Originally Posted by
Enscheff
You are absolutely correct. If a team like the Brewers misses out on Arrieta/Darvish/Cobb/Lynn, they could absolutely give up a FV 50/55 OF prospect that would be worth ~$30M.
If AA makes sure the Marlins like the guy before they acquire him, that prospect could take a huge chunk out of Yelich’s acquisition cost.
The Braves could get Yelich/Prado by:
- Salary dump Markakis
- Flip Julio for a position prospect
- send that prospect plus a FV 55 pitcher plus Riley plus filler to Miami.
That’s a lot of moving parts, and not likely to happen, but there are plausible paths to get Yelich to Atlanta.