Trade Grade: Thoughts on the Miami Marlins Three Deadline Deals

The Miami Marlins made three trades in the lead up to the Wednesday trade deadline.

None of these three moves were meant to help the Miami Marlins in the immediate future. As with most trades during this rebuild, they were meant to help the team over the next several seasons. How successful were they in their bid for “future considerations?”

Deal 1: Sergio Romo, Chris Vallimont, and a PTBNL for Lewin Diaz

Four days preceding the trade deadline, the Miami Marlins and Minnesota Twins made a trade involving four players. The Marlins gave up their number 23 prospect, Chris Vallimont, and their current closer, Sergio Romo. They also threw in a PTBNL for the Twins number 30 prospect, first baseman…