Cincy and Pittsburgh Trade

[Cincy Angels (Bailey)]

Cincy sends:
Gregory Polanco, OF (PIT) - 21: $0.5M, 22: $0.5M

Pittsburgh sends:
March 2021 Minors Claim

Cincy Logic:
I was happy to land Polanco on the league minimum thru Blind Bid FA this past weekend. Unfortunately my roster size was at 41 so I had to waive someone, and Polanco did not sneak through waivers (which I'll regret if he puts up numbers similar to his 2016 or 2018 seasons). I am good with receiving a claim for him, and this trade ensures that Polanco bypasses waivers and joins the Pitt Yankees right away.

Nice working with Drew - thank you and good luck!

[Pittsburgh Yankees (Drew)]

Confirmed. I like Polanco as a bounce back candidate and would have put a bid on him if I wasn't the one to previously release him. When he was waived, I pounced. I hadn't settled on someone to use my minors claim on before the end of the day today, so swapping it for Polanco makes sense.

[Commish Emeritus (Brent)]

Commish approved and processed.