D-backs win over Yankees big for last two GMs
Apr 19, 2013, 3:13 PM | Updated: Jul 26, 2024, 1:15 pm
Thursday’s D-Backs win over the Yankees was a huge day for the last two GMs of the team.
Patrick Corbin is the only great trade in MLB history ever pulled off by a GM that worked out great for his employer — yet the GM hates the trade.
Granted, I’ve never asked Jerry Dipoto if he hates the trade, but I can assume he does. He was the interim GM for the D-Backs after the firing of Josh Byrnes. He traded Dan Haren to the Angels for Patrick Corbin and Tyler Skaggs. Now, as the GM of the Angels, he must be kicking himself for pulling off the trade since he doesn’t have Haren, Corbin or Skaggs. Corbin has looked great this year and was great against the Yankees.
The two biggest moves by current GM Kevin Towers this off-season were the Upton and Bauer trades. In the Bauer trade, the major piece was Didi Gregorius. Gregorius leads the Major Leagues with a 1.200 slugging percentage. OK, he’s not eligible for the batting title which is the same barometer that’s used for all eligibility requirements, but going 2-for-5 is pretty strong. Becoming the first D-Back to homer on the first pitch you see as a Major Leaguer is very impressive.
The Upton trade brought Martin Prado (and company). So far, the trade is very one-sided in favor of the Braves. In this game, however, the D-Backs don’t win without Prado’s solo home run and stellar defense. Plus, only two players in the whole game saw more pitches than Prado.
The Haren trade has already been proven to be a huge win for the D-Backs. There’s a long way to go to weigh the last two big moves from Towers. For one night, the last two GMs got the win.
