It's frustrating to see
Eovaldi go to the Yankees for not much in return. Eovaldi is still 24 and one of the hardest throwing starters out there, who has already thrown 460 major league innings with a 3.70 FIP, 4.07 ERA, 95 ERA+. At his age and velocity, he seems like a good bet to get better soon, and could become a really good young starting pitcher. I would much rather have this guy than Masterson, for example.
I don't really get what the Marlins were going after with Prado, but it seems like the Red Sox might have been able to beat that offer without giving up all that much. How much better are the Marlins at third with Prado over McGehee anyway? And Phelps is 4 years older than Eovaldi and doesn't look like much.
What would a similar offer from the Red Sox be? Maybe we wouldn't have the pieces that the Marlins wanted, but it's frustrating to see NY get a young guy like that for some spare parts they didn't need, in the same offseason when we also needed starting pitching.
Congrats to the Yankees on getting a young arm with upside, I guess. Bastards.