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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
The thing is, you're not going to get a lot for Smoak. I could see a team maybe giving up their 20th best prospect at best for him. Similar with Pillar. These are guys who maybe help a team trying to get to the second wild card, or win a weaker Division, but they're pretty much depth guys on those teams.
Maybe in the offeseason a guy like Pillar has some interest, but again, you won't get a lot for him.
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Smoak just went to an all-star game, I think you might be underselling him a little bit as a depth guy. If you have a need at 1B or DH, he is the type of guy to fill in and is controllable at a really nice number next year as well.
One thing Smoak has going for him is that he always had high expectations for his performance since he was drafted. So this can also be spun as "living up to his potential" or "he is just figuring it out" instead of just a "flash in the pan".