Trade Reaction: Carlos Lee to the Marlins

Carlos Lee and cash(rumored to be all but the league minimum on the remaining $9 million) to the Marlins for  3B Matt Dominguez and LHP Rob Rasmussen
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The Marlins acquire another big right handed bat to start at first over struggling Greg Dobbs and Gabby Sanchez. El Caballo will also serve as insurance for the Marlins just incase Giancarlo Stanton happens to go down with an injury and will serve as lineup protection for him. They gave up light hitting third baseman Matt Dominguez and left handed prospect Rasmussen, who has been pitching well this year in the High A level.


The Astros acquire defensive wiz third baseman Dominguez, but he has been very inconsistent with his bat and many don't see him as ever being a big league hitter. The Astros have Chris Johnson at third with Matt Downs, so Dominguez will have to fight for playing time. Rasmussen has been pitching well for the lower Marlins levels, and at 23, he still has more room to improve. He has been pretty consistent though, and may be in the major leagues by age 25 or late next year. 


Overall Verdict: Tied as of Now


The Astros ate pretty much all of Lee's contract to trade him, and some might see it as a quick, irrational reaction to him denying a trade to the Los Angeles Dodgers earlier this week. The Astros get a new third base "prospect" and a pitcher that may be a dependable start from the 3-5 slots in the rotation. The Marlins now have more lineup protection with Lee and insurance for the situation if Stanton goes down with injury.