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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins
DJ is illustrating an issue. Mo needs to trade our quarters for dollars. It opens you up to significant risk with a single injury or downturn, but it must be done to raise the ceiling.
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A guy on my Cardinals board is banging the drum for Trae Turner. I can't say that I agree with him there as I believe Turner is a bit overrated due to his power explosion after his callup. I also don't think he uses his speed as well as he could on defense and his arm isn't exactly elite over there.
But I echo the sentiment, obviously, that we need to consolidate talent somehow.
Ideally you find a team that needs a pitcher, OFer and C and see what the best piece you can get in return for some of our depth might be.
Weirdly, Colorado would be a pretty great fit. Their OF has been abysmal despite what they viewed as a surplus there. Their catching situation is equally awful both now and going forward. Additionally, arms just get torched out there; apart from ineffectiveness guys just overthrow and get hurt so they always need arms. They have some very high end young prospects (and obviously Arenado, who you can't pry out of there but would sure be nice).
Baltimore lined up perfectly for a deal for Machado but once the season started without one getting done, that ship sailed. Texas and Toronto look like good fits but like Colorado, Toronto thinks they have an OF surplus, those guys have just kinda sucked. San Diego needs help just about everywhere, especially if they decide to give up on Austin Hedges (who just cannot hit).
Texas, Colorado and Cincy look like ideal trade partners from a 'their needs' perspective but I'm not sure I see a lot of guys I'd want back from them in one of those big deals. We ain't getting Bichette from Toronto or Tatis JR from SD.
But man, with Story coming on and Hampson looking like an exciting piece for them after LaMeheiu....it sure would be nice to find a way to pry Brendan Rogers out of there. O'Neill, Hudson and Kelly get that done? He's closer to Paul DeJong than he is Andrelton Simmons with the leather so you may be better served to just offer that kind of package for an upgrade at 3b (Suarez is where I keep coming back to), but Rodgers is blocked as all hell if they get Arenado extended.