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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
I'd hold Ozuna; his value is suppressed.
I'd absolutely consider offers on Mikolas and Martinez though - both guys are pretty good candidates. Mikolas is unlikely to get a long-term deal past next season due to age and rotation candidates in the minors. He'll test the market at least. Martinez just isn't a National League player and his value will never be higher.
Martinez actually fits Boston nicely. He and JD Martinez could split DH duties while also playing LF (pretty easy in Fenway; Even Jose can be hidden out there). The problem is that the Sox system just isn't very good these days, IMO. Everyone points to Chavis but a power guy with a high K rate in the low minors, a PED suspension and a passable at best glove who only profiles at 1b and 3b is a pretty iffy return as the centerpiece, IMO. I'd be more interested in him if he were lefty. Sam Travis is a JAG. Groome has some odd red flags around him (though I liked him heading into the draft).
I'm as familiar with Houck as anyone in the country who isn't a family member, oddly enough. As a Mizzou season ticket holder for a bit now I saw pretty much all his starts his last 2 years and ultimately his JR (last) season left me a lot underwhelmed. Breaking ball took a step back, fastball command was spotty. He just didn't seem to flourish with the added pressure of being the staff ace on a team with post-season aspirations. And this is petty, but on Sundays when everyone on the team would go out there and sign for the kids on the field, he'd just walk down the tunnel. The kid was big-leaguing 4 yr olds; WTF? So Houck's not a guy I'd build a deal around either.
Bottom line is that I just don't like the Bosox system that much.
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so who are our realistic trading partners? What does a trade look like?