 12:28 pm The Dodger prospects talked about, River Ryan, and Mike Sirota.
Ryan is 27yrs old coming off of an injury. He definitely has upside, but I’d probably prefer, Sloan over him.
Sirota is 22 yrs old, CF’er, that bats right handed. His lone minor league season, he .333, in 59 games. His OPS was 1.068. He only stole 5 bases, but still has some speed. He walked 48 times to 59 K’s in 246 at bats. Both reasonable for his first year in professional baseball. He would seem to be better than any of the Seattle trio. So the Mariners deal, or the Dodgers? I say Seattle, just because of Sloan. 19 yrs old with a 6’5” frame, speaks future #1 starter.

Sloan would give us a 2nd pitching prospect with very very high upside just like Brandon Clarke. That would be very valuable.

In reference to your other post, us Cardinal fans should get excited at any vague hint of a "Renteria connection"

Hoosier59 wrote: ↑05 Dec 2025 12:28 pm The Dodger prospects talked about, River Ryan, and Mike Sirota.
Ryan is 27yrs old coming off of an injury. He definitely has upside, but I’d probably prefer, Sloan over him.
Sirota is 22 yrs old, CF’er, that bats right handed. His lone minor league season, he .333, in 59 games. His OPS was 1.068. He only stole 5 bases, but still has some speed. He walked 48 times to 59 K’s in 246 at bats. Both reasonable for his first year in professional baseball. He would seem to be better than any of the Seattle trio. So the Mariners deal, or the Dodgers? I say Seattle, just because of Sloan. 19 yrs old with a 6’5” frame, speaks future #1 starter.