Would you trade Gunnar Henderson for George Kirby or Spencer Strider?

[Roll Tide]

1 hour ago, Just Regular said:

Market check comparing some of MLB's best Young with Experience players.

The reasons I might are John Angelos & Scott Boras

[Greg Pappas]

Now change Gunnar to Holliday... and that, IMHO, would be a closer poll.  How much closer? Hard to say, but notably so.

[Jammer7]

My answer was “neither one,” at least not now.

Generally, I was always under the impression that you should not trade an everyday star player for a starting pitcher. Especially not a star who is under control for five more years. That said, if we get to arb 2 year with no hope in sight for an extension or re-signing him, then yes.

Pitchers break too easily. Strider might be a very durable guy, however, because of his mechanics and strong lower half. I could see an argument for him, but Kirby is kinda slight of build. 

[Aristotelian]

I wouldn't do it just cause I absolutely love Gunnar and the TJ risk with any pitcher. I think it's a great question though. Holliday for Strider would be extremely tempting.

[Greg Pappas]

I don't know the specific numbers as it relates to the injury risk of Pitchers v Hitters, though it seems reasonable to assume there is a large enough gap to raise a Rock-sized eyebrow. 

[jabba72]

13 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

I wouldn't do it just cause I absolutely love Gunnar and the TJ risk with any pitcher. I think it's a great question though. Holliday for Strider would be extremely tempting.

I love Gunnar too I just see all the depth behind him and think it would work out. I voted for Strider and 
Kirby btw.

[oriolediehard]

Risk of Strider or Kirby having TJ surgery. 

[Hallas]

For what it's worth, Spencer Strider is the highest ranked pitcher on Fangraphs trade value list and he's below Gunnar.  I think Strider is the only one where you think about it, and it wouldn't be homer-ism to say neither.

 

I agree that Holliday for Strider or Kirby is a closer comparison.

Edited January 26 by Hallas

[Satyr3206]

There are 4 players on my do not trade list and he is one of them.

[DirtyBird]

2 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

Not saying I'd make the deal but this is a bizarre argument.

The goal is to win the World Series not collect guys that played here for six seasons of a HoF career.

 

Edit-In hindsight I would have traded Manny in 2014 for a ring and a TOR pitcher.

 

Kirby vs Strider was an awesome World Series matchup this year

[Can_of_corn]

4 minutes ago, DirtyBird said:

Kirby vs Strider was an awesome World Series matchup this year

I know right?  It was even cooler when Gunnar faced Kirby in the ALCS.

[Orioles0615]

I would trade Holliday plus but not Gunnar 

[now]

4 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

In hindsight I would have traded Manny in 2014 for a ring and a TOR pitcher.

I can see the need for a new acronym: TINSTATFAR (There Is No Such Thing As Trading For A Ring.)

[ShoelesJoe]

My first instinct was that somebody'd have to be barking mad to trade Gunnar for either of those pitchers.  But then I thought about how good a Henderson-less infield would still be (Mayo 3B, Holliday SS, Westburg 2B), plus what adding a Spencer Strider to the rotation for the next five years would mean to our future. 

I'd pull the trigger for Strider no problem. 

[maybenxtyr]

I would trade Henderson for Strider I believe. I think there's enough talent behind him to kinda make up for moving him. I also think a pitcher like Strider in addition to Bradish and Rodriguez would put the team in the best position to potentially get a WS banner.