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In response to "Good for him. He's ridiculously talented. And the Angels should trade him. " by Krusty

I never understand how a team gets better by trading the best player on the planet. -- nm

Posted by David's iPad (aka David) Nov 17 '16, 15:54

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On a ridiculous team-friendly contract. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 17, 16:16 11
- And at a still young age. If were 33 or 34, maybe you realize you're enough years away that you rebuild. But he's young. There's time. -- nm - pmb Nov 17, 16:24 10
  - They have little around him or waiting to come up. They're a below .500 team and not getting better. - Krusty Nov 17, 16:34 4
    - they had a bad season after some better ones, in no small part because of a boatload of injuries. I can't remember offhand, but there were several - b. Nov 17, 16:43 1
      - Injuries aside, there's not a lot of talent around him or down on the farm. - Krusty Nov 17, 16:49
    - What makes you think they can't buy their way out of it or rebuild through the draft. Even if it takes 3 or 4 years to rebuild he'll still be in his - pmb Nov 17, 16:40 1
      - The MLB draft is a slow build and much less of a guarantee than other sports. To buy the talent they need is going to be expensive. - Krusty Nov 17, 16:45
  - In theory, he is 2 years away from his prime. - Will Hunting Nov 17, 16:29 4
    - That's great but he can't play nine positions. -- nm - Krusty Nov 17, 16:35 3
      - Yeah, but you don't let Mays leave when you can afford to buy Snider and Mantle. - Will Hunting Nov 17, 16:37 2
        
        We'll see what happens but it looks like he'll finish his contract as the best player on a perennially mediocre team. - Krusty Nov 17, 16:42 1
        
        it seems like you're forgetting how good they were just a couple of years ago. best record in mlb. - b. Nov 17, 16:48
If he's all you have and you're not winning or close to a title what he can bring in return could be enough to blossom -- (edited) - Krusty Nov 17, 16:01
Didn't Seattle get better when they traded A-Rod? -- nm - Strongbad Nov 17, 15:59 5
- Its been some time but it seems to me that he went free agent out of town -- nm - crash davis Nov 17, 16:19 3
  - Yup. He left as a free agent. -- nm - Krusty Nov 17, 16:38 2
    - It's like you have me on ignore. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 17, 16:39 1
      - Never! -- nm - Krusty Nov 17, 16:52
- No, they got better when he left and they got Bret Boone, his stash of roids, and Ichiro. -- nm* - Will Hunting Nov 17, 16:10

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