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Originally Posted by siberian khatru
I really don't want to trade Hosmer. I don't think they should be trading ML pieces at this point. They should be trading minor league talent -- although I'd prefer to hang on to Myers, too, to replace Frenchy.
I guess you could trade Hosmer, move Butler to 1B, Myers to RF and "find" a DH (or I guess "find" another 1B). Actually, I fear if they trade Hosmer that will just give them the excuse to keep playing Frenchy and put Myers at 1B.
But I still have a lot of faith in Hosmer, he was good his rookie year. If he had struggled like this his rookie year, I'd be a lot more nervous about him. But I'm very confident he will bounce back.
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Agree.
Ideal outlook, if you trade Hosmer, is for it to end up like the Delmon Young deal. The Rays moved a guy who was perceived as a future offensive juggernaut (who had early, mixed success in the bigs but still a ton of value) for a hot pitching prospect and a few other useful pieces.
If they move Hosmer, you certainly hope he ends up being more Casey Kotchman than Justin Morneau.
I still believe Hosmer can be a superstar, and I love the guy (attitude, game, personality, etc - he's the type of player you love to see on your team). But I'd rather see them move him in a deal that makes THIS team more complete during this window and gives them a real chance to win.