10-27-2019, 09:38 PM
(10-27-2019, 07:55 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: You're (intentionally?) leaving out cap savings. It's not just a pick for a player, it's a pick + cap room for a player.
Agreed. Cap savings allow for the opportunity to sign young, premium FA with many good years ahead of them. The argument that trading an older player for a pick is futile because you're creating a hole ignores a simple fact: players don't play forever. That hypothetical hole that is going to be created is going to be there in a few years time no matter what you do. At least with a draft pick you have a chance at retaining a quality player for 4 or 5 years, plus tag years if you really like them. There's a lot more potential upside in a pick that may be random than a player who you KNOW will be out of the league in 7 years time.
