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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
Gorman is untouchable.
Pujols says Yepez is the next Pujols. True or not. If he can be a consistent MLB player that can bash, he should be off the table too. We don't have enough of those players. Trading away what we are always short of seems like a really bad idea.
Plus it’s still Mo making those trades. He always gets ****ed. So eventually us fans see a lessen product on the field from his decisions.
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But again - why?
And no he isn't. Nobody that says that actually believes it. If the Nationals came offering Soto for him, you'd pull that trigger in a heartbeat.
Pit Gorman vs. Donovan at 2b over 150 games and I'm betting Gorman gives you a better WAR. Defense is better, far better contact skills and a better baserunner.
Gorman gives you a metric ton of raw power and that's nice to have - but it's also not hard to find. Especially if he stays around a 150-175 K/season kind of player.
Nobody who's a risk of putting up a 30% K-Rate is 'untouchable'.
And Tony Gonzalez said once said Tyler Thigpen was a Pro Bowl caliber QB. Players don't know shit about other players. Game does NOT recognize game.
If you won't move a guy like Juan Yepez, then you won't move anyone. And you won't get anyone.
Yepez is exactly the sort of player you trade for an established SP if you're serious about winning. There are more guys just like him all over the place.