Baseball movement and awards

Massive Baseball Trade

- The Miami Marlins are in full blowup mode (again) as they continue selling pieces of their team from last year to cut payroll. Sources are reporting that the Marlins are almost done with a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays in which they will send 2011 price free agents (shortstop Jose Reyes and pitcher Mark Buerhle) as well as pitcher Josh Johnson, catcher John Buck and utility player Emilio Bonafacio.
- In return the Blue Jays will sending at least three players, including shortstop Yunel Escobar and their top two prospects in Jake Marisnick and Adeiny Hechavarria. The final agreement could include more players going to Miami.
- This move will likely make the Blue Jays much more competitive. Reyes and Bonafacio will likely be immediate starters, while Johnson and Buerhle will immediately be the top two starting pitchers on the Blue Jays’ staff. The Blue Jays are looking to compete in a division with the New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles who all won 90 or more games last year.
- The deal has ignited a ton of commentary on Twitter from relevant players.  Remaining Marlin Giancarlo Stanton is apparently not happy but Bryce Harper (who we'll have more on below) has a simple solution for him.


Most Obvious ROY’s Ever

- As the 2012 baseball awards are handed out this week, the two most obvious awards are each conferences’ Rookie of the Year. These two young players were two of the best prospects in the past few years, and had incredible seasons to start their career.
- Bryce Harper, the outfielder for the Washington Nationals, received 16 of the 28 first place votes. Harper, the first pick in the 2010 draft, made it to the Major Leagues in late April and hit .270 with 22 home runs and 59 RBIs. Harper is the second youngest (by 24 days) winner of the National League Rookie of the Year award.
- Los Angeles Angles of Anaheim outfielder Mike Trout was the first unanimous winner of the AL Rookie of the Year since Evan Longoria in 2008. Trout has a legitimate chance to win the MVP this year after his beyond incredible year. He lead the league in WAR (wins above replacement - a statistic that judges the number of wins a player contributed to his team in a year), and would be the runaway MVP choice had Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers not won the triple crown.