May 10, 2011

Late Sunday evening, the Nationals completed a trade with the Kansas City Royals to acquire OF Gregor Blanco for the infamous “player to be named later”.  Last season, Blanco, 27, batted .283/.360/.367 with one home run and 14 RBI in 237 at-bats with Atlanta and Kansas City.  For his career, Blanco has produced a .258/.358/.324 in 836 at-bats in 253 career games over parts of three seasons.  Thus far in 2011, Blanco has played in 23 games and had 56 at-bats, producing a .196/.384/.286 batting line for AAA Omaha.  Kansas City removed Blanco from their 40-man roster at the end of spring training, thus the Nationals will not need to make a roster transaction to add him to their 40-man roster.  Blanco will immediately report to AAA Syracuse and provide outfield depth at all three positions.

While this trade cannot be labeled “earth shattering”, I think this is a solid trade by GM Mike Rizzo to add some outfield depth to the organization.  Blanco does a nice job getting on base, has above average speed, and has solid defensive skills at each outfield position, but profiles as a #25 man or quality depth at AAA because of his lack of power.  While we cannot properly judge a trade until the “Player to be Named Later” is announced, the cost should be limited to an “organizational player” and makes this trade a worthwhile gamble.  Blanco will play in AAA Syracuse unless injuries occur, and is likely to be added to Washington’s roster when the major league rosters expand in September as extra roster depth.

Overall Grade:  C+…. Solid depth move but unlikely to make much of any impact
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