Reds & Athletics
Submitted by: djbarnett17
Reds
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hogan Harris | 29 | Majors | SP | 4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brent Rooker | 31 | Majors | DH | Low | 4 | 66.2 | 48 | 18.2 | 14.6 | 18.2 | 21.9 | |
| Elvis Alvarado | 27 | Majors | SP | 4 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
Total Value:
19.10
Athletics
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Lux | 28 | Majors | 2B | Very low | 1 | 3.6 | 5 | -1.4 | -1.7 | -1.4 | -1.1 | |
| Chase Petty | 23 | Majors | SP | 4 | 19.6 | 8.9 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 10.7 | 12.9 | ||
| Steele Hall | 19 | Minors | SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.6 | 9.3 | 11.6 | 13.9 |
Total Value:
20.9
Comments
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Down vote for the A's. They do need help at 2B but Gavin Lux hasn't been very good at the keystone since he tore up his knee in '23. The team wants to win more in '26 and Steele Hall is nowhere close to helping that goal. That leaves Rooker for Petty and I believe Rooker will be more productive in 2026.
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Athletics won't compete next season and need to look forward to Vegas. Petty would be a guy that could be a solid 3 in a rotation maybe even next season, and Gavin Lux would be solid at 2B for them The true meaning of this trade is to give the Reds 2 cheap bullpen arms and a solid hitter with pop while giving the Athletics a very solid potential return towards their Vegas days.
You could be right about the A's next season. I'm just saying that's not where their mindset is at this offseason. When they talk about 2028 it's in the context of locking up guys like Soderstrom, Kurtz, Wilson... and that'll be harder to do if they trade away someone they just signed to an extension a year ago. The only way I see the A's trading a core bat is if they know they're getting a SP that can slot in the rotation ahead of their current arms and Petty, for all his potential, hasn't proven that. I think you're wrong on Lux being solid as a starting 2B.