Devil Rays - Acquired Burroughs

Tampa Bay Devil Rays - Acquired 3B Sean Burroughs from the San Diego Padres for P Dewon Brazelton

This is your classic swap of disappointing prospects to see if a new team can do something with them.  It would benefit the Devil Rays to develop a star pitcher from within to go along with Scott Kazmir, but it’s pretty clearly not Brazelton.  Burroughs’ upside is limited since he’s never developed major league power - he has the potential to hit 300/350/400 or even a little better, but it won’t be enough to make him the star the Padres were hoping for.  Good move for the Devil Rays - their part of the trade is more likely to work out down the road.

One can understand the frustration the Padres had with Burroughs’ lack of progress, but going from Lawrence/Burroughs to Brazelton/Castilla was not the answer.

2006 ZiPS Projection - Sean Burroughs
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 AB   R    H  2B 3B  HR RBI  BB  SO  SB    BA   OBP   SLG  
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424  61  123  16  3   5  51  34  53   5  .290  .352  .377

2006 ZiPS Projection - Dewon Brazelton
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 W   L   G  GS   IP    H   ER  HR  BB  SO   ERA
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 6  11  27  22  128  127   71  12  68  90  4.99