As far as trade deadline deals go, this how the Mets would have drawn it up in an ideal world.
Kelly was a big part of Boston’s postseason run and that, combined with a really live arm, got him a pretty nice payday. That said, the Dodgers did make an acquisition as well yesterday(well, super late last night anyways) as they snagged Joe Kelly on a three year deal to bolster their bullpen.The Dodgers may have a bunch of money, but they really want to operate under the luxury tax and moving their extra outfielders seems to be a big part of their plan to do that. The Dodgers have been doing their best to remain busy, but they seem most interested at the moment in getting rid of some outfielders, most notably Matt Kemp and Yasiel Puig.This deal took a while to get down yesterday as the two sides had differences of opinion on the length of the deal, but compromise ruled the day. Happ back on a two year deal with a vesting option. The Yankees, meanwhile, continued their efforts to bolster their rotation as they brought J.A.While it is surprising that Tampa was Morton’s landing spot, it was even more surprising that the Rays were willing to pay him $15 million a year for the next two years. Charlie Morton was the first major starting pitching domino to fall on Wednesday as he agreed to a two-year deal with the Rays.The Brewers added to their bullpen by acquiring Alex Claudio from the Rangers in exchange for a Competitive Balance Round A pick in next year’s draft.The crazy part about this deal was that Dipoto did it FROM HIS HOSPITAL BED! To complete the trade, the Rays sent Jake Bauers to Cleveland in exchange for Yandy Diaz and a PTBNL. With the Winter Meetings almost wrapping up, Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto brokered a three-team deal in the final hours of the event in Las Vegas in which Seattle acquired slugger Edwin Encarnacion, a draft pick and cash from the Indians and it sent recently acquired first baseman Carlos Santana to the Rays.
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