I think Iāve written about this before...a team needs prospects to become major leaguers for salary control. In order to have prospects advance to the big leagues, you need a stable full of them, and the āhorsesā in that stable need to be fairly talented. The six guys I wouldnāt trade are what my stable would be if I were GM. Iād be hoping 2 made it to the show and played a few years on rookie contracts. Iām picking the six guys I would keep betting on the odds that maybe two of them will be essential low-salary options in a few years. I donāt want to make all prospects untouchable, but I would only trade the ones with actual talent for +WAR major league players. Most of the guys rumored to be moving are replacement level, and inconsistent even at that low level. No thanks.
