MLB Trade Rumors: Yu Darvish is on his way to the San Diego Padres from the Chicago Cubs in a seven-player deal, according to several reports. The former Ranger is sent to the Padres with Victor Caratini, his personal catcher, in exchange for starting pitcher Zach Davies and four minor players, three of whom have never appeared in a professional match, while the fourth has not appeared. not. above complex league.
We’ve talked about Darvish before – he was great in Texas, then had surgery on Tommy John, was not so good after he returned, and was traded to the Dodgers in 2017. Houston Astros in the World Series. The Cubs signed him for a six-year deal, Yu was not good in 2018, did not start well in 2019, had a strong second half and was great in 2020 thereafter.
AJ Preller was in Texas and was actively involved in the Rangers’ landing on Yu. Darvish must owe $ 59 million over the next three years, which is reasonable money for the best of the rotation starter, but he is also 34 by many miles. As with Blake Snell, who also acquired the Padres today, he offers a lot of upside, but also a lot of risks.
The return for the Cubs is curious. They get Zach Davies, an appetizer that turns 28 on February, and he is usually a 2-3 win per season, and which will reach the market for free agencies after 2021. He fills Yu’s place in the rotation for a year.
They also get minor leagues Owen Caissie, Reggie Preciado, Ismael Mena and Yeison Santana. Caissie is a fielder who selected the second round of Padres in 2020 from Burlington, Ontario. He only turns 19 in July, so he’s young, even for a high school student. Preciado is a shortstop who signed for $ 1.2 million in the 2019-20 J-2 class, while Mena is a center-back who received a $ 2.2 million bonus in the same class. Santana is a fielder who ignited the AZL in 1919 as a 19-year-old.
While the initial reaction is that the return is small, the Cubs have acquired two of the Padres ‘top players from the last J-2 class, as well as their second round in 2020 – the equivalent of the Rangers’ farewell to Bayron Lora, Maximo Acosta and Evan Carter, before ending up in the other two pieces.