Dogs and Blues agree on a returning player to...
... The Blues. Eugenio Suarez is the big piece coming back to Moonstruck. And the highly touted Daulton Varsho is headed to Scurvytown. Other players involved make the money work and fill some other needs.
The Dogs get:
Brandon McCarthy (2020/$2.5M), David Hernández (2020/$2M), JD Davis (2022/$4M), Daulton Varsho, Luis Gil (minors) and the Blues' 4.17 minor league draft pick.
The Blues get:
Eugenio Suarez (2020/$5.5M/A2)
Starlin Castro (2020/$2.3M)
And the Dogs' 5.20 minor league draft pick
Suarez's bat has been sorely missed in Moonstruck. Management's plan when they traded him in the offseason included an optimistic reliance on a strong 1-9 batting order without a true thumper. Most under-performing. The Blues offense isn't even in the top 10. Suarez has already sent multiple tweets about being missed and getting paid.
Good working with you, Rod. Glad we got this done. I look forward to battling with you again next season.