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Originally Posted by flames_fan_down_under
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The Stroman trade is starting to sit fine with me as well. After seeing what other pitchers got and what pitchers didn't get moved because teams are likely more unwilling than ever to give up premium prospect capital. Greinke didn't get either of the Astro's top two prospects. granted they have a deep system. Shane Greene was one of the top closers on the market, got Joey Wentz and Travis Demeritte, neither of which were in the Braves top 10 prospect pool.
I guess I just see what they are doing as an organization in acquiring a ton of depth with years of control to maximize their financial flexibility so when they are in a position where they are competitive they can capitalize either through free agency or most likely trading for a player with a big contract, and frankly, I kind of like it. And it's also somewhat similar to what AA did to build the 2015 team.
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I agree with all of this. The Sanchez deal is the only one I find a little strange and even then I don’t hate it I just find it a bit strange and don’t love it.
Outside of that I too love the direction and where they are going. The talent base in this organization is very high Imo and it’s also well spread throughout the organization. I don’t disagree with the plan even if some of the individual moves have been questionable.
I also think the fact you saw a lot of starters that were on the market not get traded would seem to support the idea that teams aren’t meeting those high prospect prices they use to. I agree the Stroman deal looks just fine now.