07-31-2018, 01:17 PM
(07-31-2018, 12:55 PM)fredtoast Wrote: This Duvall trade is a perfect example of what I try to tell people about "trading for prospects". Sometimes it is just spinning the wheels.
We traded a nice young (27) starting pitcher in Mike Leake (3.87 ERA in 5 years with Reds) for Duvall and another prospect. Now we still need starting pitching and we are trading Duvall for prospects.
At some point you have to keep enough of your talented players together long enough to make a run.
I have no problem with dealing away Duval and his 205 average . He was about to go to arbitration and a huge salary increase regardless of anything. Suppose they had signed him to a big contact and mega bucks and he still only hit 205 or lower? Folks would have been screaming for the heads of management .
It wasn't AS IF any team was going to trade their 20 game winning ace for a 205 batting average left fielder even if he hit 30 home runs a season and could throw out every base runner at home plate every time..
The Braves gave up 3 fairly quality prospects for his 205 average. For Duval's sake I hope he hits
.455 the rest of his major league career, but I doubt that's gonna happen..
