Blue Jays / Angels

[Toronto Blue Jays]

To TOR

2B Cesar Hernandez CLE - 21: 3.83 | 22: 5.74 TO
LF Robbie Grossman DET - 21: 7.5 | 22: 7.5 | 23: 7.5 | 24: 7.5
P Kolby Allard TEX - 21: 0.75 TC | 22: 1 TC | 23: ARB1 | 24: ARB2 | 25: ARB3
P Chris Martin ATL - 21: 2.5 | 22: 3.75 | 23: 3.75

To LAA

DH Franmil Reyes CLE - 21: 1.75 ARB1 | 22: ARB2 | 23: ARB3
3B Abraham Toro HOU - 0.2 *Prospect


Blue Jays accept - acquiring Hernandez fills a hole I've had at 2B for several years.  Grossman adds another LF option and will allow me to move Bryant around with his multi-position eligibility as an injury replacement to cover most of my lineup.  Allard has been decent since moving to the rotation and will serve as some rotation depth or as a trade chip.  Moving Franmil is tough as I've had others ask about him but with only UTIL eligibility at the moment I've hardly been able to get him into my lineup this year.  Toro has been serving as my 3B injury replacement but getting Grossman in the deal allows me to move Bryant back to 3B when needed and made him expendable.  Overall this allows me to move a solid player that's been stuck on my bench and fills in a couple of holes I've struggled to fill in 2B/LF.  Thanks to the Angels and best of luck.

[Los Angeles Angels]

The Angels were facing a roster crunch with several players coming off the IL soon and needed hitter upgrades and a 3B with Bregman out. With Franmil, we get a young cost controlled middle of the lineup bat. Toro gives us a perfect replacement for Bregman and a potential long term glue type player if his minor league track record suggests.

We have up some good players in Grossman, Hernandez and Martin but we do have players to step in those times immediately. Allard could be the one to make us regret this trade as it seems he may be in the middle of a breakout but you have to give some to get some.

[Colorado Rockies]

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