Eveland Traded to Pirates

[wtcantfw]

The Toronto Blue Jays acquired minor-league relief pitcher Ronald Uviedo from the Pittsburgh Pirates for starting pitcher Dana Eveland.

http://tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=323264

[CrymeTime]

http://baseball.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/20282/20100601/jays_send_eveland_to_pittsburgh_for_uviedo/


This guys is still young, I like this trade.

here are his minors stats
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=uviedo001ron

[Hoopstarr]

I'm kinda shocked they got anything for Eveland at all.

Per MLBTR,

"Uviedo, a 23-year-old Venezuelan, has a 3.22 ERA, 11.3 K/9, and 4.8 BB/9 in 22.3 relief innings this year for the Double A Altoona Curve. Baseball America ranked Uviedo 18th among Pirates prospects heading into the '09 season. BA described him as rail-thin and homer-prone, but praised his fastball and slider."

[kavan]

I am so glad he cost us a bunch of games where we scored runs and he still couldnt keep the ball in the park!

Listch to replace tallet!

[Schad]

Seriously, what the **** are the Pirates thinking...Sickels rated him as their 10th-best prospect entering this year. Not that he's going to be a star or anything, but look at this progression:

- Eveland sucks in Oakland, is DFA'd.

- Toronto acquires Eveland for cash (from what I can tell).

- Eveland sucks in Toronto, is DFA'd.

- Toronto trades him after nine starts for a decent prospect.


God bless you, Neal Huntington.

[Raptorsrock]

good job by AA to turn nothing into something. Just keep adding to the pile

[RapsFanInVA]

How did AA turn Dana Eveland into a potential relief pitcher down the line?

[Michael Bradley]

Brian Burres AND Dana Eveland on the same team or even same rotation? Yikes. I do not envy Pirates fans.

[SharoneWright]

Seriously, what the **** are the Pirates thinking...Sickels rated him as their 10th-best prospect entering this year. Not that he's going to be a star or anything, but look at this progression:

- Eveland sucks in Oakland, is DFA'd.

- Toronto acquires Eveland for cash (from what I can tell).

- Eveland sucks in Toronto, is DFA'd.

- Toronto trades him after nine starts for a decent prospect.


God bless you, Neal Huntington.

Its really quite amazing... AA seems to know his way around a trade.

> Halladay deal
> Lewis deal
> Morrow deal
> Eveland flip

Too bad he couldn't persuade the Cubs to grab Frasor....

fa's have met expectations too, i'd say.

>Gonzo
>Gregg
>Buck
>Molina

[Schad]

Brian Burres AND Dana Eveland on the same team or even same rotation? Yikes. I do not envy Pirates fans.

Other starters this year include Charlie Morton (9.35 ERA in 43 IP, with 12 HRs), Zach Duke (5.09 ERA, 13.7 hits/9), and Daniel McCutchen (a 13.50 ERA and three starts...the longest was 4 innings). They're pulling off a rather magical feat: they have a .403 winning percentage, but are outperforming their Pythag by 50%.

Not to mention that Huntington's justification consisted of "He's 26! He's left-handed! We'll have him under control for years!" Hey, Neal...I'm 24, left-handed, and I'll play for $350k a year for as long as you want me.

[satyr9]

They're not trading Uviedo for Eveland, they're trading Uviedo and the #2-4 pick for the #1 pick in next year's draft. Take that Orioles! Try to compete for the cellar against the Pirates pitching staff. Works both ways for AA too.

[Brinbe]

AA actually found someone to take him on? Wowwwww

[Attonitus]

It was AA who got Bautista from them as well, maybe this will be another gem. Either way, it's a no lose situation.

[Garmfay]

Lol thought no one would pick him up. Pirates gonna have fun watching him and Burress throw BP. Also we got Fred Lewis for 75K cash apparently LOL.

[Alfred]

I like this deal. From what I've heard, I'm don't know if Uviedo will turn into anything at the major league level, but to flip Eveland for anything resembling a prospect should be considered a win by AA.

[youngLion]

Do the Jays still owe a PTBNL or cash to Oakland for acquiring in Eveland in the first place?

[Schad]

Do the Jays still owe a PTBNL or cash to Oakland for acquiring in Eveland in the first place?

We shipped them five-figures worth of cash, I do believe.

[Schad]

Do the Jays still owe a PTBNL or cash to Oakland for acquiring in Eveland in the first place?

We shipped them five-figures worth of cash, I do believe.

[Alfred]

But did they ship them five figures worth of cash?

[Schad]

But did they ship them five figures worth of cash?

I do believe.

(I love it when I manage to both add unnecessary punctuation and forget to add necessary punctuation in the same sentence. It all balances out, right?)