Emotionally, trading Yan Gomes for a Double-A outfielder and a rookie reliever still doesn’t track. We’re talking about Gomer, member of the Goon Squad, All-Star catcher of the Cleveland Indians. His salary, guaranteed $7 million for 2019 and nothing else but a $1 million buyout, was too much?
Through watery-eyes, the answer is no.
Taking a Kleenex to those eyes, does this make more sense? Intellectually, was this the right deal for Gomes?
Let’s talk about Gomes. He’s 31 years old and will turn 32 during the next season. He’s not at the bottom, but he is on the wrong side of the aging curve.