The Blue Jays have announced that they’ve traded minor league prospect Frank Gailey to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ben Francisco today. Normally, this would seem like a depth move to bolster the bench, except in this case, it’s difficult to envision that there isn’t another move incoming that will complement this one.
With the addition of Francisco, the Blue Jays now have 6 outfielders, with Jose Bautista and Colby Rasmus entrenched in their respective positions at RF and CF. The team already has Rajai Davis on the bench, and although he could be moved in a package, I’m not certain that his market value would land the club anything particularly useful. If I had to guess (and it’s not exactly rocket science), it’s more likely that one of Snider/Thames will be on the move this time around.
Between the two, Snider would provide more trade value, being the younger prospect (23), and with better upside than Thames. While this would be a disappointmen...
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