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Originally Posted by zukes
But we are led to believe that the money is there is the team is ready, so take the money out of the equation.
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Well sure in a world where payroll money is no object. But regardless of the platitudes that Beeston throws out at STH events money is always an object.
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Originally Posted by zukes
However taking defense out of the equation this year (which I do because Hech will play SS if this trade is made and Hanley will play 2B or OF) that eliminates the WAR difference.
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Okey, every scout that's made public statements raves about Hech's D but that bat of his is really really suspect. I'm just not certain that his bat is going to grade out as any better then, say, Johnny Mac's bat. Mac's a fan favorite and all but I wouldn't want to trot him out to have PA on a daily basis. Bottom line is I think what your looking at if you were to trade Escobar for Ramirez is a lateral move (in terms of overall team improvement) that costs more.
Now... if we could ADD Ramirez without subtracting any major league talent (beyond Johnson) that I'd do... it'd cost more $$ but I'd see it as a clear solid bet to upgrade ("bet" because of his recent struggles, if he goes back to the guy he was 3 years ago it's a win, if he doesn't then he's like getting KJ back with a heftier price tag). Even better if we could avoid dealing Hech as well because then we could replace Omar with him and we could find out if his bat could play in MLB.