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Branyan's value is irrelevant though in losing season. 94 loses vs 96 loses is not going to make a difference in anybody's book. The rest of the roster is going to decide the ending W-L.
You are limiting your options by trading for Branyan and not looking for a young 1B with upside. You could have signed him in the '11 offseason if you really wanted to.
There is no gaurantee that the Ms will be competitive in '11 anyways and now you're creating another position without an upside player in a potential rebuild year.
What do you do if you trade for someone later at 1B? Does Bradley lose PT, maybe even Saunders in LF?
I really do not like move. As I said before, I think loses focus of the big picture.