Windy City / Cincinnati

[Windy City Dbacks (Brandon)]

Windy City agrees to trade:
     Corey Seager, SS (TEX) - ‘22: $4.6M
     Alex Kirilloff, 1B/OF (MIN) - ‘22-‘25: $0.5M
to the Cincinnati Angels for:
     Carlos Correa, SS (FA) - ‘22: $7.1M
     Royce Lewis, SS (MIN) - prospect
     Jared Jones, P (PIT) - prospect
     Graham Ashcraft, P (CIN) - prospect

Windy City Logic: I love Carlos Correa. He has a higher salary this year, but that evens up starting in 2023 (RFA or Franchise). I like Seager, but I think Correa is better long-term and is finally getting away from the injury bug that seems to have found Seager. Kirilloff is an interesting player in his own right, but I think the potential of the 3 specs outweighs that. Lewis is an enigma that should see the show this year. Jones is a 2-3 starter with strikeouts to spare and Ashcraft has starter potential, but might thrive in the back of a bullpen. 

Fun deal with Bailey and best of luck to him with his return. 

[Cincy Angels (Bailey)]

Cincy confirms.

Cincy Logic:
Brandon and I had discussed a Correa deal last off-season but did not make the trade. Once he added Seager, I felt like we could line up well for a deal. Overall, I think the gap between the two shortstops is extremely minimal. It would not surprise me if they ended up with the same amount of HRs in 2022 and the only difference was a few points in their OBP totals. But I have mixed feelings about Correa so I was okay with moving him in the right deal. Seager playing in TEX is a little intimidating since that field's dimensions are so big, but he proved he can hit there when he destroyed my Rays in the World Series. I now get to decide if I should Franchise Tag Lindor or Seager after the season, instead of Lindor or Correa. As for Kirilloff, he is one of my favorite players, but I have not managed to get a single share of him on any of my dynasty teams yet - until now. It is tough to move his teammate Royce, as well as the two intriguing pitching prospects, but I wanted to add Kirilloff to my offense.

Nice working with Brandon on this deal, thank you and good luck.

[Commish Emeritus (Brent)]

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[Windy City Dbacks (Brandon)]

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