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Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan
Dude if the Rays did put Price on the Market (which they wont) Every team in MLB will be in on him which means someone is gonna OVERPAY BIG TIME. Now i could see a Hosmer for Shields trade in the Off season.
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Price going on the market is because he's about get expensive as hell. The Rays can't afford (apparently) to keep him. It is actually cheaper for them to keep Shields than to keep Price.
Yes, every team in MLB will be interested in him. But not every team in MLB has a first-baseball as highly regarded as Eric Hosmer with five years of control remaining on his contract to start the negotiations with. Hosmer is also incredibly cost-effective over that time frame, which is attractive to the Rays.
This is the Rays' area of greatest need, and they have NO help on the way any time soon.
That's why the deal makes sense.
Hosmer for Shields is the type of deal that gets General Managers fired. Won't happen, and will not happen. The only way Hosmer, Moustakas or Myers would be involved in a trade is for a legitimate TOR starter with at least 3 years of control.
Shields doesn't fit the bill.