Post by klawrencio79 on Aug 10, 2017 13:32:41 GMT
I know the market for Jay Bruce wasn't great, but I find it hard to believe that Ryder Ryan, a flier pick with an ERA over 4 in A ball, was the best they could do. Straight salary dump by Alderson, a guy who often makes questionable moves. They could have kept him for the rest of the year, paid him his $5m remaining this year or whatever it is, made him a qualifying offer (that he would have rejected given his age and attributes) and then gotten draft pick compensation when he signed elsewhere. Puzzling move.