Dan to Theo to Ben said:
I certainly may be, but I'd rather see how Bogaerts responds to SS for 3-4 months and if the Webster/RDLR/AR etc. class show anything. Right now, Owens is our #1 pitching prospect, no? And Hamels has been a NL pitcher.
The thing about Bogaerts at short is that we signed Sandoval so we can't move Bogaerts to third, and I guess we could move him to left or first if we had to, but that's going to diminish his value a lot.
And yeah, the NL thing is a concern, but he's been a pretty damn good NL pitcher.
And yeah, Owens is our best pitching prospect, but Eduardo Rodriguez is only three spots behind him, is also a lefty, and would have ranked higher if people trusted his last month more. If that month is more predictive than just random variance, he's going to be much more likely to be a stud than Owens is.
I think people forget that for all the awesome in Owens' numbers, he still doesn't project as higher than a middle of the pack guy without a third pitch. And sure, maybe he hasn't needed the third pitch in the minors yet, and that's pretty impressive all on its own, but the majors aint the minors.
I would be more upset at giving up Devers or Margot than Owens or Marrero.
Now if we were to give up both Owens and Eduardo Rodriguez, I'd be irked.
If you can get Philly to subsidize a decent chunk of Hamels, and give up Owens, Marrero, and some sort of lottery ticket. I dunno, that's probably wishcasting.
Keep Bogaerts, Betts, Swihart, and one of Owens or Rodriguez at all costs. Try real hard to keep Devers and Margot.