(04-22-2018, 03:49 AM)Andy G Wrote:

(04-21-2018, 11:53 PM)wrong_box Wrote: I ask this all the time...Every guy we draft that turns out good, someone wants to trade him

I know what you mean, but in Fowler’s case we’ve reached decision time.

If we plan to keep him we have to either take up the option or work out a long term deal, because I’m certain he will walk at the end of the season if we don’t - like ARob he will find a bigger offer elsewhere.

If we don’t plan to keep him, then we need to look at trading him now, when he has the most value. If we let him go without trading him or trade him halfway through the season, we won’t get as much for him.

And I’m on the side of trying to work out a way to keep him.

If that’s on the fifth year option initially, then I think you take the risk of an injury.

and if we only get a 4th or 5th for him we are supposed to replace him from that pick? The value wouldn't be there, we would lose more than we gained...I doubt we would win unless we got at least a player with a second round grade from a trade for him...I suspect that Caldwell and Coughlin have already thought about this "problem"  and have a plan or at least have a general idea...If they were wanting to trade him, they would probably have been at least whispering to other teams about a trade...

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