Our new closer. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
The Blue Jays traded pitching prospect Nestor Molina to the White Sox for Sergio Santos. Santos will fill the open closer spot for the Jays. Here his numbers:
| Year | Age | Tm | W | L | G | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 26 | CHW | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2.96 | 56 | 1 | 51.2 | 53 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 56 | 3 | 145 | 1.529 | 9.2 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 9.8 | 2.15 |
| 2011 | 27 | CHW | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.55 | 63 | 30 | 63.1 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 29 | 5 | 92 | 3 | 119 | 1.105 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 13.1 | 3.17 |
| 2 Seasons | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3.29 | 119 | 31 | 115.0 | 94 | 43 | 42 | 8 | 55 | 8 | 148 | 6 | 130 | 1.296 | 7.4 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 11.6 | 2.69 | ||
| 162 Game Avg. | 3 | 4 | .462 | 3.29 | 68 | 18 | 66 | 54 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 31 | 5 | 85 | 3 | 130 | 1.296 | 7.4 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 11.6 | 2.69 | ||
I liked Nestor a lot but this looks like a good deal to me. Santos is signed for the next 3 years, at $1 million, $2.75 million and $3.75 million and there are three team option years at $6 million, $8 million and $8.75 million. He is just 28, making him younger (and cheaper) than the free agent options out there. We owned him once before, when he was a minor league infielder.
Molina is a very good prospect, but I figured he was going to end up in the bullpen anyway, so I'm not to upset that we traded him for a reliever. I think he'll be good, but I'm happy to trade someone that might be a good reliever in the future for someone that is a good closer now.
This falls into the 99% of AA moves that come out of no where. Just when I was thinking it was going to be a boring week.
What do you think of the deal?
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