craviduce wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 18:35 pm
reporting is we got Seattle's 68 AND Tampa's 72.............BOTH of them.
I understand that might be cleared up shortly....but darn, that's incredible.
Centerpiece becomes the Picks and Cijntje if that's true.
Passan and Trade Rumors are reporting it as such
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from MLBtraderumors:
The Mariners send infielder Ben Williamson to the Rays, as well as prospects Jurrangelo Cijntje and Tai Peete and a competitive balance round B pick (#68 overall) to the Cardinals, receiving infielder/outfielder Brendan Donovan from the Cardinals.
The Cardinals send infielder/outfielder Brendan Donovan to the Mariners, getting prospects Jurrangelo Cijntje and Tai Peete plus a competitive balance round B pick (#68 overall) from the Mariners, as well as receiving outfield prospect Colton Ledbetter and a competitive balance round B pick (#72 overall) from the Rays.
The Rays send outfield prospect Colton Ledbetter and a competitive balance round B pick (#72 overall) to the Cardinals, receiving infielder Ben Williamson from the Mariners. Tampa will need to make a 40-man move to open a spot for Williamson when the deal is made official.
That's exiting if true.
even if it turns out to be wrong....the 72nd pick is still exciting.
Derrick Goold's article on the trade did not mention #68.
Hopefully he just hasn't updated his article yet.
24 minutes ago on his X/Twitter feed, he acknowledges both 68th and 72nd picks
ramfandan wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 18:14 pm
Read where Cardinals get Competitive Balance pick (round B ) seattl'es first pick after 2nd round ... the 70th pick in 2026
in this deal .
Seems nobody mentioning that yet that is a nice draft choice for this rebuild and should be considered in the return Bloom received in this deal.
So 2 picks rather than one, each of whom has a 3 or 4% chance of becoming a starting MLB player, makes this a good deal?
The Cardinals get 20 picks per year already.....
ramfandan wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 18:14 pm
Read where Cardinals get Competitive Balance pick (round B ) seattl'es first pick after 2nd round ... the 70th pick in 2026
in this deal .
Seems nobody mentioning that yet that is a nice draft choice for this rebuild and should be considered in the return Bloom received in this deal.
Where are you seeing this 70th pick from Seattle? Everything I have seen so far says pick 72 from Tampa? Not saying you are wrong, but curious which pick it is.
Saw that on a posted chart on CT .. according to further posts here , the Cardinals received TWO picks Seattle's 68th and Tampa's 72nd Wow ! Getting better by the half hour
This is what MLB.com latest reporting
Cardinals acquire: RHP Jurrangelo Cijntje (SEA No. 7 prospect / MLB No. 90), OF Tai Peete (SEA No. 11 prospect), OF Colton Ledbetter (TB No. 24 prospect), Competitive Balance Round B picks (No. 68 overall, from SEA; No. 72 overall, from TB)
In some circles , two picks (7th & 11th ) in Seattle's system , plus two picks next year (68th & 72nd ) , plus a Rays 24th prospect would be considered a significant return for Brandon Donovan.
Agreed. I hate to see BD go, but this was a pretty good result for what they are attempting to do. You accumulate enough picks and prospects, the odds of hitting on a couple of them increase dramatically. At least we hope.
the only thing that will mess with the numbers on the picks is : Zac Gallen signing....if he signs for more than $50million, the DBacks will get 29th pick moving our picks back 1 after our 13th pick....33rd, 51st, 69th, 73rd and 87th
Or ~ If he signs for under $50million, the DBacks get the 75th pick....which moves only 1 of those picks to 87th from 86th
