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Originally Posted by BWillie
(Post 12601913)
Soler could very well turn into an All-Star someday. But, if we are going to trade away pieces and not compete next year. I'd rather blow the whole ****ing thing up and get as many prospects as we can.
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Soler could turn into an All-Star immediately. This isn't a 19-year-old who's at High A. It's a guy who crushed the minor leagues and has been up and down through 700 ABs in the major leagues spread over two seasons.
The whole point of acquiring Soler is acquiring a guy who's ready right away.
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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
(Post 12601867)
By all accounts Moore tried to do exactly that in July. He was looking for Giolito or Turner from the Nats and Urias or Pederson from the Dodgers. The thought at the time was that he was going to cost more than what the Cubs gave up for Chapman because of the extra year of control.
But the second forearm injury put the kibosh on that. I can't recall what it was at the time but my memory is they were closing in on some nice packages with the Nats and/or Dodgers.
You really can't fault Moore for that one. Davis got hurt at the exact worst possible time. It kept him from getting traded at the deadline or significantly re-establishing his health after it.
Just some fairly shitty luck.
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The second forearm injury really, really ****ed the Royals. The Royals were poised to get Turner, Giolito, Michael Taylor, and Austin Voth for Cain and Davis ... until the injury.
Obviously, that would have turned out pretty well and transformed the KC outlook in 2017 and beyond.
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Originally Posted by Mr. Laz
(Post 12601855)
Hope you're correct but i doubt it. This reeks of one of Dayton's Halfway moves.
Partially dumps salary, pickups a JAG who can play right now.
ultimately nets us nothing:
Guy we pick up isn't good enough to make a difference
Don't dump enough salary to sign a guy who would make a difference
All it really does is keep us from totally sucking while Dayton hopes our farm guys are developing. Standard Moore stall tactic.
Hopefully Soros is a stud though
I think this also leads to us trading another outfielder like Cain or Dyson.
Can't trade Gordon because that would be selling really,really low. Who would want him at his current salary?
I had hoped we would be selling high at least when trading Davis but we didn't.
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Trying to be civil here, but what the **** are you talking about with "Halfway measures?" Are you harkening back to the pre-contention days? What Dayton Moore did in 2006-2011 while he was waiting for the young talent to come
Because starting with the Myers/Shields/Davis trade, everything Dayton Moore has done has been an all-in move.
They've been aggressive with guys they could afford in free agency. They made not one but two trades for reinforcements at the trade deadline in 2015. He re-upped guys in free agency following a WS win.
This trade puts another guy with Perez, Ventura, Kennedy, Cuthbert, Dozier, Herrera, Strahm, hopefully Duffy, and Mondesi for the next 3-4 years.
That's the core of a team that could still be a contender, with a few good development years and some good signings.
It's not a "stall for the next 6 years thing by any means."