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There is no way that the Orioles would accept so little. Kimbrel. Plus.

Agreed. Especially with Andrew Miller being the possible MVP of the WS. The elite relievers value will be sky high. Perfect time to sell Britton and if you do you have to get a huge haul. That's the only reason I'm advocating for it. We might take a little hit next year, but if we can keep Machado and Schoop long term, it will be worth it.

How about Francona going to his best pitcher in the 5th inning last night?

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Agreed. Especially with Andrew Miller being the possible MVP of the WS. The elite relievers value will be sky high. Perfect time to sell Britton and if you do you have to get a huge haul. That's the only reason I'm advocating for it. We might take a little hit next year, but if we can keep Machado and Schoop long term, it will be worth it.

How about Francona going to his best pitcher in the 5th inning last night?

The "win rule" in action.

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http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/10/cafardos-latest-bautista-davis-cespedes-balentien.html?fv-home=true&post-id=75714

Other teams are looking get Giolito back for their closer.

Again, the Nationals can buy their needs and hoard their prospects.

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They can't buy Britton. And relief is mostly why they lose in the playoff. Every time.

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They can't buy Britton. And relief is mostly why they lose in the playoff. Every time.

They can buy Chapman. They can buy Jensen. They can buy Melancon. They can keep Giolito. They can keep Ross. They can keep Turner. They can keep Robles. They can keep Lopez.

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They can buy Chapman. They can buy Jensen. They can buy Melancon. They can keep Giolito. They can keep Ross. They can keep Turner. They can keep Robles. They can keep Lopez.

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One would think they would have been higher than 10th in total payroll last year (O's were 12th).

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They can buy Chapman. They can buy Jensen. They can buy Melancon. They can keep Giolito. They can keep Ross. They can keep Turner. They can keep Robles. They can keep Lopez.

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I guess Chapman might help. Melancon didn't.

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Malancon pitched to a 1.81 ERA and a 0.80 WHIP and didn't allow an earned run in the playoffs. He helped.

It's kind of like saying Zach Britton didn't help us.

True. But we would be on the trading end. Not the buying. Melancon is no Britton and even you aren't purporting that. The thing is, washing is very desperate to get back. And advance.

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Hays and Reyes aren't close to getting Robles. Britton isn't getting Giolito. No way he Nats do this.

Giolito's a fine prospect, but I think his trade value went down considerably with his poor performances with the Nats, and he might not even make their rotation next season. Compare him to Urias of the Dodgers, and he's fallen way behind him in trade value, imo.

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Giolito's a fine prospect, but I think his trade value went down considerably with his poor performances with the Nats, and he might not even make their rotation next season. Compare him to Urias of the Dodgers, and he's fallen way behind him in trade value, imo.

I never would have put him even with Urias.

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Giolito's a fine prospect, but I think his trade value went down considerably with his poor performances with the Nats, and he might not even make their rotation next season. Compare him to Urias of the Dodgers, and he's fallen way behind him in trade value, imo.

Based on 4 starts you think his trade value is down considerably? That's more than a little premature.

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Based on 4 starts you think his trade value is down considerably? That's more than a little premature.

4 starts and 2 long relief appearances. I'd agree with you if we're just talking stats, but watching the kid pitch, I couldn't see how people had him as the #1 pitching prospect in baseball - which is where many experts had him - actually, I think many still have him at #1 going into 2017. His stuff is not overwhelming. And while I didn't expect his command to be great at 22, it was worse than I'd expect for a top prospect. I may be premature, but that's how I see it.

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