Blue Jays complete Seunghwan Oh trade with acquisition of Bryan Baker
The Toronto Blue Jays have completed their trade that sent Seunghwan Oh to the Colorado Rockies for a “player to be named later.”
We’ve acquired RHP Bryan Baker from the @Rockies as the player to be named later to complete the trade of RHP Seunghwan Oh. pic.twitter.com/fQKFUyZJM0
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) August 14, 2018
As is the case in most “PTBNL” situations, Baker is the least significant piece in the deal. The 6-foot-6 right-hander doesn’t appear on any major prospect lists and is currently toiling at the High-A level in a relief role.
In 45 innings this season he’s posted an impressive 11.6 K/9, but it’s been paired with an ugly 6.8 BB/9. That has resulted in a 3.80 ERA, a number that’s rather misleading because the former 40th-round pick has allowed almost as many unearned runs (17) as earned runs (19).
The prizes of the Oh deal for the Blue Jays were outfielder Forrest Wall and first baseman Chad Spanberger.
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