Sandy...I don't buy into the need to trade Branyan while his market value is maxed...it's true he's now being seen in a better light than he ever will again...but here's a fact...teams never trade big time specs for first basemen unless they think that first baseman is a franchise player they can sign to a long term extension. No one is ever going to think that about a 33 year old journeyman slugger who may have found his stroke playing full time. The Mariners won't get ANYTHING as valuable as 3 years of .830 OPS at first in a trade. They won't even come close. And I think the projection of .830 is pessimistic. I'd have him pegged at .270/.360/.500 from here on out.
Sign him to a two year deal worth 10 mil per year and a healthy club option and buyout...a guy who has never seen more than a few mil at any one time will sign without thinking twice.
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