Speaking in Red Sox terms, the package Pittsburgh got for Taillon would be something like Mata, Ward, Rosario, and a version of Brainer Bonaci with more pop.
The teenaged SS Escotto seems like a pretty compelling piece, having hit 8 HR at 17 in the Dominican Summer League. That's more than a couple teams in that league most seasons. (Obviously a lot can happen once these guys get stateside, but that's an unusually appealing lottery ticket.) Bonaci is a top-20 prospect for Boston on the strength of being projected to stick at SS and having hit three HR as a 16 year old in the DSL.
That seems like a fair package given the totality of Taillon's circumstances, and a good way for NY to clear their 40-man crunch.
I also think that while Boston could have matched that package, I'm not sure it really makes sense for us to do so. We're not a Taillon away from WS contention over the next two seasons — that's a pretty decent description of the Yanks' circumstances, though — and I think I'd prefer six years of service time from Mata and Ward starting in 2022 or 2023 than I would Taillon for the 2021 and 2022 seasons.
The teenaged SS Escotto seems like a pretty compelling piece, having hit 8 HR at 17 in the Dominican Summer League. That's more than a couple teams in that league most seasons. (Obviously a lot can happen once these guys get stateside, but that's an unusually appealing lottery ticket.) Bonaci is a top-20 prospect for Boston on the strength of being projected to stick at SS and having hit three HR as a 16 year old in the DSL.
That seems like a fair package given the totality of Taillon's circumstances, and a good way for NY to clear their 40-man crunch.
I also think that while Boston could have matched that package, I'm not sure it really makes sense for us to do so. We're not a Taillon away from WS contention over the next two seasons — that's a pretty decent description of the Yanks' circumstances, though — and I think I'd prefer six years of service time from Mata and Ward starting in 2022 or 2023 than I would Taillon for the 2021 and 2022 seasons.