Could the Phillies buy low on Randy Arozarena?
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Drew and Hunter talk about Randy Arozarena’s down season thus far and whether or not it would make sense for the Phillies to trade for him.
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What up fellas? I personally would love to see the Phillies trade for Oaklands closer before a position player. Who was the 2nd baseman we traded?
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I do believe Arozarena is the cheapest since his recent struggles and since Tucker and Robert are just better players, and I would also love mason miller. However, I heard when the Phillies were first speaking to the a’s about him I think Oakland wanted Rojas or Christopher Sanchez.
I've seen several articles and videos speculating that teams such as the Braves, Philles, etc. could get Arozarena for cheap right now. I don't think the Rays would be dumb enough to move Arozarena at his lowest value in years. There is little incentive to move a player with a couple of more years of control for lower to mid-level prospects at best.
If they are to trade for Randy it has to be a really low offer. He’s been awful this season, strikes out a ton, swings and misses a ton, and doesn’t hit the ball hard when he does make contact. And as you mentioned he’s not a great fielder either. In May, he was successful on less than half of steals attempts so he’s not even making it up on the base paths anymore. The only bright spot is that his walk rate has increased since the beginning of the season and his batting average has climbed to a whopping 175 after batting under 160 for the first two months.
He’s an all time buy low right now so if they do trade for him I just hope they don’t give up too much. And to put this into bigger perspective, johan Rojas has a higher batting run value than arozarena this season.