Ranking the Prospects Moved During the 2019 Trade Deadline

August 1, 2019

The 2019 trade deadline has passed and, with it, dozens of prospects have begun a new journey toward the major leagues with a different organization. We have all of the prospects who have been traded since the Nick Solak/Peter Fairbanks deal ranked below, with brief scouting snippets for each of them. Most of the deals these prospects were a part of were analyzed at length on this site. Those pieces can be found here, or by clicking the hyperlink in the “From” column below. We’ve moved all of the players below to their new orgs over on THE BOARD, so you can see where they rank among their new teammates; our farm rankings, which now update live, also reflect these changes, so you can see where teams’ systems stack up post-deadline. Thanks to the scouts, analysts, and executives who helped us compile notes on players we didn’t know about.

Traded Prospects

FV	Rank	Name	Position	Age	To	From
55	1	Taylor Trammell	LF	21.9	SDP	CIN (Bauer, etc.)
Potential leadoff hitter who still has a chance to develop in-game power once feel for pull-side contact develops. Arm limits him to left field.
55	2	Jazz Chisholm	SS	21.5	MIA	ARI (Gallen)
Risky, tooled-up, confident shortstop with power and speed. K’s a lot.
55	3	Jesús Sánchez	RF	21.8	MIA	TBR (N. Anderson)
Corner outfield prospect with plus-plus bat speed and a track record of performance. Plate discipline is below average, creating risk he falls short of offensive potential.
50	4	Zac Gallen	RHP	24.0	ARI	MIA (Chisholm)
Four-pitch, mid-rotation surgeon who has looked good against big league hitting this year.
50	5	Corbin Martin	RHP	23.6	ARI	HOU (Greinke)
Freak athlete with high-end makeup and above-average stuff. Currently on the shelf due to a Tommy John.
50	6	Logan Allen	LHP	22.2	CLE	SDP (Bauer, etc.)
Four-pitch lefty with an out-pitch changeup. Helps Cleveland’s rotation right now.
50	7	Nick Solak	2B	24.6	TEX	TBR (Fairbanks)
Max-effort player with a plus bat, but no defensive position.
50	8	J.B. Bukauskas	RHP	22.8	ARI	HOU (Greinke)
Considerable bullpen risk due to injury and control, but has plus stuff across the board.
45+	9	Simeon Woods-Richardson	RHP	18.8	TOR	NYM (Stroman)
Advanced (physically and technically) teenage righty with a chance for three above-average pitches and control.
45	10	Joey Wentz	LHP	21.8	DET	ATL (Greene)
Lefty with fringe velo and a great changeup. His fastball plays up due to vertical movement.
45	11	Lewin Diaz	1B	22.7	MIA	MIN (Romo)
Well-rounded first baseman having a bounce-back year after dealing with physical malady in 2018.
45	12	Anthony Kay	LHP	24.4	TOR	NYM (Stroman)
A lefty into the mid-90s with fringe command, but plus secondary stuff.
45	13	Mauricio Dubon	SS	25.0	SFG	MIL (Pomeranz)
Could be a contact-oriented utility man or a low-end regular at shortstop.
45	14	Seth Beer	DH	22.9	ARI	HOU (Greinke)
1B/DH-only bat who has hit at every level. Has power/strength and better feel to hit than most below-average athletes.
45	15	Jameson Hannah	CF	22.0	CIN	OAK (Roark)
A bit of a tweener, but has a shot to be a 60 or better hitter and play every day.
40+	16	Joe McCarthy	LF	25.4	SFG	TBR (Lopez)
Lefty corner bat with a great idea of the strike zone. Could be Nick Johnson-ish type of player, injuries and all.
40	17	Peter Fairbanks	RHP	25.6	TBR	TEX (Solak)
Ultra-nasty reliever who will flash two plus-plus pitches, but he’s also 25 and has had two TJs.
40	18	Kolby Allard	LHP	22.0	TEX	ATL (Martin)
Soft-tossing lefty with a good changeup and intelligent breaking ball usage. Needs to develop plus command to be more than just a fifth starter.
40	19	Christian Arroyo	RHP	24.2	CLE	TBR (40-man space)
Was once a 50 FV but injuries and poor big league performance when he’s had the opportunity have wreaked havoc on his stock.
40	20	Ian Gibaut	RHP	25.7	TEX	TBR (PTBNL)
A casualty of the Rays’ deep roster likely fits in a long-term middle relief role with Texas.
40	21	Thomas Hatch	RHP	24.9	TOR	CHC (Phelps)
Fastball/slider relief prospect who started throwing a cutter just a few starts before he was traded, which may give him a better chance to start.
40	22	Tristan Beck	RHP	23.1	SFG	ATL (Melancon)
Another arm with fringe command of slightly above-average stuff that might play up in a relief role.
40	23	Prelander Berroa	RHP	19.3	SFG	MIN (Dyson)
Exciting, young, high-octane arm whose body and delivery are reminiscent of Fernando Rodney’s.
40	24	Kai-Wei Teng	RHP	20.7	SFG	MIN (Dyson)
Taiwanese righty with a thick lower half, low-to-mid-90s fastball, average curveball, and enough changeup feel at 20 that it might be a bat-misser one day.
40	25	Ray Black	RHP	29.1	MIL	SFG (Dubon)
Oft-injured reliever with some of the nastiest stuff-related measurables on Earth.
40	26	Alex Lange	RHP	23.8	DET	CHC (Castellanos)
Lange’s velo is up a little bit but he’s still got 40 control and profiles as a reliever who mixes his pitches evenly.
35+	27	Victor Nova	3B	19.6	CLE	SDP (Bauer, etc)
Tough-nosed young hitter who doesn’t have a clear position.
35+	28	Elvis Alvarado	RHP	20.4	SEA	WSN (Elias)
Converted outfielder throwing in the mid-90s.
35+	29	Cal Stevenson	OF	22.9	HOU	TOR (Fisher)
Speedy, contact-oriented hitter with no clear position. Has beaten up on young pitching thus far.
35+	30	Chris Vallimont	RHP	22.4	MIN	MIA (L. Diaz)
Vertical movement sleeper.
35+	31	Kevin Merrell	2B	23.6	KCR	OAK (Bailey)
70 runner who needs to move to CF. Could be an up-the-middle bench piece.
35+	32	Aaron Fletcher	LHP	23.4	SEA	WSN (Strickland)
Deceptive lefty with a sinker and slider.
35+	33	Ismael Aquino	RHP	20.9	KCR	OAK (Diekman)
Up to 97 with very little feel. Will flash a good change.
35+	34	Taylor Guilbeau	LHP	26.2	SEA	WSN (Elias)
Lefties who throw 96 don’t grow on trees, but Guilibeau’s just doesn’t seem to play like a mid-90s heater.
35	35	Dairon Blanco	CF	26.3	KCR	OAK (Diekman)
80 runner with above-average power, but very little bat control. Maybe a bench outfielder.
35	36	Jaylin Davis	OF	25.1	SFG	MIN (Dyson)
Old-for-the-level corner outfielder who is having a strong statistical season. It makes sense for SF to keep trying fringe 40-man types in the hope that one sticks or becomes tradable later.
35	37	Kyle Johnston	RHP	23.0	TOR	WSN (Hudson)
Sits 90-94, touches 97, above-average slider. Currently starting.
35	38	Josh Rojas	INF	25.1	ARI	HOU (Greinke)
Rojas was a late senior sign who hit all the way up through Triple-A and became desirable. He’s skilled but not toolsy at all. He may be a contact-oriented bench player who can play all over.
35	39	Niko Hulsizer	OF	22.5	TBR	LAD(Kolarek)
A physical, tightly-wound outfielder with big power and a swing geared for lift. He runs well under way.
35	40	Paul Richan	RHP	22.3	DET	CHC (Castellanos)
Strike-throwing depth starter, which everyone seems to need.
35	41	Joe Harvey	RHP	27.6	COL	NYY (A. Garcia)
Fringe middle reliever who got squeezed out of a talented Yankees roster picture.
35	42	Alfredo Garcia	LHP	20.0	NYY	COL (Harvey)
A lefty with average stuff that plays up due to big extension.
35	43	Travis Demeritte	2B	24.8	DET	ATL (S. Greene)
The once-touted second baseman with power is having a bounce back season after being bad for a while.
35	44	Andre Scrubb	RHP	24.6	HOU	LAD (T. White)
Vertical movement relief flier.
35	45	Scott Moss	LHP	24.8	CLE	CIN (Bauer, etc)
Lefty vertical movement relief flier.
35	46	Cody Ponce	RHP	25.3	PIT	MIL (Lyles)
Sinker/slider/cutter reclamation project.
35	47	Ruben Cardenas	LF	21.8	TBR	CLE (Arroyo)
Slow-twitch corner outfield prospect with feel for contact and hand/wrist strength.
35	48	Jeffry Abreu	RHP	19.6	STL	LAD (Gyorko)
Teenage relief prospect who sits 89-92 and flashes an above-average slider. Lacks physical projection for a teen.
35	49	Jacob Lopez	LHP	21.4	TBR	SFG (McCarthy)
89-92 with a lower arm slot and slurvy breaking ball.
35	50	Jose Caballero	OF	22.9	SEA	ARI (Leake)
A contact and speed-centric infielder whose bat likely keeps him on the fringe of the 40-man at peak.
35	51	Raider Uceta	RF	18.5	HOU	LAA (Stassi)
Big, strong, left guard build on an 18-year-old. Has pop, but perhaps no position.
35	52	Joe Jarneski	RHP	19.8	CHW	TEX (Jones, Int’l $)
Velo is in the 86-90 range as he returns from TJ.
35	53	Rainier Rivas	OF	18.1	HOU	LAA (Stassi)
Slightly less big and strong version of Uceta.
35	54	Ray Castro	RHP	22.2	CHW	TEX (Jones, Int’l $)
22 year old in the DSL.
35	55	Austin Bossart	C	26.1	NYM	PHI (Vargas)
Played college ball with the Wilpons’ son at Penn.

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PicnicLightning

4 years ago

That’s the best Mets burn I’ve seen in a season that seems built for Mets burns.

senor_mike

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Can it be a burn when it is a statement of fact?

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Those are the best burns.