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Roch says...

Would you trade Schoop and a good pitching prospect for Zobrist? Would you even want Escobar.....Why or Why not make that deal. Personally I'd try to trade Schoop plus for Zobrist. Schoop is cheap and more control so he may be attractive to Beane.

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Would you trade Schoop and a good pitching prospect for Zobrist? Would you even want Escobar.....Why or Why not make that deal. Personally I'd try to trade Schoop plus for Zobrist. Schoop is cheap and more control so he may be attractive to Beane.

They did not want Schoop. And probably not. Since it is a one year deal. Name the good pitching prospect.

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Bridwell

Schoop and Bridwell for one year of Zobrist and Escobar? I think I'd pass on that. Unless I could flip those two to the Nationals for something better.

I am high on Schoop though. I'd rather get Rasmus and keep Schoop and Bridwell in our org.

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Schoop and Bridwell for one year of Zobrist and Escobar? I think I'd pass on that. Unless I could flip those two to the Nationals for something better.

I am high on Schoop though. I'd rather get Rasmus and keep Schoop and Bridwell in our org.

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No, he meant just Zobrist. Not Escobar.

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But he would have definitely cost Pearce. So we are even.

Indeed. I likely would not have traded what it would have taken to get Zobrist. I just think it's highly unlikely that Rasmus will be better than Zobrist. Zobrist has been better than Rasmus ever has been for 4 seasons in a row.

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