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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
Well theres no sense trying to present all the logic in the world to justify a sports trade when the other party is going to come back with that type of retort.
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Ok, I'll answer the question with "all the logic in the world"
Whats better having him to watch for next year and than getting two draft picks as compensation when you finish 4th in the Division. Or trading him for 3-4 young players/more established prospects that can hopefully help you as early as next season.
Having to watch him for next year and than getting two draft picks as compensation when you finish 4th in the division.
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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
Grow a thicker skin than, that is nowhere close to an insult.
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Will do!
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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
For the second point you bring up...all the more reason for the Jays can't just keep fan favorites around. If they want to win they need to get the absolute maximum out of every asset they have.
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And yet another Cy Young calibre year is probably the absolute maximum they can get out of asset #32. You seem to be implying that any trade of Doc will certainly lead to a better team in two years, the prospects we get might be total busts and we'll have gambled away a 20 win 200 inning asset.
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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
Well thats the rub , and why it's a debatable topic. If they do move Halladay than they have to look at moving most of those guys too. Although Rios is signed for some time so the urgency with him would be less. But time is running out here on what you can get back for Halladay in a trade. It's no easy descision, but thats what GM's get paid to do, make those hard descisions.
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Again, we agree from different sides of the fence.
If you think the smart managerial move is to trade Doc and then whoever else we can unload in some sort of Marlins-esque gutting of the franchise in the pursuit of potential, I respectfully disagree.
And I think my "I'm a fan and I want to watch a good baseball team" argument is perfectly legitimate.
I would rather see a Sutter/Flames type long term plan that includes competing today with talented high paid veterans WHILE cultivating the prospect pool in a winning atmosphere. The kind of plan that utilized veterans Ted Lilly and AJ Burnett and the replaced them internally with a stable of cheap young talented (albeit injured) pitchers. The kind of plan that puts you contention every year and hopes for the best from there.
Short of being the worst team in the league for 10 years (as was the Ray's strategy) or doubling our payroll, the current asset management strategy is the best course or action - in my opinion.