07-21-2025, 10:21 PM
(07-21-2025, 08:02 PM)mvossman Wrote: I guess Wade could make some sense if they are trading Gafford or PJ. Otherwise I don't get it.
It wouldn’t have to be an immediate trade of Gafford or PJ. An expiring $6.6mm contract combines well with any number of guys at the TDL. Certainly better than Hardy would.
Obviously, Wade could be a cheaper replacement for someone headed out, but he could also be expiring salary that gets combined with something later. Either way, if you want to do a consolidation trade, it is good to have excess so that there’s still enough left after the consolidation trade.