Hours after acknowledging that the Miami Marlins bullpen needed work, general manager Kim Ng got to work by trading JJ Bleday to the Oakland Athletics for left-handed reliever A.J. Puk. The one-for-one swap of former first-round MLB Draft picks is now official.
The #Marlins have reportedly acquired LHP A.J. Puk ($4.1M median trade value) from the #Athletics in exchange for OF JJ Bleday ($4.2M).
The deal is accepted by our model.— Baseball Trade Values (@BaseballValues) February 12, 2023Listen back to State of the Fish beginning at the 29:45 mark to hear how Grant Kiefer and I analyzed the trade in real time.