Wow. Ok. Ask and you shall receive. Mere moments after demanding that the M’s take action now, and to target the two dismantling teams (Oakland and Cincinnati), Jerry Dipoto does *exactly that.* Today, the M’s traded SP Justin Dunn, LF Jake Fraley, and SP prospect Brandon Williamson to the Reds for 1B/LF Jesse Winker and 3B/DH Eugenio Suarez. We don’t know the future, Suarez in particular has some red flags, but it is nearly impossible to hate this trade. This is fantastic news.
Giving up Brandon Williamson is the part that could sting, but in exchange for a late-20s, power-hitting corner defender and a guy a few years off of hitting 49 HRs…well, we’ll run the risk of future stinging and sleep like babies.