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I don't especially want to give up any of the big three. History tells us that all three (or four if you include Maurer) won't turn into TOR starters. It's highly likely that none of the three will turn into a TOR starter. And yet, I just have this feeling that we have something special happening down there. Billy Beane had faith in his guys and that worked out fairly well. Yeah, I know, it probably won't happen.
I suppose I'd do it though. In the end, rationality has to play some sort of role in this process and it's not like you're going to get the guy for nothing. I have to assume as well that Jack and Co. know which of the three to give up and which ones to keep.
So, presumably, we're talking a package of Walker OR Hultzen OR Paxton plus either Franklin, Romero, or Miller (hopefully only one of the three), plus something else - a 3 for 1 trade.
By the way, let's just go ahead and not give up Romero. Franklin, okay, especially considering his problems batting from the right side. Miller, okay, yeah, I'll go along with that. He has some sort of weird throwing motion that makes it unlikely he'll stick at short. But people are calling Romero a "pure hitter" and we don't have a ton of those guys.