Well-argued, but I still disagree. At the risk of tautology, prospects are just prospects. Most of them never live up to their potential. That's a fact.
If you have a chance to get an ace like Skubal or Snell, two guys who could transform this rotation and this team, I'd easily give up two top prospects. In all likelihood, only one of them (at most) will become an All-Star. You wouldn't trade one future All-Star for a current ace with a chance to win the World Series this year? If not now, when?
Well-argued, but I still disagree. At the risk of tautology, prospects are just prospects. Most of them never live up to their potential. That's a fact.
If you have a chance to get an ace like Skubal or Snell, two guys who could transform this rotation and this team, I'd easily give up two top prospects. In all likelihood, only one of them (at most) will become an All-Star. You wouldn't trade one future All-Star for a current ace with a chance to win the World Series this year? If not now, when?
I'm wary of spending so much on Snell. Bothered that Cards got Fedde.
I agree I don’t want to trade any of our top prospects and I don’t think Stearns will. We will finally know today!
It's a conundrum...trade top prospects for pitching ? I'd say yes.