As I predicted a couple of weeks ago, the Twins traded Denard Span yesterday. The story isn't about who we got rid of though, the story is about who we got in return.
Alex Meyer is a 6-foot-9 hard-throwing first round pick with talents that have impressed baseball insiders.
The Nationals didn't need him as they are stocked with pitching. What they needed was a good outfielder who can hit. Both teams got what they needed.
Meyer throws in the UPPER 90's and has a devastating breaking pitch. But those stats won't mean anything unless he demonstrates control.
In his first year of pro ball he struck out 26.6% of all batters he faced. Liam Hendriks is the only Twins starting pitcher who compares to that and he averaged less than 20% over his last 100 innings.
When they do hit him, he's known as a ground ball pitcher.
All of these things are really good.
Will he help the Twins this coming season?
Maybe.
But we have lots of outfielders to trade and this was a trade that made sense. We don't see many of those types of trades as Twins fans and I sure won't mind seeing Revere in the lineup every day as our regular center fielder. I'll miss Span's power, but I won't miss his ups and downs as a hitter. Rever might hit .300 some day soon. I think Span has already peaked. He'll be solid for the Nationals for years. But Revere still has lots of potential.
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