Garin Cecchini traded to the Brewers for cash considerations

trekfan55

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Why? Is he out of options already or do they need room on the 40 man roster to finish up their moves?
 

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I believe the prevailing theory is he changed his swing to try to generate enough power to justify being a 1B/3B/LF hit first player, lost the swing that was his major attribute, and ended up with a low average, no power, and a lot less walks. His defense never developed at 3B or in LF either. Or maybe AAA is just a lot harder than AA for some guys.
 

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Ouch. How far he has fallen
True that. I think Shaggy is spot on with his analysis. For all the success our farm system has had in recent years, this guy's fall was a major exception. At one point, I thought that he'd be our 3-hole hitter in Boston for a long time to come. Of course, I also thought Lavarnway would be hitting cleanup right after him so what do I know
 

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True that. I think Shaggy is spot on with his analysis. For all the success our farm system has had in recent years, this guy's fall was a major exception. At one point, I thought that he'd be our 3-hole hitter in Boston for a long time to come. Of course, I also thought Lavarnway would be hitting cleanup right after him so what do I know
And I thought Wily Mo Pena was going to be the next Mo Vaughn. Also, I thought his name was pronounced like the Coyote. I've been wrong about a lot of things in life.
 

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Do they ever disclose how much cash in these types of deals? Is it a lot? Given how rich this organization is, trading a player for cash seems like a wasted opportunity unless it's a lot of money. What am I missing?
 

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He was designated for assignment, but I don't think he was on waivers yet. If not, then he could be traded for a pretty minimal cash return just to get something in return rather than losing him for nothing on waivers. Basically the way the process works is: DFA player, try to get something in trade for him, if not put player on waivers, if player makes it through waivers without a claim, then you can send him back to the minors. And the player has to be gone on waivers, traded, in the minors, or put back on your 40 man roster within 10 days. Not a lot of time to work the player into a package, etc.
 

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It wouldn't surprise me if the change of scenery and open position to compete for is all it takes to bring back the player we saw in September 2014. The Red Sox mismanaged this guy and are stuck with Pablo Sandoval's albatross contract because of it.
 

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It wouldn't surprise me if the change of scenery and open position to compete for is all it takes to bring back the player we saw in September 2014. The Red Sox mismanaged this guy and are stuck with Pablo Sandoval's albatross contract because of it.
How about you be specific? What did they do to mismanage him exactly?
 

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The aforementioned change to his swing mechanics and then, after he'd rightedd the ship in the second half of 2014, plopping down a $100 million obese and declining roadblock to his further advancement. Then allowing him to play injured through most of the first half of 2015, thereby wrecking any trade value they could have hoped to receive.
 

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Okay, now provide evidence that the Red Sox made changes to his swing. The rest is just complaints about Panda, which has nothing to do with Cecchini who, by the time they signed Panda had managed to raise serious questions about his ability to be an average (never mind above average) major league player.
 

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The aforementioned change to his swing mechanics and then, after he'd rightedd the ship in the second half of 2014, plopping down a $100 million obese and declining roadblock to his further advancement. Then allowing him to play injured through most of the first half of 2015, thereby wrecking any trade value they could have hoped to receive.
They were already playing him in LF before signing Panda because he wasn't working out at 3B defensively. I don't think he was blocked by anyone but himself.