Earlier today, Marlins OF Jeremy Hermida was traded to Boston for 2 minor league relievers. The Marlins were obviously just trying to get something for Hermida as they expressed interest in non-tendering him this off season instead of going to arbitration.
After seeing this trade, I am not going to lie, I was pretty disappointed. I have been talking about how the Bucs should go after Hermida for months and upon seeing what was given up, I am pretty surprised that GM Neal Huntington did not try to grab him. Imagine, we probably could have gotten a 26 year old OF who was ranked the #4 prospect in baseball a couple years ago, has already put up solid numbers in the majors, and has loads of potential for very little.
The move just made a lot of sense to me because it would be the type of acquisition Huntington would go for: a young, former top prospect, who has loads of potential, in which their team gave up on them. Delwyn Young, Andy LaRoche, Lastings Milledge, and even Garrett Jones are all players who relatively fit the same mold as Hermida.
I really think Hermida has a solid shot at returning back to his form from 2007 and become the player scouts salivated over for years. And even if he doesn't, we would not have given up anything of value. So why not take the chance?
A team like the Pirates simply just needs to add as much talent as possible, and there's no denying the fact Hermida has talent. I just hope that we did not just miss out on as big an opportunity as I think we did.
