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Originally Posted by DeezNutz
No clue, but I was thinking about Starling in light of Rany's recent comments about Bryce Harper.
I would be more than willing to trade Starling and Zimmer right now for proven, young talent. If we could turn back the clock, it would absolutely by a mistake not to move the likes of Montgomery, Dwyer, Duffy, and Lamb.
Trade one. Trade all. Doesn't matter. This incessant infatuation with prospects is absolutely ridiculous. We could have packaged two of the above pitchers + ancillary pieces to acquire a legit ML starter. Create two packages and get two high-quality pitchers back.
And the dynamic of the team is completely different, as well as our realistic hope for the future.
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I don't disagree with you in theory, but in actual practice I don't think this is possible. It's not like there are 10 teams with 25 year old cy young winners just waiting around to be traded. If you look at trades for pitchers that you can control for more than 2 years, the royals would likely have to assume just as much risk in the player they get as they do sitting and hoping the prospects turn out. Guys that get traded usually have big red flags like Jimenez and Pineda, not sure things.