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Originally Posted by TomBarndtsTwin
And what good would it have done for the Royals to keep Moose instead of trading him?
None.
That’s why you trade him. Same reason you trade a guy like Rosenthal on a one year deal when you’re not competitive. You stack as many prospects in your system as you can and ‘hope’ some of them ‘hit’. Prospects are just that, prospects. But if you can pull a couple from a higher end system like the Padres vs. a shit system like say, the Rangers, then your odds substantially increase.
You can fairly criticize Moore for a lot of things. This is not one of them. He played this hand perfectly.
That’s all you can ask with a situation like this.
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Not saying you don't trade them, saying Moore doesn't exactly get good returns.
Olivares was never gonna play there so I guess that makes sense. I was holding out hope it would be Gabriel Arias, but that was asking alot.