Originally Posted by
sturg33
We didn't trade him for Gohara.
I would have tried to compete in 2015.
If we decided we couldn't have... I probably would have traded Heyward or Upton (not both) in the offseason. If you then foolishly sign Markakis, you go to bat with that team. If you fail to compete, you trade Heyward/Upton in July. You trade Kimbrel for the big haul.
I would have traded Kimbrel too if we could have gotten a Margot, Torres, or Frazier for him, but we didn't so I would have held on to him until the trade deadline.
I'm holding on to Simmons, Wood, and Peraza. I'd have let Gattis catch - but I'm fine with the trade we made.
I would have done things very differently. May not have worked out. But I don't think what we've done has worked out either. At least, it's not a good probability that it will