I see what you’re saying about maybe not matching up on a trade in baseball timeline terms, but by the same token the Nats should keep Soto for his remaining arb years to play with Ruiz. The reason I keep reading for why they’re considering a trade is to enhance the value of the club for a future buyer who may not want to be forced to wear the decision of trading Soto. So non-baseball considerations may also make a Moreno trade possible.
Put another way, if part of the motivation to trade away Soto is to clear the decks for the future owner of the club, then wouldn’t the value of the club also be enhanced by a lot of “prospect capital” at a premium position regardless of how neatly it aligns with a competitive timeline? Not to pre-judge their new owner as some ghoul who’ll look at prospects like fungible game pieces but, well 🤷♂️
Speaking of elbows, unfortunately I'm thinking that Springer may be looking at some extended time off. The Front Office might need to get an outfielder as well. Is Derek Fisher still available?
Jays would match up with Cleveland or Houston (both of whom need catcher upgrades) and have starting pitching depth.
Montas would be a great pickup, but Oakland clearly doesn't need a catcher. They already got Kevin Smith from the Jays in the Chapman trade, so they might want some young pitching prospects?
re the Nationals and Moreno
I see what you’re saying about maybe not matching up on a trade in baseball timeline terms, but by the same token the Nats should keep Soto for his remaining arb years to play with Ruiz. The reason I keep reading for why they’re considering a trade is to enhance the value of the club for a future buyer who may not want to be forced to wear the decision of trading Soto. So non-baseball considerations may also make a Moreno trade possible.
Put another way, if part of the motivation to trade away Soto is to clear the decks for the future owner of the club, then wouldn’t the value of the club also be enhanced by a lot of “prospect capital” at a premium position regardless of how neatly it aligns with a competitive timeline? Not to pre-judge their new owner as some ghoul who’ll look at prospects like fungible game pieces but, well 🤷♂️
Speaking of elbows, unfortunately I'm thinking that Springer may be looking at some extended time off. The Front Office might need to get an outfielder as well. Is Derek Fisher still available?
Jays would match up with Cleveland or Houston (both of whom need catcher upgrades) and have starting pitching depth.
Montas would be a great pickup, but Oakland clearly doesn't need a catcher. They already got Kevin Smith from the Jays in the Chapman trade, so they might want some young pitching prospects?