Jack has already said that prospects are under-valued in this year's market, AND we'll be bidding against the Rangers for certain, who can throw Profar and Olt into the mix.
Gotta pay for what you want. It's my philosophy not to cry about losing Morban when the alternative is losing Stanton to the Rangers.
And as for "why LoMo"... a) I like him (always have), b) he can play OF or 1B if we need to drop Smoak before Peterson and Choi are available, c) the Marlins will NOT want to keep him around as a malcontent once Stanton is gone, so this helps clean the slate. He has power and swagger, two things I want more of on this team, and he's about to get to his Age 26 With Experience year, at which point he should blossom.
Yes, we'd pay a lot, but getting two corner bats for multiple years, for the price of prospects, is okay with me if they're the right bats. Stanton is the right bat, again IMO, and LoMo could be one of those sneaky 2nd-additions that makes this team work.
I'm not against just getting Stanton, btw. Just throwing out the idea of two corner bats for a ton of young talent.
~G
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