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July 27, 2012

Transaction Analysis

Dipoto Adds Greinke to Ace Collection UPDATED

by R.J. Anderson and Kevin Goldstein

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Acquired RHP Zack Greinke from the Brewers for SS-R Jean Segura, RHP John Hellweg, and RHP Ariel Pena. [7/27]

Not 10 months have passed since Jerry Dipoto became the Angels’ general manager. In that span, Dipoto has acquired Albert Pujols, C.J. Wilson, and now Greinke; there are fantasy league general managers who have consummated fewer deals involving superstars than Dipoto has over the past calendar year.

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Matt Commins

Did the Angels give up too much to grab Greinke?

Jul 27, 2012 20:05 PM

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BarryR

Not if they win the pennant.

Jul 27, 2012 20:32 PM

rating: 4

SGreenwell

I think it's an appropriate haul, all things considered. Greinke is an elite or near-elite pitcher, so you're probably not going to get him unless you include a few tasty morsels, even if he is a rental. I didn't think the Brewers would be able to get an elite, "Top 10 on KG's list" sort of prospect, so I think they probably leveraged the best they could out of the Angels for Greinke.

Jul 27, 2012 22:11 PM

rating: 1

kaestner

Where would you rank Hellweg and Pena in comparison to the other Brewers arms?

Jul 27, 2012 21:28 PM

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juiced

I actually think this trade is a win win

Jul 28, 2012 04:00 AM

rating: 7

craftylefty

Maybe this is a win win, but I'm disappointed the Brewers couldn't get Bourjos in the deal. He's a spare part in LA but would have been a cf upgrade for the Brewers.

Jul 28, 2012 08:47 AM

rating: 3

amazin_mess

Agreed. Bourjos, Pena, Segura would have been even better.

Jul 28, 2012 16:09 PM

rating: 0

nerck93

How would you rank Greinke in their rotation?

Jul 28, 2012 09:05 AM

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riverz

Weaver
Greinke
Wilson
Haren
#5whoever

anybody but #5whoever is capable of a shutdown performance

Jul 28, 2012 09:06 AM

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R.A.Wagman

#5whoever (Ervin Santana)pitched a no hitter last year, and Garrett Richards has had a quality-plus start this year, as well.

Jul 28, 2012 12:55 PM

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riverz

Santana did indeed pitch that no hitter last year and a 1-hit game against Arizona back in June. But if you take out that 1-hitter he has given up 37 ER in 32.1 innings in June/July.

I could be wrong but I think it's most likely that Jerome Williams is the #5 for the foreseable future

Jul 28, 2012 13:21 PM

rating: 2

BillJohnson

One can't help but notice the volatility of the perception of being a contender. It wasn't that long ago that the consensus of Baseball Prospectus staff was that the Brewers were going to be the second best team in the NL Central, just a hair behind Cincinnati, and with a goodly number of first-place votes. (See http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=16245 for the article.) To go from that perception, which was by no means unique among writers at the time, to this deal -- well, it makes you wonder whether all of major-league baseball is suffering from collective ADHD.

Jul 28, 2012 09:35 AM

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ScottyB

The perception didn't change. The performance did.

Jul 28, 2012 13:08 PM

rating: 7

Sacramento

NOBODY expects the Pirate inquisition!

Jul 28, 2012 15:56 PM

rating: 9

SGreenwell

I think it speaks to how soft the AL Central is. None of those teams strike me as world beaters, to the point that before the season, I thought the Cubs had a chance if everything broke right. Not a great chance, but a chance. All of them were basically counting on a few dependable players, then hoping that the lost and misfit toys composition of the rest of their rosters would hold up.

Jul 28, 2012 17:35 PM

rating: -1

nrki222

Injuries seemed to really kill the Brewer's season

Jul 29, 2012 21:43 PM

rating: 1

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