msstate7
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Dbacks didn't lose enough games for AA to be interested in adding someone from their team
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Is there any speculation that he's available or are you just shooting in the dark?
I've mentioned him several times before. DBacks need pitching. We have it in droves. And Nacho could be a nice fill in for them at 3b on the cheap.
I don't know what a trade looks like, but I think we match up well on paper.
Hudson2
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They lost Burnes to TJ and Gallen and Kelly are both FA so they definitely need pitching.
They said they’re willing to trade him for MLB starting pitching. So, I’m not sure we match up well in that case.
bravesnumberone
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87 days until pitchers and catchers report. Today would be a great day for AA to improve the actual MLB roster.
ramadon101
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Technically, Bryce Elder is a MLB starting pitcher…. Just saying.
that's former all-star who led the atlanta braves in starts last year bryce elder you're talking about
Clearly they were talking about young pitchers who are ready or near ready for a shot at the majors. Certainly, not all will succeed, but a few will.
Most (not all) potential trade partners will be interested in those pitching prospects.
They also have a few guys like Elder and Carrasco who would, believe it or not, be upgrades for a few teams.
No one is trading for Elder and especially not Carrasco.
If they want MLB starting pitching, only Sale, Strider, Schwellenbach, and maybe Waldrep fit that. Ritchie and Murphy have never seen the bigs.
Welcome to the silly season with fans forgetting how terrible some of their favorite players are.
Hudson2
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Waldrep would be the only one they'd probably trade and that's probably who the Dbacks would want. Richie is really close but I'd rather keep him if we had to choose between him and Waldrep.
I mean we literally just signed Carrasco to a minor league deal two months after DFA’ing him. I can’t believe anyone would seriously mention Carrasco as a trade candidate.
We’ve been talking about some sort of Donovan plus Gray package, but think about that from the Cards perspective. When the Braves were rebuilding, would you package someone like Prado with an underwater contract? Or would you maximize the prospect return for Prado, and then use some cash you wouldn’t be spending to contend anyways to pay down Gray and get a better return?
Every single one of us would use our own cash to increase the prospect return, and I expect the Cards to do the same.
Every single one of us would use our own cash to increase the prospect return, and I expect the Cards to do the same.
Way to respond to the afterthought of the post and ignore the meat.
The post was not about Elder and Carrasco… but I think you already knew that
I can assure you that Elder and Carrasco are NOT among my favorite players…
Talking about prospects. Keep up.