Per BTV:
Mancini for Jeter Downs
Mancini for Dalbec, R Hernandez, Rosario
I think BTV undervalues what the O's would want for Mancini, but I'd consider either of those trades.
I agree. I'm just saying that I like Mancini as a player fit. I think he'd be great for the organization. I don't think I would make a trade for him at the deadline though because he'd be cost prohibitive.
Framing is only a skill because it's meant to trick umpires into calling every pitch a strike. Receiving is a more appropriate skill as it's simply about handling the pitch coming in.
Bloom traded him because he was giving up 2 guys he was taking off the 40 man roster (Springs/Mazza). He would have lost Springs and Mazza for nothing otherwise.
There was a former poster who ranted over and over about how Ryan Kalish got injured because he was in PAW and not in BOS. I don't want to go down that slippery slope again.