The Toronto Blue Jays just announced that they have closed a trade with the Houston Astros for pitcher Edinson Batista.
The Blue Jays have been trying to improve their farm system throughout the off-season as they were ranked very low last season and even into the season it seems to be a top priority.
Blue Jays close a trade with the Houston Astros for Edinson Batista
The Blue Jays broke the news moments ago that they have agreed to a trade with the Astros for pitcher Edinson Batista and they will be sending Nick Robertson over to Houston in exchange.
#BlueJays announce they've traded RHP Nick Robertson to the Houston Astros in exchange for 22-year-old RHP Edinson Batista.
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OFFICIAL: We've traded RHP Nick Robertson to the Astros in exchange for RHP Edinson Batista.
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The Astros have acquired right-hander Nick Robertson from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for minor league righty Edinson Batista. To make room for Robertson on the 40-man roster, Cristian Javier was moved to the 60-day IL. Robertson is in Triple-A Sugar Land
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This seems like strange timing for the Blue Jays to trade Robertson since they have been having a ton of injuries and Batista is nowhere near ready for the MLB so it looks like strange timing.
Toronto trades Nick Robertson?!? Now?!?
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This move will likely help the Blue Jays farm system since Batista is a young 22 year old pitcher that has shown some solid potential but it is hard to look at the timing and wonder if this was a smart decision.
Was trading Nick Robertson a good move by the Blue Jays?
