11-05-2019, 06:11 AM
(11-05-2019, 12:57 AM)Bilbo Saggins Wrote: His value in a trade I do not know. What I DO know is that nothing pumps up a player's trade value like blaring from a megaphone that you're benching him for the foreseeable future. Yes, nothing whets the appetite of desperate franchises quite like a chorus of, "HEY GUYS, THIS GUY IS BENCHED. THIS AWESOME PLAYER WHO EVERYONE IN THE LEAGUE SHOULD BE MAKING TRADE OFFERS FOR? YEAH, WE'RE BENCHING HIM. HE'S GREAT AND ALL BUT WE WON'T COMMIT TO GIVING HIM MORE SNAPS. HE MAY NOT BE A PART OF OUR FUTURE PLANS BUT YOU SHOULD TOTALLY SHIP US SOME GREAT DRAFT PICKS FOR THIS AWESOME SPECIMEN OF A PLAYER."
Yup, the used car salesmen and grifters of the world should take notes. This is how it's done.
I don't think benching him will hurt his value. Maybe the picture will blur over the next eight games. Unless there is a GM with late term Alsheimers everyone knowns Andy's value, cold hamburger and a coke.
