Freddy Galvis is gone: Waived, claimed by Reds.

dagger · Post #1 » by **dagger** » Mon Aug 12, 2019 5:14 pm

Per Shi Davidi

Ado05 · Post #2 » by **Ado05** » Mon Aug 12, 2019 5:15 pm

I guess they're just doing him a solid.

Not like he had any value, or else he would've been gone at the deadline so I doubt things would've changed much in the offseason.

dagger · Post #3 » by **dagger** » Mon Aug 12, 2019 5:16 pm

Adrian_05 wrote:I guess they're just doing him a solid.

Not like he had any value, or else he would've been gone at the deadline.

That's my thought. And playing him even occasionally at SS and 2B wasn't going to help either the rebuild or his career.

Denisaur9 · Post #4 » by **Denisaur9** » Mon Aug 12, 2019 5:24 pm

They traded Sogard for 2 prospects. Even if they're d level better then nothing but they can't trade Galvis?!?!?!

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BigLeagueChew · Post #5 » by **BigLeagueChew** » Mon Aug 12, 2019 5:35 pm

Denisaur9 wrote:They traded Sogard for 2 prospects. Even if they're d level better then nothing but they can't trade Galvis?!?!?!

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Two players to be named later. This is Galvis first year with an ops above of .700.

phillipmike · Post #6 » by **phillipmike** » Mon Aug 12, 2019 5:41 pm

Disappointed they couldnt get anything for him at the deadline.

But they did him a solid to get him playing time and potentially in a playoff race. Goes to show his worth around the league, 15 AL teams passed on him as well as 4 NL teams.

Its surprising but 19 teams passed on taking him for free.

EDIT: I forgot the MLB changed their rules.. Waivers no longer go through one league over the other... It is one overall list. Reds were 11th on the list and you cant include the Jays - so 9 teams passed on Galvis for free.

Lateral Quicks · Post #7 » by **Lateral Quicks** » Mon Aug 12, 2019 6:19 pm

Galvis is a good defensive SS and clubhouse guy that put up 2+ WAR last year, and on track for another 2+ WAR this season. Plus he has a cheap option for next year.

Very disappointing that they couldn't get anything for him. Poor asset management.

vaff87 · Post #8 » by **vaff87** » Mon Aug 12, 2019 6:22 pm

Lateral Quicks wrote:Galvis is a good defensive SS and clubhouse guy that put up 2+ WAR last year, and on track for another 2+ WAR this season. Plus he has a cheap option for next year.

Very disappointing that they couldn't get anything for him. Poor asset management.

If no one wanted to trade for him, how the hell is it poor asset management?

Myth11111 · Post #9 » by **Myth11111** » Mon Aug 12, 2019 6:32 pm

Jays fans really do suck right now. Cry about everything.

polo007 · Post #10 » by **polo007** » Mon Aug 12, 2019 6:36 pm

Read on Twitter

BigLeagueChew · Post #11 » by **BigLeagueChew** » Mon Aug 12, 2019 6:37 pm

Poor Reds trying to make a playoff team when Votto is having his worst season.

Lateral Quicks · Post #12 » by **Lateral Quicks** » Mon Aug 12, 2019 6:55 pm

vaff87 wrote:
Lateral Quicks wrote:Galvis is a good defensive SS and clubhouse guy that put up 2+ WAR last year, and on track for another 2+ WAR this season. Plus he has a cheap option for next year.

Very disappointing that they couldn't get anything for him. Poor asset management.

If no one wanted to trade for him, how the hell is it poor asset management?

Good defensive shortstops with an average bat and cheap option don't grow on trees. They could have received something for him, I'm sure, even it was some A-ball C prospect.

BigLeagueChew · Post #13 » by **BigLeagueChew** » Mon Aug 12, 2019 7:15 pm

Here's the mlb shorstop rankings right now, for the ones that qualify.

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=ss&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&season=2019&month=0&season1=2019&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&startdate=2019-01-01&enddate=2019-12-31&sort=21,d

Galvis won't even be a significant upgrade on Iglesias for them and they both rank near the bottom.

vaff87 · Post #14 » by **vaff87** » Mon Aug 12, 2019 7:34 pm

BigLeagueChew wrote:Here's the mlb shorstop rankings right now, for the ones that qualify.

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=ss&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&season=2019&month=0&season1=2019&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&startdate=2019-01-01&enddate=2019-12-31&sort=21,d

Galvis won't even be a significant upgrade on Iglesias for them and they both rank near the bottom.

I guess they do grow on trees.

I_Like_Dirt · Post #15 » by **I_Like_Dirt** » Mon Aug 12, 2019 7:41 pm

Lateral Quicks wrote:Good defensive shortstops with an average bat and cheap option don't grow on trees. They could have received something for him, I'm sure, even it was some A-ball C prospect.

(1) He hasn't had even an average bat until this season.

(2) Over half the league just passed on taking him for free. That tends to suggest that it's possible nobody was actually offering anything for him at all. I'm sure he could have been traded for a contract that a team wanted less but I'm not so sure legitimate prospects were a particularly good bet to be involved.

Skin Blues · Post #16 » by **Skin Blues** » Mon Aug 12, 2019 7:46 pm

Lateral Quicks wrote:
vaff87 wrote:
Lateral Quicks wrote:Galvis is a good defensive SS and clubhouse guy that put up 2+ WAR last year, and on track for another 2+ WAR this season. Plus he has a cheap option for next year.

Very disappointing that they couldn't get anything for him. Poor asset management.

If no one wanted to trade for him, how the hell is it poor asset management?

Good defensive shortstops with an average bat and cheap option don't grow on trees. They could have received something for him, I'm sure, even it was some A-ball C prospect.

Then why did every team in the AL pass up the chance to add him for free??

phillipmike · Post #17 » by **phillipmike** » Mon Aug 12, 2019 7:51 pm

I forgot the MLB changed their rules.. Waivers no longer go through one league over the other... It is one overall list. Reds were 11th on the list and you cant include the Jays - so 9 teams passed on Galvis for free.

vaff87 · Post #18 » by **vaff87** » Mon Aug 12, 2019 8:12 pm

I mean, I like Galvis and am surprised he doesn’t have a bit more value. However, I don’t think we can sit here and assume we dumped him for free, instead of getting something decent for him, just for the hell of it.

Post #19 » by **Schad** » Mon Aug 12, 2019 8:37 pm

I'm still baffled that Milwaukee didn't want him at the deadline. He wouldn't have cost much, and he's a definite improvement on Arcia.

Tanner · Post #20 » by **Tanner** » Mon Aug 12, 2019 9:25 pm

$5.5m is a lot in free agency nowadays. The Reds might have been the only team who saw that option as a benefit. Otherwise an acquiring team would have to give up an asset and buy him out for a mil after the year. The team option might have actually prevented a deal from happening, otherwise trading him and eating up the rest of his salary might have been doable. Still would have gotten little to nothing back though.