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Nice back and forth IMO.
Have to side with Taro on this one, at least with regards to cost/benefit.
Clearly Z and co. value Gonzalez much higher than Pena, there was no 6-for-1 on the table with him at any time. Everyone agrees, he's the better player with better upside.
But Pena as a close approximation that would not require gutting the farm, that is very very intriguing.
Bear in mind that Gonzales is 95% likely to walk at the end of his contract, rather than sign a new deal. Even if the M's open up the purse strings. He walks and you get two draft picks. So a 6-for-1 deal is really a 4-for-1 deal, long term.