End of 2020 NL Central Transaction Update
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Earlier in the month, I ran a series on each of the other clubs and the transactions they made after the end of the 2020 season. In this article, I will give you an update on the moves the clubs have made since that series.
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Lopes has basically been with the Mariners organization his entire career. Drafted by that club in the 6th round of the 2012 draft out of high school, he was flipped to the Blue Jays on September 30th, 2016 as the player to be named later in an August trade for Pat Venditte. After two seasons, the Mariners brought him back on a minor league deal for 2019 after he was declared an automatic Rule 55 minor league free agent. For all practical purposes, Lopes was a 2nd baseman and 3rd baseman who slapped some singles. In 2019, the Mariners decided to play the Tommy Edman game with him. After a misleading .302/.362/.472 line over 420 PA with AAA Tacoma in
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Yu Darvish throws during the first inning in Game 2 of the team s NL wild-card baseball series against the Miami Marlins in Chicago in October. (AP file photo)
CHICAGO San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller reunited with an old friend in another blockbuster move Tuesday night.
The aggressive Padres got Yu Darvish in a trade with the Chicago Cubs, adding another ace to their rotation after announcing a deal for Blake Snell earlier in the day. During his time in Texas front office, Preller scouted Darvish before the Rangers acquired the Japanese right-hander in 2012.
“His last season and a half has been as productive as anybody in the game. He s a force,” Preller said Tuesday night. “So I think getting back on the phone with him, catching up for a few minutes, really looking forward to being around him every single day again.”
Trading Yu Darvish the offseason after he placed second for the National League Cy Young Award sent a clear message. The Cubs are concentrating on the future of the franchise. The deal that sent Darvish and catcher Victor Caratini to the Padres on Tuesday night netted big league
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