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Originally Posted by Carls20yearplan
I would be on board with trading Greinke or Soria if I had any faith at all in Moore getting a good return for them.
After he shipped off our pretty good bullpen from a few years back for the likes of Gathright, Jacobs, and Crisp, I have no such faith.
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I don't think it's honest to include the Gathright/Howell swap in that criticism pool...
Howell was not a reliever until after getting to Tampa (and it took them two years to make that change, not like they instantly saw it). And he was a disastrous starter as a big leaguer.
As for Jacobs/Nunez... that ended up a bad deal. I really have no issue with Crisp/Ram-Ram. Crisp would have been strong value if healthy last year, and Ramirez was a "found" reliever. Sometimes its best to get full return on those guys after a good season (see the way the A's have handled their bullpen for years).
And there's a big difference between moving a Cy Young winner who's a true ace and a seventh- or eighth-innning reliever.
Greinke would reasonably command Hellickson, the best lefthanded pitching prospect in baseball (who is MLB ready), Brignac (a solid MI starter who has 20-HR power, is solid defensively, and can run a bit) and a Beckham (former No. 1 overall pick).
That type of trade would really work. The Rangers also might work... with Derrick Holland as the centerpiece. The problem would be finding a contending team that can use Greinke AND has the prospect pool to land him.
The Yankees and Red Sox both are pretty barren in the minors. The Angels minor league system is not as attractive as it was a few years back.