Apologies if this is better suited for a forum like P&G or the like. My thinking about putting it here revolves around assessing what the consensus is on the value of young, cost controlled, superstar talent. The trade “ideas” here should not be considered actual suggestions. Like the title says, what is the highest price you’d be willing to pay in prospects for whatever player is being discussed. If people want to opine on whether or not the team of the player in question would ever agree to that is only tangential to the discussion, IMO, but feel free to throw in that commentary. With those caveats, I won’t be offended if the thread gets moved regardless.
I’ll go first since I am a couple games/highlights away from driving the bandwagon for Elly De La Cruz. I would be completely willing to part ways with BOS top 4 prospects, Mayer, Rafaela, Bleis, and Romero according to MLB.com, as well as add in whomever CIN considered our best pitching prospect. I’d also be willing to throw in a lesser prospect in the 12-15 range as a sweetener. While I doubt that would be enough for them, any price higher than that would come perilously close to too many eggs in one basket. That math could change for me though if EDLC was willing to sign a Braves-esque contract. If he just went year to year, I’d still do that deal above.
Any others? There’s guys like Carroll, E. Perez, etc, as well as young guys who have already signed large deals like J. Rodriguez and Acuna. Who would you strip the farm for?
I’ll go first since I am a couple games/highlights away from driving the bandwagon for Elly De La Cruz. I would be completely willing to part ways with BOS top 4 prospects, Mayer, Rafaela, Bleis, and Romero according to MLB.com, as well as add in whomever CIN considered our best pitching prospect. I’d also be willing to throw in a lesser prospect in the 12-15 range as a sweetener. While I doubt that would be enough for them, any price higher than that would come perilously close to too many eggs in one basket. That math could change for me though if EDLC was willing to sign a Braves-esque contract. If he just went year to year, I’d still do that deal above.
Any others? There’s guys like Carroll, E. Perez, etc, as well as young guys who have already signed large deals like J. Rodriguez and Acuna. Who would you strip the farm for?
