We are about two-thirds of the way through the season at this point and it seems like a good time to look back on that trade which sent Granderson to the Yankees and how it worked out for all teams involved. Looking back, Great trade by Cashman!
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Yanks Received
Curtis Granderson: Although Grandersons average has dropped to .266, he is still an offensive powerhouse with a .361 on base percentage and .569 slugging percentage. He leads the AL with 91 Runs, 8 Triples has the 2nd most homers in the AL behind Bautista with 28. The Grandy Man is nearing his 2010 total hits of 115 already as he just hit 100 yesterday. His only real problem is striking out too much these days as he has 111 strikeouts on the season already.
Detroit Received
Phil Coke: Coke isn’t having a great season and is having a difficult time getting used to being a starting pitcher. Over his 14 starts this season, he has a 4.57 ERA with a 1.4 WHIP. Coke isn’t overwhelming the batters as his K/9IP ratio is a mere 4.5K/9IP, with a 3.5BB/9IP.
Austin Jackson: Action Jackson was probably the biggest acquisition that Detroit had in this trade but he looks to be slowly fizzling. Not only does he have 114 strikeouts on the season already, he is only hitting .247/.317/.363. On the bright side, Jackson has some real speed & has 16 stolen bases with 7 triples (2nd in AL)
Max Scherzer: Not bad numbers for Scherzer, but not great either. He is 11-6 as a starter with a 4.28 ERA and 1.38 WHIP. Scherzer is striking out batters at a solid rate of 7.8K/9IP and keeping his walks minimal 2.9BB/9IP.
Daniel Schlereth: Does Mike & Mike always have to mention this kid is Marc Schlereth’s son everytime they say a word about him? Schlereth is a mediocre middle reliever who has only pitched 25 innings on the season allowing 22 hits. Although he has 24 strikeouts in those 25 innings, he also has 19 walks making him a less than desirable reliever. Forget his ERA as his WHIP is up at 1.6 with a 6.7BB/9IP ratio. Im guessing that Arizona isn’t missing him.
Diamondbacks Received
Ian Kennedy: Although Kennedy was never projected to be better than a #3 starter, he is doing a great job down in Arizona. Not only does he best the NL with games started at 22, he is 12-3 on the season with a 3.22 ERA and 1.11 WHIP. He has pitched one full game shutout this season and ranks 9th in the NL for strikeouts with 127. Wouldn’t it be nice to have Kennedy in the Yanks starting rotation … I will still take the Grandy Man though.
Edwin Jackson: Jackson was traded just yesterday to the Cardinals in another three team trade. He started off rocky this season but seems to be trying to redeem himself over the second half. He is now 7-7 with a 3.92 ERA and 1.42 WHIP. His strikeout rate is 7.2K/9IP and walk rate is 2.9 BB/9IP. I had heard that the Yanks were looking at Jackson prior to the trade deadline but chances are they didn’t like what they saw and realized he’s not worth trading away a prospect.
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