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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I admittedly don't know anything about baseball, so help me out here with carrying your analogy a little further. I assume that the decision within the game made by the team to go for the home run or to hit a double will depend upon a variety of factors including the stage of the game, the score, and the implications from the outcome for the rest of the season, etc. Would you make the decision to go for a double in the first inning of a scoreless game with no outs, and no hitters on base?
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I think tsi quite simple, you are over thinking it. At the end of the day a team in baseball will win more games in a season (IE be successful) when they consistently make it on base (regardless of how they get there) vs not making it on base. Easiest way to get on base is through singles/doubles.
So the more quality prospects you have (does not have to be home runs, the better). As weve seen in trade history, there are always teams down the road willing to trade a single quality player for a collection of quality players who may not have the same ceiling. IE a home run player for 3 singles base hit players.