"I don't think that any of the players would be better than a third piece in any trade this winter, they're in High A, and everybody knows it's a hitter's league..."
Phillippe Aumont was in A+ and AA as a reliever, Tyson Gillies had just finished A+ and JC Ramirez had just finished A+ when we traded the 3 of them for Cliff Lee. The terrible JCR ERA was dismissed because of the hitter's league statue, it's true...but A+ and AA are where your prospects come from normally. Very few people are trading AAA players. They're either too old, or they're too close to helping your own club. The fact that our Cliff Lee harvest from Texas came from AA and AAA is great, but by no means the norm. If Seager is the third piece in a trade, then that's great - it means we're adding an All-Star to the team.
I think the value of those guys is just fine. Maybe they're involved in a package deal instead of a 1-for-1 swap, but I wouldn't want to swap my High-A prospect for someone else's High-A prospect. Bulk-trading Poythress and a couple of relief arms or short-season starters for a major-league player is all right with me.
If that makes him the third piece, so be it, but I don't think it does.
~G
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