I'm not opposed to trading anyone whatsoever. But the need to trade someone like Bo is squarely from Atkins:
1) not drafting and developing enough players
2) trading away too many prospects
As a result of the above we have too many FAs, and holes need to be filled. We can't throw money at it because of tough economic times, so the opposite approach needs to be taken and deals need to be made to recoup some depth. I've been screaming about the same #### for a few years now, so it's quite annoying. Anyway, in fairness to the management group, perhaps they have a strong hunch Bo has no intent to sign. If you're dealing Bo, they have to rob the other team blind of everything they've got (prospects and young players). Baseball can be like that for trades, and anything short of that Atkins needs to be put in a circus dunk tank like the clown he is.
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