If Madson continues to pitch the way he has, he could certainly bring a solid prospect near the trade deadline.
That being said, you're the Royals, the defending AL Champs and you're now competing for championships. No reason to trade him. With a bullpen of Hoch, Madson, Frasor, Herrera, Davis & Holland, the opposition literally has almost zero chance from inning 6 on. All your starters have to do is give you 5 solid innings and then you can put it on cruise control.
Takes so much pressure off the starters. What a luxury to have.
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