Quote:Contract value vs. production matters a whole bunch.

 

Let me see if I can get this straight.  A player is drafted in the 4th round, proves to be pretty good, and rather than offer him a contract following a rookie contract, you say trade him for a 3rd round pick?  Exactly what team would offer a 3rd round pick to a veteran drafted in the 4th round of his draft class?  Especially for a player that you call "injury prone"?  That team would also have to negotiate his new veteran salary.  Exactly which team would spend a 3rd round pick and offer him a veteran salary?

 

This kind of logic isn't going to have the desired impact you're hoping for.  Remember, we're getting more than one pick for Shorts in trade despite the fact that one poster is calling him average, and another poster is referencing his injury history.   They contradict their own suggestions, and they don't even realize they're doing it.

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