We have a lot of interest prospects in the system that we probably don't need, G. I think making a couple of judicious trades to acquire pieces that help 2011 does two things:
1) Gives the team credibility...even if we don't charge hard after the AL West, we should be pushing to be as good as we can be without blowing up the future because we are going to need to make the case to free agents and prospects that we're in the fight and serious about winning. Failing to make that case may have cost us free agent contracts in the past, certainly causes us to have to offer more than market value to attract players on occasion, and also corrodes the clubhouse and makes us play like losers...which damages the development of a winning organization like rust damages the undercarriage of a car.
2) Makes the season entertaining enough to create a buzz for 2012 attendence.
This year matters too...we should be trying to capitalize on the pitching staff while we have it. Just my 0.02
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