tomdalton22 said:

Tigers trade Jefry Marte to Angels for Kody Eaves

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/1...ade-jefry-marte-los-angeles-angels-kody-eaves

Eaves is listed as a 2B & 3B so my guess is he's a better defensive player than Marte. He's also a LH bat.

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Rebbiv said:

He pretty much is just a 2B.

334 GS at 2B
19 GS at 3B
2 GS at SS

http://www.scout.com/mlb/angels/story/1504898-prospect-countdown-22-kody-eaves

http://www.scout.com/mlb/angels/story/1566266-diamond-in-the-rough-kody-eaves

Statistically, he does not draw walks and hit for a good average. His OPS is tied to his slugging/power.

The point on why DET got him is that he was not on the 40-man roster prior to, or after this trade. Marte will need to be added to LAA's 40-man roster, so they either had a vacancy or thought Marte was worth designating someone else for assignment. It says more about the value of Marte, than the value of Eaves.

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tomdalton22 said:

it could say a lot of things. Maybe LAA has an abundance of LH hitters or 2B in their system.

It's hard to complain...the Tigers gave organizational fodder and got the same in return

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Rebbiv said:

Sorry, but Marte is a notch better than Eaves. Maybe it is just semantics. Maybe it is because DET has no plan for if/when Castellanos fails or goes down with injury.

This is more of a plus for LAA than it is for DET.

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tomdalton22 said:

both have a career .712 OPS, Marte has a little better OBP (.325 - .314) both can play 3B but Eaves can play 2B as well. Plus he is a LH bat who is 2 years younger. IF Marte is a little better it is VERY little.

As far as a plan if Nick goes down with injury...I'm sure they have a plan.

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