13 hours ago13 hr Really interesting statistics here to keep in mind as we potentially transition from being sellers to buyers.
3 hours ago3 hr This doesn't mean "don't be afraid to trade prospects because they don't pan out". This means "teams don't trade their good prospects".
3 hours ago3 hr 10 minutes ago, striker said:This doesn't mean "don't be afraid to trade prospects because they don't pan out". This means "teams don't trade their good prospects".Except for Wood Jr., CJ Abrams, M.Gore and Leo de Vries…And the opposite side of it:“In my opinion one of the greatest trade deadlines not just in the history of baseball, but maybe the greatest in the history of sports. If you disagree please tell me a time a GM traded for the equivalent of the NLDS MVP (if they gave one out it would have gone to Joc Pederson), the NLCS MVP (Dodger killer Eddie Rosario), and the World Series MVP (Jorge Soler) before the trade deadline.” Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by caulfield12
3 hours ago3 hr 4 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:Except for Wood Jr., CJ Abrams, M.Gore and Leo de Vries…Preller trades don't count
52 minutes ago52 min The problem is even if they don't pan out, they are still worth something - mainly the ability to have used in another trade. Hahn showed how tight the inventory was when he was already dipping into major league 'surplus' to balance the roster in '21 (lynn, kimbrel trades) and had nothing left that was plausibly valuable in 22 to get a difference maker.Shorter version - there is still in opportunity cost in that you can't trade them more than once, so you better be sure you target the right upgrades.
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