{"id":37602,"date":"2020-08-30T14:56:07","date_gmt":"2020-08-30T18:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/?p=37602"},"modified":"2020-08-30T14:56:07","modified_gmt":"2020-08-30T18:56:07","slug":"mychal-givens-traded-to-the-colorado-rockies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2020\/08\/30\/mychal-givens-traded-to-the-colorado-rockies\/","title":{"rendered":"Mychal Givens Traded to the Colorado Rockies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Colorado Rockies Trade for Mychal Givens<\/h1>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/colorado-rockies\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colorado Rockies<\/a> acquired <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/baltimore-orioles\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baltimore Orioles<\/a> relief pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/givenmy01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Mychal Givens<\/strong><\/a> Sunday. Jon Heyman of MLB Network had the news first on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sources: Mychal Givens traded to Rockies<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonHeyman\/status\/1300132188374081542?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>First with news on the return for Givens was Mark Feinsand of MLB.com.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Clearly I meant Rockies will send those players to the Orioles. Fast typing gets me every time. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ITkDJQSNeW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/ITkDJQSNeW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Feinsand\/status\/1300137945362464774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While Givens might not be the most popular reliever in baseball, he has been highly effective for the Orioles this season. Going into play Sunday, the 30-year old right-hander had a 1.83 ERA over 13 innings. In that span, he has a 13.2 K\/9 rate along with a 2.60 Fielding Independent Percentage (FIP).<\/p>\n<p>For the Rockies, adding Givens to the mix is impactful. Entering Sunday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/standings\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rockies<\/a> sat in third place in the National League West with a 17-16 record. That put them seven games behind the division leading <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/los-angeles-dodgers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>, but they would be in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the Rockies pitching staff has been a mixed bag of results all season. From a starting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fangraphs.com\/leaders.aspx?pos=all&amp;stats=sta&amp;lg=all&amp;qual=0&amp;type=8&amp;season=2020&amp;month=0&amp;season1=2020&amp;ind=0&amp;team=0,ts&amp;rost=0&amp;age=0&amp;filter=&amp;players=0&amp;startdate=2020-01-01&amp;enddate=2020-12-31\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rotation<\/a> perspective, the Rockies rotation has a 4.14 ERA over 33 games. However, the bullpen has struggled to the tune of a 5.81 ERA over 105 and one-third innings of work. That gives the Rockies the third-highest\u00a0bullpen ERA in baseball behind only the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/philadelphia-phillies\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/seattle-mariners\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seattle Mariners<\/a>. Givens should help to stabilize things for Colorado.<\/p>\n<h2>Baltimore Orioles Continue Selling Off Assets<\/h2>\n<p>On the other side of the trade, the Baltimore Orioles are acquiring three pieces as mentioned above. Shortstop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=vavra-000ter\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Terrin Vavra<\/strong><\/a> ranks as the seventh-best prospect in the Rockies farm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/prospects\/rockies\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">system<\/a>. Vavra rates above league average in the hit tools category with a score of 55 on the scouting scale. Scouts really like how Vavra makes contact with the baseball during each of his at-bats and sprays the ball to all parts of the field. He will need to continue to work on his defense, but very well could be a part of the Orioles infield mix in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the other player in the trade ranks as the Rockies 14th overall prospect in first\/third baseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=nevin-000tyl\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Tyler Nevin<\/strong><\/a>. Projecting into the future, scouts believe that Nevin possesses the ability to be a quality first baseman. However, there are also some who believe that he might end up turning into a utility player instead. He hasn&#8217;t reached his full power potential yet, but maybe a change of scenery will change that.<\/p>\n<p>The other part of the trade is a player to be named later. Given that teams can only trade players from their 60-player pool this Trade Deadline, teams cannot announce players outside of that pool until this offseason.<\/p>\n<h2>Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n<p>In the end, the Colorado Rockies are getting a very valuable reliever in Mychal Givens. Givens should help their team in their quest of being a serious postseason contender. For the Baltimore Orioles, the rebuild continues with an eye on trying to acquire as many impactful pieces as possible for the future.<\/p>\n<p>Main Image<br \/>\n<a id=\"y73qjVoWSd1ut7uNvrCqNA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1268392734\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'y73qjVoWSd1ut7uNvrCqNA',sig:'-loCaK9cvNYDYSglI5Bce1bEJGHB8D3bYC3ARhiprxg=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1268392734',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colorado Rockies Trade for Mychal Givens The Colorado Rockies acquired Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Mychal Givens Sunday. Jon Heyman of MLB Network had the news first on Twitter. Sources: Mychal Givens traded to Rockies &mdash; Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) August 30, 2020 First with news on the return for Givens was Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. 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