tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413612297058334932.post2179824486394632301..comments2024-01-06T16:11:44.692-06:00Comments on The Baseball Kid: Injury updates: When will Carlos Rodon pitch for the White Sox again? Jason Baumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04898628912846564062noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413612297058334932.post-54341532794378607872017-05-25T18:16:00.976-05:002017-05-25T18:16:00.976-05:00I'd certainly bring up his name in trade talks...I'd certainly bring up his name in trade talks. They have to gauge his market value even if the intent is to keep him for the duration of his contract. If offered two A+ prospects for him I'd make the trade. <br /><br />I'd do the same with Tim Anderson as the only thing he's shown me so far is that he's no better than Shawon Dunston. And we get the same excuses - he just needs a few more years to develop. Yeah well, he's got two years to develop or he needs to be gone. We put up with the same thing with Avi Garcia and it was a grave mistake. The Cubs learned the hard way giving Dunston far too much time - he should have been moved to the outfield by age 27 and even Dunston himself admits today that he should have done that. If you're 26 and had 1200 at bats at the major league level you either need to be top 15 at your position - offensively or defensively - or you should be on your way out of a starting job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413612297058334932.post-78492041601084804322017-05-25T14:50:59.565-05:002017-05-25T14:50:59.565-05:00If Rodon comes back healthy and pitches well the s...If Rodon comes back healthy and pitches well the second half, do you trade him this offseason? If you don't anticipate him being a part of the next Sox contender a few years down the line, would it not make sense to put him on the list of potential players to deal? Jason Baumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04898628912846564062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413612297058334932.post-7350931863336820072017-05-25T14:48:01.373-05:002017-05-25T14:48:01.373-05:00From the moment Rodon was drafted, I never conside...From the moment Rodon was drafted, I never considered him a cornerstone of ANYTHING except a 2019 trade since his agent is Scott Boras.<br /><br />I'm starting to think the trade market for Quintana will be at its peak in the next off season. At that point the Brewers rebuild will start bearing fruit and they will have a window in which they can realistically compete for a playoff spot. The Braves are probably in a better spot than the Brewers to trade prospects. They won't give up any AA/AAA prospects, and maybe not even high A, but they are a deep system and may be in an even better spot to compete for a wild card in 2018 than the Mets. Baltimore is always a veteran club that won't pay market rates for free agent pitchers (especially with Machado going into arbitration) and they will need to get at least one veteran arm. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com