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Trade Zack Britton?  

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  1. 1. Should Zack Britton have been traded?

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tntoriole Hangout Grand Counsel

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8 minutes ago, maybenxtyr said:

It is a poor allocation of resources if he is not healthy. This is a bad team, and they can't afford $13 million for an injured closer for half a season.

Doubt he will be injured next season.  He is not injured now because he has had this knee ache for years and was the best closer in the game with it.  Even how he has been with his knee, he is better right now than any other option we can run out there.  Now, if the team is going to write off 2018 as a rebuild year, trade Manny this winter, etc.  then I would agree that he is not part of that plan.  But if they are going to keep the band together for one more run next year (not what I am advocating at all, mind you), then certainly Buck and Dan will keep Britton. 

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14 minutes ago, tntoriole said:

Doubt he will be injured next season.  He is not injured now because he has had this knee ache for years and was the best closer in the game with it.  Even how he has been with his knee, he is better right now than any other option we can run out there.  Now, if the team is going to write off 2018 as a rebuild year, trade Manny this winter, etc.  then I would agree that he is not part of that plan.  But if they are going to keep the band together for one more run next year (not what I am advocating at all, mind you), then certainly Buck and Dan will keep Britton. 

I expect them to resign him. It's what they do. I wanted to trade him before this season, so I'm not changing on that now. Now they have to make a decision about tendering him a contract or not.

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18 minutes ago, maybenxtyr said:

I expect them to resign him. It's what they do. I wanted to trade him before this season, so I'm not changing on that now. Now they have to make a decision about tendering him a contract or not.

I doubt they'd pay any reliever the kind of money it would take.  If he re-builds his value, I think vab is right, and they trade him at the deadline if they can get one good prospect.  

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