December 3, 201312 yr B-Dacks beat writer... Nick Piecoro @nickpiecoro 2m To shed some/most of the Heath Bell contract, Dbacks are giving up something else, not inheriting another bad deal. So if Bell is coming to the Reds, that would mean they'd have roughly $30M of next season's payroll tied up in 5 relievers (Chapman, Marshall, Bell, Broxton, and Parra)....How can a GM do that to a mid-market club?
December 3, 201312 yr ^It would make zero sense. He's making $9M a year. Marlins on the hook for roughly half of that...
December 3, 201312 yr Rosenthal now reporting LHP David Holmberg (he's 22, and made one major league appearance) is involved, and heading to the Reds. Still no word on exactly where Bell is heading, but he is going to either TB or Cincinnati.
December 3, 201312 yr Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal 5m Sources: #Reds getting LHP David Holmberg from #DBacks in three-team Hanigan trade. You beat me to it...
December 3, 201312 yr So hold on....Did the Rays have to give up anything or is the taking on of Heath Bell what they "gave up"?
December 3, 201312 yr JJ Cooper @jjcoop36 David Holmberg was ranked 7th on new BA D'backs Top 10 Prospects list before the trade. Red Reporter @redreporter 1m David Holmberg: 22yo LHP, 2.75 ERA in 26 AA starts last year.
December 3, 201312 yr A colleague of mine followed minor league baseball (for a living) for a while and had very positive things to say about Holmberg. My colleague followed Holmberg pretty closely back in 2011 (they were both living in South Bend). Evidently Holmberg dominated the league and had a 30+ scoreless inning streak at one point. Best pitch is his change-up and I have read that he had the best control in the AZ Minor League System.
December 4, 201312 yr Good trade. This trade enables the Reds to restock the farm system a bit I agree.
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