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Prospects like Bundy and Harvey etc. Isn't that the idea? Sell the farm out of panic in order to somehow insure you get to the WS?

Bundy is on the 40-man roster. Harvey probably doesn't net as much as he should thanks to the mysterious, season ending arm issue.

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Time will tell. Though I suspect it won't wind up saying very much.

The point is the notion of trading for a 3B at this time is absurd on the face of it. It's pure fantasy baseball. TEX has No reason to trade Beltre unless you offer them Gausman, Schoop or Manny and Bundy.

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Prospects like Bundy and Harvey etc. Isn't that the idea? Sell the farm out of panic in order to somehow insure you get to the WS? TEX is about the only team with a top 3B that would want ML players. Bundy, Harvey, and Walker for Wright.

Bundy is on the 40 man. He would have to pass through Texas to be traded elswhere, right?

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The point is the notion of trading for a 3B at this time is absurd on the face of it. It's pure fantasy baseball. TEX has No reason to trade Beltre unless you offer them Gausman, Schoop or Manny and Bundy.

The reason they'd have is that it's the archetypal "sell high" situation for them. Beltre is already old, and he's owed a lot of money for next year's age 36 season. He'll probably also be due a significant salary at age 37 if he simply manages to stay healthy next year.

Beltre's not a long-term part of the Rangers' future, so they'd be foolish to not consider a trade that might benefit them in the longer term. They have plenty of positional prospects in their system who could theoretically step in for Beltre (e.g., Kris Bryant) in the event of a trade that could net the Rangers valuable pieces.

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Same old BS, yep. I can't believe they're actually going to keep on keeping on with this ridiculous stuff that put them 8 games up on the division in August.

The 25 man rooster they have: Flaherty, Davis, and Schoop who can all play 3B. The Norfolk Express has been gased up and ready to go.

Lets just beat the Cubbies today.

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The 25 man rooster they have: Flaherty, Davis, and Schoop who can all play 3B. The Norfolk Express has been gased up and ready to go.

Lets just beat the Cubbies today.

Probably be easier to wrest Beltre from the Rangers. The sun is out.
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I wouldn't make a trade with Bundy for Beltre but I would if it included Yu Darvish. Someone suggested Tillman as part of a deal.... No way it happens but wowza...love me some Yu Darvish.

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As MrOrange pointed out, our guys would have to pass through waivers, and there is no way the likes of Tillman, Gausman, Bundy, Manny, Schoop, or whomever make it through.
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As MrOrange pointed out, our guys would have to pass through waivers, and there is no way the likes of Tillman, Gausman, Bundy, Manny, Schoop, or whomever make it through.

Is Yaz on the man? Even up for Beltre then:)

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To state/summarize the obvious. Third base was an Oriole strength. It's now a weakness, with the current options being an unproductive hitter (Flaherty), a potential slugger with limited 3B experience who just doesn't look like a third baseman (Crush), and weakening two positions by moving Schoop to 3B and promoting one of the AAAA guys to play 2B. :confused:

There's some disagreement about what we'd like to acquire to fill this gap, but my objective would be someone with 3B experience and a better-than average-bat (preferably LH), who can be acquired without mortgaging much of the future, who isn't paid a whole lot, and (because I like Hardy) who will become disposable after we win the World Series or, in the worst case, when Manny returns next spring.

Could we re-acquire Danny Valencia on the cheap as Toronto's post-season chances recede and the Jays look to the future? He bats right and is not terrific at the plate (a .717 OPS, but with a .331 OPS -- those numbers are higher since he joined Toronto). He'd be a modest upgrade at a modest cost.

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