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Originally Posted by edslunch
Discussion about prospects value is moot - trading prospects is 180 degrees from Shapiro's MO. Isn't that one reason AA was pushed out?
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I would agree with that not fitting Shapiro's MO at all. This whole "Jays interested in McCutcheon" was pure BS from the PR machine in my opinion. You typically see stuff like that around that time of the year as it takes peoples mind away from what actually is happening in free agency. The Jays didn't have the prospect that it would taken to acquire McCutcheon post Tulo and Price trades. The Jays are always "looking at" some sort of star player at that time of the year. Not once has it ever panned out.
That said, the point remains that if you want a player like McCutcheon you are going to have to empty your prospect pool to do that. Baseball prospects are a dime a dozen though, so really, there isn't nearly the harm in doing it there is in other sports. Also, you can literally turn around and trade that player again the next year and recoup all the assets you just lost in trading him. If the Pirates would have been willing to take what was supposedly offered, I think the Jays should have been all over that. Losing Guerrero would rely hurt, but he's 2-3 years from the show and who is to say he doesn't potentially bust?