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I don't think we're gonna get a Hamilton-type of add in free agency after 2013, honestly.
But we could get a second-tier guy, and the question with any trade is whether 4 players + a ton of cash to get a dude for a couple of years and hope to sign an extension is worth more than the second tier FA + all those guys still being available for use or trade.
There's a lot of talk about how adding Fielder destroys your ability to compete later because he wrecks your budget.
There's not a lot of discussion about how trading the farm for a player can affect your ability to field a viable team just as much.  Without continually refreshing the team from within you've got to hit on all your expensive signings, and that can cripple a team.
After this year we'll know more of what we've got.  You can say right now that "we don't have a major internal add" coming up, but Catricala could be Ethier without the price tag, the bad knees, or the cost in prospects.
I think we're done with major trades for this offseason.  At this point we don't know what we have.  Who is Wells?  Is Carp's level legit?  Is Trayvon a bust waiting to happen or about to dominate? Franklin, Miller, Catricala, F-Mart, Liddi, Seager...
There are a ton of guys near the majors with the ability to impact our future decisions.  Jack didn't spend all this effort to acquire these guys to block em off with expensive dudes.  If he doesn't have an internal solution in RF once Ichiro departs, then we'll talk trade or look to FA.  But if he has internal options?
We've got 6 guys aimed at 3B, several at LF, and at least a couple of blue-chippers at SS.
No sense going to a trade unless he's way better than what we've got available.  If Ryan Zimmerman wants to extend here, then maybe we trade a 3B and some other stuff to the Nats to make that happen.
But if it's beat-up Ethier (who I like) vs a fully realized Catricala...
Dunno man, I don't expect that.  We may run with a really young roster.  I'm curious to see how this year goes and what blossoms for this team, both on the big club and in the minors.  We're seeded with far more potential on both than we've had in a long time.
~G