STL/NYM Trade

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Cardinals Receive:

3B Justin Turner LAD 9, 19, UFA
SP Zach Davies MIL 1.02, ARB1, ARB2, ARB3, UFA
SS Wenceel Perez DET prospect
CF Jared Oliva PIT prospect
3B Bryce Bush CHW prospect

Mets receive:

SP David Price BOS 12.5, 24, 24, 33, UFA
2B Joey Wendle OAK 1, 1, ARB1, ARB2, ARB3, UFA

While Price has been a solid arm this is another move our accountant was screaming for. Justin Turner is a great addition to the lineup, and we are hopeful Davies is a solid back of the rotation guy for the Cards.  We are also high on young Wenceel Perez who is climbing the prospect charts in Detroit and has a good shot at sticking at SS. 

Pleasure trading with the Mets and best of luck!

[New York Mets]

The New York Mets accept this trade.

I have been trying to find a trade partner for Turner for quite some time and when STL put Price on the trading block I figured that we might have a fit here since it was my main target to improve the starting rotation before the end of the deadline. I personally think that Price is in the same class as starters like Verlander, Greinke, Scherzer - they are too talented to decline with age. So getting him to accompany Strasburg, Bauer and Boyd for a potential playoff rotation was a no brainer for me. I asked for Wendle to be included in the trade because I didn´t want the loss of Turner to create a hole at 3B. Wendle was a favorite of mine going into the season and I hope for a strong second half now that he has recovered from his early injuries.

Besides Turner I traded Davies to STL who is a young and controllable SP - a valuable asset. Adding Perez, Oliva and Bush hurt since now my talent level in the Minors has gone from train wreck to basically non existent but you have to give to get - and I got two players that I like a lot for my second half push for glory.

I would like to thank the Cardinals general manager for the open minded discussions and wish Justin, Zach, Wenceel, Jared and Bryce all the best with their new organization.

Welcome to the world´s capital, David and Joey, and as always let´s go Mets!

[Colorado Rockies]

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