06-19-2021, 02:33 PM
To me, at this point, KP dump trades are about flexibility in rebuilding the roster. It's hard to build a roster when you have $30 mil a year sunk into a center who can't defend and isn't all that great shakes on the offensive end either - and then there's the ticking bomb of his health. If you can get even one rotational piece that is usable for the medium term, you're ahead of the game. If you take on some more bite-sized mini-albatross contracts that are easier to move, that also creates flexibility. In spite of the poo-pooing of some posters, I am big on going as close to trading him into space as possible. The new GM can identify who among the available FAs fits best next to Luka.
Right now Reggie Jackson's quite a ways up my list in terms of FAs. If a guy's going to be a contract year ho, I'm still going to give credence to his performance if it was on the biggest stage.
Right now Reggie Jackson's quite a ways up my list in terms of FAs. If a guy's going to be a contract year ho, I'm still going to give credence to his performance if it was on the biggest stage.