Comments on: The Jhonny Peralta Trade: Detroit’s Perspective

By: Precious Hoban

Precious Hoban — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:44:55 +0000

Kudos for creating content is on this particular subject. There is not a great deal of information published about it (not particularly helpful anyway). It is nice to see it receiving some more coverage. Cheers!

By: Dwight S.

Dwight S. — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:32:02 +0000

I think it’s a good move for both clubs. Peralta may not provide much value on the field for the Tigers but atleast it helps in the P.R. department, he is a relatively known name so it shows fans that the Tigers aren’t throwing in the towel just yet which may help them sell some more tickets. Plus as Keith Law pointed out, his contract is coming up at the end of the year so he may show even more motivation to produce so the Tigers could catch lightning in the bottle. Obviously not enough to make a difference in the standings but even if it helps them stay in striking distance for another couple weeks that’s two more weeks of buzz around the ballpark and revenue for the Tigers. I think giving up a low A prospect that isn’t ranked that highly is worth that.

As far as the Indians go they weren’t going anywhere with Peralta anyway so atleast this clears up a spot on their team and gives them another arm in their system even if he isn’t perceived as a top prospect. It’s better than nothing.

By: Bascinator

Bascinator — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:09:20 +0000

Yes, Chisenhall is, but he probably won’t be ready until 2012.

By: odbsol

odbsol — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:03:25 +0000

I thought Lonnie Chisenhall is supposedly the 3B of the future

By: Bascinator

Bascinator — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:12:31 +0000

As an Indians fan, even if Soto never makes the majors, this is still a good trade for the tribe. Peralta has no future in Cleveland (no way they were picking up his $7 million option for next season for a guy barely above replacement level). They need to figure out who their 3B is in 2011; this will give them an opportunity to look at Jared Goedert at 3B, who has a .297/.376/.654 line at AAA Columbus. They’re better off rolling the dice with a minimum salary guy at third than Peralta. Trust me, most Indians fans are happy to see him go.

By: PJ

PJ — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:48:38 +0000

Really, before all the injuries we were contending for the division lead. Now 2 weeks later we are the Astros? C’mon son!

By: PJ

PJ — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:45:54 +0000

Ahem. The correct quote is that Dombrowski wasn’t going to trade Jacob Turner or Andy Oliver for a rental. Trading Soto, while hurts in the long run (3 or so years from now) is not the same caliber as either of the pitchers mentioned earlier.

By: STEALTH

STEALTH — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:10:13 +0000

and to add to Tigerdog… the Tigers’ situation changed since they were supposedly bemoaning giving up prospects for a rental. Inge went down, so they went and got the cheapest of rentals. It makes complete sense to me…

By: Daern

Daern — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:56:12 +0000

My first reaction to this trade was “How the f@#k did the Indians get the Cubs’ catcher?”

Then I realized it was with an “I”, not an “E”.

By: jklender

jklender — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:22:56 +0000

The sad part is he’ll probably be batting second or third in the lineup for the next few weeks. But hey, that’s what it has come to. He’s about as cheap of a stop-gap as they could have hoped to find right away. Either that or he’ll quickly become a DFA candidate.