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Originally Posted by alnorth
My problem with trading Duffy is that we would not be up Cueto. We would be up Cueto and down Duffy, so we are not gaining the full value of an Ace (like we would if we only dealt prospects), we would merely gain whatever is the difference between Duffy and Cueto which is probably about 1 extra inning and 1 fewer run per start. The trade makes more sense if you are convinced that Duffy is going to be crap the rest of the year, but I don't think thats likely.
Our rotation would still be shallow, and our SP problem isn't really "fixed". I also do not believe the lack of an Ace disqualifies you in the playoffs, because we did win the AL last season and almost the whole thing. Some people are traumatized by MadBum, but there are a whole lot of Aces who did not win in the playoffs, a couple of whom we beat.
I may be greedy, but I have to believe we can get 2 months of Cueto by dealing from our farm, and if we can't, I'm not convinced that this move is the best way to improve the team.
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Talking about last years run through the playoffs is counting on Duffy, Ventura, Vargas, and Guthrie replicating what they did in last years playoffs. Can you count on that looking at the first half of the year? Cueto isn't a piece for the regular season. It's for the playoffs. And I know his history. I wouldn't make the trade, was just commenting on if that was the offer, duh you make it. Honestly, I think we'll stand pat on the SP aspect with the log jam coming and with Medlin looking decent.