{"id":8978,"date":"2026-06-11T10:24:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbl.dmlco.com\/wp\/?p=8978"},"modified":"2026-06-09T10:24:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:24:42","slug":"twiwbl-95-2-winter-meeting-trades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbl.dmlco.com\/wp\/2026\/06\/11\/twiwbl-95-2-winter-meeting-trades\/","title":{"rendered":"TWIWBL 95.2: Winter Meeting Trades"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While there is a blockbuster, these were actually a pretty quiet Winter Meetings, with only four deals being made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Big One<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>MEM sends OF <strong>Mookie Betts<\/strong>, C <strong>Billy Bryan<\/strong>, P <strong>Jim Kaat<\/strong>, 3rd Round Pick to BRK for P <strong>Don Drysdale<\/strong>, P <strong>Red Ruffing<\/strong>, 5th Round Pick.<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We start off with pretty much a blockbuster: <strong>Red Ruffing<\/strong>&#8216;s signing turns out to be a sign and trade as Ruffing and disgruntled starter <strong>Don Drysdale<\/strong> head to Memphis for OF <strong>Mookie Betts<\/strong>, backup C <strong>Billy Bryan<\/strong>, and minor league P <strong>Jim Kaat<\/strong>. Brooklyn sends a 5th round pick and Memphis will send a 3rd round pick to even out the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It turns out Drysdale was furious at being surpassed as the #1 starter for Brooklyn, and will now bring his near-manic intensity to the Red Sox, immediately stepping into the top of their rotation along with Stubby Overmire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cuban Giants Address Current Need<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>MCG sends P Jon Matlack, 2nd Round Pick to HOD for P CC Sabathia, 5th Round Pick.<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Cuban Giants addressed a clear need, bringing swingman <strong>CC Sabathia<\/strong> over from the House of David. They gave up a prized pitching prospect in <strong>Jon Matlack<\/strong>, and took the worst of a pick exchange (a 2nd for a 5th) to bring in Sabathia, who looks to have a shot at the Cuban Giants&#8217; rotation if has a good Spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coming Back Home<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>OTT sends P <strong>Dan Collins<\/strong>, 3rd Round Pick to MCG for P <strong>Steve Rogers<\/strong>.<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was about getting Rogers back to his historical franchise to see how that developed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Sea Lions Commit Even More<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>SFS sends IF <strong>Royce Clayton<\/strong> to POR for P <strong>Trevor Hoffman<\/strong>.<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Portland entered these conversations hoping to get back draft picks; instead they ended up with a possible middle infielder for the future&#8211;look for an open competition with Clayton and <strong>Hughie Jennings<\/strong> in the Spring, while Hoffman walks into a dream situation&#8211;no pressure on a near guaranteed contender.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While there is a blockbuster, these were actually a pretty quiet Winter Meetings, with only four deals being made. The Big One We start off with pretty much a blockbuster: Red Ruffing&#8216;s signing turns out to be a sign and trade as Ruffing and disgruntled starter Don Drysdale head to Memphis for OF Mookie Betts, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[416],"tags":[710,266,604,2007,651,592,926,1524,315,211,527,187,82,236,1949,380,2478,165,98],"class_list":["post-8978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-twiwbl","tag-billy-bryan","tag-brooklyn-royal-giants","tag-cc-sabathia","tag-dan-collins","tag-don-drysedale","tag-hughie-jennings","tag-jim-kaat","tag-jon-matlack","tag-memphis-red-sox","tag-miami-cuban-giants","tag-mookie-betts","tag-ottawa-mounties","tag-portland-sea-dogs","tag-red-ruffing","tag-royce-clayton","tag-san-francisco-sea-lions","tag-steve-rogers","tag-trevor-hoffman","tag-wandering-house-of-david"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbl.dmlco.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbl.dmlco.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbl.dmlco.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbl.dmlco.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbl.dmlco.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8978"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/wbl.dmlco.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8978\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9096,"href":"https:\/\/wbl.dmlco.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8978\/revisions\/9096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbl.dmlco.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbl.dmlco.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbl.dmlco.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}