Martinez is a pretty strong example of how baseball prospects, as assets, can depreciate the closer that they get to the majors… especially if things go awry with the timing of adding them to the 40 man. A shiny prospect in single or double A can turn into a tarnished one.
Teams that are in a contending window shouldn’t be afraid to take the risk by selling these assets to get real major league contributors when the opportunity arises. If the prospect becomes a beast, it kind of sucks but they often end up busting or turning into borderline contributors at best.
You can have a boat or have the mystery box…
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