Seattle Mariners recalled 3B Abraham Toro from Tacoma Rainiers. They both did well in this trade. Partnered with the USA TODAY Sports Media Group|Powered by, Recalled from the Minors by Seattle (SEA), Signed a minor league contract with Seattle (SEA), Est. This information might be about you, your preferences or your device and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to. Get the latest MLB news on Abraham Toro. Partnered with the USA TODAY Sports Media Group|Powered by, Signed a contract with Milwaukee (MIL), avoiding arbitration, Traded to Milwaukee (MIL) from Seattle (SEA) with, Promoted from the Minors by Seattle (SEA), Signed a 1 year $730,300 contract with Seattle (SEA), Traded to Seattle (SEA) from Houston (HOU) with, Signed a 1 year $573,700 contract with Houston (HOU), Drafted by Houston (HOU): Round 5 (#157 overall), Drafted by Houston (HOU): Round 5 (#157overall). Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Ms won this trade easily. But while the team actually started the year with good depth in the rotation, injuries have decimated that depth. If he does, he could help replace the production they lost earlier this winter when they traded Hunter Renfroe to the Los Angeles Angels. Not to mention the three elite arms already on the team in Paul Sewald, Drew Steckenrider, and JT Chargois. What is the thought process behind this in Seattle? He has reconstructed this roster through augmentation to where we are eight games over .500 and contending for the Wild Card without sacrificing or mortgaging the future of this franchise. Houston Astros recalled 3B Abraham Toro from Sugar Land Skeeters. I get trading a rental even if its your closer. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Abraham Toro is a Second Baseman and Third Baseman. I see what you did there. 2023-2023 Arbitration 3B Abraham Toro asignado a Round Rock Express de Corpus Christi Hooks. Dipoto has said he gets this move has upset the team. Houston Astros optioned 3B Abraham Toro to Sugar Land Skeeters. Sewald has stepped up Swanson looks good they think they can get by with the bullpen less the best arm in the pen. Attended Seminole State Junior College in Oklahoma His parents are from Venezuela..they moved to Quebec before he was born Is trilingual, speaking English, French and Spanish. It just makes your initial hot take comment seem pretty dumb. Agead of their game against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Seattle Mariners revealed some important injury updates for three important players. By Steve Adams | July 27, 2021 at 6:07pm CDT. section: | slug: kolten-wong-trade-mariners-send-jesse-winker-abraham-toro-to-brewers | sport: baseball | route: article_single.us | Graveman was also a clear leader on the team. Astros made out like bandits by getting a great closer and were able to rid themselves of a prospect with no signs of progress. Not sure why the mariners would give up Graveman but we can assume future moves on their part. I love me some Dylan Moore, but he is the true definition of a Utility player and Kendall Graveman is a free agent at the end of the season. Abraham Toro signed a 1 year / $1,250,000 contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, including $1,250,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $1,250,000. Online Sports Database is a digital sports platform with the most God I can hear the prayer in the background. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. WTF were you thinking? I disagree respectfully Sam. Houston Astros selected the contract of 3B Abraham Toro from Round Rock Express. Astros always find a way to get great players without trading away their good prospects. business ventures, charities as well as all their stats? For the homestand, Mariners starters posted a 7.44 ERA in 32 2/3 innings in seven starts. He is legit. Mariners gave up Brewers acquire Jesse Winker, Abraham Toro from Mariners for Kolten Wong Wong, 32 . . Even so, he should provide the Mariners with good defense, baserunner, and some quality hitting against right-handed pitchers. Abraham Toro Stats, Fantasy & News | MiLB.com I wish teams would stop gifting the Astros great playoff pieces for nothing. I dont see how this makes the Mariners better. Jerry did a great job with this roster considering his budget. He was responsible for some odd transactions when he was GM of the Angels too. Abraham Toro Rumors - MLB Trade Rumors Scores from any date in Major League history, Minor, Foreign, College, & Black Baseball, Frequently Asked Questions about MLB and Baseball, Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREE. Great deal for us, gotta say this is a head scratcher for Seattle. Developing story Kendall Graveman, was secretly infected with COVID 19 by Jerry to get it into the Astros clubhouse. the contract will likely top out paying him somewhere in the range of $2.65MM based on incentives tied to days on the roster . Began his third professional season at Class A Buies Creek, where he appeared in 83 games, en route to being named a Carolina League Midseason All-Starhit .257 (76x296) with 20 doubles, 14 home runs, 56 RBI and an .834 OPS as a BC Astronamed the Carolina League Player of the Week on June 24promoted to Double A Corpus Christi on July 6 and finished his season with the Hookscombined to hit .247 (117x474) with 35 doubles, 16 home runs and 78 RBI in 133 games on the seasonfollowing the season, played in 19 games for Scottsdale in the Arizona Fall League, hitting .348 (23x66) with six doubles, two home runs, eight RBI and a 1.023 OPSrecorded 12 walks to his 12 strikeouts. Kelenic was dealt for Robbie Cano and Edwin Diaz.And he was drafted in the top 5 by a New York team No surprise hes received a lot of hype. Abraham Toro - Wikipedia I even like the player tje received. The same is largely true of Smith, who opted out of the 2020 season after signing a two-year deal in Houston and has been clobbered for a 7.48 ERA in 21 2/3 innings this year. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. Can we say Team control is the reason this happens. In all, the contract will likely top out paying him somewhere in the range of $2.65MM based on incentives tied to days on the roster, games finished and total innings pitched. Luis Castillo was dominant for the Mariners in an opening day win over Cleveland, spinning six scoreless innings and allowing one baserunner. How do you trade him and say you care about winning? Wow, not only did he just give away our best relief pitcher he gave away the leader of the bullpen. I thought there was no chance. Groz Remembers 2001 Mariners: When Ichiro became Ichiro. I cant believe theyd give him up for so little. In speaking to the media about the trade, Seattle general manager Jerry Dipoto plainly acknowledged that as a standalone transaction, its a head-scratching move. Houston Astros selected the contract of 3B Abraham Toro from Round Rock Express. Then I thought about all the moves that have got us to this point in the season. But they always were telling us that they were bringing in good young players, and the fans were walking around saying That teams gonna be real good in 2-3 years. Even if they were to flip Toro in part of a package for someone better, this deal makes the much hated Houston Astros, better. I hate trades in div and think this could bite us this year. Seems like they just did their division rivals a favor. Houston Astros invited non-roster 3B Abraham Toro to spring training. Toro is seeking his major league debut . The switch-hitting Toro provides the Mariners with a possible long-term option at third base, but hes also logged considerable time at second base another area where the Mariners have been known to be seeking help. Theres nothing sugar coat. He made his major league debut that night versus the Detroit Tigers, . Toro goes yard in his 1st AB for the Ms!! Classic senseless prospect bashing. Dipoto has also stated more moves are yet to come. Why not? Capable of becoming a regular and more. Toro, who now has home runs in each of his last four games, went 1 for 4 with a walk, stole his fourth base of the season, and made a stellar defensive play. We are just being reactionary because its easy. Maybe a change of scenery. I understand it has been a long time but really dipoto needs to do everything to build a good team around kelenic, Julio, Gilbert, hancook, Kirby and the other young guys they have. Im convinced all the pub about 22 year-old Jarred Kelenic is unwarranted, and in fact hurting him. Browse our online application for MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, EPL, or MLS player contracts, salaries, transactions, and more. Maybe they think he can, but giving up a dominant closer who has helped them win a number of tight games. And you trade him to Houston? Mariners get starting pitcher Tyler Anderson from Pirates. They both benefit from this trade, just in different ways and to different degrees. Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose not to allow some types of cookies. Here comes Toro! Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose not to allow some types of cookies. So, last year Toro was the #3 ranked prospect in Houstons system, per Fangraphs. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising. Mariners definitely didnt win this trade. February 9, 2023: Canada activated 3B Abraham Toro. yeah, I dont get it either. Some of that has been attributable to a sky-high .413 batting average on balls in play, but Smith is sporting a career-low strikeout rate, a grounder rate thats well off his peak levels and has also been quite homer-prone. Clevelands 2B Hernandez will be traded to Seattle for one of their young outfielders not named Lewis or Kelenick. The Ms are only one game behind the second WC but they have a negative run differential and have the Yankees and blue Jays only about 2-3 games behind them, fangraphs gives them 6% playoff odds. High School: Vanier SS (St. Laurent, QC), School: Seminole State College (Seminole, OK), Debut: Hence.this trade. Riiight because Graveman cant potentially be a key cog in a deep playoff run for the Astros? Find out more. Giving away your closer whos been on fire as of recently is a bad move, the Mariners need that kind of a bullpen piece, they didnt get much to compensate for him either. If not then it makes sense to me to give up 2 months of Graveman for 4 years and 2 months of a guy who projects to possibly be a switch-hitting Kyle Seager type hitter with the ability to play 2nd base. He made his major league debut that night . Graveman is good, but a rental. Im pissed. After the trade: I doubt if DiPoto is done.look for relievers headed to Seattle for prospects. Who knows how long this can last. In exchange, the Astros got Rafael Montero, who the Mariners had recently designated for assignment, and star reliever Kendall Graveman, whos been one of the best bullpen arms in baseball this year and earned the win for Seattle in the first game of the series. So either Torrens or Seager is getting traded because Im not seeing the path to playing time for Toro? Hes been unhittable when hes right this year. The information does not usually directly identify you, but it can give you a more personalised web experience. 3B Abraham Toro-Hernandez assigned to Houston Astros. Left shoulder sprain. Toro goes yard in his FIRST AB for the Ms!!! Seattle Mariners placed 3B Abraham Toro on the 10-day injured list. Houston Astros recalled 3B Abraham Toro from Astros Alternate Training Site. Watch this space, lol. And we brought up Kikuchi before, who lasted five innings in the series finale and gave up four runs, with three being earned. How big is that? !Why would you trade arguably the best closer in baseball this year to a division rival team your trying to chase. Seattle may seem like longshots for the division (as well as a wild card), but they have one of the weakest strength of schedules remaining and they just proved they can challenge two of the best teams in the league. salary sport. To an extent, yeah. about your favorite athlete? The clubhouse is going to be hot. He's playing on a one-year, $1.25MM contract. . Milwaukee Brewers optioned 3B Abraham Toro to Nashville Sounds. Always trading off the few decent players they developed for more youngsters that were gonna be real, real good.in just a few years.just you watch! $8 million contract. After Bregman went down and he got regular playing time he has performed: .751OPS with just under 20% K rate. money might be involved because the team option becomes player option Dipoto has lost a few trades but is way ahead on wins. Seattle Mariners sent 3B Abraham Toro on a rehab assignment to Everett AquaSox. All rights reserved. The piece the Mariners wanted was the 24-year-old Toro, who has played parts of three seasons in . Perhaps Dipoto is in need of an intervention to deal with his compulsive shopping or gambling disorder. This most likely not change his fortune. It feels like this is saying the Mariners arent going to try for the wild card this year. How much do you really know Not sad to see Joe Smith go. A look at the injuries for Abraham Toro, and the financial implications. Theres no question we got better. Kolten Wong traded to Mariners - MLB I know this is a bitter pill to swallow, it is, but we must believe in the process. Love the oddity, so rare today to have a challenge trade let alone in the Division with 2 teams battling for playoff spots ! The trade is even more eye-opening when considering that the two clubs are gearing up to play each other in the second game of a three-game set tonight. First time thats ever happened. Theres no guarantee that Jerry would be willing to pay the massive contract that Gravemen will surely command in the offseason, and he will. That series begins on Friday after an off day on Thursday. JD please play the Aroldis Chapman to Cubs move..sign Graveman in the off season. Brewers acquire Jesse Winker, Abraham Toro in trade - MLB Joe Smith 0.7 bWAR, Please login to leave a reply. Team has a lot of problems always stuff like this leaking. Here's the schedule along with matchup notes. We have control over Toros contract, who was Houstons #3 prospect for the next five seasons. Trading away a rental reliever for a young guy who might not be a star but can be like an average player the next couple years. He hasn't made good on that promise yet, hitting for a career 74 OPS+ while primarily playing second base. Houston radio is saying the same exact stuff right now. They previously fetched outfielder Teoscar Hernndez from the Toronto Blue Jays as part of a three-player swap that also included reliever Erik Swanson. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Positions: Ok, the Ms traded a pending FA. Bold to say NBAs free agency and trading are convoluted when in baseball you have players who normally cant even hit free agency until theyve spent 5+ years in the majors (and not counting any time they might be spending in the minors), are being given contracts that are 7+ years long with AAVs in the $20-35m range (with some contracts having tons of money being deferred), and then trades where players are being traded for cash considerations and a player to be named later. Will the Ms flip Toro in a package for Trea Turner? !This makes me not wanna watch the rest of the year. Trading Graveman and Montero for Toro and Smith wasnt the only deal that general manager Jerry Dipoto made on Tuesday, as he also acquired veteran starting pitcher Tyler Anderson from the Pittsburgh Pirates for two prospects. It never changes., He hasnt come down here, a player said of Dipoto. In those four games against Oakland, Mariners starters allowed 10 earned runs in 19 2/3 innings (4.58 ERA). Aledyms Diaz hasnt been blocking anybody since possibly the 1st half of his rookie year with STL. While its a leap to say they will be the best team in the decade from the Div with the Astros doing what they do so well they are Ripe Imo moving forward with flexibility, payroll, & young MLB ready talent all at their side to help. Hope to see more to follow..been a real long time since Ive had this feeling with my Ms. MrAngelFans comment aged pretty wella whole two hoursLMAO. January 22, 2019: Typical Mariners type transaction. He built the system up and so far he hasnt let 100 games of success ruin the long term plan. 2. a young infielder, controllable for many years, who was as high as #5 in Astros prospect list and was ranked as a Tier 2 Prospect (Above-average chance of being a solid big-leaguer) by Prospects 1500. LMAO.. Most teams 9-10 games above .500 are buyers, but not the Ms. MLB.coms Brian McTaggart provided the full context on the trade. I believe Jerry thinks he is playing Mlb The Show instead of management in the real world. Toro The Terrific - Reached base safely via hit, walk or hit-by-pitch in first 18 games after joining the Marinersduring that span, hit .344 (22x64) with 11 runs, 5 doubles, 3 home runs, 8 RBI, 9 walks and 2 hit-by-pitches with Seattlehe got on-base at a .440 clip, slugged .563 and carried a 1.003 OPS. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. That keeps the pressure off the players, manager / coaches, FO staff and yourself. This looks to be their best chance to end the postseason drought in years. Toro is younger than Seager and hes under team control for more years. Might be strangest trade Ive ever seen, and I was around for Ruth for No No Nannette.really, anybody get this? I guess As fans are really happy to see Seattle tearing down instead of contending. The most comprehensive sports salary database. Football. Toro is a young, talented player. They got 33 elite innings from him, sold high, and flipped him for 5 years of a good prospect, With 60 games left youre only going to get about 23 more innings from Graveman, innings that are likely to be regressing down from his ridiculous 0.82 ERA, 23 relief innings for 5 years of a prospect with above average BB% and power potential is a huge win. Toro, 25, has been identified in the past as a breakout candidate. August 1, 2019: 3B Abraham Toro assigned to Round Rock Express from Corpus Christi Hooks. The Mets gave away Paul Sewald, who is apparently the new closer. I would love to see that happen. Abraham Toro makes $1,250,000.00 this year. Im assumming Hanniger is next. Sense of perspective? Abraham Toro had 170 hits over his career. But he also had a lower floor at the time he was traded than Toro. And Hector Santiago has served his ridiculous suspension. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Dating back to his shift to the bullpen in 2020, hes compiled 43 innings of 1.47 ERA ball. You clearly havnt watched the Ms this year I used to support JD, but not after this. After dropping the first game of the homestand to the Oakland Athletics, the Mariners went on to win the next three games to take the series. Making History - Became the first player in MLB history to homer for and against a single team on consecutive days when he homered in his first AB for the Mariners on July 27 also homered in previous two games with Houston prior to trade on July 25 vs. TEX and July 26 at SEA. Hes playing on a one-year, $1.25MM contract. All Rights Reserved. Its true: some players after being traded by their original team. Houston Astros signed SS Abraham Toro-Hernandez. It doesnt help Seattle. Graveman is generally not a good player, which is why he only got $1.25M. Basically calling them bums indirectly. Mariners got It never changes. In that deal, Seattle acquired 14-year veteran Joe Smith and 24-year-old infielder Abraham Toro, who is under contract through 2025. Abraham Toro Stats, Fantasy & News | MLB.com Im sure there are players who are far better evaluators of talent than any GM is. Toro was sent to AAA for opening day because the front office wanted him to play every day, because they saw him as a future big leaguer that still needed some experience and development. Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times first tweeted that Toro and a reliever were going to the Mariners in exchange for two players. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising. 2. a disaster of a pitcher who was never going to pitch for them again. Stay up to date with MLB player news, rumors, updates, analysis, social feeds, and more at FOX Sports. Winker will make more than $8 million next season, meaning the Brewers are gaining some slight savings in this trade. Keep gathering youngsters with potential until you have your roster overflowing with youngsters with potential. Milwaukee Brewers optioned 3B Abraham Toro to Nashville Sounds. Houston Astros selected the contract of 3B Abraham Toro from Round Rock Express. Toro signed a one-year, $1.25 million contract with the Brewers on Friday to avoid arbitration, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports. With Kyle Seager the Mariners everyday third baseman and the team having multiple options at first in Ty France, Jake Bauers and Luis Torrens, the bulk of Toros innings are likely to come at second base the rest of the way. They can always pick up another arm still. Same goes to Straw and McCormick, the Astros cannot keep both so trading Toro and Straw/McCormick is painless. Graveman and Montero didnt pitch in the final two games of the series against the Mariners, but both Toro and Smith got to play right away against their old club. The switch-hitting Toro then got the start at second in the series finale while hitting fifth in the order, and all he did was blast his second home run as a Mariner. Smith is washed up. Login Here. The Mariners would be wise to pair Wong with a right-handed platoon partner, as he has generally been a below-average contributor versus southpaws. Cant hate on 4 years of extra control. Canadian Abraham Toro is one of 10 players that agreed to a 2023 contract with the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday. The Houston Astros have purchased the contract of Round Rock Express INF Abraham Toro amid a flurry of transactions on Thursday afternoon. Graveman may end up being the biggest acquisition of the deadline if he stays healthy and keeps dominating in October. Wonder what Seattle wants with either of the players they acquired. More as it comes in!!!? But am shocked Seattle sent Graveman but that other pitcher do not know enough on. Good on James Click to improve the team and stay under the tax because this year, Graveman is essentially working for free in MLB terms (1.25 million.) Fire his butt! Seattle acquired Kolten Wong from the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday in a trade for outfielder Jesse Winker and infielder Abraham Toro. But with Bergman due back and Alydms Diaz. Things he could not get sitting on the bench behind Bregman, Altuve, and Gurriel. Seems like a bit of a gut punch to the Mariners players and fans. Dipoto suggested a subsequent trade or trades could come together as soon as tonight or in the coming days, but it seems as though this is but one of a series of moves for which the Mariners are angling; time will tell just how the moves look when judged in their totality. Toro isnt upgrading 2nd base or anywhere. Somewhere in an alternate universe, Shohei Ohtani is still the greatest show on alternate Earth, Mike Trout plays 162 games every season, Anthony Rendon signs a free agent contract and hits .300 . 2023 Contract Status: Signed thru 2023, 1 yr/$1.25M (23) . He made his major league debut that night versus the Detroit Tigers, playing third base. The team deserves an explanation., Players arent the best judges of how to run a franchise whatsoever, Id have more of a problem If my GM lent an ear to them than sitting in his office doing his job behind closed doors. When you visit any web site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Where in the Sam Hill did you come up with 90% of owners and GMs need replacing. Livid in fact. Giving up your closer for a guy who is a .193 hitter is making the team better THIS YEAR? All the RPs who have said our Org has helped them become better. Signed a one-year contract on 1/13/23, avoiding arbitration.
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