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The younger starters are all good, but they are all a long way from AAA, let alone the majors.  Walker getting to AAA without any injuries makes him hugely more valuable than Sanchez or Gohara.  And that's not even considering that he's also probably better.
I would do a nice package for Stanton, but not if it meant Walker.  Stanton's great value is his ability to hit HR at a massive rate.  This year, he hasn't been doing that.  It's likely he will again, but for a guy whose value is mostly wrapped up in one skill to be "deficient" in that one skill (OK, not deficient, just merely mortal)  has to give you pause.  Raul Ibanez is hitting HR a much higher ratio than Stanton this year.
But, yes, there is great depth in the system right now, and a massive trade could be made without "missing" too much.  And it would be nice to add a mega-stud to the mix.
Then again, considering that LAAAA added Pujols and Hamilton and didn't really get better, it's also easy to like the idea of just keeping the pipeline flowing and seeing where it gets us.