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Originally Posted by Ashasx
Hiller is quite a bit older than Ramo.
Seems like if you can get something for Hiller, it would make more sense to trade him for an asset and re-sign Ramo without giving up anything.
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Ramo isn't the guy long-term. Ortio, Gillies, McDonald, are. Hiller is a stopgap, signed at a reasonable term/dollar amount. If necessary, you can extend him another year or two when this deal expires, likely for less than the $4.5 he's making now, and for a shorter term than what you'll have to give Ramo.
If there was a noticeable gap in performance, I'd be inclined to hang onto Ramo. If I wasn't convinced Ortio can do everything Ramo did this year and then some, I'd be inclined to hang onto Ramo. But there isn't, and I am, so we let Ramo walk, and see what we have in Ortio next year.