Minor League Discussion & Boxes 7-9-14

[Guest]

I am reticent to give up Soler, as I want an OF with Stanton and Soler.

[Clem Fandango]

I am reticent to give up Soler, as I want an OF with Stanton and Soler.

 

That would be really awesome, and if a deal could be done without Soler I'd be all for it.

[Quakers]

Personally, I would be happy if we kept our prospects. Stanton is good , but bound to be expensive. I could see a trade for some pitching prospect(s) however.

[Quakers]

Personally, I would be happy if we kept our prospects. Stanton is good , but bound to be expensive. I could see a trade for some pitching prospect(s) however.

[Sammy Sofa]

Yes, great players are expensive.

 

Trading prospects for prospects or trading someone like Castro for pitching prospects seems...not good.

[jersey cubs fan]

Personally, I would be happy if we kept our prospects. Stanton is good , but bound to be expensive. I could see a trade for some pitching prospect(s) however.

 

If any of these prospects turn out good they also will be bound to be expensive.

[Guest]

The only thing that concerns me about Stanton is his fragility. Soler has that concern in addition to the normal concerns people have about prospects. If the Cubs think Stanron's health is worth it, the can trade any two of the top prospects not named Bryant for him and I'll be very happy.

[rawaction]

So wait, you think we can acquire Stanton without giving up any of Castro, Rizzo, Bryant, Baez, Russell, Alcantara and Schwarber??

 

Sign me up for that trade.

 

 

I think they could keep Rizzo, Bryant, and Schwarber (because he can't be traded yet). I don't think the Cubs would trade Castro (or that the Marlins would want his contract). So, that leaves Baez, Alcantara, Russell, Soler, Almora, McKinney as the top hitters the Cubs would trade. If I'm the Cubs, I'd like to keep Soler because of the long-term committment he's signed too. Plus, I think getting Stanton and trading an IF (or 2) would potentially leave Bryant at 3B, and I'd like to keep Soler's corner OF bat.

 

I think one of Baez/Russell definitely would have to be dealt (I'm guessing Baez for the power to potentially replace Stanton's). One of McKinney/Almora would probably go. Probably a Pierce Johnson over Edwards because of injury history and potential. I'd hate to throw Alcantara on top of this, but he could be of some interest to the Marlins due to his versatility to play all 3 positions up the middle, where they aren't great (though Ozuna has been pretty solid in CF). Then maybe add another low level project pitcher, like Blackburn?

 

Is Baez, Almora, Johnson, Alcantara, Blackburn too much for Stanton and a pitcher?

 

I've been a broken record about a Russell, Almora, Soler package for Stanton. I think Miami would demand one of Baez/Russell for obvious reasons and Soler specifically because of my own suspicions that they would like a RF'er who projects to adequately replace Stanton who also happens to be Cuban which would allow them to market him to their Cuban fan base. If I'm not mistaken, the Marlins have half heartedly been in on a lot of the big Cuban FA's but gotten nowhere because they get outbid, but I'm sure they'd love to have one of these guys in the fold for marketing purposes alone.

 

I think Russell, Almora, Soler can get it done, and there's probably not another team in baseball that would want to match that offer or could without crippling their farm system or creating a hole at the MLB level. Conceivably you deal Russell because you already got Baez, Almora because you got Alcantara, and Soler because you're getting Stanton. Maybe add one of Johnson or Edwards if they need it. I forget who (maybe TT?), but they suggested throwing in more guys to expand the deal to include Andrew Heaney, which I'm not opposed to either (but don't know if the Marlins would go that far). Also, it goes without saying that any deal for Stanton must come with a pre-negotiated contract extension in place, ala the Johan Santana deal.

 

Either way the beauty is if they trade for Stanton they'll be amazing, and if they don't they'll still be amazing.

 

Yeah, thought of the Cuban angle with Soler. But that's why included Almora over McKinney. But I'd probably give up Soler if I had to, I just think he's going to be a really good player.