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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
My thinking......
- Pay whatever it takes to land Harper
- Trade Carlos Martinez, Jose Matinez and Gyrko to Oakland for Chapman
- Or Trade Carlos Martinez and "others" in a package for one of ATL's two 3B.
- If the NL trade happens, trade Jose Martinez to the AL for some solid lefty middle relief help.
- Trade Fowler for whatever prospect or bullpen help you can get. Pay his salary as a performance sliding scale. May cost you the whole $50 million but you have to move on. O'neill is the 4th OF.
Carp
New 3B
Harper
Ozuna
DeJong
Molina
Wong
Bader
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Munoz is your super utility player. Hicks is your closer
We have strong pitching in the playoffs in Flaherty and Mikolas. Maybe bring Reyes along slow so he can start late in the season and into the playoffs. Or if that doesn't work, we will need someone else to step up their pitching. |
Chapman would be a nice addition, however I see no reason why Oakland would deal him. Carlos I think took a big hit in value by not returning as a starter. He will still generate interest, I'm just not sure it will be as much as it would have been had he returned to form as a starter this year.
The A's have K. Davis as their DH why would they want Jose?
If you are fortunate enough to add Harper, I wouldn't deplete strengths to fill perceived needs at 3B when we have two intriguing prospects to consider in 2-3 years.
I keep C. Martinez, especially if you are going after Harper. Unless you know he has blown out his arm completely, you can't get a starter of his quality for the 11 million per year we will be paying him for the next three years. Think about that, we paid more per year for Greg ****ing Holland!