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Why not? Mid order bat at a position of need and a TOR starter, both with control, for a group of maybes?

I make that deal and don't look over my shoulder.

Because in 2014 and 2015, Longoria wasn't a mid-order bat, he will be 31 next year and on the books until he's 37, and has been a good, not great, player the last 3 years.

And Archer is more potential than an actual TOR starter at this point, and pitchers are always risks. There's a decent chance Folty himself is as valuable as Archer before very long.

And we would be giving them a very good CF, a good closer, and a good young SP in that deal...plus maybe our best SP prospect and another pretty good piece. That is a really big haul for two guys that are pretty flawed at this point.

And because we're still not in a position to really go for it. Inciarte for Longoria helps you minimally because Mallex is a step down in CF, and Folty for Archer may not help you a ton, either. So you're likely still not really in a place to contend right now, Longoria will probably start tailing off more soon, and that is significant future value we'd be giving up.

All those reasons.