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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
It's unlikely anyone would trade anything of helpful value for Guthrie.
Santana typically has 2 good to great years for every bad year. He's generally pretty consistent throughout a season, whether he's having a good one or a bad one.
Selling high on him midseason probably doesn't help as much as you think it might. You'd have to sell to a contender, and it would be hard to find one of those willing to part with an everyday 2B or RF that makes the same type of impact as Santana.
You probably get more value from him by keeping him the entire season, making a qualifying offer, and picking up a comp. pick i next year's draft.
He'd be a great chip to trade if they're not IN the race at the trade deadline. But you weaken a big part of the rotation by moving him... even with Paulino and Duffy coming back, there's no guarantee those guys are good to go from Day 1.
If the Royals make the playoffs, they need a better No. 2 than Jeremy Guthrie, Luis Mendoza or Felipe Paulino.
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I had forgotten that players who aren't with the ballclub for the entirety of the season do not produce a compensatory selection anymore. DM played the Santana thing pretty well really. Sisk for a year of Santana at 12 mill and a comp pick (which broadens our money pool for the draft) is a pretty good get.