re: Official MLB Winter Meetings thread

Posted on 12/4/12 at 4:48 pm to floridatigah

Posted by Srbtiger06

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Posted on 12/4/12 at 4:48 pm to floridatigah

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Don't finish in first place, trade your best player. Sounds like a good strategy

When you have a ton of holes and a guy that can bring some plugs to those holes via trade, you do it. They have some solid pitching prospects but NOTHING in the lineup. Ackley? Montero? Come on...

Trade him for pieces to become a better overall team. Look at Felixs w-l record. He's a top 5 pitcher with NO team around him. They would free up a good bit of money and be able to build a complete team. Not a shite squad with a star.

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Posted by DrVinnyBoombatz

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Posted on 12/4/12 at 4:51 pm to Srbtiger06

Like I said earlier, supposedly Daniels has offered anyone from their farm for Felix and in 2010 when he traded for Lee, he started off the conversation about what it would take to get Felix. And every time, the Seattle GM refuses.

It would take a Mark Texiera type trade and than some to pry him from Seattle.

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Posted by floridatigah

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Posted on 12/4/12 at 4:54 pm to Srbtiger06

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When you have a ton of holes and a guy that can bring some plugs to those holes via trade, you do it. They have some solid pitching prospects but NOTHING in the lineup. Ackley? Montero? Come on...

So you plug a hole and create a MASSIVE one in it's place, great. Not one of the Mariners pitching prospects will start the year in the majors and they have just as many hitting prospects now.

And Ackley and Montero were top 5 prospects and look where they are now. There are no guarantees with prospects, why trade a 26 year old ace with no injury problems who has professed a desire to stay for an unknown? It's silly that other fans can't see this.