Trade Rumor: 3 team trade, Senzel for Kluber

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(01-16-2019, 07:31 PM)fredtoast Wrote: You have to be joking.

Senzel has not even proven he can hit in the majors while Kluber is just 32 and has finished in the top 3 in Cy Young voting for three straight years.  He was 20-7 and led the American league in innings pitched last year.

I am astonished that we could possibly get an ace for a prospect that is not even considered among the best in the minors.

Kluber will be 33 before he starts the next season. 

And it's not purely a matter of what you give up and what you receive. It's the timing of it. 

If we were 1 Ace away from contending for the World Series, I'd do this trade instantly.

But we aren't.

Especially since Wood, Roark, Puig, Kemp and Gennett will all be free agents next off season, so 2020 there is a real possibility we'd be FARTHER from contending than closer. 

If we are true contenders by the time Kluber's contract expires, we'd be lucky.

Senzel is vastly more likely to be part of the next great Reds team than Kluber is.

7 years of Senzel >>>>>>>>>> 3 years of Kluber.