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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Yeah - the kid's going to be damn good.
I wouldn't trade him for Hamels. Hamels and all of Hamels contract? Sure, I'd probably do that. But there's just not enough value added with his contract in tow to make it worth dealing the only true ace-level prospect we have in this system.
The Cards aren't going to suddenly start putting up 5 runs/gm - the guys we have and the guys behind them in the system just aren't those kinds of hitters. They're going to have to win by simply keeping guys off the board.
If we can answer their Bryant with a Jose Fernandez kind of talent, then we've neutralized their best shot. Sure, it's not as sexy as big flies, but it wins ballgames.
We have Carpenter in his prime for 2 more seasons. Behind him we have Wong and Adams at the big league level with Piscotty as an okay prospect and Grichuk as an interesting but flawed player. After Holliday/Molina are no longer difference makers and Carpenter begins his decline phase, this team's going to be pretty lean offensively in fairly short order. They'll have to win games on the arms of Wacha, Martinez, Reyes, Marco and Kaminsky.
I said he could be the next Matt Harvey and I absolutely believe it. You can't deal Reyes.
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I've been asking just what are we going to do in 2017?
Holiday/Peralta/Molina/Waino are done
Lynn gets a big deal or he's gone
Jay, Grichuk, Bourjas, Martinez and Adams rookie deals are up.
Carp is on the decline.
That said..........I'm not in favor of a win now at all costs with our two year window. Trade Reyes/Kaminsky for a top level pitcher now.