Analyzing the early hot-stove deals

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 | Feedback | Print Entry

I'm shocked and disappointed that the Hot Stove League didn't go on hiatus during my vacation, but I can make the adjustment. Here are my quick takes on the main four trades that took place while I was gone:

Mark Teahen

Teahen

• The Royals made out very well by dealing Mark Teahen to the White Sox for Josh Fields and Chris Getz, a deal I referred to in Rumor Central (during the time when the Royals were vehemently denying they'd made the deal, even though they'd made the deal) as trading two years of a 45/50 for more years of two 45's. That is, the Royals dealt Teahen, a fringe-average starter with just two years of club control left (and expensive ones at that), for two players who, right now, are below-average regulars or solid bench players but who each have five years of control remaining.

 
 

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    Keith Law joined ESPN.com in June 2006 as the lead baseball analyst for Scouts Inc., covering the majors, minors and amateurs. He appears regularly across the ESPN family of networks, providing analysis on all baseball topics.

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